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

Botswana
0.7547 peak rate - current US$
in 2009
Zambia
0.7039 peak rate - current US$
in 2009
Botswana rank
14th
Zambia rank
17th

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

  • Botswana
  • Zambia
00.511.52196019842009

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.7547 peak rate - current US$ against 0.7039 peak rate - current US$ in Zambia, a difference of 0.0508 peak rate - current US$.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.

Botswana ranks 14th and Zambia ranks 17th of 53 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Zambia 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 0.1223 peak rate - current US$ 0.6566 peak rate - current US$ 0.5343 peak rate - current US$ Zambia
2000s 0.7948 peak rate - current US$ 0.7048 peak rate - current US$ 0.09 peak rate - current US$ Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call, Botswana or Zambia?
Botswana, at 0.7547 peak rate - current US$ against 0.7039 peak rate - current US$ in Zambia as of 2009.
What is the difference in mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call between Botswana and Zambia?
0.0508 peak rate - current US$, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2009.
How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
Botswana ranks 14th and Zambia ranks 17th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call (peak rate - current US$). 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
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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.