Africa vs Namibia: Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call

Africa
0.6411 off-peak rate - current US$
in 2009
Namibia
0.8851 off-peak rate - current US$
in 2009
Africa rank
5th
Namibia rank
8th

Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call over time

  • Africa
  • Namibia
00.20.40.60.81198919992009

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.8851 off-peak rate - current US$ against 0.6411 off-peak rate - current US$ in Africa, a difference of 0.244 off-peak rate - current US$.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.4 times Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Namibia ahead.

Africa ranks 5th and Namibia ranks 8th of 6 groups.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Namibia Difference Ahead
1980s 0 off-peak rate - current US$ 0 off-peak rate - current US$ 0 off-peak rate - current US$
1990s 0.0544 off-peak rate - current US$ 0.0736 off-peak rate - current US$ 0.0192 off-peak rate - current US$ Namibia
2000s 0.4926 off-peak rate - current US$ 0.5161 off-peak rate - current US$ 0.0235 off-peak rate - current US$ Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call, Africa or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.8851 off-peak rate - current US$ against 0.6411 off-peak rate - current US$ in Africa as of 2009.
What is the difference in mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call between Africa and Namibia?
0.244 off-peak rate - current US$, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Namibia?
16 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2009.
How do Africa and Namibia rank globally for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
Africa ranks 5th and Namibia ranks 8th of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call (off-peak rate - current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call (off-peak rate - current US$)
Unit
off-peak rate - current US$
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 928 data points, 1960–2009
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Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. The price of a three minute off-peak rate call from a mobile cellular telephone to a mobile cellular subscriber of the same network. A note indicates whether taxes are included (preferred) or not, or if the price refers to a pre-paid or post-paid subscription. This indicator is expressed in US dollars.