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Media Stats: compare key data on Jamaica & Kenya

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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.
  • Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
  • Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
  • 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.
  • 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.

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  • Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Price basket for mobile > US$ 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 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.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 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.
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • 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 > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
  • Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ 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).
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • 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.
  • Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
STAT Jamaica Kenya HISTORY
Broadcast media privately owned Radio Jamaica Limited and its subsidiaries operate multiple TV stations, subscription cable services, and radio stations; 2 other privately owned television stations; roughly 70 radio stations about a half-dozen privately-owned TV stations and a state-owned television broadcaster that operates 2 channels; satellite and cable TV subscription services are available; state-owned radio broadcaster operates 2 national radio channels and provides regional and local radio services in multiple languages; a large number of private radio broadcasters, including provincial stations broadcasting in local languages; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available
Households with television 70.04%
Ranked 79th. 4 times more than Kenya
17.08%
Ranked 114th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 44.12
Ranked 99th. 44 times more than Kenya
0.994
Ranked 158th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 46.5
Ranked 90th. 45% more than Kenya
32.1
Ranked 121st.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 461.72
Ranked 93th. 47% more than Kenya
313.49
Ranked 125th.
Internet > Users per 1000 560.58
Ranked 26th. 7 times more than Kenya
79.47
Ranked 108th.

Internet users 1.58 million
Ranked 78th.
4 million
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Jamaica
Personal computers > Per capita 62.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th. 7 times more than Kenya
9.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.

Personal computers per 1000 62.92
Ranked 76th. 7 times more than Kenya
8.85
Ranked 124th.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) - operates RJR 94 FM; entertainment station FAME-FM; music-based Hitz 92</p> </p>Kool 97 - commercial</p> </p>NewsTalk 93 - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18784064">Full Article</a> <p>Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) - state-owned, networks in English, and Swahili and other indigenous languages</p> </p>Capital FM - private, music</p> </p>East FM - private, for Nairobi&#039;s Asian listeners</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13681344">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 96.54
Ranked 115th. 34% more than Kenya
71.89
Ranked 149th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 936.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 87% more than Kenya
501.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Television Jamaica Limited (TVJ) - formerly Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation, privatised in 1997</p> </p>CVM TV - private</p> </p>Love TV - religious</p> <p>Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) - state-owned</p> </p>Kenya Television Network (KTN) - private, operated by Standard Group</p> </p>NTV - private, operated by Nation Media Group</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13681344">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 181.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 7 times more than Kenya
25.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 137th.

Televisions per 1000 175.19
Ranked 89th. 8 times more than Kenya
21.53
Ranked 153th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 10, FM 13, shortwave 0 AM 24, FM 18, shortwave 6
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,145.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 8 times more than Kenya
142.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 539.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 7 times more than Kenya
81.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 97.51
Ranked 123th. 17 times more than Kenya
5.83
Ranked 186th.

Televisions 460,000
Ranked 105th.
730,000
Ranked 91st. 59% more than Jamaica
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 128.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th. 7 times more than Kenya
17.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 57.31
Ranked 35th. 7 times more than Kenya
8.67
Ranked 124th.

Internet > Internet users 1.34 million
Ranked 108th.
13.81 million
Ranked 35th. 10 times more than Jamaica
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 73.2 Mbps
Ranked 65th.
105 Mbps
Ranked 85th. 43% more than Jamaica

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 28.1 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 55th. 9 times more than Kenya
3.14 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 113th.

Personal computers 166,000
Ranked 95th.
300,000
Ranked 72nd. 81% more than Jamaica

Television broadcast stations 7
Ranked 34th.
8
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Jamaica

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 613.3 million min.
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Kenya
176.58 million min.
Ranked 50th.

Radios per 1000 462.73
Ranked 72nd. 5 times more than Kenya
90.55
Ranked 168th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,102.17
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Kenya
486.26
Ranked 137th.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $470.66 million
Ranked 68th.
$1.76 billion
Ranked 60th. 4 times more than Jamaica

Internet > Percent using internet 46.5%
Ranked 89th. 45% more than Kenya
32.1%
Ranked 122nd.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 2.98 million
Ranked 124th.
28.08 million
Ranked 34th. 9 times more than Jamaica

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.479 per capita
Ranked 61st. 4 times more than Kenya
0.107 per capita
Ranked 154th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 112.15
Ranked 113th. 7 times more than Kenya
16.68
Ranked 155th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 129.04
Ranked 79th. 16 times more than Kenya
7.87
Ranked 130th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>The Jamaica Gleaner - daily</p> </p>The Jamaica Star - daily</p> </p>Jamaica Observer - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18784064">Full Article</a> <p>Daily Nation - market-leading daily published by the Nation Media Group</p> </p>The Standard - privately-owned daily, Kenya&#039;s oldest newspaper</p> </p>The Star - privately-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13681344">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment fully automatic domestic telephone network inadequate; fixed-line telephone system is small and inefficient; trunks are primarily microwave radio relay; business data commonly transferred by a very small aperture terminal (VSAT) system
Television receivers per 1000 181.53
Ranked 76th. 7 times more than Kenya
25.22
Ranked 134th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 70.18
Ranked 135th. 82% more than Kenya
38.48
Ranked 155th.
Internet > Users 1.5 million
Ranked 62nd.
3 million
Ranked 51st. Twice as much as Jamaica

