Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: Telephone average cost of call to US

Sierra Leone
0.0286 US$ per three minutes
in 2002
Zimbabwe
0.045 US$ per three minutes
in 2000
Sierra Leone rank
44th
Zimbabwe rank
41st

Telephone average cost of call to US over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.045 US$ per three minutes against 0.0286 US$ per three minutes in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0164 US$ per three minutes.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.6 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 44th and Zimbabwe ranks 41st of 50 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0864 US$ per three minutes 0.0357 US$ per three minutes 0.0506 US$ per three minutes Sierra Leone
2000s 0.0287 US$ per three minutes 0.045 US$ per three minutes 0.0163 US$ per three minutes Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone average cost of call to us, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.045 US$ per three minutes against 0.0286 US$ per three minutes in Sierra Leone as of 2000.
What is the difference in telephone average cost of call to us between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
0.0164 US$ per three minutes, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
9 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2000.
How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for telephone average cost of call to us?
Sierra Leone ranks 44th and Zimbabwe ranks 41st 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.