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

0.0163 US$ per three minutes, with Botswana ahead.

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

18 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2007.

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 Zambia: Telephone average cost of call to US

Botswana

0.1662 US$ per three minutes

in 2007

Zambia

0.1499 US$ per three minutes

in 2007

Botswana rank

19th

Zambia rank

22nd

Telephone average cost of call to US over time

Botswana
Zambia

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.1662 US$ per three minutes against 0.1499 US$ per three minutes in Zambia, a difference of 0.0163 US$ per three minutes.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.

Botswana ranks 19th and Zambia ranks 22nd of 50 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0389 US$ per three minutes	0.095 US$ per three minutes	0.0561 US$ per three minutes	Zambia
2000s	0.0801 US$ per three minutes	0.1033 US$ per three minutes	0.0232 US$ per three minutes	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone average cost of call to us, Botswana or Zambia?: Botswana, at 0.1662 US$ per three minutes against 0.1499 US$ per three minutes in Zambia as of 2007.
What is the difference in telephone average cost of call to us between Botswana and Zambia?: 0.0163 US$ per three minutes, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2007.
How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for telephone average cost of call to us?: Botswana ranks 19th and Zambia ranks 22nd 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.