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Media Stats: compare key data on Australia & Kenya

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STAT Australia Kenya 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 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 96.28%
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Kenya
17.08%
Ranked 114th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 253.18
Ranked 30th. 255 times more than Kenya
0.994
Ranked 158th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 82.35
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Kenya
32.1
Ranked 121st.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 814.36
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Kenya
313.49
Ranked 125th.
Internet > Users per 1000 534.83
Ranked 29th. 7 times more than Kenya
79.47
Ranked 108th.

Internet users 15.81 million
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Kenya
4 million
Ranked 58th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>AAP - Australian Associated Press</p> </p>ABC News - public broadcaster&#039;s news site</p> <p>Kenya News Agency - state-owned, English-language</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 682.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 75 times more than Kenya
9.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.

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>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 106.19
Ranked 95th. 48% more than Kenya
71.89
Ranked 149th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,040.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Kenya
501.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th.

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>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 548.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 22 times more than Kenya
25.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 137th.

Televisions per 1000 510.17
Ranked 23th. 24 times more than Kenya
21.53
Ranked 153th.
Personal computers per 1000 681.66
Ranked 8th. 77 times more than Kenya
8.85
Ranked 124th.

Radio broadcast stations AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 AM 24, FM 18, shortwave 6
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 155.07
Ranked 26th. 19 times more than Kenya
8.34
Ranked 52nd.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 10 times more than Kenya
142.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 550.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Kenya
81.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 461.61
Ranked 22nd. 79 times more than Kenya
5.83
Ranked 186th.

Televisions 10.15 million
Ranked 21st. 14 times more than Kenya
730,000
Ranked 91st.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 477.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 28 times more than Kenya
17.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 70.78
Ranked 19th. 8 times more than Kenya
8.67
Ranked 124th.

Internet > Internet users 18.13 million
Ranked 28th. 31% more than Kenya
13.81 million
Ranked 35th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 160.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 19 times more than Kenya
8.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 120,000 Mbps
Ranked 3rd. 1143 times more than Kenya
105 Mbps
Ranked 85th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 5,902.9 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th. 1882 times more than Kenya
3.14 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 113th.

Personal computers 13.72 million
Ranked 12th. 46 times more than Kenya
300,000
Ranked 72nd.

Television broadcast stations 104
Ranked 7th. 13 times more than Kenya
8
Ranked 4th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 4.15 billion min.
Ranked 10th. 24 times more than Kenya
176.58 million min.
Ranked 50th.

Radios per 1000 1,281.7
Ranked 6th. 14 times more than Kenya
90.55
Ranked 168th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,112.09
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Kenya
486.26
Ranked 137th.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $44.59 billion
Ranked 15th. 25 times more than Kenya
$1.76 billion
Ranked 60th.

Internet > Percent using internet 82.35%
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Kenya
32.1%
Ranked 122nd.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 24.49 million
Ranked 40th.
28.08 million
Ranked 34th. 15% more than Australia

Radio receivers > Per capita 1.38 per capita
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Kenya
0.107 per capita
Ranked 154th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 414.16
Ranked 29th. 25 times more than Kenya
16.68
Ranked 155th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 561.91
Ranked 9th. 71 times more than Kenya
7.87
Ranked 130th.

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>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 80 million
Ranked 14th. 94 times more than Kenya
850,000
Ranked 65th.
Telephone system > General assessment excellent domestic and international service 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 4.02
Ranked 6th. 160 times more than Kenya
0.0251
Ranked 74th.
Television receivers per 1000 548.14
Ranked 13th. 22 times more than Kenya
25.22
Ranked 134th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 43
Ranked 32nd.
0.0
Ranked 48th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,160.89
Ranked 14th. 56 times more than Kenya
38.48
Ranked 155th.
Average cost of local call 0.11
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Kenya
0.04
Ranked 67th.
Internet > Users 11.24 million
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Kenya
3 million
Ranked 51st.

Internet > Internet penetration 82.3%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Kenya
32.1%
Ranked 128th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 903.17
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Kenya
128.88
Ranked 117th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,072.93
Ranked 92nd. 51% more than Kenya
711.74
Ranked 147th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th. 42 times more than Kenya
251,567
Ranked 121st.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd.
30.73 million
Ranked 33th. 26% more than Australia

Internet > Internet Service Providers 571
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Kenya
65
Ranked 15th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.74 million
Ranked 18th. 134 times more than Kenya
42,913
Ranked 115th.

Cinemas > Per capita 0.092 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 92 times more than Kenya
0.001 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.

Telephones > Main lines in use 10.57 million
Ranked 20th. 37 times more than Kenya
283,500
Ranked 118th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 45.43
Ranked 22nd. 78 times more than Kenya
0.583
Ranked 186th.

