Madagascar vs Sao Tome and Principe: Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call

Madagascar
594 peak rate - current LCU
in 2010
Sao Tome and Principe
1,575 peak rate - current LCU
in 2011
Madagascar rank
4th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
2nd

Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call over time

  • Madagascar
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1,575 peak rate - current LCU against 594 peak rate - current LCU in Madagascar, a difference of 981 peak rate - current LCU.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 2.7 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 4th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 2nd of 51 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s 259.38 peak rate - current LCU 111 peak rate - current LCU 148.38 peak rate - current LCU Madagascar
2000s 520 peak rate - current LCU 1,394 peak rate - current LCU 874.4 peak rate - current LCU Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 594 peak rate - current LCU 1,575 peak rate - current LCU 981 peak rate - current LCU Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call, Madagascar or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 1,575 peak rate - current LCU against 594 peak rate - current LCU in Madagascar as of 2011.
What is the difference in price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call between Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe?
981 peak rate - current LCU, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe?
19 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2010.
How do Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
Madagascar ranks 4th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 2nd of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call (peak rate - current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call (peak rate - current LCU)
Unit
peak rate - current LCU
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 969 data points, 1982–2011
Last refreshed

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Local call refers to the cost of peak rate 3-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's own terminal (i.e., not from a public telephone). This indicator is expressed in local currency.