Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call

Zambia
3,552 peak rate - current LCU
in 2009
Zimbabwe
17,049 peak rate - current LCU
in 2005
Zambia rank
3rd
Zimbabwe rank
1st

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

  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 17,049 peak rate - current LCU against 3,552 peak rate - current LCU in Zambia, a difference of 13,497 peak rate - current LCU.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 4.8 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Zambia ranks 3rd and Zimbabwe ranks 1st of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Zambia 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 900 peak rate - current LCU 3.8 peak rate - current LCU 896.21 peak rate - current LCU Zambia
2000s 2,763 peak rate - current LCU 1,024 peak rate - current LCU 1,739 peak rate - current LCU Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 17,049 peak rate - current LCU against 3,552 peak rate - current LCU in Zambia as of 2005.
What is the difference in mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
13,497 peak rate - current LCU, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
33 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2004.
How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
Zambia ranks 3rd 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.