Radio receivers per 1000 1,377.11
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Kenya
106.07
Ranked 152nd.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 906.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 7 times more than Kenya
134.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 520.66
Ranked 9th. 737 times more than Kenya
0.706
Ranked 127th.

Number of PCs per million 681.66
Ranked 6th. 54 times more than Kenya
12.66
Ranked 127th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd.
30.73 million
Ranked 33th. 26% more than Australia

Radio receivers 25.5 million
Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Kenya
3.07 million
Ranked 71st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 30.2 million
Ranked 34th. 8% more than Kenya
28.08 million
Ranked 36th.
Television receivers 10.15 million
Ranked 20th. 14 times more than Kenya
730,000
Ranked 88th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 5.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 22 times more than Kenya
0.25 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.68$
Ranked 105th.
3$
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Australia

Mobile phone subscribers 18.42 million
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Kenya
4.61 million
Ranked 56th.

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 - 254; landing point for the EASSy, TEAMS and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat
Internet > ISP 571
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Kenya
65
Ranked 5th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th. 42 times more than Kenya
251,567
Ranked 121st.

Radios 25.5 million
Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Kenya
3.07 million
Ranked 73th.
Internet > Hosts 11.13 million
Ranked 6th. 407 times more than Kenya
27,376
Ranked 83th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 88 million
Ranked 9th. 98 times more than Kenya
900,000
Ranked 44th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 160.97
Ranked 22nd. 20 times more than Kenya
8.2
Ranked 54th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 4.65
Ranked 4th. 157 times more than Kenya
0.0295
Ranked 48th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 5,883.85 Mbps
Ranked 3rd. 1952 times more than Kenya
3.01 Mbps
Ranked 113th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 49
Ranked 30th. 10 times more than Kenya
5
Ranked 93th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 3.11 million
Ranked 19th. 12 times more than Kenya
250,000
Ranked 37th.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 9.3%
Ranked 46th.
0.0
Ranked 36th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 3.08 million
Ranked 17th. 12 times more than Kenya
250,000
Ranked 45th.

Internet > Top level domain .au .ke
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.062$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Kenya
0.028$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 68th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 1.93
Ranked 48th.
0.0
Ranked 48th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 154.71
Ranked 27th. 19 times more than Kenya
8.2
Ranked 46th.

Telephone system > Domestic domestic satellite system; significant use of radiotelephone in areas of low population density; rapid growth of mobile telephones 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 .au .ke
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 163.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 8th. 25 times more than Kenya
6.48 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 109th.

Telephone mainlines 11.46 million
Ranked 18th. 41 times more than Kenya
281,764
Ranked 90th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 213.77 min.
Ranked 21st. 42 times more than Kenya
5.07 min.
Ranked 68th.

Cinemas 1,748
Ranked 5th. 87 times more than Kenya
20
Ranked 39th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 22.82$/month
Ranked 85th.
75.93$/month
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Australia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 213.77 min. per capita
Ranked 19th. 41 times more than Kenya
5.28 min. per capita
Ranked 67th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 90.7%
Ranked 14th.
0.0
Ranked 41st.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $2,038.48
Ranked 18th. 46 times more than Kenya
$44.10
Ranked 67th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 2,433.94$ per capita
Ranked 12th. 155 times more than Kenya
15.73$ per capita
Ranked 73th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.12 million
Ranked 33th. 36% more than Kenya
16.3 million
Ranked 38th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 28.7
Ranked 20th. 15 times more than Kenya
1.92
Ranked 87th.
Cinemas per million 92.36
Ranked 4th. 141 times more than Kenya
0.656
Ranked 40th.

Cinemas > Seats per 1000 23.57
Ranked 4th. 109 times more than Kenya
0.217
Ranked 31st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 48
Ranked 27th. 12 times more than Kenya
4
Ranked 66th.

Internet > IP addresses 47.57 million
Ranked 11th. 29 times more than Kenya
1.66 million
Ranked 70th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 21.51
Ranked 41st. 16% more than Kenya
18.58
Ranked 53th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 159000000 6374000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 23.98
Ranked 19th. 2398 times more than Kenya
0.01
Ranked 162nd.

Number of PCs 13,720
Ranked 11th. 31 times more than Kenya
441
Ranked 70th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 461.61
Ranked 25th. 79 times more than Kenya
5.83
Ranked 190th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 21.18 million
Ranked 15th. 22 times more than Kenya
954,896
Ranked 72nd.
Television broadcast stations per million 5.62
Ranked 28th. 23 times more than Kenya
0.242
Ranked 15th.

Cinemas > Seats 446,000
Ranked 4th. 68 times more than Kenya
6,600
Ranked 28th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 97
Ranked 26th. 10 times more than Kenya
10
Ranked 58th.
Internet > TLD .au .ke
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 103.21
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Kenya
42.06
Ranked 132nd.

