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

Mauritius
0.0822 peak rate - current US$
in 2011
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0894 peak rate - current US$
in 2011
Mauritius rank
38th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
36th

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

  • Mauritius
  • Sao Tome and Principe
00.050.10.15198920002011

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.0894 peak rate - current US$ against 0.0822 peak rate - current US$ in Mauritius, a difference of 0.0072 peak rate - current US$.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 38th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 36th of 50 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0519 peak rate - current US$ 0.0343 peak rate - current US$ 0.0176 peak rate - current US$ Mauritius
2000s 0.063 peak rate - current US$ 0.1265 peak rate - current US$ 0.0635 peak rate - current US$ Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.0794 peak rate - current US$ 0.0873 peak rate - current US$ 0.0078 peak rate - current US$ Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call, Mauritius or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.0894 peak rate - current US$ against 0.0822 peak rate - current US$ in Mauritius as of 2011.
What is the difference in price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call between Mauritius and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0072 peak rate - current US$, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sao Tome and Principe?
19 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2011.
How do Mauritius and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
Mauritius ranks 38th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 36th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call (peak rate - current US$). 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.