Indicators by Countries (Source: World Bank)
Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes) Change in Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes)
Country 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 country Pcnt Change (2003-1998)
Luxembourg .20 .13 .14 .13 .11 .80 1.04 .. ..   Luxembourg95.12
French Polynesia .30 .30 .33 .29 .29 .25 .30 .32 .. ..   Cyprus58.74
Gabon .20 .15 .15 .15 .21 .20 .22 .26 .. ..   Croatia49.38
Senegal .10 .08 .13 .12 .11 .10 .20 .. ..   Lithuania47.36
Australia .20 .18 .16 .16 .13 .11 .12 .19 .. ..   Indonesia44.22
Austria .20 .19 .18 .17 .18 .18 .19 .19 .. ..   Ecuador44.22
Comoros .20 .17 .17 .16 .14 .14 .14 .17 .. ..   Saudi Arabia35.72
Ireland .20 .17 .17 .16 .14 .14 .14 .17 .. ..   Burundi32.64
Morocco .10 .08 .10 .10 .09 .08 .15 .17 .. ..   Greece31.04
Belgium .20 .16 .17 .16 .14 .13 .14 .17 .. ..   Czech Republic28.92
Finland .10 .13 .13 .13 .12 .12 .13 .16 .. ..   South Africa28.92
Hungary .10 .12 .13 .13 .10 .09 .13 .16 .. ..   Algeria25.99
Lithuania .. .02 .05 .06 .07 .11 .14 .16 .. ..   Nicaragua25.99
France .10 .12 .13 .12 .10 .14 .12 .15 .. ..   Turkey25.99
Czech Republic .10 .07 .07 .15 .13 .11 .13 .15 .. ..   Belize23.31
South Africa .10 .06 .07 .08 .09 .07 .09 .15 .. ..   Gabon20.12
Belize .10 .07 .08 .08 .08 .15 .15 .15 .. ..   Morocco19.35
Turkey .10 .07 .07 .11 .12 .12 .13 .14 .. ..   Estonia16.26
Portugal .10 .06 .09 .10 .11 .11 .11 .13 .. ..   Senegal15.44
Romania .. .02 .09 .11 .11 .12 .. ..   Latvia14.47
Kiribati .10 .13 .11 .12 .10 .09 .12 .. ..   Sudan14.47
Latvia .10 .07 .08 .12 .11 .11 .11 .12 .. ..   Portugal13.04
Benin .10 .11 .11 .11 .09 .09 .28 .11 .. ..   Lebanon12.62
Germany .20 .13 .12 .11 .10 .09 .09 .11 .. ..   Romania10.06
Estonia .. .05 .07 .07 .08 .09 .09 .11 .. ..   Ivory Coast8.74
Denmark .20 .17 .13 .12 .11 .08 .11 .. ..   Poland8.74
Mauritania .10 .12 .10 .09 .08 .13 .13 .11 .. ..   Jordan7.72
Lebanon .. .04 .07 .07 .07 .07 .10 .. ..   Hungary7.17
Croatia .10 .03 .03 .08 .09 .10 .. ..   Finland7.17
Chile .10 .12 .11 .10 .12 .10 .10 .10 .. ..   Australia5.9
Greece .. .04 .04 .07 .07 .08 .07 .09 .. ..   France4.89
Ivory Coast .. .10 .07 .07 .05 .05 .22 .09 .. ..   Mauritania3.23
Poland .10 .05 .07 .07 .08 .09 .. ..   Kiribati2.94
Cyprus .. .01 .02 .02 .03 .03 .03 .08 .. ..   Austria1.82
Papua New Guinea .. .. .39 .31 .36 .06 .08 .08 .. ..   Belgium0
Djibouti .20 .19 .20 .20 .20 .20 .20 .08 .. ..   Benin0
Nicaragua .10 .04 .04 .09 .11 .10 .08 .08 .. ..   Ireland0
Japan .10 .08 .08 .09 .09 .07 .07 .07 .. ..   Bhutan0
Burundi .. .03 .03 .02 .02 .02 .02 .07 .. ..   Comoros0
Thailand .10 .09 .07 .08 .07 .07 .07 .07 .. ..   Colombia0
Oman .10 .07 .08 .08 .08 .08 .07 .07 .. ..   India0
