What is the difference in telephone average cost of call to us between Lesotho and Tanzania?

0.0017 US$ per three minutes, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tanzania?

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.

Lesotho vs Tanzania: Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes)

Lesotho

0.2427 US$ per three minutes

in 2007

Tanzania

0.241 US$ per three minutes

in 2007

Lesotho rank

8th

Tanzania rank

9th

Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) over time

Lesotho
Tanzania

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.2427 US$ per three minutes against 0.241 US$ per three minutes in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0017 US$ per three minutes.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 8th and Tanzania ranks 9th of 50 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0326 US$ per three minutes	0.0507 US$ per three minutes	0.0181 US$ per three minutes	Tanzania
2000s	0.1853 US$ per three minutes	0.1367 US$ per three minutes	0.0486 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 Tanzania?: Lesotho, at 0.2427 US$ per three minutes against 0.241 US$ per three minutes in Tanzania as of 2007.
What is the difference in telephone average cost of call to us between Lesotho and Tanzania?: 0.0017 US$ per three minutes, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tanzania?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2007.
How do Lesotho and Tanzania rank globally for telephone average cost of call to us?: Lesotho ranks 8th and Tanzania ranks 9th 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: 30 October 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.