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Media Stats: compare key data on Australia & Eritrea

Definitions

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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)
  • 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.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ 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).
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • 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.
  • 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."
STAT Australia Eritrea HISTORY
Broadcast media the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as Australia Network, a TV service that broadcasts throughout the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster; Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a second large public broadcaster, operates radio and TV networks broadcasting in multiple languages; several large national commercial TV networks, a large number of local commercial TV stations, and hundreds of commercial radio stations are accessible; cable and satellite systems are available government controls broadcast media with private ownership prohibited; 1 state-owned TV station; state-owned radio operates 2 networks; purchases of satellite dishes and subscriptions to international broadcast media are permitted
Households with television 96.28%
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Eritrea
14.37%
Ranked 48th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 253.18
Ranked 30th. 12418 times more than Eritrea
0.0204
Ranked 184th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 82.35
Ranked 24th. 103 times more than Eritrea
0.8
Ranked 201st.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 814.36
Ranked 26th. 104 times more than Eritrea
7.81
Ranked 205th.
Internet > Users per 1000 534.83
Ranked 29th. 23 times more than Eritrea
23.03
Ranked 128th.

Internet users 15.81 million
Ranked 25th. 79 times more than Eritrea
200,000
Ranked 4th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>AAP - Australian Associated Press</p> </p>ABC News - public broadcaster&#039;s news site</p> <p>Shabait.com - Ministry of Information website</p> </p>Erina (Eritrean News Agency) - state-run</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 682.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 86 times more than Eritrea
7.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>ABC - public, operates speech-cultural network Radio National, ABC NewsRadio, youth network Triple J, ABC Classic FM and local services</p> </p>Radio Australia - ABC&#039;s external service, targeted at Asia-Pacific</p> </p>SBS Radio - public, multilingual</p> <p>Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea (Dimtsi Hafash) - state-run, operates two networks, programmes in 11 languages</p> </p>Radio Zara - state-run, FM network</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 106.19
Ranked 95th. 19 times more than Eritrea
5.47
Ranked 200th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,040.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 73 times more than Eritrea
14.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 162nd.

Television > List of TV stations <p>ABC - national, public</p> </p>ABC News 24 - ABC&#039;s news TV</p> </p>Australia Network - international channel operated by ABC</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15675260">Full Article</a> <p>Eri TV - state-run</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 548.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 1763 times more than Eritrea
0.311 per 1,000 people
Ranked 176th.

Televisions per 1000 510.17
Ranked 23th. 2282 times more than Eritrea
0.224
Ranked 191st.
Personal computers per 1000 681.66
Ranked 8th. 95 times more than Eritrea
7.21
Ranked 52nd.

Radio broadcast stations AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 AM 2, FM NA, shortwave 2
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 83 times more than Eritrea
17.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 550.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 22 times more than Eritrea
24.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 130th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 461.61
Ranked 22nd. 47 times more than Eritrea
9.8
Ranked 177th.

Televisions 10.15 million
Ranked 21st. 10150 times more than Eritrea
1,000
Ranked 209th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 477.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 58 times more than Eritrea
8.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd.

Internet users > Per 100 people 70.78
Ranked 19th. 17 times more than Eritrea
4.06
Ranked 148th.

Internet > Internet users 18.13 million
Ranked 28th. 372 times more than Eritrea
48,692
Ranked 180th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 120,000 Mbps
Ranked 3rd. 15000 times more than Eritrea
8 Mbps
Ranked 81st.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 5,902.9 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th. 3247 times more than Eritrea
1.82 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 81st.

Personal computers 13.72 million
Ranked 12th. 392 times more than Eritrea
35,000
Ranked 47th.

Television broadcast stations 104
Ranked 7th. 52 times more than Eritrea
2
Ranked 29th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 4.15 billion min.
Ranked 10th. 98 times more than Eritrea
42.21 million min.
Ranked 69th.

Radios per 1000 1,281.7
Ranked 6th. 17 times more than Eritrea
77.14
Ranked 174th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,112.09
Ranked 50th. 44 times more than Eritrea
25.39
Ranked 183th.

