Sao Tome and Principe vs Zimbabwe: Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call

Sao Tome and Principe
7,560 peak rate - current LCU
in 2009
Zimbabwe
17,049 peak rate - current LCU
in 2005
Sao Tome and Principe rank
2nd
Zimbabwe rank
1st

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

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 17,049 peak rate - current LCU against 7,560 peak rate - current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 9,489 peak rate - current LCU.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 2.3 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 1st of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Zimbabwe 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 0 peak rate - current LCU 3.8 peak rate - current LCU 3.8 peak rate - current LCU Zimbabwe
2000s 0 peak rate - current LCU 22.2 peak rate - current LCU 22.2 peak rate - current LCU Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call, Sao Tome and Principe or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 17,049 peak rate - current LCU against 7,560 peak rate - current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2005.
What is the difference in mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call between Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe?
9,489 peak rate - current LCU, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe?
29 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2000.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe rank globally for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 1st 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.