Botswana vs Zambia: Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.7547 off-peak rate - current US$ against 0.7039 off-peak rate - current US$ in Zambia, a difference of 0.0508 off-peak rate - current US$.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Zambia ahead.
Botswana ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 16th of 52 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1990s | 0.1223 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.3283 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.206 off-peak rate - current US$ | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.4304 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.5462 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1158 off-peak rate - current US$ | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call, Botswana or Zambia?
- Botswana, at 0.7547 off-peak rate - current US$ against 0.7039 off-peak rate - current US$ in Zambia as of 2009.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call between Botswana and Zambia?
- 0.0508 off-peak rate - current US$, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2009.
- How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
- Botswana ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 16th of 52 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call (off-peak rate - current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.