Mauritius vs Tanzania: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Mauritius
0.9%
in 2007
Tanzania
0.7%
in 2006
Mauritius rank
36th
Tanzania rank
37th
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Mauritius
- Tanzania
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 0.9% against 0.7% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 36th and Tanzania ranks 37th of 51 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.9% | 43.4% | 26.5% | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 74.1% | 100.4% | 26.4% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 46.6% | 115.4% | 68.8% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 4.5% | 0.7% | Tanzania |
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 Tanzania?
- Mauritius, at 0.9% against 0.7% in Tanzania as of 2007.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Mauritius and Tanzania?
- 0.2%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Tanzania?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2006.
- How do Mauritius and Tanzania rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Mauritius ranks 36th and Tanzania ranks 37th 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.