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Media Stats: compare key data on Argentina & Kenya

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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.
  • News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
  • 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.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Cinema attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
  • 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.
  • Cinemas > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • 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
  • 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.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • 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.
  • Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • Cinemas per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Country calling code:

    The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.

  • 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
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • 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.
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • 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.
  • Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
  • 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. 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
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • 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.
  • 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.
STAT Argentina Kenya HISTORY
Broadcast media government owns a TV station and a radio network; more than 2 dozen TV stations and hundreds of privately owned radio stations; high rate of cable TV subscription usage 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
Households with television 96.97%
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Kenya
17.08%
Ranked 114th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 108.93
Ranked 69th. 110 times more than Kenya
0.994
Ranked 158th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 55.8
Ranked 68th. 74% more than Kenya
32.1
Ranked 121st.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 552.52
Ranked 72nd. 76% more than Kenya
313.49
Ranked 125th.
Internet > Users per 1000 236.68
Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Kenya
79.47
Ranked 108th.

Internet users 13.69 million
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Kenya
4 million
Ranked 58th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Diarios y Noticias (DYN) - partly owned by Grupo Clarin</p> </p>Telam - state run</p> </p>Noticias Argentinas - set up by privately-owned newspapers</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18707517">Full Article</a> <p>Kenya News Agency - state-owned, English-language</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 83.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 9 times more than Kenya
9.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Radio Mitre - private, speech-based, operated by Grupo Clarin</p> </p>Radio 10 - private, news and entertainment</p> </p>Radio Nacional - public radio</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18707517">Full Article</a> <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>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 142.51
Ranked 32nd. 98% more than Kenya
71.89
Ranked 149th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,002.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. Twice as much as Kenya
501.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Telefe (Canal11) - leading national network, operated by Grupo Telefe</p> </p>Canal 13 (El Trece) - leading national network, operated by Grupo Clarin</p> </p>Canal 9 - popular national network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18707517">Full Article</a> <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>
Television receivers > Per capita 222.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 9 times more than Kenya
25.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 137th.

Televisions per 1000 209.37
Ranked 82nd. 10 times more than Kenya
21.53
Ranked 153th.
Personal computers per 1000 83.53
Ranked 71st. 9 times more than Kenya
8.85
Ranked 124th.

Radio broadcast stations AM 260 (includes 10 inactive stations), FM (probably more than 1,000, mostly unlicensed), shortwave 6 AM 24, FM 18, shortwave 6
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 35.52
Ranked 56th. 4 times more than Kenya
8.34
Ranked 52nd.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 797.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 6 times more than Kenya
142.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 230.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Kenya
81.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 243.31
Ranked 68th. 42 times more than Kenya
5.83
Ranked 186th.

Televisions 7.95 million
Ranked 24th. 11 times more than Kenya
730,000
Ranked 91st.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 235.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 14 times more than Kenya
17.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 28.11
Ranked 76th. 3 times more than Kenya
8.67
Ranked 124th.

Internet > Internet users 23.54 million
Ranked 22nd. 71% more than Kenya
13.81 million
Ranked 35th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 40.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 5 times more than Kenya
8.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 12,248 Mbps
Ranked 11th. 117 times more than Kenya
105 Mbps
Ranked 85th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 316.1 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 31st. 101 times more than Kenya
3.14 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 113th.

Personal computers 3.2 million
Ranked 32nd. 11 times more than Kenya
300,000
Ranked 72nd.

Television broadcast stations 42
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Kenya
8
Ranked 4th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 922.3 million min.
Ranked 38th. 5 times more than Kenya
176.58 million min.
Ranked 50th.

Radios per 1000 639.97
Ranked 42nd. 7 times more than Kenya
90.55
Ranked 168th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,296.51
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Kenya
486.26
Ranked 137th.

