Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) was 143.6% in 1998. ▲ Rising
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Sierra Leone, 1980–1998
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
Analysis
In 1998, unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Sierra Leone stood at 143.6%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 42.7% on the previous year and up 179.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Sierra Leone peaked at 143.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1980.
Sierra Leone ranks 2nd of 51 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.2% | — |
| 1986 | 26.5% | +86.3% |
| 1987 | 47.4% | +79.1% |
| 1988 | 51.4% | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 62.2% | +21.1% |
| 1990 | 111.1% | +78.5% |
| 1991 | 110.6% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 119.2% | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 98.8% | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 82.5% | -16.5% |
| 1995 | 72.2% | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 81.4% | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 100.7% | +23.6% |
| 1998 | 143.6% | +42.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.3% | 14.2% | 62.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 102.2% | 72.2% | 143.6% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Sierra Leone?
- Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Sierra Leone was 143.6% in 1998, 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 143.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1980.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 2nd out of 51 countries with data for 1998.
- Is unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 179.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.