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Media Stats: compare key data on Australia & Nigeria

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STAT Australia Nigeria 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 nearly 70 federal-government-controlled national and regional TV stations; all 36 states operate TV stations; several private TV stations operational; cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; network of federal-government-controlled national, regional, and state radio stations; roughly 40 state-government-owned radio stations typically carry their own programs except for news broadcasts; about 20 private radio stations also operate; transmissions of international broadcasters are available
Households with television 96.28%
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Nigeria
25.6%
Ranked 107th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 253.18
Ranked 30th. 2994 times more than Nigeria
0.0846
Ranked 176th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 82.35
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Nigeria
32.88
Ranked 120th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 814.36
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Nigeria
320.5
Ranked 124th.
Internet > Users per 1000 534.83
Ranked 29th. 8 times more than Nigeria
67.94
Ranked 113th.

Internet users 15.81 million
Ranked 25th.
43.99 million
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Australia
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>AAP - Australian Associated Press</p> </p>ABC News - public broadcaster&#039;s news site</p> <p>News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) - government-owned</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 682.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 109 times more than Nigeria
6.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 135th.

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>Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) - state-run, operates 37 stations broadcasting in 15 languages</p> </p>Voice of Nigeria - FRCN&#039;s external service, via shortwave</p> </p>Ray Power - private, owned by DAAR Communications, runs music-based and speech-based FM stations</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 106.19
Ranked 95th. 57% more than Nigeria
67.68
Ranked 153th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,040.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Nigeria
299.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th.

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>Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) - state-run, operates scores of national and regional stations; national services broadcast in English</p> </p>AIT - private, owned by DAAR Communications, broadcasting in Lagos, Abuja and internationally via satellite</p> </p>Minaj TV - private, eastern Nigeria and via cable/satellite</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 548.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 9 times more than Nigeria
59.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th.

Televisions per 1000 510.17
Ranked 23th. 10 times more than Nigeria
52.06
Ranked 134th.
Personal computers per 1000 681.66
Ranked 8th. 107 times more than Nigeria
6.38
Ranked 134th.

Radio broadcast stations AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 AM 83, FM 36, shortwave 11
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 155.07
Ranked 26th. 6 times more than Nigeria
25.41
Ranked 54th.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 10 times more than Nigeria
150.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 550.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Nigeria
74.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 461.61
Ranked 22nd. 186 times more than Nigeria
2.48
Ranked 195th.

Televisions 10.15 million
Ranked 21st. 47% more than Nigeria
6.9 million
Ranked 26th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 477.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 41 times more than Nigeria
11.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 70.78
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Nigeria
15.86
Ranked 103th.

Internet > Internet users 18.13 million
Ranked 28th.
55.93 million
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 160.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than Nigeria
23.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 120,000 Mbps
Ranked 3rd. 923 times more than Nigeria
130 Mbps
Ranked 54th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 5,902.9 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th. 6416 times more than Nigeria
0.92 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 84th.

Personal computers 13.72 million
Ranked 12th. 16 times more than Nigeria
867,000
Ranked 54th.

Television broadcast stations 104
Ranked 7th. 35 times more than Nigeria
3
Ranked 7th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 4.15 billion min.
Ranked 10th. 14 times more than Nigeria
298.74 million min.
Ranked 61st.

Radios per 1000 1,281.7
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Nigeria
177.29
Ranked 142nd.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,112.09
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Nigeria
470.45
Ranked 138th.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $44.59 billion
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Nigeria
$6.43 billion
Ranked 47th.

Internet > Percent using internet 82.35%
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Nigeria
32.88%
Ranked 121st.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 24.49 million
Ranked 40th.
95.17 million
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Australia

Radio receivers > Per capita 1.38 per capita
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Nigeria
0.204 per capita
Ranked 122nd.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 414.16
Ranked 29th. 45 times more than Nigeria
9.13
Ranked 171st.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 561.91
Ranked 9th. 64 times more than Nigeria
8.76
Ranked 126th.

