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

Seychelles
0.9192 peak rate - current US$
in 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
0.6289 peak rate - current US$
in 2009
Seychelles rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
4th

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

  • Seychelles
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 0.9192 peak rate - current US$ against 0.6289 peak rate - current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, a difference of 0.2903 peak rate - current US$.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.

Seychelles ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Seychelles 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 0.7778 peak rate - current US$ 0.0724 peak rate - current US$ 0.7054 peak rate - current US$ Seychelles
2000s 1.34 peak rate - current US$ 0.6592 peak rate - current US$ 0.6776 peak rate - current US$ Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call, Seychelles or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
Seychelles, at 0.9192 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 Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
0.2903 peak rate - current US$, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2009.
How do Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank globally for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
Seychelles ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call (peak rate - current US$). 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.