Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) was 0.4% in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Cape Verde, 1982–2008
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
Analysis
In 2008, unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Cape Verde stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.1% on the previous year and down 97.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Cape Verde peaked at 158.6% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2008.
Cape Verde ranks 40th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 24.1% | — |
| 1983 | 52.9% | +119.4% |
| 1984 | 158.6% | +199.7% |
| 1991 | 77.0% | -51.5% |
| 1992 | 68.9% | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 55.8% | -19.0% |
| 1994 | 50.0% | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 51.9% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 38.2% | -26.3% |
| 1997 | 32.5% | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 18.6% | -42.8% |
| 1999 | 12.4% | -33.2% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | -35.2% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -43.5% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -48.2% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -53.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -53.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +29.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.5% | 24.1% | 158.6% | 3 |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 12.4% | 77.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 0.4% | 8.0% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Cape Verde?
- Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Cape Verde was 0.4% in 2008, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 158.6% in 1984.
- What is the lowest unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2008.
- How does Cape Verde rank for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Cape Verde ranks 40th out of 51 countries with data for 2008.
- Is unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines in operation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.