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Media Stats: compare key data on Jamaica & Nigeria

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  • Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
  • Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
  • Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
  • Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
  • Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
  • Active military personnel: Active military.

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  • Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: 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.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • Television > Total number of channels: Total number of television channels.
  • Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Television > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of television channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
    Arabsat -
  • Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
    Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems. 
     
    Values
     
    “per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.
     
    “sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.
     
    “sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.
     
    “sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.
     
    “ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking. 
     
     “nd”, no data.
     
     
  • Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions: Percentage of Government (public) television institutions.
  • Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
  • Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Radio > Total number of channels: Total number of radio channels.
  • Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
  • Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public television channels with national coverage.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Radio > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of radio channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people: Total number of combined radio and television institutions. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are financed by the government, also known as public radio institutions.
  • Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are private.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: 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. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Television > Percentage of private television institutions: Percentage of private television institutions.
  • Total number of combined radio and television institutions: Total number of radio and television institutions.
  • Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public radio channels with national coverage.
  • Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions: Number of private television institutions to government television institutions. For instance, for every one government television institution Turkey has 528 that are private.
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
  • ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
STAT Jamaica Nigeria HISTORY
Broadcast media privately owned Radio Jamaica Limited and its subsidiaries operate multiple TV stations, subscription cable services, and radio stations; 2 other privately owned television stations; roughly 70 radio stations nearly 70 federal-government-controlled national and regional TV stations; all 36 states operate TV stations; several private TV stations operational; cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; network of federal-government-controlled national, regional, and state radio stations; roughly 40 state-government-owned radio stations typically carry their own programs except for news broadcasts; about 20 private radio stations also operate; transmissions of international broadcasters are available
Households with television 70.04%
Ranked 79th. 3 times more than Nigeria
25.6%
Ranked 107th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 44.12
Ranked 99th. 522 times more than Nigeria
0.0846
Ranked 176th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 46.5
Ranked 90th. 41% more than Nigeria
32.88
Ranked 120th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 461.72
Ranked 93th. 44% more than Nigeria
320.5
Ranked 124th.
Internet > Users per 1000 560.58
Ranked 26th. 8 times more than Nigeria
67.94
Ranked 113th.

Internet users 1.58 million
Ranked 78th.
43.99 million
Ranked 9th. 28 times more than Jamaica
Personal computers > Per capita 62.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th. 10 times more than Nigeria
6.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 135th.

Personal computers per 1000 62.92
Ranked 76th. 10 times more than Nigeria
6.38
Ranked 134th.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) - operates RJR 94 FM; entertainment station FAME-FM; music-based Hitz 92</p> </p>Kool 97 - commercial</p> </p>NewsTalk 93 - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18784064">Full Article</a> <p>Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) - state-run, operates 37 stations broadcasting in 15 languages</p> </p>Voice of Nigeria - FRCN&#039;s external service, via shortwave</p> </p>Ray Power - private, owned by DAAR Communications, runs music-based and speech-based FM stations</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 96.54
Ranked 115th. 43% more than Nigeria
67.68
Ranked 153th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 936.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Nigeria
299.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Television Jamaica Limited (TVJ) - formerly Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation, privatised in 1997</p> </p>CVM TV - private</p> </p>Love TV - religious</p> <p>Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) - state-run, operates scores of national and regional stations; national services broadcast in English</p> </p>AIT - private, owned by DAAR Communications, broadcasting in Lagos, Abuja and internationally via satellite</p> </p>Minaj TV - private, eastern Nigeria and via cable/satellite</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 181.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 3 times more than Nigeria
59.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th.

Televisions per 1000 175.19
Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Nigeria
52.06
Ranked 134th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 10, FM 13, shortwave 0 AM 83, FM 36, shortwave 11
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,145.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 8 times more than Nigeria
150.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 539.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 7 times more than Nigeria
74.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 97.51
Ranked 123th. 39 times more than Nigeria
2.48
Ranked 195th.

Televisions 460,000
Ranked 105th.
6.9 million
Ranked 26th. 15 times more than Jamaica
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 128.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th. 11 times more than Nigeria
11.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 57.31
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Nigeria
15.86
Ranked 103th.

Internet > Internet users 1.34 million
Ranked 108th.
55.93 million
Ranked 8th. 42 times more than Jamaica
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 73.2 Mbps
Ranked 65th.
130 Mbps
Ranked 54th. 78% more than Jamaica

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 28.1 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 55th. 31 times more than Nigeria
0.92 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 84th.

