Cameroon vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call

Cameroon
0.953 off-peak rate - current US$
in 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.6534 off-peak rate - current US$
in 2009
Cameroon rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
1st

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

  • Cameroon
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
00.250.50.751198919992009

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.953 off-peak rate - current US$ against 0.6534 off-peak rate - current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.2996 off-peak rate - current US$.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Cameroon ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 1st of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 0 off-peak rate - current US$ 0 off-peak rate - current US$ 0 off-peak rate - current US$
1990s 0 off-peak rate - current US$ 0 off-peak rate - current US$ 0 off-peak rate - current US$
2000s 0.8839 off-peak rate - current US$ 0.531 off-peak rate - current US$ 0.3529 off-peak rate - current US$ Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call, Cameroon or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Cameroon, at 0.953 off-peak rate - current US$ against 0.6534 off-peak rate - current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2009.
What is the difference in mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call between Cameroon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.2996 off-peak rate - current US$, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
12 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2009.
How do Cameroon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
Cameroon ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 1st of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call (off-peak rate - current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
Last refreshed

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.