Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Somalia
Somalia: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) was 0.5% in 2003. ◆ Volatile
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Somalia, 1995–2003
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.5% for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in 2003. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 91.2% on the previous year and down 99.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Somalia peaked at 66.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2003.
Somalia ranks 39th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 66.7% | — |
| 1996 | 53.3% | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 46.7% | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 17.4% | -62.7% |
| 1999 | 18.8% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | -36.0% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | -42.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -91.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.6% | 17.4% | 66.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 0.5% | 12.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 36 Mauritius 0.9% compare
- 37 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.7% compare
- 38 Côte d'Ivoire 0.6% compare
- 40 Cape Verde 0.4% compare
- 41 Morocco 0.4% compare
- 42 Kenya 0.4% compare
More science & technology data for Somalia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 53.96 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.5396 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 9.91 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 15.79 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.61 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 12.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 151.88 (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 Somalia?
- Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Somalia was 0.5% in 2003, 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2003.
- How does Somalia rank for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Somalia ranks 39th out of 51 countries with data for 2003.
- Is unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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.