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

Gabon
1.03 peak rate - current US$
in 2006
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
0.6289 peak rate - current US$
in 2009
Gabon rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
4th

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

  • Gabon
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
00.250.50.751196019842009

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 1.03 peak rate - current US$ against 0.6289 peak rate - current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, a difference of 0.4011 peak rate - current US$.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.

Gabon ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon 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 0.3862 peak rate - current US$ 0.222 peak rate - current US$ 0.1641 peak rate - current US$ Gabon
2000s 0.6986 peak rate - current US$ 0.6553 peak rate - current US$ 0.0434 peak rate - current US$ Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call, Gabon or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
Gabon, at 1.03 peak rate - current US$ against 0.6289 peak rate - current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa as of 2006.
What is the difference in mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call between Gabon and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
0.4011 peak rate - current US$, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
29 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2006.
How do Gabon and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank globally for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
Gabon ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call (peak rate - current US$). 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.