Egypt vs Ethiopia: Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call

Egypt
0.0248 peak rate - current US$
in 2011
Ethiopia
0.0136 peak rate - current US$
in 2011
Egypt rank
46th
Ethiopia rank
48th

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

  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
0.020.040.060.080.1198219962011

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.0248 peak rate - current US$ against 0.0136 peak rate - current US$ in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0112 peak rate - current US$.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.8 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Egypt ranks 46th and Ethiopia ranks 48th of 50 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0213 peak rate - current US$ 0.0468 peak rate - current US$ 0.0255 peak rate - current US$ Ethiopia
2000s 0.0176 peak rate - current US$ 0.0224 peak rate - current US$ 0.0048 peak rate - current US$ Ethiopia
2010s 0.0255 peak rate - current US$ 0.0137 peak rate - current US$ 0.0117 peak rate - current US$ Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call, Egypt or Ethiopia?
Egypt, at 0.0248 peak rate - current US$ against 0.0136 peak rate - current US$ in Ethiopia as of 2011.
What is the difference in price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call between Egypt and Ethiopia?
0.0112 peak rate - current US$, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?
18 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2011.
How do Egypt and Ethiopia rank globally for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
Egypt ranks 46th and Ethiopia ranks 48th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call (peak rate - current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.