Personal computers 166,000
Ranked 95th.
867,000
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Jamaica

Television broadcast stations 7
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Nigeria
3
Ranked 7th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 613.3 million min.
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Nigeria
298.74 million min.
Ranked 61st.

Radios per 1000 462.73
Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Nigeria
177.29
Ranked 142nd.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,102.17
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Nigeria
470.45
Ranked 138th.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $470.66 million
Ranked 68th.
$6.43 billion
Ranked 47th. 14 times more than Jamaica

Internet > Percent using internet 46.5%
Ranked 89th. 41% more than Nigeria
32.88%
Ranked 121st.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 2.98 million
Ranked 124th.
95.17 million
Ranked 12th. 32 times more than Jamaica

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.479 per capita
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Nigeria
0.204 per capita
Ranked 122nd.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 112.15
Ranked 113th. 12 times more than Nigeria
9.13
Ranked 171st.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 129.04
Ranked 79th. 15 times more than Nigeria
8.76
Ranked 126th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>The Jamaica Gleaner - daily</p> </p>The Jamaica Star - daily</p> </p>Jamaica Observer - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18784064">Full Article</a> <p>The Guardian - influential, Lagos-based privately-owned national daily</p> </p>The Champion - Lagos-based daily</p> </p>The Punch - privately-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment fully automatic domestic telephone network further expansion and modernization of the fixed-line telephone network is needed; network quality remains a problem
Television receivers per 1000 181.53
Ranked 76th. 3 times more than Nigeria
60.54
Ranked 115th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 70.18
Ranked 135th. 12 times more than Nigeria
5.91
Ranked 193th.
Internet > Users 1.5 million
Ranked 62nd.
10 million
Ranked 26th. 7 times more than Jamaica

Internet > Internet penetration 46.5%
Ranked 94th. 41% more than Nigeria
32.9%
Ranked 127th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 1,018.71
Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Nigeria
133.16
Ranked 114th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 982.91
Ranked 113th. 47% more than Nigeria
667.98
Ranked 154th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 264,465
Ranked 120th.
418,166
Ranked 101st. 58% more than Jamaica

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.67 million
Ranked 132nd.
112.78 million
Ranked 10th. 42 times more than Jamaica

Internet > Internet Service Providers 21
Ranked 47th. 91% more than Nigeria
11
Ranked 83th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 119,650
Ranked 96th. 8 times more than Nigeria
14,279
Ranked 141st.

Telephones > Main lines in use 272,100
Ranked 121st.
719,400
Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Jamaica

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 9.55
Ranked 123th. 39 times more than Nigeria
0.248
Ranked 194th.

Active military personnel 2,830
Ranked 125th.
80,000
Ranked 31st. 28 times more than Jamaica
Radio receivers per 1000 479.47
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Nigeria
206.18
Ranked 121st.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 1,017.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Nigeria
131.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.481
Ranked 133th. 69 times more than Nigeria
0.00693
Ranked 184th.

Number of PCs per million 62.92
Ranked 78th. 10 times more than Nigeria
6.38
Ranked 140th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 2.67 million
Ranked 132nd.
112.78 million
Ranked 10th. 42 times more than Jamaica

Radio receivers 1.22 million
Ranked 102nd.
23.5 million
Ranked 18th. 19 times more than Jamaica

Television receivers 460,000
Ranked 99th.
6.9 million
Ranked 24th. 15 times more than Jamaica

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 2.76 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th. 120 times more than Nigeria
0.023 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.87$
Ranked 82nd.
1.49$
Ranked 56th. 71% more than Jamaica

Mobile phone subscribers 2.7 million
Ranked 71st.
18.59 million
Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than Jamaica

Telephone system > International country code - 1-876; the Fibralink submarine cable network provides enhanced delivery of business and broadband traffic and is linked to the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) submarine cable in the Dominican Republic; the link to ARCOS-1 provides seamless connectivity to US, parts of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) country code - 234; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)
Internet > ISP 21
Ranked 30th. 91% more than Nigeria
11
Ranked 61st.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 3.44
Ranked 51st. 960 times more than Nigeria
0.00358
Ranked 113th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 264,465
Ranked 120th.
418,166
Ranked 100th. 58% more than Jamaica

Radios 1.22 million
Ranked 103th.
23.5 million
Ranked 18th. 19 times more than Jamaica
Internet > Hosts 1,292
Ranked 146th. 23% more than Nigeria
1,048
Ranked 151st.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 28.1 Mbps
Ranked 58th. 30 times more than Nigeria
0.931 Mbps
Ranked 84th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 3
Ranked 109th.
38
Ranked 33th. 13 times more than Jamaica

