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Media Stats: compare key data on Ethiopia & Somalia

Definitions

  • Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
  • Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
  • Active military personnel: Active military.

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

  • Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • 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.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
     
     
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • Telecommunications > Country calling code:

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

  • Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.

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

  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Internet > 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.
  • 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."
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone 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 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 > 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.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • 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.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • 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.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • 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.
  • Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
STAT Ethiopia Somalia HISTORY
Broadcast media 1 2 m
Households with television 2.41%
Ranked 139th.
8.45%
Ranked 126th. 4 times more than Ethiopia

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.412
Ranked 168th.
0.0
Ranked 199th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 1.48
Ranked 194th. 8% more than Somalia
1.38
Ranked 196th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 14.4
Ranked 198th. 6% more than Somalia
13.54
Ranked 200th.
Internet > Users per 1000 3.62
Ranked 145th.
11
Ranked 136th. 3 times more than Ethiopia

Internet users 447,300
Ranked 117th. 4 times more than Somalia
106,000
Ranked 153th.
Personal computers > Per capita 3.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 148th.
6.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th. 95% more than Ethiopia

Personal computers per 1000 3.04
Ranked 147th.
6.06
Ranked 135th. Twice as much as Ethiopia

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Radio Ethiopia - state-owned, operates National Service and External Service and regional stations</p> </p>FM Addis 97.1 - operated by Addis Ababa city administration</p> </p>Voice of Tigray Revolution - Tigray Regional State government radio</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13349401">Full Article</a> <p>Radio Mogadishu - operated by transitional government, coverage limited to Mogadishu</p> </p>Radio Shabelle - leading private network; Mogadishu, Marka</p> </p>Radio Banaadir - private, Mogadishu</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094550">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 23.72
Ranked 191st. 4 times more than Somalia
6.72
Ranked 199th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 15.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 161st.
65.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 151st. 4 times more than Ethiopia

Television > List of TV stations <p>Ethiopian Television (ETV) - state-owned</p> <p>Somali National Television - state-run, from Mogadishu</p> </p>Universal TV - London-based satellite station</p> </p>Somaliland National TV (SLNTV) - owned by Somaliland government</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094550">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 5.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 165th.
20.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 143th. 4 times more than Ethiopia

Televisions per 1000 9.47
Ranked 171st.
16.8
Ranked 162nd. 77% more than Ethiopia
Radio broadcast stations AM 8, FM 0, shortwave 1 AM 0, FM 11 (also 1 station each in Puntland and Somaliland), shortwave 1 (in Mogadishu)
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 14.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 139th.
72.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd. 5 times more than Ethiopia

Internet > Users > Per capita 3.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 147th.
10.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 139th. 3 times more than Ethiopia

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 8.69
Ranked 178th.
9.81
Ranked 176th. 13% more than Ethiopia

Televisions 682,000
Ranked 95th. 5 times more than Somalia
135,000
Ranked 125th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 11.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th. 5% more than Somalia
10.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 0.45
Ranked 182nd.
1.14
Ranked 174th. 3 times more than Ethiopia

Internet > Internet users 1.35 million
Ranked 107th. 10 times more than Somalia
138,849
Ranked 165th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 10 Mbps
Ranked 114th. 3 times more than Somalia
3 Mbps
Ranked 118th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 0.149 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 156th.
0.389 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 125th. 3 times more than Ethiopia

Personal computers 225,000
Ranked 87th. 5 times more than Somalia
50,000
Ranked 115th.

Television broadcast stations 1
Ranked 20th.
4
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Ethiopia
Radios per 1000 211.14
Ranked 132nd. 4 times more than Somalia
58.47
Ranked 183th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 47.76
Ranked 180th.
68.33
Ranked 178th. 43% more than Ethiopia

Internet > Percent using internet 1.48%
Ranked 192nd. 8% more than Somalia
1.38%
Ranked 194th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 14.13 million
Ranked 53th. 22 times more than Somalia
655,000
Ranked 154th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.197 per capita
Ranked 123th. 3 times more than Somalia
0.073 per capita
Ranked 165th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 10.79
Ranked 167th. 1% more than Somalia
10.66
Ranked 168th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 8.01
Ranked 128th.
11.81
Ranked 122nd. 47% more than Ethiopia

