Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Rwanda
63.2%
in 1999
Sierra Leone
143.6%
in 1998
Rwanda rank
3rd
Sierra Leone rank
2nd
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 143.6% against 63.2% in Rwanda, a difference of 80.4%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.3 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 3rd and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd of 51 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.3% | 46.9% | 10.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 38.7% | 105.5% | 66.9% | Sierra Leone |
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), Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 143.6% against 63.2% in Rwanda as of 1998.
- What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 80.4%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 1998.
- How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Rwanda ranks 3rd and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd 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.