Internet > Livejournal users 34,142
Ranked 5th. 742 times more than Kenya
46
Ranked 165th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 11,986
Ranked 6th. 705 times more than Kenya
17
Ranked 106th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 4.65 per capita
Ranked 4th. 155 times more than Kenya
0.03 per capita
Ranked 49th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 19.89
Ranked 31st. 6 times more than Kenya
3.61
Ranked 40th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 61 254
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,465.08
Ranked 16th. 11 times more than Kenya
136.75
Ranked 111th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 96.2%
Ranked 6th. 44 times more than Kenya
2.2%
Ranked 124th.
E-Government rating 58.3
Ranked 6th. 33% more than Kenya
44
Ranked 69th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 2.51
Ranked 38th. 19 times more than Kenya
0.131
Ranked 74th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 584.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 1207 times more than Kenya
0.484 per 1 million people
Ranked 142nd.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 5.06 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th. 15 times more than Kenya
0.333 per 1 million people
Ranked 62nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 5.06
Ranked 38th. 15 times more than Kenya
0.328
Ranked 62nd.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 1,696.29
Ranked 15th. 1285 times more than Kenya
1.32
Ranked 186th.
Television standard > UHF PAL G PAL G
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.71% GDP
Ranked 17th. 40% more than Kenya
4.09% GDP
Ranked 53th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 506.24
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Kenya
141.13
Ranked 85th.

Telephone subscribers 29.88 million
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Kenya
4.89 million
Ranked 59th.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 10 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 0.035$ per 1 million people
Ranked 97th.
0.09$ per 1 million people
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Australia

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.6$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 125th.
185.2$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 37th. 116 times more than Australia

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 0.53%
Ranked 100th.
12.17%
Ranked 58th. 23 times more than Australia

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Kenya
0.602 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 563.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 69 times more than Kenya
8.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 54800000000 52393000000
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.43
Ranked 70th. 17 times more than Kenya
0.144
Ranked 145th.

Royalties and fees $17.90
Ranked 17th. 89 times more than Kenya
$0.20
Ranked 52nd.
Phone subscribers 1,095.01
Ranked 23th. 37 times more than Kenya
29.6
Ranked 128th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 435
Ranked 19th. 218 times more than Kenya
2
Ranked 102nd.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 29.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Kenya
2.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 433,000
Ranked 29th.
523,600
Ranked 21st. 21% more than Australia
Phone system > International dialling code +61 +254
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 951.6
Ranked 6th. 44 times more than Kenya
21.68
Ranked 124th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 19.1%
Ranked 77th. 48% more than Kenya
12.92%
Ranked 100th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 21.32%
Ranked 88th.
29.22%
Ranked 61st. 37% more than Australia

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 530.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 735 times more than Kenya
0.721 per 1,000 people
Ranked 146th.

Telephone lines 9.37 million
Ranked 21st. 38 times more than Kenya
243,741
Ranked 108th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.14 million
Ranked 16th. 1566 times more than Kenya
3,282
Ranked 142nd.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 10.05%
Ranked 25th. 62% more than Kenya
6.21%
Ranked 59th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.45%
Ranked 63th. 15% more than Kenya
1.26%
Ranked 67th.

Telephone system > Regulation 1992 1999
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 45.69
Ranked 22nd. 78 times more than Kenya
0.588
Ranked 186th.

Internet > ISP per million 29.06
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Kenya
2.02
Ranked 16th.
Internet servers using encryption 26,517
Ranked 6th. 510 times more than Kenya
52
Ranked 88th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1,212.21
Ranked 7th. 925 times more than Kenya
1.31
Ranked 134th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,072.93
Ranked 90th. 51% more than Kenya
711.74
Ranked 147th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 25.06
Ranked 31st. 250 times more than Kenya
0.1
Ranked 158th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,724.46
Ranked 12th. 414 times more than Kenya
4.17
Ranked 140th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 579.09
Ranked 12th. 1252 times more than Kenya
0.462
Ranked 141st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 19.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 5 times more than Kenya
3.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 1.1
Ranked 11th.
0.0
Ranked 132nd.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 21.61
Ranked 45th. 376 times more than Kenya
0.0574
Ranked 109th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 2.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th. 19 times more than Kenya
0.133 per 1 million people
Ranked 73th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 381,000
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Kenya
110,000
Ranked 35th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.224 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 14th. 76% more than Kenya
0.127 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 58th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $2.21 billion
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Kenya
$437.63 million
Ranked 45th.

Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 11.18 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 27th.
130.4 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Australia

Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 23.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 107 times more than Kenya
0.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 43.72
Ranked 28th. 69 times more than Kenya
0.63
Ranked 175th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 18.33$/month
Ranked 29th. 11% more than Kenya
16.55$/month
Ranked 41st.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 30.47$/month
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Kenya
13.92$/month
Ranked 53th.

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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