Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) was 45.8% in 2000. ◆ Volatile
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Guinea-Bissau, 1989–2000
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Guinea-Bissau is 45.8%, measured in 2000.
That represents a change of down 20.8% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 57.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1994.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 8th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 43.9% | — |
| 1991 | 16.0% | -63.6% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | -36.9% |
| 1994 | 10.0% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 25.7% | +154.8% |
| 1998 | 37.5% | +46.1% |
| 1999 | 57.9% | +54.4% |
| 2000 | 45.8% | -20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.9% | 43.9% | 43.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 23.9% | 10.0% | 57.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 45.8% | 45.8% | 45.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More science & technology data for Guinea-Bissau
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 147.2 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.47 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 3.24 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 98.1 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 14.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 17.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13.7 (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 Guinea-Bissau?
- Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Guinea-Bissau was 45.8% in 2000, 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1994.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 8th out of 51 countries with data for 2000.
- Is unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.