Internet > Internet penetration 46.5%
Ranked 94th. 45% more than Kenya
32.1%
Ranked 128th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 1,018.71
Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Kenya
128.88
Ranked 117th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 982.91
Ranked 113th. 38% more than Kenya
711.74
Ranked 147th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 264,465
Ranked 120th. 5% more than Kenya
251,567
Ranked 121st.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.67 million
Ranked 132nd.
30.73 million
Ranked 33th. 12 times more than Jamaica

Internet > Internet Service Providers 21
Ranked 47th.
65
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Jamaica
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 119,650
Ranked 96th. 3 times more than Kenya
42,913
Ranked 115th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 272,100
Ranked 121st.
283,500
Ranked 118th. 4% more than Jamaica

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 9.55
Ranked 123th. 16 times more than Kenya
0.583
Ranked 186th.

Active military personnel 2,830
Ranked 125th.
24,120
Ranked 66th. 9 times more than Jamaica
Radio receivers per 1000 479.47
Ranked 61st. 5 times more than Kenya
106.07
Ranked 152nd.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 1,017.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Kenya
134.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.481
Ranked 133th.
0.706
Ranked 127th. 47% more than Jamaica

Number of PCs per million 62.92
Ranked 78th. 5 times more than Kenya
12.66
Ranked 127th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 2.67 million
Ranked 132nd.
30.73 million
Ranked 33th. 12 times more than Jamaica

Radio receivers 1.22 million
Ranked 102nd.
3.07 million
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Jamaica

Television receivers 460,000
Ranked 99th.
730,000
Ranked 88th. 59% more than Jamaica

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 2.76 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th. 11 times more than Kenya
0.25 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.87$
Ranked 82nd.
3$
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Jamaica

Mobile phone subscribers 2.7 million
Ranked 71st.
4.61 million
Ranked 56th. 71% more than Jamaica

Telephone system > International country code - 1-876; the Fibralink submarine cable network provides enhanced delivery of business and broadband traffic and is linked to the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) submarine cable in the Dominican Republic; the link to ARCOS-1 provides seamless connectivity to US, parts of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) country code - 254; landing point for the EASSy, TEAMS and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat
Internet > ISP 21
Ranked 30th.
65
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Jamaica
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 264,465
Ranked 120th. 5% more than Kenya
251,567
Ranked 121st.

Radios 1.22 million
Ranked 103th.
3.07 million
Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Jamaica
Internet > Hosts 1,292
Ranked 146th.
27,376
Ranked 83th. 21 times more than Jamaica

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 28.1 Mbps
Ranked 58th. 9 times more than Kenya
3.01 Mbps
Ranked 113th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 3
Ranked 109th.
5
Ranked 93th. 67% more than Jamaica

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 158,000
Ranked 83th.
250,000
Ranked 37th. 58% more than Jamaica

Internet > Top level domain .jm .ke
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.106$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Kenya
0.028$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 68th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 1.51$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 96th.
22.48$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 8th. 15 times more than Jamaica

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 62.95
Ranked 74th. 8 times more than Kenya
8.2
Ranked 46th.

Telephone system > Domestic the 1999 agreement to open the market for telecommunications services resulted in rapid growth in mobile-cellular telephone usage while the number of fixed-lines in use has declined; combined mobile-cellular teledensity exceeded 110 per 100 persons in 2011 sole fixed-line provider, Telkom Kenya, is slated for privatization; multiple providers in the mobile-cellular segment of the market fostering a boom in mobile-cellular telephone usage with teledensity reaching 65 per 100 persons in 2011
Internet country code .jm .ke
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 8.91 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 64th. 37% more than Kenya
6.48 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 109th.

Telephone mainlines 342,000
Ranked 85th. 21% more than Kenya
281,764
Ranked 90th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 233.58 min.
Ranked 22nd. 46 times more than Kenya
5.07 min.
Ranked 68th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $15.30 million
Ranked 80th.
$413.60 million
Ranked 23th. 27 times more than Jamaica

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 34.25$/month
Ranked 47th.
75.93$/month
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Jamaica

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 233.16 min. per capita
Ranked 22nd. 44 times more than Kenya
5.28 min. per capita
Ranked 67th.

Internet hosts None None
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 383.45$ per capita
Ranked 38th. 24 times more than Kenya
15.73$ per capita
Ranked 73th.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $174.34
Ranked 53th. 4 times more than Kenya
$44.10
Ranked 67th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.72 million
Ranked 106th.
16.3 million
Ranked 38th. 6 times more than Jamaica

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 8
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Kenya
1.92
Ranked 87th.
Internet > IP addresses 202,752
Ranked 118th.
1.66 million
Ranked 70th. 8 times more than Jamaica
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 5278792000 6374000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 3.62
Ranked 79th. 362 times more than Kenya
0.01
Ranked 162nd.

