Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) was 49.5% in 2008. ▼ Falling
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Eritrea, 1992–2008
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 Eritrea stood at 49.5%.
That represents a change of down 63.0% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Eritrea peaked at 239.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 2006.
That places Eritrea 6th out of 51 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 137.7% | — |
| 1993 | 134.0% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 239.7% | +78.9% |
| 1995 | 226.2% | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 211.4% | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 191.1% | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 75.6% | -60.4% |
| 1999 | 70.4% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 67.1% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 86.3% | +28.7% |
| 2002 | 107.2% | +24.2% |
| 2003 | 121.4% | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 112.9% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 200.2% | +77.4% |
| 2006 | 22.7% | -88.7% |
| 2007 | 133.6% | +488.9% |
| 2008 | 49.5% | -63.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 160.8% | 70.4% | 239.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 100.1% | 22.7% | 200.2% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Eritrea?
- Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Eritrea was 49.5% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 239.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 2006.
- How does Eritrea rank for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Eritrea ranks 6th out of 51 countries with data for 2008.
- Is unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.