What is the difference in telephone average cost of call to us between Botswana and Rwanda?

0.0132 US$ per three minutes, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Rwanda?

12 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2006.

Where does this data come from?

International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Rwanda: Telephone average cost of call to US

Botswana

0.1662 US$ per three minutes

in 2007

Rwanda

0.1794 US$ per three minutes

in 2006

Botswana rank

19th

Rwanda rank

18th

Telephone average cost of call to US over time

Botswana
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.1794 US$ per three minutes against 0.1662 US$ per three minutes in Botswana, a difference of 0.0132 US$ per three minutes.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Rwanda ahead.

Botswana ranks 19th and Rwanda ranks 18th of 50 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0306 US$ per three minutes	0.1393 US$ per three minutes	0.1088 US$ per three minutes	Rwanda
2000s	0.0679 US$ per three minutes	0.1141 US$ per three minutes	0.0462 US$ per three minutes	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone average cost of call to us, Botswana or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 0.1794 US$ per three minutes against 0.1662 US$ per three minutes in Botswana as of 2006.
What is the difference in telephone average cost of call to us between Botswana and Rwanda?: 0.0132 US$ per three minutes, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Rwanda?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2006.
How do Botswana and Rwanda rank globally for telephone average cost of call to us?: Botswana ranks 19th and Rwanda ranks 18th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes)
Unit: US$ per three minutes
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 56 places, 885 data points, 1982–2007
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.