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Media Stats: compare key data on Botswana & South Africa

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  • Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
  • Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
  • Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
  • Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
  • 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.
  • Televisions > Households with TV: Total number of households with a TV set.
  • 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.
  • Active military personnel: Active military.

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

  • Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Televisions > Households with TV per thousand people: Households in housing units by type of housing unit, availability of communication technology devices/access to Internet by urban/rural location. Figures expressed per thousand people 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.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
    Arabsat -
  • Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
    Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems. 
     
    Values
     
    “per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.
     
    “sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.
     
    “sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.
     
    “sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.
     
    “ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking. 
     
     “nd”, no data.
     
     
  • Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
  • Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Households with personal computer per thousand people: Number of households that possess a personal computer. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telecommunications > Country calling code:

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

  • Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.

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

  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • 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 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.
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines per thousand people: Number of households with landline phone connection. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • 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.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
  • ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). 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 employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines: Number of households with landline phone connection.
  • Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Internet > Households with personal computer: Number of households that possess a personal computer.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles per 1,000,000 literate inhabitants. 
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
  • 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."
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • 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).
STAT Botswana South Africa HISTORY
Broadcast media 2 m the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) operates 4 TV stations, 3 are free-to-air and 1 is pay TV; e.tv, a private station, is accessible to more than half the population; multiple subscription TV services provide a mix of local and international channels; well developed mix of public and private radio stations at the national, regional, and local levels; the SABC radio network, state-owned and controlled but nominally independent, operates 18 stations, one for each of the 11 official languages, 4 community stations, and 3 commercial stations; more than 100 community-based stations extend coverage to rural areas
Households with television 9.8%
Ranked 133th.
59.2%
Ranked 34th. 6 times more than Botswana

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 8.01
Ranked 134th.
21.63
Ranked 116th. 3 times more than Botswana

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 11.5
Ranked 157th.
41
Ranked 102nd. 4 times more than Botswana

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 113.39
Ranked 161st.
411.77
Ranked 103th. 4 times more than Botswana
Internet > Users per 1000 41.77
Ranked 123th.
108.05
Ranked 81st. 3 times more than Botswana

Internet users 120,000
Ranked 148th.
4.42 million
Ranked 54th. 37 times more than Botswana
Personal computers > Per capita 45.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th.
84.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 87% more than Botswana

Personal computers per 1000 43.13
Ranked 92nd.
84.03
Ranked 25th. 95% more than Botswana

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Radio Botswana - state-run, programmes in English and Setswana, also operates commercial FM station Radio Botswana 2 (RB2)</p> </p>Yarona FM - private</p> </p>Gabz FM - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13041484">Full Article</a> <p>SABC - state broadcaster with 20 regional and national services in 11 languages, including: national English-language network SAfm; contemporary music station 5 FM; national Afrikaans station Radio Sonder Grense; national Zulu station Ukhozi FM; Sesotho station Lesedi FM</p> </p>Channel Africa - SABC&#039;s pan-African external radio</p> </p>YFM - popular Johannesburg commercial R&amp;B, soul and hip-hop station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094861">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 150.09
Ranked 26th. 11% more than South Africa
134.8
Ranked 41st.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 786.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th.
961.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 22% more than Botswana

Television > List of TV stations <p>Botswana TV - state-run</p> </p>eBotswana - private, commercial</p> <p>SABC - state broadcaster, operates three national TV networks, two pay-TV channels</p> </p>e.tv - free-to-air, commercial; also operates news network eNCA</p> </p>M-Net - pay-TV, pan-African audience</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 18.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 145th.
127.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st. 7 times more than Botswana

Televisions per 1000 16.92
Ranked 161st.
130.11
Ranked 100th. 8 times more than Botswana
Radio broadcast stations AM 8, FM 13, shortwave 4 AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters), shortwave 1
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 41.47
Ranked 52nd. 40% more than South Africa
29.62
Ranked 57th.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 541.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.
825.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 52% more than Botswana

Internet > Users > Per capita 44.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd.
108.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st. 2 times more than Botswana

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 80.09
Ranked 131st. 2% more than South Africa
78.75
Ranked 132nd.

