Malawi vs Sao Tome and Principe: Telephone average cost of call to US

Malawi
0.0897 US$ per three minutes
in 2007
Sao Tome and Principe
0.1108 US$ per three minutes
in 2007
Malawi rank
32nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
30th

Telephone average cost of call to US over time

  • Malawi
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.1108 US$ per three minutes against 0.0897 US$ per three minutes in Malawi, a difference of 0.0211 US$ per three minutes.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 32nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 30th of 50 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0429 US$ per three minutes 0.0331 US$ per three minutes 0.0099 US$ per three minutes Malawi
2000s 0.0762 US$ per three minutes 0.1325 US$ per three minutes 0.0563 US$ per three minutes Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone average cost of call to us, Malawi or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.1108 US$ per three minutes against 0.0897 US$ per three minutes in Malawi as of 2007.
What is the difference in telephone average cost of call to us between Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0211 US$ per three minutes, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
16 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2007.
How do Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for telephone average cost of call to us?
Malawi ranks 32nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 30th 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

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.