Niger vs Uganda: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Niger
10.5%
in 1995
Uganda
16.0%
in 1999
Niger rank
19th
Uganda rank
16th
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Niger
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 16.0% against 10.5% in Niger, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.5 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Uganda ahead.
Niger ranks 19th and Uganda ranks 16th of 51 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.0% | 81.4% | 73.4% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 91.2% | 77.9% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 34.5% | 25.1% | Uganda |
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), Niger or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 16.0% against 10.5% in Niger as of 1999.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Niger and Uganda?
- 5.5%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Uganda?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 1995.
- How do Niger and Uganda rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Niger ranks 19th and Uganda ranks 16th 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.