×
Gabon

Gabon Media Stats

Definitions

STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
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
Households with television 53.85% 2002 86th out of 142
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 3.06 2012 145th out of 188
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 > Users per 1000 100.18 2007 103th out of 149
Internet users 98,800 2009 154th out of 206
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
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 187.36 2012 5th out of 200
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 803.51 per 1,000 people 2007 64th out of 162
Television > List of TV stations

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

TeleAfrica - private

2012
Television receivers > Per capita 53.23 per 1,000 people 1997 120th out of 178
Televisions per 1000 47.88 2003 137th out of 191

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; 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.; 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.

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.

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.

We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. We do not implement these annoying types of ads!

We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising.

Please add www.nationmaster.com to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software.

×