Internet > Percent using internet 55.8%
Ranked 67th. 74% more than Kenya
32.1%
Ranked 122nd.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 55 million
Ranked 23th. 96% more than Kenya
28.08 million
Ranked 34th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.681 per capita
Ranked 36th. 6 times more than Kenya
0.107 per capita
Ranked 154th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 243.96
Ranked 64th. 15 times more than Kenya
16.68
Ranked 155th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 227.7
Ranked 57th. 29 times more than Kenya
7.87
Ranked 130th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Clarin - popular daily</p> </p>La Nacion - respected conservative daily</p> </p>Cronica - tabloid daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18707517">Full Article</a> <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>
Cinema attendance 32.5 million
Ranked 16th. 38 times more than Kenya
850,000
Ranked 65th.
Telephone system > General assessment in 1998 Argentina opened its telecommunications market to competition and foreign investment encouraging the growth of modern telecommunications technology; fiber-optic cable trunk lines are being installed between all major cities; major networks are entirely digital and the availability of telephone service is improving 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
Cinema attendance per capita 0.856
Ranked 36th. 34 times more than Kenya
0.0251
Ranked 74th.
Television receivers per 1000 222.75
Ranked 70th. 9 times more than Kenya
25.22
Ranked 134th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 100
Ranked 13th.
0.0
Ranked 48th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 344.8
Ranked 82nd. 9 times more than Kenya
38.48
Ranked 155th.
Average cost of local call 0.09
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Kenya
0.04
Ranked 67th.
Internet > Users 9.31 million
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Kenya
3 million
Ranked 51st.

Internet > Internet penetration 55.8%
Ranked 72nd. 74% more than Kenya
32.1%
Ranked 128th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 571.83
Ranked 60th. 4 times more than Kenya
128.88
Ranked 117th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,426.23
Ranked 32nd. Twice as much as Kenya
711.74
Ranked 147th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 10 million
Ranked 21st. 40 times more than Kenya
251,567
Ranked 121st.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 58.6 million
Ranked 23th. 91% more than Kenya
30.73 million
Ranked 33th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 33
Ranked 34th.
65
Ranked 15th. 97% more than Argentina
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 4.48 million
Ranked 19th. 104 times more than Kenya
42,913
Ranked 115th.

Cinemas > Per capita 0.022 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 22 times more than Kenya
0.001 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.

Telephones > Main lines in use 10.14 million
Ranked 22nd. 36 times more than Kenya
283,500
Ranked 118th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 23.52
Ranked 67th. 40 times more than Kenya
0.583
Ranked 186th.

Active military personnel 73,100
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Kenya
24,120
Ranked 66th.
Radio receivers per 1000 680.85
Ranked 37th. 6 times more than Kenya
106.07
Ranked 152nd.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 570.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 4 times more than Kenya
134.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 96.1
Ranked 45th. 136 times more than Kenya
0.706
Ranked 127th.

Number of PCs per million 78.31
Ranked 76th. 6 times more than Kenya
12.66
Ranked 127th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 62.41 million
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Kenya
30.73 million
Ranked 33th.

Radio receivers 24.3 million
Ranked 17th. 8 times more than Kenya
3.07 million
Ranked 71st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 56.73 million
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Kenya
28.08 million
Ranked 36th.
Television receivers 7.95 million
Ranked 22nd. 11 times more than Kenya
730,000
Ranked 88th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 1.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th. 5 times more than Kenya
0.25 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.77$
Ranked 99th.
3$
Ranked 19th. 8% more than Argentina

Mobile phone subscribers 22.1 million
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Kenya
4.61 million
Ranked 56th.

Telephone system > International country code - 54; landing point for the Atlantis-2, UNISUR, South America-1, and South American Crossing/Latin American Nautilus submarine cable systems that provide links to Europe, Africa, South and Central America, and US; satellite earth stations - 112; 2 international gateways near Buenos Aires country code - 254; landing point for the EASSy, TEAMS and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat
Internet > ISP 33
Ranked 21st.
65
Ranked 5th. 97% more than Argentina
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 10 million
Ranked 21st. 40 times more than Kenya
251,567
Ranked 121st.