Televisions 31,000
Ranked 166th.
6 million
Ranked 29th. 194 times more than Botswana
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 77.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 101st.
105.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 35% more than Botswana

Internet users > Per 100 people 6.25
Ranked 135th.
8.58
Ranked 125th. 37% more than Botswana

Internet > Internet users 241,272
Ranked 148th.
20.01 million
Ranked 25th. 83 times more than Botswana
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 23.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.
25.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th. 6% more than Botswana

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 26 Mbps
Ranked 97th.
881.5 Mbps
Ranked 57th. 34 times more than Botswana

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 14.68 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 83th.
19.01 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 92nd. 30% more than Botswana

Personal computers 80,000
Ranked 113th.
3.97 million
Ranked 10th. 50 times more than Botswana

Television broadcast stations 1
Ranked 40th.
556
Ranked 3rd. 556 times more than Botswana
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 134.5 million min.
Ranked 55th.
1.25 billion min.
Ranked 24th. 9 times more than Botswana

Radios per 1000 137.9
Ranked 155th.
368.63
Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Botswana
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 960.18
Ranked 74th. 2% more than South Africa
941.52
Ranked 76th.

Internet > Percent using internet 11.5%
Ranked 155th.
41%
Ranked 102nd. 4 times more than Botswana

Telephones > Mobile cellular 2.9 million
Ranked 126th.
64 million
Ranked 19th. 22 times more than Botswana

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.141 per capita
Ranked 143th.
0.336 per capita
Ranked 84th. 2 times more than Botswana

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 73.88
Ranked 128th.
87.59
Ranked 123th. 19% more than Botswana

Telephone mainlines per 1000 70.39
Ranked 95th.
100.19
Ranked 87th. 42% more than Botswana

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Daily News - government-owned</p> </p>Botswana Guardian - weekly</p> </p>Botswana Gazette - weekly</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13041484">Full Article</a> <p>The Star - Johannesburg-based daily, city&#039;s oldest newspaper</p> </p>The Sowetan - Johannesburg-based tabloid</p> </p>Beeld - largest Afrikaans daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094861">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment Botswana is participating in regional development efforts; expanding fully digital system with fiber-optic cables linking the major population centers in the east as well as a system of open-wire lines, microwave radio relays links, and radiotelephone communication stations the system is the best developed and most modern in Africa
Television receivers per 1000 18.7
Ranked 143th.
127.06
Ranked 88th. 7 times more than Botswana

Internet > IP addresses per capita 47.71
Ranked 150th.
417.67
Ranked 72nd. 9 times more than Botswana
Average cost of local call 0.02
Ranked 92nd.
0.07
Ranked 50th. 4 times more than Botswana
Internet > Users 80,000
Ranked 127th.
5.1 million
Ranked 23th. 64 times more than Botswana

Internet > Internet penetration 11.5%
Ranked 164th.
41%
Ranked 107th. 4 times more than Botswana
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 438.78
Ranked 72nd.
719.51
Ranked 47th. 64% more than Botswana

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,537.86
Ranked 24th. 15% more than South Africa
1,336.1
Ranked 40th.

Televisions > Households with TV 101,713
Ranked 3rd.
6.03 million
Ranked 2nd. 59 times more than Botswana
Telecoms > Telephone lines 160,488
Ranked 131st.
4.03 million
Ranked 41st. 25 times more than Botswana

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.08 million
Ranked 128th.
68.39 million
Ranked 19th. 22 times more than Botswana

Internet > Internet Service Providers 11
Ranked 82nd.
150
Ranked 10th. 14 times more than Botswana
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 16,054
Ranked 135th.
1.11 million
Ranked 54th. 69 times more than Botswana

Telephones > Main lines in use 149,600
Ranked 132nd.
4.13 million
Ranked 42nd. 28 times more than Botswana

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 8.01
Ranked 131st. 4% more than South Africa
7.69
Ranked 133th.

Active military personnel 9,000
Ranked 103th.
62,082
Ranked 41st. 7 times more than Botswana
Radio receivers per 1000 143
Ranked 142nd.
335.97
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than Botswana

Televisions > Households with TV per thousand people 57.03
Ranked 4th.
134.26
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Botswana
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 466.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.
724.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 55% more than Botswana

Internet > Hosts per 1000 3.3
Ranked 99th.
26.58
Ranked 65th. 8 times more than Botswana

Number of PCs per million 43.13
Ranked 95th.
80.15
Ranked 73th. 86% more than Botswana
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 3.08 million
Ranked 128th.
68.39 million
Ranked 19th. 22 times more than Botswana

Radio receivers 237,000
Ranked 152nd.
13.75 million
Ranked 26th. 58 times more than Botswana

Television receivers 31,000
Ranked 160th.
5.2 million
Ranked 29th. 168 times more than Botswana

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.566 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th.
13.59 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 24 times more than Botswana
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.88$
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than South Africa
0.79$
Ranked 86th.

