While Somalia ranks 7th for the cheapest mobile data prices in the world, five of the ten most expensive countries to buy mobile data are in sub-Saharan Africa. Global mobile data comparison 2020A new survey by Cable.co.uk shows the worldwide mobile data pricing using the cost of 1GB of mobile data in 228 countries as a benchmark. Despite Somalia’s low mobile data costs, it doesn’t fall into the typical example of countries where mobile data is cheap because of excellent infrastructure. Only the Northern America, Oceania and Carribean regions have more expensive mobile data. The country with the most expensive mobile data is St.Helena with an average price of $52.50 for 1GB of data.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 25, 2020 12:00 UTC