Radios 24.3 million
Ranked 17th. 8 times more than Kenya
3.07 million
Ranked 73th.
Internet > Hosts 3.81 million
Ranked 17th. 139 times more than Kenya
27,376
Ranked 83th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 32.5 million
Ranked 14th. 36 times more than Kenya
900,000
Ranked 44th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 40.65
Ranked 44th. 5 times more than Kenya
8.2
Ranked 54th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.9
Ranked 33th. 30 times more than Kenya
0.0295
Ranked 48th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 316.91 Mbps
Ranked 31st. 105 times more than Kenya
3.01 Mbps
Ranked 113th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 184
Ranked 9th. 37 times more than Kenya
5
Ranked 93th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.36 million
Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Kenya
250,000
Ranked 37th.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 36%
Ranked 25th.
0.0
Ranked 36th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 1.5 million
Ranked 26th. 6 times more than Kenya
250,000
Ranked 45th.

Internet > Top level domain .ar .ke
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.071$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Kenya
0.028$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 68th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 2.46
Ranked 42nd.
0.0
Ranked 48th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 4.34$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 58th.
22.48$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Argentina

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 35.58
Ranked 58th. 4 times more than Kenya
8.2
Ranked 46th.

Telephone system > Domestic microwave radio relay, fiber-optic cable, and a domestic satellite system with 40 earth stations serve the trunk network; fixed-line teledensity is increasing gradually and mobile-cellular subscribership is increasing rapidly; broadband Internet services are gaining ground 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
Internet country code .ar .ke
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 66.86 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 25th. 10 times more than Kenya
6.48 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 109th.

Telephone mainlines 8.8 million
Ranked 20th. 31 times more than Kenya
281,764
Ranked 90th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 24.99 min.
Ranked 87th. 5 times more than Kenya
5.07 min.
Ranked 68th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $2.08 billion
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Kenya
$413.60 million
Ranked 23th.

Cinemas 780
Ranked 12th. 39 times more than Kenya
20
Ranked 39th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 14.37$/month
Ranked 123th.
75.93$/month
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Argentina

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 25 min. per capita
Ranked 87th. 5 times more than Kenya
5.28 min. per capita
Ranked 67th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 64%
Ranked 28th.
0.0
Ranked 41st.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 379.39$ per capita
Ranked 39th. 24 times more than Kenya
15.73$ per capita
Ranked 73th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 46.51 million
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Kenya
16.3 million
Ranked 38th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.869
Ranked 116th.
1.92
Ranked 87th. 2 times more than Argentina
Cinemas per million 21.6
Ranked 31st. 33 times more than Kenya
0.656
Ranked 40th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 106
Ranked 15th. 27 times more than Kenya
4
Ranked 66th.

Internet > IP addresses 14.55 million
Ranked 26th. 9 times more than Kenya
1.66 million
Ranked 70th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 869000000 6374000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 7.99
Ranked 57th. 799 times more than Kenya
0.01
Ranked 162nd.

Number of PCs 3,000
Ranked 33th. 7 times more than Kenya
441
Ranked 70th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 243.31
Ranked 73th. 42 times more than Kenya
5.83
Ranked 190th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 5.23 million
Ranked 34th. 5 times more than Kenya
954,896
Ranked 72nd.
Television broadcast stations per million 1.18
Ranked 51st. 5 times more than Kenya
0.242
Ranked 15th.

Internet > TLD .ar .ke
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 116.61
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Kenya
42.06
Ranked 132nd.

Internet > Livejournal users 535
Ranked 43th. 12 times more than Kenya
46
Ranked 165th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 465
Ranked 33th. 27 times more than Kenya
17
Ranked 106th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.9 per capita
Ranked 33th. 30 times more than Kenya
0.03 per capita
Ranked 49th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 53.53
Ranked 23th. 15 times more than Kenya
3.61
Ranked 40th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 54 254
Telephone subscribers per 1000 799.53
Ranked 58th. 6 times more than Kenya
136.75
Ranked 111th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 12.4%
Ranked 85th. 6 times more than Kenya
2.2%
Ranked 124th.
E-Government rating 41.8
Ranked 84th.
44
Ranked 69th. 5% more than Argentina
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 2.87
Ranked 30th. 22 times more than Kenya
0.131
Ranked 74th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 11.89 per 1 million people
Ranked 86th. 25 times more than Kenya
0.484 per 1 million people
Ranked 142nd.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 13.97
Ranked 120th. 11 times more than Kenya
1.32
Ranked 186th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 122.81
Ranked 85th. 6 times more than Kenya
21.68
Ranked 124th.
Television standard > UHF PAL N PAL G
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.13% GDP
Ranked 49th.
4.09% GDP
Ranked 53th. 31% more than Argentina

Telephone subscribers per employee 969.08
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Kenya
141.13
Ranked 85th.