Mobile phone subscribers 823,070
Ranked 102nd.
33.96 million
Ranked 17th. 41 times more than Botswana

Telephone system > International country code - 267; international calls are made via satellite, using international direct dialing; 2 international exchanges; digital microwave radio relay links to Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) country code - 27; the SAT-3/WASC and SAFE fiber-optic submarine cable systems connect South Africa to Europe and Asia; the EASSy fiber-optic cable system connects with Europe and North America; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean)
Internet > ISP 11
Ranked 14th.
150
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Botswana
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 160,488
Ranked 131st.
4.03 million
Ranked 41st. 25 times more than Botswana

Radios 252,720
Ranked 152nd.
17 million
Ranked 24th. 67 times more than Botswana
Internet > Hosts 6,374
Ranked 117th.
1.3 million
Ranked 34th. 203 times more than Botswana

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 24.23
Ranked 57th.
25.41
Ranked 50th. 5% more than Botswana

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 14.37 Mbps
Ranked 85th.
18.89 Mbps
Ranked 91st. 31% more than Botswana

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 2
Ranked 129th.
18
Ranked 50th. 9 times more than Botswana

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 75,278
Ranked 57th.
1.41 million
Ranked 32nd. 19 times more than Botswana

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 41,000
Ranked 71st.
1.12 million
Ranked 30th. 27 times more than Botswana

Internet > Top level domain .bw .za
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 1.84$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 73th.
4.94$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Botswana

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 40.59
Ranked 55th. 35% more than South Africa
30.17
Ranked 59th.

Telephone system > Domestic fixed-line teledensity has declined in recent years and now stands at roughly 7 telephones per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity now pushing 140 telephones per 100 persons combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 140 telephones per 100 persons; consists of carrier-equipped open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay links, fiber-optic cable, radiotelephone communication stations, and wireless local loops; key centers are Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Pretoria
Internet country code .bw .za
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 4.42 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 114th. 8% more than South Africa
4.11 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 113th.

Telephone mainlines 132,034
Ranked 102nd.
4.73 million
Ranked 27th. 36 times more than Botswana

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 72.52 min.
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than South Africa
27.47 min.
Ranked 80th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $28.00 million
Ranked 70th.
$1.58 billion
Ranked 8th. 56 times more than Botswana

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 21.28$/month
Ranked 98th.
63.21$/month
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Botswana

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 76.03 min. per capita
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than South Africa
27.6 min. per capita
Ranked 78th.

Internet hosts None None
Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.49 million
Ranked 125th.
45 million
Ranked 23th. 30 times more than Botswana

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 6
Ranked 48th. 85% more than South Africa
3.25
Ranked 64th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 1
Ranked 103th.
16
Ranked 44th. 16 times more than Botswana

Internet > IP addresses 100,096
Ranked 135th.
20.39 million
Ranked 20th. 204 times more than Botswana
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 31.15
Ranked 44th.
163.51
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Botswana

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 94200000 6586000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.46
Ranked 115th.
0.87
Ranked 105th. 89% more than Botswana

Number of PCs 80
Ranked 122nd.
3,740
Ranked 26th. 47 times more than Botswana
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 80.09
Ranked 137th. 2% more than South Africa
78.75
Ranked 138th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 348,124
Ranked 102nd.
12.7 million
Ranked 21st. 36 times more than Botswana
Television broadcast stations per million 0.561
Ranked 20th.
13.59
Ranked 17th. 24 times more than Botswana
Internet > Households with personal computer per thousand people 8.86
Ranked 4th.
21.57
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Botswana
Internet > TLD .bw .za
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 77.34
Ranked 94th.
92.23
Ranked 74th. 19% more than Botswana

Internet > Livejournal users 344
Ranked 58th.
682
Ranked 37th. 98% more than Botswana
Internet > Secure Internet servers 2
Ranked 161st.
1,104
Ranked 26th. 552 times more than Botswana

Telecommunications > Country calling code 267 27
Telephone subscribers per 1000 509.17
Ranked 78th.
819.71
Ranked 56th. 61% more than Botswana

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 16.6%
Ranked 76th.
26%
Ranked 62nd. 57% more than Botswana
E-Government rating 48
Ranked 32nd. 14% more than South Africa
42
Ranked 80th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 99%
Ranked 20th. 3% more than South Africa
96%
Ranked 35th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.591
Ranked 81st. 63% more than South Africa
0.364
Ranked 69th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 1.14 per 1 million people
Ranked 129th.
23.3 per 1 million people
Ranked 74th. 20 times more than Botswana

Internet > Livejournal users per million 185.47
Ranked 50th. 13 times more than South Africa
14.61
Ranked 119th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 267
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than South Africa
27
Ranked 53th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.08
Ranked 103th. 3 times more than South Africa
0.386
Ranked 128th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $13.97
Ranked 31st.
$30.87
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Botswana

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,537.86
Ranked 22nd. 15% more than South Africa
1,336.1
Ranked 41st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.584 per 1 million people
Ranked 80th. 60% more than South Africa
0.364 per 1 million people
Ranked 68th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 3.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.
26.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 8 times more than Botswana

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $27.16 million
Ranked 95th.
$453.91 million
Ranked 36th. 17 times more than Botswana

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 295.97$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 31st. 80 times more than South Africa
3.68$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 90th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 1.63$ per 1 million people
Ranked 18th. 96 times more than South Africa
0.017$ per 1 million people
Ranked 92nd.

