Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) was 0.6% in 2004. ◆ Volatile
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Cote d'Ivoire, 1980–2004
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 0.6% for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in 2004. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 56.6% on the previous year and down 97.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 63.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2004.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 38th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20.3% | — |
| 1990 | 12.4% | -39.0% |
| 1991 | 46.5% | +275.9% |
| 1992 | 43.2% | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 38.0% | -12.1% |
| 1994 | 23.5% | -38.2% |
| 1995 | 46.3% | +97.1% |
| 1996 | 63.5% | +37.2% |
| 1997 | 30.4% | -52.1% |
| 1998 | 19.5% | -35.9% |
| 1999 | 15.1% | -22.5% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | -20.3% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | -35.7% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | -31.5% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -73.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -56.6% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 0.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 20% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 0.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.2%, 10% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Cote d'Ivoire changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +275.9% | 12.4% | 46.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.3% | 20.3% | 20.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 33.8% | 12.4% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 0.6% | 12.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More science & technology data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 183.88 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.84 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 58.72 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 168.56 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.91 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 391.71 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Cote d'Ivoire was 0.6% in 2004, 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2004.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 38th out of 51 countries with data for 2004.
- Is unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.