Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Ghana
Ghana: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) was 0.2% in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Ghana, 1970–2008
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 Ghana stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 69.6% on the previous year and down 99.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Ghana peaked at 95.3% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2008.
Ghana ranks 45th 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.8% | — |
| 1975 | 47.9% | +169.2% |
| 1976 | 45.4% | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 95.3% | +109.8% |
| 1978 | 55.8% | -41.5% |
| 1979 | 44.0% | -21.1% |
| 1980 | 39.5% | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 41.7% | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 44.9% | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 27.7% | -38.3% |
| 1984 | 72.2% | +160.7% |
| 1985 | 75.6% | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 23.7% | -68.7% |
| 1987 | 27.5% | +16.0% |
| 1988 | 29.6% | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 26.6% | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 26.9% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 21.5% | -20.0% |
| 1992 | 20.2% | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 20.5% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 25.7% | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 45.0% | +75.1% |
| 1999 | 66.4% | +47.7% |
| 2000 | 60.3% | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 63.3% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -97.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -58.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +21.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -69.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.0% | 17.8% | 95.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 40.9% | 23.7% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.3% | 20.2% | 66.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 0.2% | 63.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Ghana?
- Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Ghana was 0.2% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 1977.
- What is the lowest unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
- How does Ghana rank for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Ghana ranks 45th out of 51 countries with data for 2008.
- Is unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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.