Sierra Leone vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call

Sierra Leone
0.8913 off-peak rate - current US$
in 2006
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
0.6533 off-peak rate - current US$
in 2009
Sierra Leone rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
4th

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

  • Sierra Leone
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
00.20.40.60.8198919992009

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.8913 off-peak rate - current US$ against 0.6533 off-peak rate - current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, a difference of 0.238 off-peak rate - current US$.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 52 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 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$ 0.0817 off-peak rate - current US$ 0.0817 off-peak rate - current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
2000s 0.637 off-peak rate - current US$ 0.5057 off-peak rate - current US$ 0.1314 off-peak rate - current US$ Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call, Sierra Leone or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
Sierra Leone, at 0.8913 off-peak rate - current US$ against 0.6533 off-peak rate - current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa as of 2006.
What is the difference in mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call between Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
0.238 off-peak rate - current US$, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
15 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2006.
How do Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank globally for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
Sierra Leone ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call (off-peak rate - current US$). 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
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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.