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 158,000
Ranked 83th.
2.76 million
Ranked 14th. 17 times more than Jamaica

Internet > Top level domain .jm .ng
Television > Total number of channels 1
Ranked 61st.
137
Ranked 8th. 137 times more than Jamaica
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.106$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Nigeria
0.035$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 63th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 1.51$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 96th.
23.36$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 7th. 15 times more than Jamaica

Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.377
Ranked 43th.
0.981
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Jamaica
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 62.95
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Nigeria
23.62
Ranked 44th.

Telephone system > Domestic the 1999 agreement to open the market for telecommunications services resulted in rapid growth in mobile-cellular telephone usage while the number of fixed-lines in use has declined; combined mobile-cellular teledensity exceeded 110 per 100 persons in 2011 the addition of a second fixed-line provider in 2002 resulted in faster growth but subscribership remains only about 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services growing rapidly, in part responding to the shortcomings of the fixed-line network; multiple cellular providers operate nationally with subscribership base approaching 60 per 100 persons
Internet country code .jm .ng
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 8.91 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 64th. 7 times more than Nigeria
1.31 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 76th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 233.58 min.
Ranked 22nd. 99 times more than Nigeria
2.37 min.
Ranked 122nd.

Telephone mainlines 342,000
Ranked 85th.
1.22 million
Ranked 59th. 4 times more than Jamaica

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $15.30 million
Ranked 80th.
$2.13 billion
Ranked 6th. 139 times more than Jamaica

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 3.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 860 times more than Nigeria
0.004 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 34.25$/month
Ranked 47th.
50.42$/month
Ranked 28th. 47% more than Jamaica

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 233.16 min. per capita
Ranked 22nd. 100 times more than Nigeria
2.33 min. per capita
Ranked 121st.

Internet hosts None None
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 383.45$ per capita
Ranked 38th. 14 times more than Nigeria
27.22$ per capita
Ranked 70th.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $174.34
Ranked 53th. 4 times more than Nigeria
$41.53
Ranked 69th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.72 million
Ranked 106th.
62.99 million
Ranked 17th. 23 times more than Jamaica

Internet > Broadband subscribers 9,000
Ranked 58th. 18 times more than Nigeria
500
Ranked 101st.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 8
Ranked 43th. 96 times more than Nigeria
0.083
Ranked 178th.
Internet > IP addresses 202,752
Ranked 118th.
1.01 million
Ranked 77th. 5 times more than Jamaica
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 25%
Ranked 21st.
86.72%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Jamaica
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 5278792000 50000000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 3.62
Ranked 79th. 91 times more than Nigeria
0.04
Ranked 147th.

Number of PCs 166
Ranked 99th.
867
Ranked 55th. 5 times more than Jamaica
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 97.51
Ranked 129th. 39 times more than Nigeria
2.48
Ranked 198th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 45,505
Ranked 127th.
17.34 million
Ranked 18th. 381 times more than Jamaica
Television broadcast stations per million 2.76
Ranked 40th. 119 times more than Nigeria
0.0232
Ranked 19th.

Radio > Total number of channels 0.0
Ranked 71st.
101
Ranked 11th.
Internet > TLD .jm .ng
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 101.34
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Nigeria
41.66
Ranked 134th.

Internet > Livejournal users 305
Ranked 63th. 7 times more than Nigeria
41
Ranked 174th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 47
Ranked 77th. 31% more than Nigeria
36
Ranked 87th.

Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,147.75
Ranked 36th. 8 times more than Nigeria
141.92
Ranked 110th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 1.6%
Ranked 128th.
10.2%
Ranked 91st. 6 times more than Jamaica
E-Government rating 40
Ranked 100th. 25% more than Nigeria
32
Ranked 165th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 95%
Ranked 37th. 64% more than Nigeria
58%
Ranked 62nd.

Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 100%
Ranked 2nd. 137 times more than Nigeria
0.73%
Ranked 54th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 17.64 per 1 million people
Ranked 80th. 71 times more than Nigeria
0.249 per 1 million people
Ranked 152nd.

