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Media Stats: compare key data on Kenya & United Kingdom

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STAT Kenya United Kingdom HISTORY
Broadcast media about a half-dozen privately-owned TV stations and a state-owned television broadcaster that operates 2 channels; satellite and cable TV subscription services are available; state-owned radio broadcaster operates 2 national radio channels and provides regional and local radio services in multiple languages; a large number of private radio broadcasters, including provincial stations broadcasting in local languages; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available public service broadcaster BBC is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world; BBC operates multiple TV networks with regional and local TV service; a mixed system of public and commercial TV broadcasters along with satellite and cable systems provide access to hundreds of TV stations throughout the world; BBC operates multiple national, regional, and local radio networks with multiple transmission sites; a large number of commercial radio stations as well as satellite radio services are available
Households with television 17.08%
Ranked 114th.
97.5%
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Kenya

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.994
Ranked 158th.
337.99
Ranked 12th. 340 times more than Kenya

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 32.1
Ranked 121st.
87.02
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Kenya

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 313.49
Ranked 125th.
865.38
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Kenya

Internet > Users per 1000 79.47
Ranked 108th.
659.16
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Kenya

Internet users 4 million
Ranked 58th.
51.44 million
Ranked 7th. 13 times more than Kenya
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Kenya News Agency - state-owned, English-language</p> <p>The Press Association</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 9.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.
599.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 65 times more than Kenya

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) - state-owned, networks in English, and Swahili and other indigenous languages</p> </p>Capital FM - private, music</p> </p>East FM - private, for Nairobi&#039;s Asian listeners</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13681344">Full Article</a> <p>BBC Radio - national services include new-music station Radio 1, adult music station Radio 2, cultural network Radio 3, flagship speech station Radio 4 and news and sport station Five Live</p> </p>BBC Radio Scotland</p> </p>BBC Radio nan Gaidheal - Gaelic-language station for Scotland</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 71.89
Ranked 149th.
130.75
Ranked 47th. 82% more than Kenya

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 501.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th.
1,184.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Kenya

Television > List of TV stations <p>Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) - state-owned</p> </p>Kenya Television Network (KTN) - private, operated by Standard Group</p> </p>NTV - private, operated by Nation Media Group</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13681344">Full Article</a> <p>BBC TV - operates BBC1, BBC2 and digital services including BBC News channel</p> </p>BBC World News - commercially-funded international news channel</p> </p>ITV - major commercial network, organised around regional franchises</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 25.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 137th.
521.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 20 times more than Kenya

Televisions per 1000 21.53
Ranked 153th.
512.03
Ranked 22nd. 24 times more than Kenya
Personal computers per 1000 8.85
Ranked 124th.
599.49
Ranked 12th. 68 times more than Kenya

Radio broadcast stations AM 24, FM 18, shortwave 6 AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 8.34
Ranked 52nd.
289.75
Ranked 12th. 35 times more than Kenya

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 142.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.
1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 11 times more than Kenya

Internet > Users > Per capita 81.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.
661.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Kenya

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 5.83
Ranked 186th.
522.08
Ranked 13th. 90 times more than Kenya

Televisions 730,000
Ranked 91st.
30.5 million
Ranked 9th. 42 times more than Kenya
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 17.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th.
554.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 32 times more than Kenya

Internet users > Per 100 people 8.67
Ranked 124th.
76.02
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Kenya

Internet > Internet users 13.81 million
Ranked 35th.
54.86 million
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Kenya

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 8.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.
320.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 38 times more than Kenya

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 105 Mbps
Ranked 85th.
781,554 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 7443 times more than Kenya

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 3.14 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 113th.
13,061.97 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th. 4164 times more than Kenya

Personal computers 300,000
Ranked 72nd.
35.89 million
Ranked 5th. 120 times more than Kenya

Television broadcast stations 8
Ranked 4th.
228
Ranked 7th. 29 times more than Kenya
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 176.58 million min.
Ranked 50th.
15.6 billion min.
Ranked 2nd. 88 times more than Kenya

Radios per 1000 90.55
Ranked 168th.
1,418.59
Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Kenya
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 486.26
Ranked 137th.
1,300.33
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Kenya

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $1.76 billion
Ranked 60th.
$153.19 billion
Ranked 5th. 87 times more than Kenya

Internet > Percent using internet 32.1%
Ranked 122nd.
87.02%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Kenya

