Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa vs Uganda: Telephone average cost of call to US

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
0.1878 US$ per three minutes
in 2007
Uganda
0.2644 US$ per three minutes
in 2007
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
4th
Uganda rank
6th

Telephone average cost of call to US over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
  • Uganda
0.050.10.150.20.250.3199019982007

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.2644 US$ per three minutes against 0.1878 US$ per three minutes in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, a difference of 0.0766 US$ per three minutes.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th and Uganda ranks 6th of 6 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0846 US$ per three minutes 0.1244 US$ per three minutes 0.0398 US$ per three minutes Uganda
2000s 0.1144 US$ per three minutes 0.196 US$ per three minutes 0.0817 US$ per three minutes Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone average cost of call to us, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.2644 US$ per three minutes against 0.1878 US$ per three minutes in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa as of 2007.
What is the difference in telephone average cost of call to us between Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Uganda?
0.0766 US$ per three minutes, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Uganda?
15 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2007.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Uganda rank globally for telephone average cost of call to us?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th and Uganda ranks 6th 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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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.