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

Sao Tome and Principe
1,575 peak rate - current LCU
in 2011
Somalia
1,591 peak rate - current LCU
in 2005
Sao Tome and Principe rank
2nd
Somalia rank
1st

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

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 1,591 peak rate - current LCU against 1,575 peak rate - current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 16 peak rate - current LCU.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 1st of 51 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 209.5 peak rate - current LCU 586 peak rate - current LCU 376.5 peak rate - current LCU Somalia
2000s 1,299 peak rate - current LCU 1,454 peak rate - current LCU 154.83 peak rate - current LCU Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call, Sao Tome and Principe or Somalia?
Somalia, at 1,591 peak rate - current LCU against 1,575 peak rate - current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2005.
What is the difference in price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call between Sao Tome and Principe and Somalia?
16 peak rate - current LCU, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Somalia?
10 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2005.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Somalia rank globally for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 1st 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.