Telephone system > General assessment inadequate telephone system with the Ethio Telecom maintaining a monopoly over telecommunication services; open-wire, microwave radio relay; radio communication in the HF, VHF, and UHF frequencies; 2 domestic satellites provide the national trunk service the public telecommunications system was almost completely destroyed or dismantled during the civil war; private companies offer limited local fixed-line service and private wireless companies offer service in most major cities while charging the lowest international rates on the continent
Television receivers per 1000 5.28
Ranked 163th.
20.23
Ranked 142nd. 4 times more than Ethiopia

Internet > IP addresses per capita 0.35
Ranked 221st.
1.02
Ranked 214th. 3 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > Users 291,000
Ranked 104th. 3 times more than Somalia
98,000
Ranked 126th.

Internet > Internet penetration 1.5%
Ranked 202nd. 7% more than Somalia
1.4%
Ranked 204th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 5.39
Ranked 165th.
59.05
Ranked 138th. 11 times more than Ethiopia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 223.75
Ranked 193th. 3 times more than Somalia
64.54
Ranked 199th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 797,501
Ranked 85th. 8 times more than Somalia
100,000
Ranked 142nd.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 20.52 million
Ranked 46th. 31 times more than Somalia
658,000
Ranked 159th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 1
Ranked 226th.
3
Ranked 134th. 3 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 37,754
Ranked 118th.
0.0
Ranked 199th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 829,000
Ranked 86th. 8 times more than Somalia
100,000
Ranked 143th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 0.869
Ranked 178th. 27% more than Somalia
0.687
Ranked 182nd.

Active military personnel 138,000
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Somalia
62,000
Ranked 1st.
Radio receivers per 1000 193.94
Ranked 122nd. 3 times more than Somalia
70.43
Ranked 164th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 5.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 166th.
60.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 139th. 11 times more than Ethiopia

Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.00155
Ranked 191st. 14 times more than Somalia
0.000109
Ranked 197th.

Number of PCs per million 3.04
Ranked 154th.
6.06
Ranked 141st. Twice as much as Ethiopia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 20.52 million
Ranked 46th. 9 times more than Somalia
2.3 million
Ranked 136th.

Radio receivers 11.75 million
Ranked 29th. 25 times more than Somalia
470,000
Ranked 132nd.

Television receivers 320,000
Ranked 107th. 2 times more than Somalia
135,000
Ranked 122nd.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.015 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd.
0.553 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 37 times more than Ethiopia
Mobile phone subscribers 410,630
Ranked 125th.
500,000
Ranked 120th. 22% more than Ethiopia

Telephone system > International country code - 251; open-wire to Sudan and Djibouti; microwave radio relay to Kenya and Djibouti; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Pacific Ocean) country code - 252; Mogadishu is a landing point for the EASSy fiber-optic submarine cable system linking East Africa with Europe and North America
Internet > ISP 1
Ranked 20th.
3
Ranked 94th. 3 times more than Ethiopia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 797,501
Ranked 84th. 8 times more than Somalia
100,000
Ranked 142nd.

Radios 15.2 million
Ranked 27th. 32 times more than Somalia
470,000
Ranked 132nd.
Internet > Hosts 128
Ranked 181st. 128 times more than Somalia
1
Ranked 225th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 0.143 Mbps
Ranked 158th.
0.373 Mbps
Ranked 124th. 3 times more than Ethiopia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 3
Ranked 118th. 50% more than Somalia
2
Ranked 141st.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 358,000
Ranked 44th. 36 times more than Somalia
10,000
Ranked 143th.
Internet > Top level domain .et .so
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 4.83
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Somalia
1.54
Ranked 147th.
Telephone system > Domestic the number of fixed lines and mobile telephones is increasing from a small base; combined fixed and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 15 per 100 persons local cellular telephone systems have been established in Mogadishu and in several other population centers with one company beginning to provide 3G services in late 2012
Internet country code .et .so
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 1.36 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 150th.
141.76 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 135th. 104 times more than Ethiopia

Telephone mainlines 610,347
Ranked 75th. 6 times more than Somalia
100,000
Ranked 106th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 123th.
0.0
Ranked 101st.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Pervasive filtering
Internet hosts None None
Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.95 million
Ranked 114th. 3 times more than Somalia
627,000
Ranked 138th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.0139
Ranked 196th.
0.373
Ranked 149th. 27 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > IP addresses 32,768
Ranked 166th. 3 times more than Somalia
10,240
Ranked 187th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 304000000 21089000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.0
Ranked 180th.
0.0
Ranked 172nd.

