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This seems to be grossly miscalculated--at least for Italy.

No idea how these prices are calculated, but when I was still in Italy, I paid $15/mo. and only had 2GB. In contrast, here in Poland I pay $6/mo. and I get 20GB.

Also, I've never seen an infographic as confusing as this one.

Extremely bad job all around.



Original study is from here: https://www.cable.co.uk/mobiles/worldwide-data-pricing/

You can read test methodology here: https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/assets.cable.co.uk/mobile...


It says:

1. Packages were recorded up to a maximum of 60 per country – records beyond this number have negligible impact on the average

2. Averages are calculated as the MEDIAN of all recorded package prices/data limits

But It doesn't mean most citizen will use median plan, I believe everyone will tend to use cheapest plan. Is average number really meaningful?


prices have gone down significantly in Italy. you can get 70GB for 6€/month nowadays.




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