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

0.2203 US$ per three minutes, with Tanzania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Africa 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.

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

North Africa

0.0207 US$ per three minutes

in 2007

Tanzania

0.241 US$ per three minutes

in 2007

North Africa rank

6th

Tanzania rank

9th

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

North Africa
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.241 US$ per three minutes against 0.0207 US$ per three minutes in North Africa, a difference of 0.2203 US$ per three minutes.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North Africa ahead.

North Africa ranks 6th and Tanzania ranks 9th of 6 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Africa	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0427 US$ per three minutes	0.0507 US$ per three minutes	0.0081 US$ per three minutes	Tanzania
2000s	0.031 US$ per three minutes	0.1367 US$ per three minutes	0.1057 US$ per three minutes	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone average cost of call to us, North Africa or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 0.241 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 North Africa and Tanzania?: 0.2203 US$ per three minutes, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Africa and Tanzania?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2007.
How do North Africa and Tanzania rank globally for telephone average cost of call to us?: North Africa ranks 6th and Tanzania ranks 9th of 6 groups.
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.