Cameroon vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call

Cameroon
0.3612 peak rate - current US$
in 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.1864 peak rate - current US$
in 2011
Cameroon rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

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

  • Cameroon
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0.10.20.30.4199020002011

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.3612 peak rate - current US$ against 0.1864 peak rate - current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.1748 peak rate - current US$.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Cameroon ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 50 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0719 peak rate - current US$ 0.0807 peak rate - current US$ 0.0087 peak rate - current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 0.192 peak rate - current US$ 0.1308 peak rate - current US$ 0.0612 peak rate - current US$ Cameroon
2010s 0.3612 peak rate - current US$ 0.2295 peak rate - current US$ 0.1317 peak rate - current US$ Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call, Cameroon or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Cameroon, at 0.3612 peak rate - current US$ against 0.1864 peak rate - current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2010.
What is the difference in price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call between Cameroon and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.1748 peak rate - current US$, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sub-Saharan Africa?
17 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2010.
How do Cameroon and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
Cameroon ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call (peak rate - current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone 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
56 places, 1,075 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 US dollars.