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Media > Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: 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.

CONTENTS

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 SudanSudan 39.18$ 2001
2 LuxembourgLuxembourg 15.96$ 2000
3 UzbekistanUzbekistan 13.95$ 2000
4 MaliMali 12.28$ 2001
5 ChadChad 9.11$ 2001
6 KiribatiKiribati 8.82$ 2004
7 NigerNiger 8.77$ 2001
8 TajikistanTajikistan 7.84$ 2003
9 CubaCuba 7.49$ 2005
10 VanuatuVanuatu 7.45$ 2000
11 Cape VerdeCape Verde 6.08$ 2004
12 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 6$ 2003
13 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 5.9$ 1998
14 MaldivesMaldives 5.86$ 2004
15 CroatiaCroatia 5.66$ 1996
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 5.49$ 1999
16 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 5.4$ 2004
17 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 5.39$ 2004
18 BruneiBrunei 5.29$ 1996
19 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 5.11$ 2004
20 MongoliaMongolia 4.92$ 2000
21 SyriaSyria 4.81$ 2001
22 BeninBenin 4.8$ 2004
23 DjiboutiDjibouti 4.73$ 2004
24 GuineaGuinea 4.61$ 2001
=25 ZimbabweZimbabwe 4.36$ 2000
=25 MauritaniaMauritania 4.36$ 1999
27 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 4.32$ 2000
28 NamibiaNamibia 4.28$ 2000
29 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 4.18$ 2004
30 EthiopiaEthiopia 4.01$ 2003
31 TogoTogo 3.98$ 2004
=32 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 3.97$ 2000
=32 GrenadaGrenada 3.97$ 1999
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 3.96$ 1998
34 GuyanaGuyana 3.89$ 1999
35 SeychellesSeychelles 3.78$ 2003
36 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 3.67$ 2000
37 PanamaPanama 3.64$ 2002
38 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 3.62$ 2004
39 EritreaEritrea 3.59$ 2004
40 MalawiMalawi 3.56$ 2001
41 BermudaBermuda 3.5$ 1998
42 LesothoLesotho 3.28$ 2004
=43 CameroonCameroon 3.25$ 1999
=43 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 3.25$ 1996
45 AngolaAngola 3.23$ 2004
46 UgandaUganda 3.21$ 2003
47 TanzaniaTanzania 3.17$ 2004
48 NicaraguaNicaragua 3.15$ 2003
49 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 3.13$ 2005
50 KenyaKenya 3$ 2004
51 SwazilandSwaziland 2.97$ 2004
52 CambodiaCambodia 2.94$ 2003
=53 ChinaChina 2.9$ 2004
=53 ArubaAruba 2.9$ 1999
55 BotswanaBotswana 2.88$ 2004
56 FijiFiji 2.84$ 2004
57 IndonesiaIndonesia 2.79$ 2004
=58 GabonGabon 2.77$ 2005
=58 ArgentinaArgentina 2.77$ 1999
60 KazakhstanKazakhstan 2.76$ 1999
61 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 2.74$ 1999
62 BelizeBelize 2.59$ 2004
63 HondurasHonduras 2.52$ 2004
64 BurundiBurundi 2.45$ 2004
65 RwandaRwanda 2.43$ 2004
66 ArmeniaArmenia 2.42$ 2004
67 GreenlandGreenland 2.41$ 2000
=68 El SalvadorEl Salvador 2.4$ 2004
=68 TurkeyTurkey 2.4$ 2003
=68 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 2.4$ 2002
=68 The BahamasThe Bahamas 2.4$ 1999
72 YemenYemen 2.39$ 2004
73 AndorraAndorra 2.3$ 1998
74 TunisiaTunisia 2.28$ 2002
75 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 2.27$ 2004
76 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 2.25$ 2004
=77 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 2.19$ 2004
=77 LebanonLebanon 2.19$ 2004
79 ChileChile 2.18$ 2001
80 HaitiHaiti 2.15$ 2004
81 Sri LankaSri Lanka 2.11$ 2004
82 AlgeriaAlgeria 2.08$ 2004
83 NepalNepal 2.04$ 2004
84 RussiaRussia 2.03$ 2004
85 BangladeshBangladesh 2.02$ 2004
86 ColombiaColombia 2$ 1999
87 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1.99$ 2004
=88 VietnamVietnam 1.95$ 2004
=88 QatarQatar 1.95$ 2004
=88 BarbadosBarbados 1.95$ 2004
91 Costa RicaCosta Rica 1.93$ 2000
92 BelarusBelarus 1.9$ 2004
93 BoliviaBolivia 1.89$ 2002
94 OmanOman 1.87$ 2004
95 The GambiaThe Gambia 1.81$ 2004
=96 PeruPeru 1.8$ 2004
=96 FinlandFinland 1.8$ 2004
98 EcuadorEcuador 1.75$ 2001
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 1.75$ 2003
99 BahrainBahrain 1.74$ 2003
100 United Arab EmiratesUAE 1.73$ 2004
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 1.72$ 1998
101 MoroccoMorocco 1.69$ 2005
102 UkraineUkraine 1.65$ 2003
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 1.64$ 2003
=103 JapanJapan 1.63$ 2005
