Burkina Faso vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call

Burkina Faso
0.953 peak rate - current US$
in 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
0.6289 peak rate - current US$
in 2009
Burkina Faso rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
4th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
00.511.5196019842009

How they compare

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

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 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 0.4896 peak rate - current US$ 0.1522 peak rate - current US$ 0.3374 peak rate - current US$ Burkina Faso
2000s 0.8696 peak rate - current US$ 0.6539 peak rate - current US$ 0.2157 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, Burkina Faso or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
Burkina Faso, at 0.953 peak rate - current US$ against 0.6289 peak rate - current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa as of 2009.
What is the difference in mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call between Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
0.3241 peak rate - current US$, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
37 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2009.
How do Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank globally for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
Burkina Faso ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call (peak rate - current US$). 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
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.