Number of PCs 225
Ranked 90th. 5 times more than Somalia
50
Ranked 124th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 8.69
Ranked 182nd.
9.81
Ranked 180th. 13% more than Ethiopia

Television broadcast stations per million 0.0143
Ranked 20th.
0.526
Ranked 22nd. 37 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > TLD .et .so
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 2.42
Ranked 178th.
7.02
Ranked 173th. 3 times more than Ethiopia

Internet > Livejournal users 163
Ranked 89th. 5 times more than Somalia
30
Ranked 185th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 251 252
Telephone subscribers per 1000 13.4
Ranked 139th.
70.86
Ranked 124th. 5 times more than Ethiopia

E-Government rating 40
Ranked 108th. 25% more than Somalia
32
Ranked 158th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 2.2
Ranked 179th.
3.64
Ranked 168th. 65% more than Ethiopia
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 251
Ranked 18th.
252
Ranked 17th. About the same as Ethiopia
Phone system > International dialling code +251 +252
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.82
Ranked 89th. 6 times more than Somalia
0.309
Ranked 92nd.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.002 per 1,000 people
Ranked 212th.
0.0
Ranked 220th.

Telephone lines 897,287
Ranked 78th. 9 times more than Somalia
100,000
Ranked 133th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 425
Ranked 159th.
0.0
Ranked 174th.

Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 14.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 139th.
72.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd. 5 times more than Ethiopia

Telephone subscribers 1.02 million
Ranked 93th. 70% more than Somalia
600,000
Ranked 110th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 80.86
Ranked 90th. 8 times more than Somalia
10
Ranked 165th.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 1.69% GDP
Ranked 72nd. 8 times more than Somalia
0.22% GDP
Ranked 78th.

Television standard > UHF PAL G PAL G
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 0.196
Ranked 193th. Twice as much as Somalia
0.0981
Ranked 195th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.0436
Ranked 167th.
0.0
Ranked 199th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 135
Ranked 35th. 68 times more than Somalia
2
Ranked 92nd.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.0405
Ranked 150th.
0.309
Ranked 144th. 8 times more than Ethiopia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 223.75
Ranked 192nd.
225.6
Ranked 191st. 1% more than Ethiopia

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 1.11
Ranked 162nd.
1.12
Ranked 161st. 1% more than Ethiopia

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 3.03$/month
Ranked 172nd.
5.15$/month
Ranked 154th. 70% more than Ethiopia
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 0.922
Ranked 178th.
1.02
Ranked 176th. 11% more than Ethiopia

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 0.06
Ranked 176th.
0.11
Ranked 175th. 83% more than Ethiopia

Internet servers using encryption 5
Ranked 152nd. 5 times more than Somalia
1
Ranked 170th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 8.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 128th.
12.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd. 42% more than Ethiopia

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.117 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.
0.227 per 1,000 people
Ranked 148th. 94% more than Ethiopia

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 1631843000 64783000
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 29.29%
Ranked 23th.
32.55%
Ranked 52nd. 11% more than Ethiopia

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 235th.
0.0
Ranked 124th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 0.0
Ranked 123th.
0.0
Ranked 101st.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.015 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th.
0.428 per 1 million people
Ranked 93th. 29 times more than Ethiopia
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 15.71%
Ranked 86th.
24.93%
Ranked 67th. 59% more than Ethiopia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 23.54%
Ranked 79th.
57.6%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Ethiopia

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.041 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 119th.
0.109 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 69th. 3 times more than Ethiopia
Internet > ISP per million 0.0143
Ranked 27th.
0.406
Ranked 100th. 28 times more than Ethiopia

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