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

0.0131 US$ per three minutes, with Somalia ahead.

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

8 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2005.

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.

Malawi vs Somalia: Telephone average cost of call to US

Malawi

0.0897 US$ per three minutes

in 2007

Somalia

0.1028 US$ per three minutes

in 2005

Malawi rank

32nd

Somalia rank

31st

Telephone average cost of call to US over time

Malawi
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.1028 US$ per three minutes against 0.0897 US$ per three minutes in Malawi, a difference of 0.0131 US$ per three minutes.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Somalia ahead.

Malawi ranks 32nd and Somalia ranks 31st of 50 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0526 US$ per three minutes	0.0785 US$ per three minutes	0.0259 US$ per three minutes	Somalia
2000s	0.0738 US$ per three minutes	0.0842 US$ per three minutes	0.0104 US$ per three minutes	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone average cost of call to us, Malawi or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.1028 US$ per three minutes against 0.0897 US$ per three minutes in Malawi as of 2005.
What is the difference in telephone average cost of call to us between Malawi and Somalia?: 0.0131 US$ per three minutes, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Somalia?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2005.
How do Malawi and Somalia rank globally for telephone average cost of call to us?: Malawi ranks 32nd and Somalia ranks 31st 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.