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Gabon

Gabon Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 4,700 2014 119th out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.15 1998 1st out of 6
Broadcast media state owns and operates 2 TV stations and 2 radio broadcast stations; a few private radio and TV stations are operational; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are accessible; satellite service subscriptions are available 2007
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 10 2011 62nd out of 82
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 28.96 1998 48th out of 87
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 497.84 per 1,000 people 2005 79th out of 140
Households with television 53.85% 2002 86th out of 142
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 83.77 million min. 2004 63th out of 73
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 1.1 2005 88th out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5,000 2012 159th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 3.06 2012 145th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 88 2008 189th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.0593 2008 163th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 105.37 2014 124th out of 233
Internet > ISP 1 2001 31st out of 31
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 200 Mbps 2005 46th out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 144.53 Mbps per 1 million peop 2005 36th out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 144.98 Mbps 2005 36th out of 87
Internet > Internet Service Providers 1 2003 201st out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 8.6% 2013 173th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 138,584 2013 166th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 8.62 2012 165th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 84.49 2013 170th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 8.62% 2012 163th out of 200
Internet > Users 145,000 2007 115th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 99.67 per 1,000 people 2007 106th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 100.18 2007 103th out of 149
Internet users 98,800 2009 154th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 6.21 2008 138th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 649,807 2005 113th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 469.57 per 1,000 people 2005 69th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 471.06 2005 67th out of 167
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 1 2004 154th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 34,800 1998 56th out of 71
Newspapers > List of newspapers

L'Union - government daily

Gabon Matin - government-affiliated daily

Le Temps - private weekly


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2012
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 28.81 per 1,000 people 1998 50th out of 89
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 30 1998 50th out of 88
Number of PCs per million 29.69 2004 105th out of 162
Personal computers 45,000 2005 44th out of 58
Personal computers > Per capita 32.52 per 1,000 people 2005 39th out of 58
Personal computers per 1000 32.62 2005 40th out of 58
Radio > List of radio stations

Radiodiffusion-Television Gabonaise - state-run, operates two networks

Africa No1 - Gabon-based, heard across French-speaking Africa via FM relays

2012
Radio broadcast stations AM 6, FM 7 (plus 11 repeaters), shortwave 4 2001
Radio receivers 208,000 1997 158th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.176 per capita 1997 128th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 182.87 1997 126th out of 179
Radios 208,000 2003 158th out of 221
Radios per 1000 158.08 2003 147th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 17,000 2012 186th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 1.04 2012 175th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 2.93 million 2012 130th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.93 million 2012 130th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 187.36 2012 5th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,794.71 2012 8th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 17,000 2012 186th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 10.41 2012 175th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.77$ 2005 3rd out of 12
Telephone mainlines per 1000 28.36 2005 109th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment adequate system of cable, microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, radiotelephone communication stations, and a domestic satellite system with 12 earth stations 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 241; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) 2011
Telephones > Main lines in use 22,500 2011 171st out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 18.21 per 1,000 people 2007 103th out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 17.44 2009 154th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 1.8 million 2011 139th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 803.51 per 1,000 people 2007 64th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 903.79 2009 82nd out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

Radiodiffusion-Television Gabonaise - state-run, operates two channels

TeleAfrica - private

2012
Television broadcast stations 4 2001 14th out of 42
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 3.08 per 1 million people 2001 7th out of 40
Television receivers 63,000 1997 142nd out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 53.23 per 1,000 people 1997 120th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 55.39 1997 117th out of 176
Televisions 63,000 2003 149th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 47.88 2003 137th 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; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; World Development Indicators database; 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.; 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; 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; 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.; 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.; 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

  • Gabon ranked second for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions > per 100 people amongst Christian countries in 2012.
  • Gabon ranked first for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2012.

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