Kenya vs Malawi: Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call

Kenya
24 peak rate - current LCU
in 2009
Malawi
83.4 peak rate - current LCU
in 2009
Kenya rank
31st
Malawi rank
28th

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

  • Kenya
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 83.4 peak rate - current LCU against 24 peak rate - current LCU in Kenya, a difference of 59.4 peak rate - current LCU.

That makes Malawi's figure about 3.5 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.

Kenya ranks 31st and Malawi ranks 28th of 53 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 0 peak rate - current LCU 0 peak rate - current LCU 0 peak rate - current LCU
1970s 0 peak rate - current LCU 0 peak rate - current LCU 0 peak rate - current LCU
1980s 0 peak rate - current LCU 0 peak rate - current LCU 0 peak rate - current LCU
1990s 53 peak rate - current LCU 10.38 peak rate - current LCU 42.62 peak rate - current LCU Kenya
2000s 62.23 peak rate - current LCU 73.19 peak rate - current LCU 10.96 peak rate - current LCU Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call, Kenya or Malawi?
Malawi, at 83.4 peak rate - current LCU against 24 peak rate - current LCU in Kenya as of 2009.
What is the difference in mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call between Kenya and Malawi?
59.4 peak rate - current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
35 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2009.
How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
Kenya ranks 31st and Malawi ranks 28th of 53 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 (peak rate - current LCU). 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 (peak rate - current LCU)
Unit
peak rate - current LCU
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 1,725 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 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 national currency.