Lesotho vs North Africa: Telephone average cost of call to US

Lesotho
0.2427 US$ per three minutes
in 2007
North Africa
0.0207 US$ per three minutes
in 2007
Lesotho rank
8th
North Africa rank
6th

Telephone average cost of call to US over time

  • Lesotho
  • North Africa
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.2427 US$ per three minutes against 0.0207 US$ per three minutes in North Africa, a difference of 0.222 US$ per three minutes.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 11.7 times North Africa's.

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

Lesotho ranks 8th and North Africa ranks 6th of 50 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and North Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho North Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0326 US$ per three minutes 0.0427 US$ per three minutes 0.0101 US$ per three minutes North Africa
2000s 0.1853 US$ per three minutes 0.031 US$ per three minutes 0.1543 US$ per three minutes Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone average cost of call to us, Lesotho or North Africa?
Lesotho, at 0.2427 US$ per three minutes against 0.0207 US$ per three minutes in North Africa as of 2007.
What is the difference in telephone average cost of call to us between Lesotho and North Africa?
0.222 US$ per three minutes, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and North Africa?
18 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2007.
How do Lesotho and North Africa rank globally for telephone average cost of call to us?
Lesotho ranks 8th and North Africa ranks 6th 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.