Internet > Percent using internet 82.35%
Ranked 22nd. 103 times more than Eritrea
0.8%
Ranked 199th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 24.49 million
Ranked 40th. 101 times more than Eritrea
241,900
Ranked 167th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 1.38 per capita
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Eritrea
0.107 per capita
Ranked 153th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 414.16
Ranked 29th. 47 times more than Eritrea
8.73
Ranked 174th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 561.91
Ranked 9th. 72 times more than Eritrea
7.77
Ranked 131st.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>The Sydney Morning Herald - daily</p> </p>Herald Sun - Melbourne-based daily</p> </p>The Australian - national daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15675260">Full Article</a> <p>Hadas Eritrea - government-owned, published three days a week</p> </p>Eritrea Profile - government-owned weekly, in English</p> </p>Tirigta - pro-government youth weekly owned by ruling party</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13349077">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment excellent domestic and international service inadequate; most fixed-line telephones are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system; cell phones in increasing use throughout the country
Television receivers per 1000 548.14
Ranked 13th. 1952 times more than Eritrea
0.281
Ranked 175th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,160.89
Ranked 14th. 3225 times more than Eritrea
0.67
Ranked 216th.
Average cost of local call 0.11
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Eritrea
0.03
Ranked 75th.
Internet > Users 11.24 million
Ranked 24th. 94 times more than Eritrea
120,000
Ranked 117th.

Internet > Internet penetration 82.3%
Ranked 25th. 103 times more than Eritrea
0.8%
Ranked 209th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 903.17
Ranked 28th. 108 times more than Eritrea
8.33
Ranked 164th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,072.93
Ranked 92nd. 22 times more than Eritrea
49.79
Ranked 200th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th. 174 times more than Eritrea
60,090
Ranked 154th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd. 80 times more than Eritrea
305,283
Ranked 170th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 571
Ranked 3rd. 114 times more than Eritrea
5
Ranked 117th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.74 million
Ranked 18th. 45944 times more than Eritrea
125
Ranked 183th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 10.57 million
Ranked 20th. 181 times more than Eritrea
58,500
Ranked 151st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 45.43
Ranked 22nd. 46 times more than Eritrea
0.98
Ranked 176th.

Radio receivers per 1000 1,377.11
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Eritrea
96.9
Ranked 155th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 906.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 99 times more than Eritrea
9.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 164th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 520.66
Ranked 9th. 2609 times more than Eritrea
0.2
Ranked 145th.

Number of PCs per million 681.66
Ranked 6th. 212 times more than Eritrea
3.22
Ranked 153th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd. 80 times more than Eritrea
305,283
Ranked 169th.

Radio receivers 25.5 million
Ranked 16th. 74 times more than Eritrea
345,000
Ranked 142nd.

Television receivers 10.15 million
Ranked 20th. 10150 times more than Eritrea
1,000
Ranked 182nd.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 5.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 13 times more than Eritrea
0.441 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.68$
Ranked 105th.
3.59$
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Australia

Mobile phone subscribers 18.42 million
Ranked 23th. 456 times more than Eritrea
40,438
Ranked 159th.

Telephone system > International country code - 61; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 optical telecommunications submarine cable with links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; the Southern Cross fiber optic submarine cable provides links to New Zealand and the United States; satellite earth stations - 19 (10 Intelsat - 4 Indian Ocean and 6 Pacific Ocean, 2 Inmarsat - Indian and Pacific Ocean regions, 2 Globalstar, 5 other) country code - 291
Internet > ISP 571
Ranked 2nd. 114 times more than Eritrea
5
Ranked 23th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th. 174 times more than Eritrea
60,090
Ranked 154th.

Radios 25.5 million
Ranked 16th. 74 times more than Eritrea
345,000
Ranked 142nd.
Internet > Hosts 11.13 million
Ranked 6th. 10367 times more than Eritrea
1,074
Ranked 150th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 5,883.85 Mbps
Ranked 3rd. 3570 times more than Eritrea
1.65 Mbps
Ranked 82nd.

Internet > Top level domain .au .er
Telephone system > Domestic domestic satellite system; significant use of radiotelephone in areas of low population density; rapid growth of mobile telephones combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership is less than 5 per 100 persons
Internet country code .au .er
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 163.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 8th. 20 times more than Eritrea
8.25 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 66th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 213.77 min.
Ranked 21st. 24 times more than Eritrea
9.05 min.
Ranked 63th.