Number of PCs 166
Ranked 99th.
441
Ranked 70th. 3 times more than Jamaica
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 97.51
Ranked 129th. 17 times more than Kenya
5.83
Ranked 190th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 45,505
Ranked 127th.
954,896
Ranked 72nd. 21 times more than Jamaica
Television broadcast stations per million 2.76
Ranked 40th. 11 times more than Kenya
0.242
Ranked 15th.

Internet > TLD .jm .ke
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 101.34
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Kenya
42.06
Ranked 132nd.

Internet > Livejournal users 305
Ranked 63th. 7 times more than Kenya
46
Ranked 165th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 47
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Kenya
17
Ranked 106th.

Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,147.75
Ranked 36th. 8 times more than Kenya
136.75
Ranked 111th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 1.6%
Ranked 128th.
2.2%
Ranked 124th. 38% more than Jamaica
E-Government rating 40
Ranked 100th.
44
Ranked 69th. 10% more than Jamaica
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 17.64 per 1 million people
Ranked 80th. 36 times more than Kenya
0.484 per 1 million people
Ranked 142nd.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 115.61
Ranked 60th. 88 times more than Kenya
1.32
Ranked 186th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.461 per 1,000 people
Ranked 153th.
0.721 per 1,000 people
Ranked 146th. 56% more than Jamaica

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 98.13$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 52nd.
185.2$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 37th. 89% more than Jamaica

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.329$ per 1 million people
Ranked 44th. 4 times more than Kenya
0.09$ per 1 million people
Ranked 68th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $165.16 million
Ranked 63th.
$437.63 million
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Jamaica

Internet > ISP per million 8.11
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Kenya
2.02
Ranked 16th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,145.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 8 times more than Kenya
142.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 31 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 27th.
130.4 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Jamaica

Telephone subscribers 3.04 million
Ranked 67th.
4.89 million
Ranked 59th. 61% more than Jamaica

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 7.5$/month
Ranked 127th.
16.55$/month
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Jamaica

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.103%
Ranked 80th.
1.11%
Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Jamaica

Telephone subscribers per employee 686.22
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Kenya
141.13
Ranked 85th.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 4.08% GDP
Ranked 55th.
4.09% GDP
Ranked 53th. About the same as Jamaica

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 51.25
Ranked 86th. 12 times more than Kenya
4.17
Ranked 140th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 4.33
Ranked 100th. 43 times more than Kenya
0.1
Ranked 158th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 13.4 million$
Ranked 88th.
421 million$
Ranked 29th. 31 times more than Jamaica

Internet > ISP > Per capita 8.11 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Kenya
2.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.14
Ranked 100th. 8 times more than Kenya
0.144
Ranked 145th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 982.91
Ranked 108th. 38% more than Kenya
711.74
Ranked 147th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $5.64
Ranked 60th.
$9.58
Ranked 47th. 70% more than Jamaica

Phone system > International dialling code + 1876 +254
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 10.23%
Ranked 111th.
12.92%
Ranked 100th. 26% more than Jamaica

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 32.12%
Ranked 51st. 10% more than Kenya
29.22%
Ranked 61st.

Telephone lines 316,591
Ranked 101st. 30% more than Kenya
243,741
Ranked 108th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 97,323
Ranked 80th. 30 times more than Kenya
3,282
Ranked 142nd.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 3.85%
Ranked 99th.
6.21%
Ranked 59th. 61% more than Jamaica

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.31%
Ranked 89th.
1.26%
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than Jamaica

Television standard > VHF NTSC M PAL B
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 15.64
Ranked 127th.
21.68
Ranked 124th. 39% more than Jamaica
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 23.76%
Ranked 23th. 95% more than Kenya
12.17%
Ranked 58th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 5.08$
Ranked 66th.
11.76$
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Jamaica

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 141st.
0.0
Ranked 132nd.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 5.07$ per capita
Ranked 67th.
12.29$ per capita
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Jamaica

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 17.65
Ranked 79th. 38 times more than Kenya
0.462
Ranked 141st.

Telephone system > Regulation 1995 1999
Phone subscribers 466.75
Ranked 58th. 16 times more than Kenya
29.6
Ranked 128th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 11.78
Ranked 109th. 19 times more than Kenya
0.63
Ranked 175th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 9.58
Ranked 124th. 16 times more than Kenya
0.588
Ranked 186th.

Royalties and fees $2.50
Ranked 29th. 13 times more than Kenya
$0.20
Ranked 52nd.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 9.14$/month
Ranked 79th.
13.92$/month
Ranked 53th. 52% more than Jamaica

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 22213580000 52393000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 35.56
Ranked 71st. 27 times more than Kenya
1.31
Ranked 134th.

Internet servers using encryption 96
Ranked 73th. 85% more than Kenya
52
Ranked 88th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 128.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 16 times more than Kenya
8.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 1.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 90% more than Kenya
0.602 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.149 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 42nd. 17% more than Kenya
0.127 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 58th.

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