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
0255075100196519862007

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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Mauritius vs Sao Tome and Principe: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines). Statizoid, drawing on International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/unmet-demand-percent-of-waiting-list-to-number-main-fixed-telephone-lines-in-operation/mauritius/sao-tome-and-principe/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/unmet-demand-percent-of-waiting-list-to-number-main-fixed-telephone-lines-in-operation/mauritius/sao-tome-and-principe/">Mauritius vs Sao Tome and Principe: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines in operation)
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,047 data points, 1965–2008
Last refreshed

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.