Cameroon vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Telephone average cost of call to US

Cameroon
0.313 US$ per three minutes
in 2007
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
0.1878 US$ per three minutes
in 2007
Cameroon rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
4th

Telephone average cost of call to US over time

  • Cameroon
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.313 US$ per three minutes against 0.1878 US$ per three minutes in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, a difference of 0.1252 US$ per three minutes.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.

Cameroon ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 50 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0719 US$ per three minutes 0.085 US$ per three minutes 0.0131 US$ per three minutes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
2000s 0.1283 US$ per three minutes 0.1144 US$ per three minutes 0.0139 US$ per three minutes Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone average cost of call to us, Cameroon or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
Cameroon, at 0.313 US$ per three minutes against 0.1878 US$ per three minutes in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa as of 2007.
What is the difference in telephone average cost of call to us between Cameroon and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
0.1252 US$ per three minutes, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
14 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2007.
How do Cameroon and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank globally for telephone average cost of call to us?
Cameroon ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th 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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About this data

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

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.