Telephones > Mobile cellular 28.08 million
Ranked 34th.
81.61 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Kenya

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.107 per capita
Ranked 154th.
1.45 per capita
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Kenya

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 16.68
Ranked 155th.
519.6
Ranked 15th. 31 times more than Kenya

Telephone mainlines per 1000 7.87
Ranked 130th.
527.96
Ranked 11th. 67 times more than Kenya

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Daily Nation - market-leading daily published by the Nation Media Group</p> </p>The Standard - privately-owned daily, Kenya&#039;s oldest newspaper</p> </p>The Star - privately-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13681344">Full Article</a> <p>The Daily Telegraph - broadsheet</p> </p>Financial Times - daily, business</p> </p>The Guardian - daily, former broadsheet</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance 850,000
Ranked 65th.
139.5 million
Ranked 8th. 164 times more than Kenya
Telephone system > General assessment inadequate; fixed-line telephone system is small and inefficient; trunks are primarily microwave radio relay; business data commonly transferred by a very small aperture terminal (VSAT) system technologically advanced domestic and international system
Cinema attendance per capita 0.0251
Ranked 74th.
2.34
Ranked 16th. 93 times more than Kenya
Television receivers per 1000 25.22
Ranked 134th.
523
Ranked 18th. 21 times more than Kenya

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 0.0
Ranked 48th.
299
Ranked 6th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 38.48
Ranked 155th. 20 times more than United Kingdom
1.95
Ranked 1st.
Average cost of local call 0.04
Ranked 67th.
0.17
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Kenya
Internet > Users 3 million
Ranked 51st.
40.2 million
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Kenya

Internet > Internet penetration 32.1%
Ranked 128th.
87%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Kenya
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 128.88
Ranked 117th.
1,087.6
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Kenya

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 711.74
Ranked 147th.
1,298.63
Ranked 46th. 82% more than Kenya

Telecoms > Telephone lines 251,567
Ranked 121st.
33.01 million
Ranked 9th. 131 times more than Kenya

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.73 million
Ranked 33th.
82.11 million
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Kenya

Internet > Internet Service Providers 65
Ranked 15th.
400
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Kenya
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 42,913
Ranked 115th.
21.37 million
Ranked 6th. 498 times more than Kenya

Cinemas > Per capita 0.001 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
0.035 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 35 times more than Kenya
Telephones > Main lines in use 283,500
Ranked 118th.
33.23 million
Ranked 9th. 117 times more than Kenya

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 0.583
Ranked 186th.
52.88
Ranked 12th. 91 times more than Kenya

Active military personnel 24,120
Ranked 66th.
205,850
Ranked 16th. 9 times more than Kenya
Radio receivers per 1000 106.07
Ranked 152nd.
1,448.98
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Kenya

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 134.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.
1,087.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Kenya

Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.706
Ranked 127th.
134.69
Ranked 38th. 191 times more than Kenya

Number of PCs per million 12.66
Ranked 127th.
599.49
Ranked 11th. 47 times more than Kenya
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 30.73 million
Ranked 33th.
84.94 million
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Kenya

Radio receivers 3.07 million
Ranked 71st.
84.5 million
Ranked 5th. 28 times more than Kenya

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 28.08 million
Ranked 36th.
75.75 million
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Kenya
Television receivers 730,000
Ranked 88th.
30.5 million
Ranked 9th. 42 times more than Kenya

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.25 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th.
3.91 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th. 16 times more than Kenya
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 3$
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
0.77$
Ranked 89th.

Mobile phone subscribers 4.61 million
Ranked 56th.
65.5 million
Ranked 9th. 14 times more than Kenya

Telephone system > International country code - 254; landing point for the EASSy, TEAMS and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat country code - 44; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and US; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (7 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Eutelsat; at least 8 large international switching centers
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 251,567
Ranked 121st.
33.01 million
Ranked 9th. 131 times more than Kenya

Radios 3.07 million
Ranked 73th.
84.5 million
Ranked 5th. 28 times more than Kenya
Internet > Hosts 27,376
Ranked 83th.
8.27 million
Ranked 10th. 302 times more than Kenya

Cinemas > Annual attendance 900,000
Ranked 44th.
139.5 million
Ranked 5th. 155 times more than Kenya

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 8.2
Ranked 54th.
325.32
Ranked 6th. 40 times more than Kenya

