Africa vs Burkina Faso: Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call

Africa
0.6289 peak rate - current US$
in 2009
Burkina Faso
0.953 peak rate - current US$
in 2009
Africa rank
5th
Burkina Faso rank
5th

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

  • Africa
  • Burkina Faso
00.511.5196019842009

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.953 peak rate - current US$ against 0.6289 peak rate - current US$ in Africa, a difference of 0.3241 peak rate - current US$.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.5 times Africa's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 5th and Burkina Faso ranks 5th of 6 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1960s 0 peak rate - current US$ 0 peak rate - current US$ 0 peak rate - current US$
1970s 0 peak rate - current US$ 0 peak rate - current US$ 0 peak rate - current US$
1980s 0 peak rate - current US$ 0 peak rate - current US$ 0 peak rate - current US$
1990s 0.1963 peak rate - current US$ 0.4896 peak rate - current US$ 0.2934 peak rate - current US$ Burkina Faso
2000s 0.6359 peak rate - current US$ 0.8696 peak rate - current US$ 0.2337 peak rate - current US$ Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call, Africa or Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, at 0.953 peak rate - current US$ against 0.6289 peak rate - current US$ in Africa as of 2009.
What is the difference in mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call between Africa and Burkina Faso?
0.3241 peak rate - current US$, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Burkina Faso?
37 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2009.
How do Africa and Burkina Faso rank globally for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
Africa ranks 5th and Burkina Faso ranks 5th of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call (peak rate - current US$). 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 (peak rate - current US$)
Unit
peak rate - current US$
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 1,880 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 US dollars.