Namibia vs South Africa: Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call

Namibia
0.8851 peak rate - current US$
in 2009
South Africa
0.8851 peak rate - current US$
in 2009
Namibia rank
9th
South Africa rank
9th

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

  • Namibia
  • South Africa
00.511.5196019842009

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.8851 peak rate - current US$ against 0.8851 peak rate - current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 0 peak rate - current US$.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Namibia ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 9th of 53 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia South Africa Difference Ahead
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 0.8809 peak rate - current US$ 0.8963 peak rate - current US$ 0.0154 peak rate - current US$ South Africa
2000s 0.8878 peak rate - current US$ 0.9558 peak rate - current US$ 0.0681 peak rate - current US$ South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call, Namibia or South Africa?
Namibia, at 0.8851 peak rate - current US$ against 0.8851 peak rate - current US$ in South Africa as of 2009.
What is the difference in mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call between Namibia and South Africa?
0 peak rate - current US$, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2009.
How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
Namibia ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 9th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call (peak rate - current US$). 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.