What is the difference in telephone average cost of call to us between Kenya and Malawi?

0.008 US$ per three minutes, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?

15 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Kenya vs Malawi: Telephone average cost of call to US

Kenya

0.0817 US$ per three minutes

in 2007

Malawi

0.0897 US$ per three minutes

in 2007

Kenya rank

34th

Malawi rank

32nd

Telephone average cost of call to US over time

Kenya
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0897 US$ per three minutes against 0.0817 US$ per three minutes in Kenya, a difference of 0.008 US$ per three minutes.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Malawi ahead.

Kenya ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 32nd of 50 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0567 US$ per three minutes	0.0416 US$ per three minutes	0.0151 US$ per three minutes	Kenya
2000s	0.0879 US$ per three minutes	0.0762 US$ per three minutes	0.0117 US$ per three minutes	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone average cost of call to us, Kenya or Malawi?: Malawi, at 0.0897 US$ per three minutes against 0.0817 US$ per three minutes in Kenya as of 2007.
What is the difference in telephone average cost of call to us between Kenya and Malawi?: 0.008 US$ per three minutes, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2007.
How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for telephone average cost of call to us?: Kenya ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 32nd 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.