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Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Media Stats

Definitions

STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 3,100 2014 124th out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.06 2001 58th out of 104
Broadcast media 2 m 2009
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 8.59 2004 66th out of 77
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 14.55 per 1,000 people 2004 171st out of 176
Households with television 9.36% 2003 49th out of 52
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 42.95 million min. 2000 118th out of 143
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 9,200 2012 149th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 1.28 2012 155th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 3,422 2008 128th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.522 2008 131st out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 7.91 2014 188th out of 233
Internet > ISP 3 2000 96th out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 6 Mbps 2002 129th out of 166
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 1.08 Mbps per 1 million peop 2002 126th out of 163
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 1.06 Mbps 2002 128th out of 164
Internet > Internet Service Providers 3 2003 136th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 2.3% 2013 196th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 145,256 2013 163th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 2.3 2012 188th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 22.58 2013 192nd out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 2.3% 2012 186th out of 200
Internet > Users 110,000 2006 114th out of 155
Internet > Users > Per capita 18.35 per 1,000 people 2006 130th out of 154
Internet > Users per 1000 17.61 2006 130th out of 152
Internet users 125,000 2009 146th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 1.82 2008 165th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 26,000 2005 162nd out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 4.42 per 1,000 people 2005 167th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 4.27 2005 166th out of 167
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 2 2004 130th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 51,000 2004 62nd out of 83
Newspapers > List of newspapers

The National

The Post-Courier

2012
Number of PCs per million 61.7 2004 79th out of 162
Personal computers 367,000 2004 72nd out of 155
Personal computers > Per capita 63.58 per 1,000 people 2004 76th out of 155
Personal computers per 1000 61.7 2004 77th out of 153
Radio > List of radio stations

National Broadcasting Corporation - state-run

FM100 - private, commercial

Nau FM - private, commercial

2012
Radio broadcast stations AM 8, FM 19, shortwave 28 1998
Radio receivers 410,000 1997 137th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.083 per capita 1997 161st out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 82.48 1997 160th out of 179
Radios 410,000 2003 139th out of 221
Radios per 1000 70.65 2003 176th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 139,000 2012 137th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 1.94 2012 163th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 2.71 million 2012 131st out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.71 million 2012 131st out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 37.78 2012 180th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 377.98 2012 180th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 139,000 2012 137th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 19.39 2012 164th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 4.32$ 2000 45th out of 132
Telephone mainlines per 1000 10.42 2004 148th out of 173
Telephone system > General assessment services are minimal; facilities provide radiotelephone and telegraph, coastal radio, aeronautical radio, and international radio communication services 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 675; submarine cables to Australia and Guam; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); international radio communication service 2012
Telephones > Main lines in use 130,000 2011 138th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 10.35 per 1,000 people 2007 113th out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 8.95 2009 172nd out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 2.4 million 2011 127th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 51.76 per 1,000 people 2007 156th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 134.23 2009 175th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

EMTV - commercial

National Television Service (Kundu 2) - state-run

2012
Television broadcast stations 3 2004 19th out of 34
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.52 per 1 million people 2004 30th out of 33
Television receivers 42,000 1997 154th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 8.52 per 1,000 people 1997 158th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 8.45 1997 156th out of 176
Televisions 59,841 2003 152nd out of 214
Televisions per 1000 10.31 2003 169th out of 191

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; World Development Indicators database; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users ("Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" , International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; ITU. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; International Telecommunications Union; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

Citation

  • Papua New Guinea ranked 11 places from the bottom for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions > per 100 people amongst Christian countries in 2012.

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