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>The Guardian - influential, Lagos-based privately-owned national daily</p> </p>The Champion - Lagos-based daily</p> </p>The Punch - privately-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment excellent domestic and international service further expansion and modernization of the fixed-line telephone network is needed; network quality remains a problem
Television receivers per 1000 548.14
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than Nigeria
60.54
Ranked 115th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 43
Ranked 32nd.
997
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Australia

Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,160.89
Ranked 14th. 366 times more than Nigeria
5.91
Ranked 193th.
Internet > Users 11.24 million
Ranked 24th. 12% more than Nigeria
10 million
Ranked 26th.

Internet > Internet penetration 82.3%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Nigeria
32.9%
Ranked 127th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 903.17
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Nigeria
133.16
Ranked 114th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,072.93
Ranked 92nd. 61% more than Nigeria
667.98
Ranked 154th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th. 25 times more than Nigeria
418,166
Ranked 101st.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd.
112.78 million
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Australia

Internet > Internet Service Providers 571
Ranked 3rd. 52 times more than Nigeria
11
Ranked 83th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.74 million
Ranked 18th. 402 times more than Nigeria
14,279
Ranked 141st.

Telephones > Main lines in use 10.57 million
Ranked 20th. 15 times more than Nigeria
719,400
Ranked 89th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 45.43
Ranked 22nd. 183 times more than Nigeria
0.248
Ranked 194th.

Radio receivers per 1000 1,377.11
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Nigeria
206.18
Ranked 121st.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 906.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 7 times more than Nigeria
131.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 520.66
Ranked 9th. 75122 times more than Nigeria
0.00693
Ranked 184th.

Number of PCs per million 681.66
Ranked 6th. 107 times more than Nigeria
6.38
Ranked 140th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd.
112.78 million
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Australia

Radio receivers 25.5 million
Ranked 16th. 9% more than Nigeria
23.5 million
Ranked 18th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas 494
Ranked 15th.
4,871
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 30.2 million
Ranked 34th.
114 million
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Australia
Television receivers 10.15 million
Ranked 20th. 47% more than Nigeria
6.9 million
Ranked 24th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 5.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 244 times more than Nigeria
0.023 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.68$
Ranked 105th.
1.49$
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Australia

Mobile phone subscribers 18.42 million
Ranked 23th.
18.59 million
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than Australia

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 - 234; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)
Internet > ISP 571
Ranked 2nd. 52 times more than Nigeria
11
Ranked 61st.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 103.1
Ranked 31st. 28784 times more than Nigeria
0.00358
Ranked 113th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th. 25 times more than Nigeria
418,166
Ranked 100th.

Radios 25.5 million
Ranked 16th. 9% more than Nigeria
23.5 million
Ranked 18th.
Internet > Hosts 11.13 million
Ranked 6th. 10624 times more than Nigeria
1,048
Ranked 151st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 160.97
Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than Nigeria
23.62
Ranked 58th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 5,883.85 Mbps
Ranked 3rd. 6318 times more than Nigeria
0.931 Mbps
Ranked 84th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 3.11 million
Ranked 19th. 13% more than Nigeria
2.76 million
Ranked 14th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 49
Ranked 30th. 29% more than Nigeria
38
Ranked 33th.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 9.3%
Ranked 46th. 92 times more than Nigeria
0.101%
Ranked 42nd.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 3.08 million
Ranked 17th. 12% more than Nigeria
2.76 million
Ranked 18th.

Internet > Top level domain .au .ng
Television > Total number of channels 6
Ranked 35th.
137
Ranked 8th. 23 times more than Australia
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.062$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 34th. 77% more than Nigeria
0.035$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 63th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 1.93
Ranked 48th.
6.07
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Australia

Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.294
Ranked 49th.
0.981
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Australia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 154.71
Ranked 27th. 7 times more than Nigeria
23.62
Ranked 44th.