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.0295
Ranked 48th.
2.38
Ranked 12th. 81 times more than Kenya

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 3.01 Mbps
Ranked 113th.
13,054.65 Mbps
Ranked 4th. 4331 times more than Kenya

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 250,000
Ranked 37th.
17.38 million
Ranked 6th. 70 times more than Kenya

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 5
Ranked 93th.
109
Ranked 14th. 22 times more than Kenya

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 0.0
Ranked 36th.
25.75%
Ranked 28th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 250,000
Ranked 45th.
19.16 million
Ranked 5th. 77 times more than Kenya

Internet > Top level domain .ke .uk
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.028$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 68th.
0.073$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Kenya

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.0
Ranked 48th.
4.76
Ranked 19th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 8.2
Ranked 46th.
290.22
Ranked 13th. 35 times more than Kenya

Telephone system > Domestic sole fixed-line provider, Telkom Kenya, is slated for privatization; multiple providers in the mobile-cellular segment of the market fostering a boom in mobile-cellular telephone usage with teledensity reaching 65 per 100 persons in 2011 equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems
Internet country code .ke .uk
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 6.48 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 109th.
366.57 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 5th. 57 times more than Kenya

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 5.07 min.
Ranked 68th.
263.92 min.
Ranked 17th. 52 times more than Kenya

Telephone mainlines 281,764
Ranked 90th.
31.8 million
Ranked 7th. 113 times more than Kenya

Cinemas 20
Ranked 39th.
2,019
Ranked 6th. 101 times more than Kenya
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 75.93$/month
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
27.25$/month
Ranked 67th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 5.28 min. per capita
Ranked 67th.
262.18 min. per capita
Ranked 17th. 50 times more than Kenya

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 0.0
Ranked 41st.
74.25%
Ranked 30th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 15.73$ per capita
Ranked 73th.
2,729.11$ per capita
Ranked 7th. 173 times more than Kenya

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $44.10
Ranked 67th.
$2,477.32
Ranked 13th. 56 times more than Kenya

Mobile cellular subscriptions 16.3 million
Ranked 38th.
77.36 million
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Kenya

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 1.92
Ranked 87th.
6.72
Ranked 46th. 4 times more than Kenya
Cinemas per million 0.656
Ranked 40th.
34.8
Ranked 27th. 53 times more than Kenya
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 4
Ranked 66th.
108
Ranked 14th. 27 times more than Kenya

Internet > IP addresses 1.66 million
Ranked 70th.
123.5 million
Ranked 4th. 75 times more than Kenya
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 18.58
Ranked 53th.
750.09
Ranked 8th. 40 times more than Kenya

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 6374000000 8999999000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.01
Ranked 162nd.
28.13
Ranked 14th. 2813 times more than Kenya

Number of PCs 441
Ranked 70th.
35,890
Ranked 4th. 81 times more than Kenya
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 5.83
Ranked 190th.
522.08
Ranked 16th. 90 times more than Kenya

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 954,896
Ranked 72nd.
45.42 million
Ranked 9th. 48 times more than Kenya
Television broadcast stations per million 0.242
Ranked 15th.
3.93
Ranked 19th. 16 times more than Kenya
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 10
Ranked 58th.
467
Ranked 12th. 47 times more than Kenya

Internet > TLD .ke .uk
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 42.06
Ranked 132nd.
125.98
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Kenya

Internet > Livejournal users 46
Ranked 165th.
71,742
Ranked 3rd. 1560 times more than Kenya
Internet > Secure Internet servers 17
Ranked 106th.
33,892
Ranked 3rd. 1994 times more than Kenya

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.03 per capita
Ranked 49th.
2.38 per capita
Ranked 12th. 79 times more than Kenya

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 3.61
Ranked 40th.
106.06
Ranked 16th. 29 times more than Kenya

Telecommunications > Country calling code 254 44
Telephone subscribers per 1000 136.75
Ranked 111th.
1,615.56
Ranked 7th. 12 times more than Kenya

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 2.2%
Ranked 124th.
72%
Ranked 14th. 33 times more than Kenya
E-Government rating 44
Ranked 69th.
54.8
Ranked 9th. 25% more than Kenya
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.131
Ranked 74th.
1.83
Ranked 48th. 14 times more than Kenya

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.484 per 1 million people
Ranked 142nd.
561.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 1160 times more than Kenya

