Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) was 0.3% in 2003. ◆ Volatile
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Djibouti, 1983–2003
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
Analysis
In 2003, unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Djibouti stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 67.8% on the previous year and down 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Djibouti peaked at 5.5% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2003.
Djibouti ranks 43rd 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 Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 5.5% | — |
| 1984 | 5.4% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | -67.9% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | +16.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -83.4% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +188.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -30.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +147.2% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -29.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -67.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.2% | 1.7% | 5.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 2.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Djibouti?
- Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Djibouti was 0.3% in 2003, 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 1983.
- What is the lowest unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2003.
- How does Djibouti rank for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Djibouti ranks 43rd out of 51 countries with data for 2003.
- Is unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.