Telephone system > Domestic domestic satellite system; significant use of radiotelephone in areas of low population density; rapid growth of mobile telephones the addition of a second fixed-line provider in 2002 resulted in faster growth but subscribership remains only about 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services growing rapidly, in part responding to the shortcomings of the fixed-line network; multiple cellular providers operate nationally with subscribership base approaching 60 per 100 persons
Internet country code .au .ng
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 163.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 8th. 125 times more than Nigeria
1.31 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 76th.

Telephone mainlines 11.46 million
Ranked 18th. 9 times more than Nigeria
1.22 million
Ranked 59th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 213.77 min.
Ranked 21st. 90 times more than Nigeria
2.37 min.
Ranked 122nd.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 103.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 25860 times more than Nigeria
0.004 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 22.82$/month
Ranked 85th.
50.42$/month
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Australia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 213.77 min. per capita
Ranked 19th. 92 times more than Nigeria
2.33 min. per capita
Ranked 121st.

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 23.87
Ranked 18th.
33.99
Ranked 12th. 42% more than Australia

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 90.7%
Ranked 14th.
99.9%
Ranked 17th. 10% more than Australia

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $2,038.48
Ranked 18th. 49 times more than Nigeria
$41.53
Ranked 69th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 2,433.94$ per capita
Ranked 12th. 89 times more than Nigeria
27.22$ per capita
Ranked 70th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.12 million
Ranked 33th.
62.99 million
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Australia

Internet > Broadband subscribers 2.1 million
Ranked 14th. 4206 times more than Nigeria
500
Ranked 101st.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 28.7
Ranked 20th. 346 times more than Nigeria
0.083
Ranked 178th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 48
Ranked 27th. 92% more than Nigeria
25
Ranked 39th.

Internet > IP addresses 47.57 million
Ranked 11th. 47 times more than Nigeria
1.01 million
Ranked 77th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 159000000 50000000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 23.98
Ranked 19th. 600 times more than Nigeria
0.04
Ranked 147th.

Number of PCs 13,720
Ranked 11th. 16 times more than Nigeria
867
Ranked 55th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 461.61
Ranked 25th. 186 times more than Nigeria
2.48
Ranked 198th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 21.18 million
Ranked 15th. 22% more than Nigeria
17.34 million
Ranked 18th.
Television broadcast stations per million 5.62
Ranked 28th. 242 times more than Nigeria
0.0232
Ranked 19th.

Radio > Total number of channels 70
Ranked 15th.
101
Ranked 11th. 44% more than Australia
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 130.5
Ranked 5th. 426 times more than Nigeria
0.307
Ranked 60th.
Internet > TLD .au .ng
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 103.21
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Nigeria
41.66
Ranked 134th.

Internet > Livejournal users 34,142
Ranked 5th. 833 times more than Nigeria
41
Ranked 174th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 11,986
Ranked 6th. 333 times more than Nigeria
36
Ranked 87th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 2.15
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Nigeria
0.731
Ranked 31st.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 48
Ranked 8th.
120
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Australia

Telecommunications > Country calling code 61 234
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 1 days
Ranked 6th.
2 days
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2001.09.25 2013.04.22
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price free Free
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,465.08
Ranked 16th. 10 times more than Nigeria
141.92
Ranked 110th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 96.2%
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Nigeria
10.2%
Ranked 91st.
E-Government rating 58.3
Ranked 6th. 82% more than Nigeria
32
Ranked 165th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 96%
Ranked 36th. 66% more than Nigeria
58%
Ranked 62nd.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 2.51
Ranked 38th. 12 times more than Nigeria
0.214
Ranked 94th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 5,416
Ranked 6th.
6,148
Ranked 11th. 14% more than Australia
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 83.33%
Ranked 16th. 114 times more than Nigeria
0.73%
Ranked 54th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 584.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 2346 times more than Nigeria
0.249 per 1 million people
Ranked 152nd.

Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.0981 Number
Ranked 39th. 5 times more than Nigeria
0.0215 Number
Ranked 45th.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people 3.43
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Nigeria
0.724
Ranked 50th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 9.37 million
Ranked 24th. 7 times more than Nigeria
1.31 million
Ranked 69th.
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 99.24%
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Nigeria
23.47%
Ranked 63th.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 0.76%
Ranked 62nd.
76.53%
Ranked 6th. 101 times more than Australia
Internet > Livejournal users per million 1,696.29
Ranked 15th. 5627 times more than Nigeria
0.301
Ranked 197th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,072.93
Ranked 90th. 61% more than Nigeria
667.98
Ranked 153th.

Phone system > International dialling code +61 +234
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 951.6
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Nigeria
99.36
Ranked 93th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 18.57%
Ranked 73th. 4 times more than Nigeria
4.39%
Ranked 122nd.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 19.1%
Ranked 77th.
81.83%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Australia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 21.32%
Ranked 88th.
64.2%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Australia

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 21.61
Ranked 45th. 33 times more than Nigeria
0.662
Ranked 101st.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.6$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 125th.
20.68$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 69th. 13 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. 3 times more than Nigeria
0.011$ per 1 million people
Ranked 104th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 530.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 75715 times more than Nigeria
0.007 per 1,000 people
Ranked 204th.

Telephone lines 9.37 million
Ranked 21st. 7 times more than Nigeria
1.31 million
Ranked 65th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.14 million
Ranked 16th. 76 times more than Nigeria
67,776
Ranked 85th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 10.05%
Ranked 25th.
10.19%
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than Australia

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.45%
Ranked 63th.
0.0
Ranked 115th.

Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 10 times more than Nigeria
140.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 43.72
Ranked 28th. 51 times more than Nigeria
0.86
Ranked 168th.

Telephone subscribers 29.88 million
Ranked 19th. 51% more than Nigeria
19.81 million
Ranked 26th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 506.24
Ranked 39th. 98% more than Nigeria
255.7
Ranked 76th.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.71% GDP
Ranked 17th. 65% more than Nigeria
3.47% GDP
Ranked 45th.

Television standard > UHF PAL G PAL G
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 278.99
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Nigeria
45.21
Ranked 35th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 25.06
Ranked 31st. 2924 times more than Nigeria
0.00857
Ranked 176th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,724.46
Ranked 12th. 990 times more than Nigeria
1.74
Ranked 159th.

Phone subscribers 1,095.01
Ranked 23th. 123 times more than Nigeria
8.9
Ranked 150th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 435
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Nigeria
90
Ranked 43th.

Total number of combined radio and television institutions 2 Number
Ranked 32nd.
3 Number
Ranked 24th. 50% more than Australia
Internet > ISP > Per capita 29.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 330 times more than Nigeria
0.088 per 1 million people
Ranked 115th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.43
Ranked 70th. 9 times more than Nigeria
0.279
Ranked 133th.

Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 7.14%
Ranked 40th. 4 times more than Nigeria
1.98%
Ranked 51st.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 18.33$/month
Ranked 29th. 73% more than Nigeria
10.6$/month
Ranked 95th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 22 times more than Nigeria
0.117 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 563.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 65 times more than Nigeria
8.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.

Internet servers using encryption 26,517
Ranked 6th. 212 times more than Nigeria
125
Ranked 67th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1,212.21
Ranked 7th. 1497 times more than Nigeria
0.81
Ranked 140th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 54800000000 450309000000
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 579.09
Ranked 12th. 2305 times more than Nigeria
0.251
Ranked 150th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 1.1
Ranked 11th.
0.0
Ranked 193th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 2.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th. 12 times more than Nigeria
0.211 per 1 million people
Ranked 93th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.224 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Nigeria
0.069 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 99th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $2.21 billion
Ranked 23th. 60 times more than Nigeria
$36.59 million
Ranked 64th.

Internet > ISP per million 29.06
Ranked 2nd. 325 times more than Nigeria
0.0895
Ranked 120th.
Telephone system > Regulation 1992 1992
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 11.18 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 27th.
20.6 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 37th. 84% more than Australia

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 0.53%
Ranked 100th.
18.06%
Ranked 76th. 34 times more than Australia

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 45.69
Ranked 22nd. 182 times more than Nigeria
0.251
Ranked 196th.

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. 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