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

Malawi
83.4 peak rate - current LCU
in 2009
Nigeria
90 peak rate - current LCU
in 2009
Malawi rank
28th
Nigeria rank
27th

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

  • Malawi
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 90 peak rate - current LCU against 83.4 peak rate - current LCU in Malawi, a difference of 6.6 peak rate - current LCU.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Malawi ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 53 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nigeria 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 1.5 peak rate - current LCU 11.5 peak rate - current LCU 10 peak rate - current LCU Nigeria
2000s 75.33 peak rate - current LCU 89.62 peak rate - current LCU 14.29 peak rate - current LCU Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call, Malawi or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 90 peak rate - current LCU against 83.4 peak rate - current LCU in Malawi as of 2009.
What is the difference in mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call between Malawi and Nigeria?
6.6 peak rate - current LCU, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2009.
How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
Malawi ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 27th 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.