Guinea-Bissau vs South Africa: Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call

Guinea-Bissau
0.1456 peak rate - current US$
in 1997
South Africa
0.1735 peak rate - current US$
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau rank
26th
South Africa rank
23rd

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

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • South Africa
0.050.10.150.20.25199020002011

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.1735 peak rate - current US$ against 0.1456 peak rate - current US$ in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0279 peak rate - current US$.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1992 it was South Africa ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 50 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call, Guinea-Bissau or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.1735 peak rate - current US$ against 0.1456 peak rate - current US$ in Guinea-Bissau as of 2011.
What is the difference in price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call between Guinea-Bissau and South Africa?
0.0279 peak rate - current US$, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and South Africa?
5 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 1997.
How do Guinea-Bissau and South Africa rank globally for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call (peak rate - current US$). 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.