Maldives .10 .06 .06 .06 .06 .06 .06 .06 .. ..   Fiji0
Fiji .10 .08 .06 .06 .06 .05 .05 .06 .. ..   Mongolia0
Solomon Islands .10 .12 .10 .10 .09 .09 .07 .06 .. ..   Tajikistan0
Swaziland .. .16 .06 .05 .05 .04 .04 .05 .. ..   Thailand0
World .10 .06 .06 .07 .06 .06 .06 .05 .. ..   Trinidad and Tobago0
Bahrain .10 .05 .06 .06 .06 .06 .06 .05 .. ..   Iran, Islamic Rep.0
Jordan .. .04 .04 .04 .04 .04 .04 .05 .. ..   Samoa0
Saudi Arabia .. .02 .02 .02 .03 .03 .04 .05 .. ..   Maldives0
Algeria .. .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .04 .. ..   Malaysia0
Trinidad and Tobago .. .03 .04 .04 .04 .04 .04 .. ..   Korea, Rep.0
Samoa .. .04 .04 .04 .03 .03 .03 .04 .. ..   French Polynesia-1.02
Namibia .. .04 .05 .05 .04 .03 .04 .. ..   Germany-2.86
Colombia .. .01 .03 .04 .03 .03 .03 .. ..   Chile-3.13
Cambodia .. .09 .09 .03 .03 .03 .03 .03 .. ..   Oman-4.35
Bangladesh .. .03 .04 .03 .03 .03 .03 .. ..   Japan-4.35
Ecuador .. .01 .01 .01 .03 .03 .03 .03 .. ..   Denmark-5.42
Korea, Rep. .. .04 .03 .04 .04 .03 .03 .03 .. ..   Swaziland-5.9
Indonesia .. .03 .01 .02 .02 .02 .03 .03 .. ..   World-5.9
Sudan .. .02 .02 .02 .02 .03 .03 .. ..   Bahrain-5.9
Bhutan .. .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .. ..   Namibia-7.17
Bosnia and Herzegovina .. .03 .03 .03 .03 .03 .03 .02 .. ..   Bangladesh-9.14
Botswana .. .03 .03 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .. ..   Bosnia and Herzegovina-12.64
Armenia .. .12 .12 .11 .11 .11 .02 .02 .. ..   Botswana-12.64
Argentina .. .10 .10 .09 .09 .09 .03 .02 .. ..   Tunisia-12.64
Costa Rica .. .02 .03 .03 .03 .03 .03 .02 .. ..   Costa Rica-12.64
Egypt, Arab Rep. .. .02 .03 .03 .01 .01 .02 .02 .. ..   Pakistan-12.64
India .. .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .. ..   Egypt, Arab Rep.-12.64
Jamaica .10 .. .06 .06 .05 .05 .07 .02 .. ..   Moldova-12.64
Malaysia .. .03 .02 .02 .02 .02 .03 .02 .. ..   Singapore-12.64
Moldova .. .03 .03 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .. ..   Solomon Islands-15.66
Mongolia .. .01 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .. ..   Nepal-20.63
Pakistan .. .03 .03 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .. ..   Djibouti-26.32
Singapore .. .02 .03 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .. ..   Jamaica-30.66
Tunisia .. .03 .03 .03 .02 .02 .02 .02 .. ..   Cambodia-30.66
Venezuela, RB .10 .06 .07 .09 .10 .11 .04 .02 .. ..   Venezuela, RB-34.14
Vietnam .10 .10 .09 .08 .03 .02 .02 .02 .. ..   Vietnam-39.43
Nepal .. .01 .02 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .. ..   Papua New Guinea-41.02
Tajikistan .. .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .. ..   Argentina-41.52
Iran, Islamic Rep. .. .01 .01 .02 .02 .02 .01 .01 .. ..   Armenia-44.97