Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Guinea
Guinea: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) was 5.6% in 2001. ▼ Falling
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Guinea, 1977–2001
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 5.6% for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in 2001.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and down 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Guinea peaked at 19.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2000.
Guinea ranks 25th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 10.6% | — |
| 1994 | 19.5% | +83.5% |
| 1995 | 19.5% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 9.9% | -49.5% |
| 1997 | 9.7% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 8.7% | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | -38.0% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 8.2% | 19.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More science & technology data for Guinea
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 97.88 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9788 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 14.10 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 57.38 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 54.9 (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?
- Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Guinea was 5.6% in 2001, 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?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2000.
- How does Guinea rank for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Guinea ranks 25th out of 51 countries with data for 2001.
- Is unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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.