Telephone subscribers 30.9 million
Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Kenya
4.89 million
Ranked 59th.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 797.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 6 times more than Kenya
142.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.076$ per 1 million people
Ranked 117th.
0.09$ per 1 million people
Ranked 68th. 18% more than Argentina

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 9.77$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 143th.
185.2$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 37th. 19 times more than Argentina

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 4.8
Ranked 44th. 33 times more than Kenya
0.144
Ranked 145th.

Royalties and fees $0.40
Ranked 42nd. Twice as much as Kenya
$0.20
Ranked 52nd.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 10.88
Ranked 70th. 108 times more than Kenya
0.1
Ranked 158th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 41.79
Ranked 89th. 10 times more than Kenya
4.17
Ranked 140th.

Phone subscribers 416.38
Ranked 61st. 14 times more than Kenya
29.6
Ranked 128th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 11.93
Ranked 84th. 26 times more than Kenya
0.462
Ranked 141st.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.894 per 1 million people
Ranked 74th.
2.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Argentina
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 20.53$ per capita
Ranked 31st. 67% more than Kenya
12.29$ per capita
Ranked 41st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 54
Ranked 27th.
254
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Argentina
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $50.68
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Kenya
$9.58
Ranked 47th.

Phone system > International dialling code +54 +254
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 94.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. 131 times more than Kenya
0.721 per 1,000 people
Ranked 146th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.062 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 105th.
0.127 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than Argentina
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 3.19 million
Ranked 19th. 971 times more than Kenya
3,282
Ranked 142nd.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 9.43%
Ranked 27th. 52% more than Kenya
6.21%
Ranked 59th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.46%
Ranked 83th.
1.26%
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Argentina

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 20.58$
Ranked 31st. 75% more than Kenya
11.76$
Ranked 41st.

Telephone system > Regulation 1990 1999
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 17.29 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 87th.
130.4 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Argentina

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 7.83$/month
Ranked 122nd.
16.55$/month
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Argentina

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.443%
Ranked 36th.
1.11%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Argentina

Internet > ISP per million 0.894
Ranked 80th.
2.02
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Argentina
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $1.33 billion
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Kenya
$437.63 million
Ranked 45th.

Telephone lines 9.74 million
Ranked 19th. 40 times more than Kenya
243,741
Ranked 108th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 1.93 million
Ranked 14th. 18 times more than Kenya
110,000
Ranked 35th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 2.87 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th. 22 times more than Kenya
0.133 per 1 million people
Ranked 73th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 28.74%
Ranked 63th.
29.22%
Ranked 61st. 2% more than Argentina

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 33.77%
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Kenya
12.92%
Ranked 100th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.3
Ranked 30th.
0.0
Ranked 132nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 53.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 15 times more than Kenya
3.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 795.4 million$
Ranked 19th. 89% more than Kenya
421 million$
Ranked 29th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 24.43
Ranked 69th. 39 times more than Kenya
0.63
Ranked 175th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 24.31
Ranked 67th. 41 times more than Kenya
0.588
Ranked 186th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 9.77%
Ranked 118th.
12.17%
Ranked 58th. 25% more than Argentina

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 6.8$/month
Ranked 93th.
13.92$/month
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Argentina

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,519.05
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Kenya
711.74
Ranked 147th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 16660000000 52393000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 19.71
Ranked 80th. 15 times more than Kenya
1.31
Ranked 134th.

Internet servers using encryption 794
Ranked 35th. 15 times more than Kenya
52
Ranked 88th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 227.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 28 times more than Kenya
8.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.597 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.
0.602 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th. 1% more than Argentina

Television standard > VHF PAL N PAL B

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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