Telephone mainlines 11.46 million
Ranked 18th. 304 times more than Eritrea
37,712
Ranked 125th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 22.82$/month
Ranked 85th.
28.63$/month
Ranked 61st. 25% more than Australia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 213.77 min. per capita
Ranked 19th. 21 times more than Eritrea
9.97 min. per capita
Ranked 63th.

Internet hosts None None
Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.12 million
Ranked 33th. 204 times more than Eritrea
108,631
Ranked 166th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 28.7
Ranked 20th. 26 times more than Eritrea
1.12
Ranked 109th.
Internet > IP addresses 47.57 million
Ranked 11th. 11615 times more than Eritrea
4,096
Ranked 205th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 159000000 240600000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 23.98
Ranked 19th.
0.0
Ranked 173th.

Number of PCs 13,720
Ranked 11th. 915 times more than Eritrea
15
Ranked 156th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 461.61
Ranked 25th. 47 times more than Eritrea
9.8
Ranked 181st.

Television broadcast stations per million 5.62
Ranked 28th. 14 times more than Eritrea
0.397
Ranked 30th.

Internet > TLD .au .er
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 103.21
Ranked 56th. 47 times more than Eritrea
2.2
Ranked 179th.

Internet > Livejournal users 34,142
Ranked 5th. 794 times more than Eritrea
43
Ranked 171st.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 61 291
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,465.08
Ranked 16th. 91 times more than Eritrea
16.1
Ranked 138th.

E-Government rating 58.3
Ranked 6th. 62% more than Eritrea
36
Ranked 134th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 1,696.29
Ranked 15th. 184 times more than Eritrea
9.22
Ranked 145th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.71% GDP
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Eritrea
2.63% GDP
Ranked 60th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 506.24
Ranked 39th. 7 times more than Eritrea
71.24
Ranked 92nd.

Telephone subscribers 29.88 million
Ranked 19th. 382 times more than Eritrea
78,150
Ranked 134th.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 83 times more than Eritrea
17.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 0.53%
Ranked 100th.
61.53%
Ranked 2nd. 116 times more than Australia

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 54800000000 394739500
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 25.06
Ranked 31st. 11188 times more than Eritrea
0.00224
Ranked 184th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 435
Ranked 19th. 145 times more than Eritrea
3
Ranked 95th.
Phone system > International dialling code +61 +291
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 19.1%
Ranked 77th. 15% more than Eritrea
16.56%
Ranked 96th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 21.32%
Ranked 88th. 2% more than Eritrea
20.96%
Ranked 97th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 530.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 2718 times more than Eritrea
0.195 per 1,000 people
Ranked 165th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $2.21 billion
Ranked 23th. 269 times more than Eritrea
$8.24 million
Ranked 90th.

Telephone system > Regulation 1992 1998
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 11.18 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 27th.
54.32 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Australia

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 43.72
Ranked 28th. 53 times more than Eritrea
0.82
Ranked 171st.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 45.69
Ranked 22nd. 42 times more than Eritrea
1.08
Ranked 175th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 30.47$/month
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Eritrea
6.23$/month
Ranked 117th.

Internet > ISP per million 29.06
Ranked 2nd. 24 times more than Eritrea
1.22
Ranked 20th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,072.93
Ranked 90th. 22 times more than Eritrea
49.79
Ranked 197th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 563.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 66 times more than Eritrea
8.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 127th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 13 times more than Eritrea
0.197 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.6$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 125th.
5,653.33$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 6th. 3536 times more than Australia

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.035$ per 1 million people
Ranked 97th.
0.848$ per 1 million people
Ranked 25th. 24 times more than Australia

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 21.61
Ranked 45th. 34 times more than Eritrea
0.643
Ranked 102nd.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 1.1
Ranked 11th.
0.0
Ranked 131st.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.224 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Eritrea
0.036 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 126th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 29.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 22 times more than Eritrea
1.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th.
Telephone lines 9.37 million
Ranked 21st. 232 times more than Eritrea
40,415
Ranked 154th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.14 million
Ranked 16th.
0.0
Ranked 175th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 10.05%
Ranked 25th. 93% more than Eritrea
5.2%
Ranked 95th.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.45%
Ranked 63th. 7 times more than Eritrea
0.22%
Ranked 98th.

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. 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