Radio > Total number of channels per million people 0.0
Ranked 67th.
0.724
Ranked 50th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 1.13 Number
Ranked 18th. 53 times more than Nigeria
0.0215 Number
Ranked 45th.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 0.0
Ranked 67th.
76.53%
Ranked 6th.
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 100%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Nigeria
23.47%
Ranked 63th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 115.61
Ranked 60th. 383 times more than Nigeria
0.301
Ranked 197th.
Internet > ISP per million 8.11
Ranked 32nd. 91 times more than Nigeria
0.0895
Ranked 120th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 5.08$
Ranked 66th.
16.56$
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Jamaica

Telephone system > Regulation 1995 1992
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 31 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 27th. 50% more than Nigeria
20.6 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 37th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 7.5$/month
Ranked 127th.
10.6$/month
Ranked 95th. 41% more than Jamaica

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.103%
Ranked 80th.
0.811%
Ranked 17th. 8 times more than Jamaica

Telephone subscribers 3.04 million
Ranked 67th.
19.81 million
Ranked 26th. 7 times more than Jamaica

Telephone subscribers per employee 686.22
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Nigeria
255.7
Ranked 76th.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 4.08% GDP
Ranked 55th. 18% more than Nigeria
3.47% GDP
Ranked 45th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 982.91
Ranked 108th. 47% more than Nigeria
667.98
Ranked 153th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.14
Ranked 100th. 4 times more than Nigeria
0.279
Ranked 133th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 98.13$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 52nd. 5 times more than Nigeria
20.68$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 69th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.329$ per 1 million people
Ranked 44th. 30 times more than Nigeria
0.011$ per 1 million people
Ranked 104th.

Phone subscribers 466.75
Ranked 58th. 52 times more than Nigeria
8.9
Ranked 150th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 17.65
Ranked 79th. 70 times more than Nigeria
0.251
Ranked 150th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 13.4 million$
Ranked 88th.
2.31 billion$
Ranked 8th. 173 times more than Jamaica

Television > Percentage of private television institutions 75%
Ranked 46th. 6 times more than Nigeria
13.28%
Ranked 58th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 3 Number
Ranked 19th. The same as Nigeria
3 Number
Ranked 24th.
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 0.0
Ranked 58th.
1.98%
Ranked 51st.
Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions 3
Ranked 42nd. 20 times more than Nigeria
0.153
Ranked 54th.
Phone system > International dialling code + 1876 +234
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 15.64
Ranked 127th.
99.36
Ranked 93th. 6 times more than Jamaica
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,145.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 8 times more than Nigeria
140.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.461 per 1,000 people
Ranked 153th. 66 times more than Nigeria
0.007 per 1,000 people
Ranked 204th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $165.16 million
Ranked 63th. 5 times more than Nigeria
$36.59 million
Ranked 64th.

Television standard > VHF NTSC M PAL B
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 141st.
0.0
Ranked 193th.
Telephone lines 316,591
Ranked 101st.
1.31 million
Ranked 65th. 4 times more than Jamaica

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 97,323
Ranked 80th. 44% more than Nigeria
67,776
Ranked 85th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 3.85%
Ranked 99th.
10.19%
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Jamaica

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.31%
Ranked 89th.
0.0
Ranked 115th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 5.07$ per capita
Ranked 67th.
16.36$ per capita
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Jamaica

Internet > ISP > Per capita 8.11 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th. 92 times more than Nigeria
0.088 per 1 million people
Ranked 115th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 51.25
Ranked 86th. 29 times more than Nigeria
1.74
Ranked 159th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 4.33
Ranked 100th. 506 times more than Nigeria
0.00857
Ranked 176th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 23.76%
Ranked 23th. 32% more than Nigeria
18.06%
Ranked 76th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 11.78
Ranked 109th. 14 times more than Nigeria
0.86
Ranked 168th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 22213580000 450309000000
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 9.58
Ranked 124th. 38 times more than Nigeria
0.251
Ranked 196th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 35.56
Ranked 71st. 44 times more than Nigeria
0.81
Ranked 140th.

Internet servers using encryption 96
Ranked 73th.
125
Ranked 67th. 30% more than Jamaica

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 9.45%
Ranked 103th. 2 times more than Nigeria
4.39%
Ranked 122nd.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 128.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 15 times more than Nigeria
8.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 1.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 10 times more than Nigeria
0.117 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 10.23%
Ranked 111th.
81.83%
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Jamaica

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 32.12%
Ranked 51st.
64.2%
Ranked 7th. Twice as much as Jamaica

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $5.64
Ranked 60th.
$12.61
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Jamaica

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.149 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Nigeria
0.069 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 99th.

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