Sao Tome and Principe vs Tanzania: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)
Sao Tome and Principe
0.9%
in 2007
Tanzania
0.7%
in 2006
Sao Tome and Principe rank
35th
Tanzania rank
37th
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Tanzania
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.9% against 0.7% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.3 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Tanzania ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 35th and Tanzania ranks 37th of 51 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.9% | 42.1% | 30.2% | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 44.5% | 101.5% | 56.9% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 28.6% | 125.3% | 96.8% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 4.5% | 7.7% | 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), Sao Tome and Principe or Tanzania?
- Sao Tome and Principe, 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 Sao Tome and Principe and Tanzania?
- 0.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Tanzania?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2006.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Tanzania rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 35th 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.