Internet > ISP per million 6.17
Ranked 7th. 85% more than South Africa
3.34
Ranked 10th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines per thousand people 76.01
Ranked 4th. 25% more than South Africa
60.9
Ranked 5th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 541.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.
825.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 52% more than Botswana

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 8.57$/month
Ranked 117th.
13.26$/month
Ranked 63th. 55% more than Botswana

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.194%
Ranked 67th.
0.411%
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Botswana

Telephone subscribers 955,104
Ranked 97th.
38.69 million
Ranked 15th. 41 times more than Botswana

Telephone subscribers per employee 664.58
Ranked 15th.
725.35
Ranked 15th. 9% more than Botswana

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.96% GDP
Ranked 54th.
5.73% GDP
Ranked 16th. 94% more than Botswana

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 11.48
Ranked 122nd.
83.75
Ranked 75th. 7 times more than Botswana

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.782
Ranked 134th.
2.18
Ranked 117th. 3 times more than Botswana

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 9
Ranked 75th.
314
Ranked 23th. 35 times more than Botswana

Internet > ISP > Per capita 6.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 86% more than South Africa
3.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th.
Royalties and fees 0.0
Ranked 83th.
$1.40
Ranked 31st.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 50,500
Ranked 43th.
7.63 million
Ranked 9th. 151 times more than Botswana

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 41.85%
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than South Africa
10.56%
Ranked 101st.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.556 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th.
0.764 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 37% more than Botswana

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 74.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.
100.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 35% more than Botswana

Internet servers using encryption 7
Ranked 139th.
1,994
Ranked 25th. 285 times more than Botswana

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 3.59
Ranked 116th.
40.43
Ranked 68th. 11 times more than Botswana

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 1562716000 87342000000
Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines 135,546
Ranked 5th.
2.73 million
Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than Botswana
Phone subscribers 213.21
Ranked 9th.
364.32
Ranked 66th. 71% more than Botswana
Internet > Households with personal computer 15,795
Ranked 4th.
968,741
Ranked 1st. 61 times more than Botswana
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 1.05
Ranked 127th.
23.13
Ranked 72nd. 22 times more than Botswana

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 19 million$
Ranked 71st.
1.18 billion$
Ranked 14th. 62 times more than Botswana

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 10.77$ per capita
Ranked 43th.
25.24$ per capita
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Botswana

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 157th.
0.5
Ranked 21st.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 9.56
Ranked 52nd.
11.84
Ranked 46th. 24% more than Botswana

Phone system > International dialling code +267 +27
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 163.61
Ranked 77th.
261.28
Ranked 62nd. 60% more than Botswana
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 8.1%
Ranked 91st.
9.77%
Ranked 85th. 21% more than Botswana

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 14.37%
Ranked 91st. 14% more than South Africa
12.58%
Ranked 104th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 22.19%
Ranked 84th. 5% more than South Africa
21.07%
Ranked 89th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 4.85
Ranked 71st.
6.73
Ranked 66th. 39% more than Botswana

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.053 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 109th.
0.076 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 89th. 43% more than Botswana
Telephone lines 142,282
Ranked 122nd.
4.42 million
Ranked 31st. 31 times more than Botswana

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 8,900
Ranked 123th.
426,000
Ranked 56th. 48 times more than Botswana

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 4.29%
Ranked 89th.
8.76%
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Botswana

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.21%
Ranked 94th.
1.61%
Ranked 60th. 8 times more than Botswana

Television standard > VHF PAL I PAL I
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 10.13$
Ranked 46th.
25.07$
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Botswana

Telephone system > Regulation 1996 1997
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 37.2 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 62nd.
48.2 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 20th. 30% more than Botswana

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 7.41
Ranked 127th.
9.07
Ranked 123th. 22% more than Botswana

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 7.82
Ranked 132nd.
7.94
Ranked 130th. 2% more than Botswana

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 10.37$/month
Ranked 70th.
22.74$/month
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Botswana

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