Mauritius vs Sao Tome and Principe: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Mauritius
0.9%
in 2007
Sao Tome and Principe
0.9%
in 2007
Mauritius rank
36th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
35th
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Mauritius
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 36th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 35th of 51 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.1% | 11.9% | 62.2% | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 77.1% | 44.5% | 32.6% | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 54.5% | 28.6% | 26.0% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 10.0% | 7.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines), Mauritius or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Mauritius as of 2007.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Mauritius and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2007.
- How do Mauritius and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Mauritius ranks 36th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 35th of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines in operation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Unmet demand is unmet applications for connection to the public switched telephone network that have had to be held over owing to a lack of technical facilities (equipment, lines, and the like) divided by the number of main telephone lines in operation.