Mauritania vs Nigeria: Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call

Mauritania
0.365 peak rate - current US$
in 2011
Nigeria
0.3158 peak rate - current US$
in 2011
Mauritania rank
4th
Nigeria rank
6th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Nigeria
0.10.20.30.4199020002011

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.365 peak rate - current US$ against 0.3158 peak rate - current US$ in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0492 peak rate - current US$.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 50 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1477 peak rate - current US$ 0.1944 peak rate - current US$ 0.0468 peak rate - current US$ Nigeria
2000s 0.1768 peak rate - current US$ 0.1381 peak rate - current US$ 0.0387 peak rate - current US$ Mauritania
2010s 0.3684 peak rate - current US$ 0.2477 peak rate - current US$ 0.1207 peak rate - current US$ Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call, Mauritania or Nigeria?
Mauritania, at 0.365 peak rate - current US$ against 0.3158 peak rate - current US$ in Nigeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call between Mauritania and Nigeria?
0.0492 peak rate - current US$, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
16 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
Mauritania ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call (peak rate - current US$). 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.