=103 LatviaLatvia 1.63$ 2004
105 MauritiusMauritius 1.59$ 2005
106 LithuaniaLithuania 1.55$ 2005
107 KuwaitKuwait 1.51$ 2003
108 NigeriaNigeria 1.49$ 2004
109 MoldovaMoldova 1.46$ 2004
110 EgyptEgypt 1.45$ 2004
111 JordanJordan 1.44$ 2004
112 ZambiaZambia 1.41$ 2004
113 SamoaSamoa 1.36$ 2002
114 PolandPoland 1.35$ 2005
115 AlbaniaAlbania 1.34$ 2004
116 SurinameSuriname 1.33$ 2005
117 New ZealandNew Zealand 1.3$ 2004
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 1.23$ 2004
118 GuatemalaGuatemala 1.21$ 2003
=119 PhilippinesPhilippines 1.2$ 2004
=119 CanadaCanada 1.2$ 1998
121 IndiaIndia 1.19$ 2004
122 MozambiqueMozambique 1.17$ 2004
123 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 1.14$ 2004
124 MacauMacau 1.12$ 2004
125 LaosLaos 1.11$ 2004
=126 GreeceGreece 1.09$ 2004
=126 TongaTonga 1.09$ 2002
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 1.07$ 2003
=128 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 1.06$ 2004
=128 SlovakiaSlovakia 1.06$ 2004
130 PortugalPortugal 1.04$ 2004
131 PakistanPakistan 1.03$ 2004
132 SenegalSenegal 1.02$ 2004
133 HungaryHungary 1.01$ 2004
=134 ParaguayParaguay 0.9$ 2004
=134 EstoniaEstonia 0.9$ 2004
136 DenmarkDenmark 0.89$ 2004
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 0.886$ 2004
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 0.881$ 2004
=137 JamaicaJamaica 0.87$ 2004
=137 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 0.87$ 1998
=137 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 0.87$ 1998
=140 FranceFrance 0.84$ 2004
=140 VenezuelaVenezuela 0.84$ 2003
=140 IcelandIceland 0.84$ 2000
143 MexicoMexico 0.83$ 2005
144 RomaniaRomania 0.82$ 2004
=145 South AfricaSouth Africa 0.79$ 2004
=145 ItalyItaly 0.79$ 2004
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 0.772$ 2002
=147 MaltaMalta 0.77$ 2004
=147 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.77$ 2004
=147 Hong KongHong Kong 0.77$ 2003
150 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.76$ 2004
151 BelgiumBelgium 0.75$ 2004
=152 AustriaAustria 0.71$ 2004
=152 IrelandIreland 0.71$ 2004
=152 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.71$ 2004
=152 BrazilBrazil 0.71$ 2003
156 SingaporeSingapore 0.69$ 2004
=157 GeorgiaGeorgia 0.68$ 2002
=157 AustraliaAustralia 0.68$ 2002
159 ThailandThailand 0.67$ 2004
160 BhutanBhutan 0.66$ 2004
161 SloveniaSlovenia 0.65$ 2004
162 SpainSpain 0.6$ 2004
=163 MadagascarMadagascar 0.59$ 2004
=163 IsraelIsrael 0.59$ 2004
165 BulgariaBulgaria 0.57$ 2004
166 IranIran 0.55$ 2004
167 UruguayUruguay 0.52$ 2004
168 GermanyGermany 0.43$ 2004
169 SwedenSweden 0.41$ 2004
=170 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.39$ 2005
=170 GhanaGhana 0.39$ 2004
172 CyprusCyprus 0.33$ 2003
=173 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.32$ 2005
=173 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.32$ 2004
175 NorwayNorway 0.31$ 2002
176 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.22$ 2004
177 BurmaBurma 0.17$ 2004

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Interesting observations about Media > Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes

  • 4 of the top 5 countries by telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes are Muslim.
  • 4 of the top 5 countries by telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes are Landlocked.
  • Burma has ranked last for telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes since 2002.
  • 5 of the top 7 countries by telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes are Hot countries.
  • Sudan has had the highest telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes since 2000.
  • 3 of the top 5 countries by telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes are Sub-Saharan African.
  • 36 of the top 67 countries by telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes are Christian.
  • 3 of the top 5 countries by telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes are Sparsely populated.
  • Cuba has ranked in the top 2 for telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes since 2003.
  • China ranked first for telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes amongst Emerging markets in 2004.
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