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 0.328
Ranked 62nd.
7.93
Ranked 34th. 24 times more than Kenya

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 0.333 per 1 million people
Ranked 62nd.
7.82 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th. 23 times more than Kenya

Internet > Livejournal users per million 1.32
Ranked 186th.
1,198.34
Ranked 18th. 907 times more than Kenya
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.144
Ranked 145th.
1.82
Ranked 84th. 13 times more than Kenya

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 12.92%
Ranked 100th.
45.41%
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Kenya

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 29.22%
Ranked 61st.
31.51%
Ranked 53th. 8% more than Kenya

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 52393000000 36631000000
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.133 per 1 million people
Ranked 73th.
1.81 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th. 14 times more than Kenya

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 110,000
Ranked 35th.
6.25 million
Ranked 4th. 57 times more than Kenya

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 8.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th.
527.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 64 times more than Kenya

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.127 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 58th.
0.201 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 23th. 58% more than Kenya
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.602 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.
3.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Kenya

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 185.2$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 37th. 513 times more than United Kingdom
0.361$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 107th.

Telephone lines 243,741
Ranked 108th.
33.21 million
Ranked 10th. 136 times more than Kenya

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 3,282
Ranked 142nd.
17.28 million
Ranked 6th. 5264 times more than Kenya

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 6.21%
Ranked 59th.
10.08%
Ranked 23th. 62% more than Kenya

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.26%
Ranked 67th.
7.74%
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Kenya

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.09$ per 1 million people
Ranked 68th. 7 times more than United Kingdom
0.013$ per 1 million people
Ranked 101st.

Telephone system > Regulation 1999 1984
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 142.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.
1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 11 times more than Kenya

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 130.4 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than United Kingdom
11 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 54th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 16.55$/month
Ranked 41st. 18% more than United Kingdom
14.02$/month
Ranked 57th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 13.92$/month
Ranked 53th.
31.28$/month
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Kenya

Telephone subscribers 4.89 million
Ranked 59th.
97.3 million
Ranked 6th. 20 times more than Kenya

Telephone subscribers per employee 141.13
Ranked 85th.
353.44
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Kenya

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 4.09% GDP
Ranked 53th. 30% more than United Kingdom
3.15% GDP
Ranked 81st.

Television standard > UHF PAL G PAL I
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 2
Ranked 102nd.
1,010
Ranked 9th. 505 times more than Kenya

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 4.17
Ranked 140th.
1,478.28
Ranked 17th. 355 times more than Kenya

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.1
Ranked 158th.
34.03
Ranked 12th. 339 times more than Kenya

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 523,600
Ranked 21st.
44.91 million
Ranked 6th. 86 times more than Kenya

Royalties and fees $0.20
Ranked 52nd.
$123.90
Ranked 7th. 620 times more than Kenya
Phone system > International dialling code +254 +44
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 21.68
Ranked 124th.
716.45
Ranked 13th. 33 times more than Kenya
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 12.17%
Ranked 58th.
27.48%
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Kenya

Internet servers using encryption 52
Ranked 88th.
55,564
Ranked 4th. 1069 times more than Kenya

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1.31
Ranked 134th.
904.85
Ranked 16th. 691 times more than Kenya

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 711.74
Ranked 147th.
1,343.35
Ranked 40th. 89% more than Kenya

Phone subscribers 29.6
Ranked 128th.
1,358.44
Ranked 8th. 46 times more than Kenya
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.462
Ranked 141st.
559.31
Ranked 15th. 1209 times more than Kenya

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 3.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.
104.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 29 times more than Kenya

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 132nd.
2.9
Ranked 4th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 0.137
Ranked 82nd.
20.62
Ranked 34th. 151 times more than Kenya

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.0574
Ranked 109th.
16.87
Ranked 52nd. 294 times more than Kenya

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.721 per 1,000 people
Ranked 146th.
135.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 188 times more than Kenya

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $437.63 million
Ranked 45th.
$19.68 billion
Ranked 4th. 45 times more than Kenya

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 0.63
Ranked 175th.
54.08
Ranked 14th. 86 times more than Kenya

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 0.588
Ranked 186th.
52.57
Ranked 13th. 89 times more than Kenya

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators 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.; 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.; 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.; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; 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.; World Development Indicators database. 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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 (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); 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. 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