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Nepal

Nepal Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 95,753 2014 30th out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.01 2001 104th out of 104
Broadcast media state operates 2 television stations as well as national and regional radio stations; more than 60 independent radio stations and a small number of independent television stations 2007
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 25.71 per 1,000 people 2005 136th out of 140
Households with television 13.18% 2001 128th out of 153
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 159.43 million min. 2004 52nd out of 73
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 124,000 2012 95th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 4.51 2012 142nd out of 188
Internet > Hosts 42,219 2008 77th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 1.61 2008 116th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 15.92 2014 173th out of 233
Internet > ISP 6 2000 77th out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 47.3 Mbps 2005 62nd out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 1.74 Mbps per 1 million peop 2005 82nd out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 1.87 Mbps 2005 81st out of 87
Internet > Internet Service Providers 6 2003 105th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 11.1% 2013 165th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 3.33 million 2013 77th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 11.15 2012 158th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 109.52 2013 162nd out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 11.15% 2012 156th out of 200
Internet > Users 337,100 2007 100th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 11.66 per 1,000 people 2007 138th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 12.99 2007 135th out of 149
Internet users 577,800 2009 114th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 1.73 2008 166th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 248,820 2005 133th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 9.17 per 1,000 people 2005 165th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 9.84 2005 163th out of 167
News Agencies > List of news agencies

National News Agency (RSS) - state-run

nepalnews.com - private, online news

2013
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 29 1996 44th out of 204
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 250,000 1996 76th out of 183
Number of PCs per million 4.65 2004 147th out of 162
Personal computers 116,199 2004 105th out of 155
Personal computers > Per capita 4.37 per 1,000 people 2004 143th out of 155
Personal computers per 1000 4.66 2004 140th out of 153
Radio > List of radio stations

Radio Nepal - state-run, operates national and regional services

Hits FM - commercial, music-based

HBC 94 FM - operated by Himalayan Broadcasting Company


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2013
Radio broadcast stations AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 2000
Radio receivers 840,000 1997 115th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.037 per capita 1997 178th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 38.8 1997 176th out of 179
Radios 840,000 2003 116th out of 221
Radios per 1000 34.25 2003 193th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 845,000 2012 81st out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 3.03 2012 155th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 18.24 million 2014 42nd out of 66
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 16.38 million 2012 56th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 16.38 million 2012 56th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 52.82 2012 172nd out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 596.19 2012 164th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 845,000 2012 82nd out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 30.76 2012 156th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.04$ 2004 39th out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000 17.74 2005 115th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment poor telephone and telegraph service; fair radiotelephone communication service and mobile-cellular telephone network 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 977; radiotelephone communications; microwave and fiber landlines to India; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) 2012
Telephones > Main lines in use 845,500 2011 85th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 26.52 per 1,000 people 2007 101st out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 30.91 2009 144th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 13.36 million 2011 55th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 41.83 per 1,000 people 2006 143th out of 148
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 286.98 2009 159th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

Nepal Television Corporation (NTV) - state-run, operates NTV and NTV Metro channels

Kantipur TV - private

Image Channel TV - private


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2013
Television broadcast stations 1 1998 10th out of 11
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.043 per 1 million people 1998 8th out of 9
Television receivers 130,000 1997 123th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 5.71 per 1,000 people 1997 162nd out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 6.01 1997 160th out of 176
Televisions 130,000 2003 127th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 5.3 2003 180th 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; World Development Indicators database; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users ("Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" , International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; ITU. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; International Telecommunications Union; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of mobile phones in use; 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.

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  • Nepal ranked second last for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions > per 100 people amongst Cold countries in 2012.

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