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Media Stats: compare key data on Kenya & Namibia

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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.
  • News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
  • Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
  • Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
  • Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
  • Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
  • Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • 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.
  • Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
  • Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telecommunications > Country calling code:

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

  • Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.

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

  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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."
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • 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.
  • 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 > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles per 1,000,000 literate inhabitants. 
  • 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.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
  • Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Price basket for mobile > US$ 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 Kenya Namibia HISTORY
Broadcast media 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 1
Households with television 17.08%
Ranked 114th.
39.22%
Ranked 95th. 2 times more than Kenya

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.994
Ranked 158th.
29.09
Ranked 109th. 29 times more than Kenya

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 32.1
Ranked 121st. 2 times more than Namibia
12.94
Ranked 153th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 313.49
Ranked 125th. 2 times more than Namibia
128.4
Ranked 157th.
Internet > Users per 1000 79.47
Ranked 108th. 64% more than Namibia
48.54
Ranked 119th.

Internet users 4 million
Ranked 58th. 31 times more than Namibia
127,500
Ranked 145th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Kenya News Agency - state-owned, English-language</p> <p>Namibia Press Agency (Nampa)</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 9.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.
109.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 12 times more than Kenya

Radio > List of radio stations <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> <p>Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) - state-run</p> </p>Kudu FM - private, music</p> </p>Radiowave - private, music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13890725">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 71.89
Ranked 149th.
103
Ranked 103th. 43% more than Kenya

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 501.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 29% more than Namibia
389.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th.

Television > List of TV stations <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> <p>Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) - national state broadcaster</p> </p>One Africa TV - private, free-to-air</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 25.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 137th.
34.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 127th. 34% more than Kenya

Televisions per 1000 21.53
Ranked 153th.
30.28
Ranked 146th. 41% more than Kenya
Personal computers per 1000 8.85
Ranked 124th.
109.82
Ranked 59th. 12 times more than Kenya

Radio broadcast stations AM 24, FM 18, shortwave 6 AM 2, FM 39, shortwave 4
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 8.34
Ranked 52nd.
27.99
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Kenya

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 142.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.
206.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th. 44% more than Kenya

Internet > Users > Per capita 81.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th. 65% more than Namibia
49.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 5.83
Ranked 186th.
75.79
Ranked 135th. 13 times more than Kenya

Televisions 730,000
Ranked 91st. 12 times more than Namibia
60,000
Ranked 151st.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 17.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th.
67.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th. 4 times more than Kenya

Internet users > Per 100 people 8.67
Ranked 124th. 63% more than Namibia
5.33
Ranked 142nd.

Internet > Internet users 13.81 million
Ranked 35th. 49 times more than Namibia
280,288
Ranked 143th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 8.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.
17.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Kenya

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 105 Mbps
Ranked 85th. 12 times more than Namibia
9 Mbps
Ranked 114th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 3.14 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 113th.
4.48 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 110th. 43% more than Kenya

Personal computers 300,000
Ranked 72nd. 36% more than Namibia
220,000
Ranked 88th.

Television broadcast stations 8
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Namibia
2
Ranked 14th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 176.58 million min.
Ranked 50th. 57% more than Namibia
112.7 million min.
Ranked 76th.

Radios per 1000 90.55
Ranked 168th.
117.1
Ranked 161st. 29% more than Kenya
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 486.26
Ranked 137th.
567.76
Ranked 126th. 17% more than Kenya

Internet > Percent using internet 32.1%
Ranked 122nd. 2 times more than Namibia
12.94%
Ranked 151st.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 28.08 million
Ranked 34th. 13 times more than Namibia
2.24 million
Ranked 130th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.107 per capita
Ranked 154th.
0.132 per capita
Ranked 144th. 23% more than Kenya

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 16.68
Ranked 155th.
66.29
Ranked 132nd. 4 times more than Kenya

Telephone mainlines per 1000 7.87
Ranked 130th.
63.86
Ranked 114th. 8 times more than Kenya

Newspapers > List of newspapers <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> <p>The Namibian - private, English and Oshiwambo-language daily</p> </p>Namibia Economist - daily</p> </p>Die Republikein - Afrikaans daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13890725">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment 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 good system; core fiber-optic network links most centers and connections are now digital
Television receivers per 1000 25.22
Ranked 134th.
34.13
Ranked 125th. 35% more than Kenya

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 0.0
Ranked 48th.
1
Ranked 78th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita 38.48
Ranked 155th.
91.96
Ranked 128th. 2 times more than Kenya
Average cost of local call 0.04
Ranked 67th. 33% more than Namibia
0.03
Ranked 73th.
Internet > Users 3 million
Ranked 51st. 30 times more than Namibia
101,000
Ranked 120th.

Internet > Internet penetration 32.1%
Ranked 128th. 2 times more than Namibia
12.9%
Ranked 160th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 128.88
Ranked 117th.
244.2
Ranked 97th. 89% more than Kenya

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 711.74
Ranked 147th.
1,077.92
Ranked 91st. 51% more than Kenya

Telecoms > Telephone lines 251,567
Ranked 121st. 47% more than Namibia
171,249
Ranked 128th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.73 million
Ranked 33th. 13 times more than Namibia
2.44 million
Ranked 134th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 65
Ranked 15th. 33 times more than Namibia
2
Ranked 142nd.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 42,913
Ranked 115th.
65,719
Ranked 107th. 53% more than Kenya

Telephones > Main lines in use 283,500
Ranked 118th. 2 times more than Namibia
140,000
Ranked 135th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 0.583
Ranked 186th.
7.58
Ranked 135th. 13 times more than Kenya

Active military personnel 24,120
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Namibia
9,200
Ranked 102nd.
Radio receivers per 1000 106.07
Ranked 152nd.
131.97
Ranked 145th. 24% more than Kenya

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 134.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.
243.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. 81% more than Kenya

Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.706
Ranked 127th.
2.98
Ranked 106th. 4 times more than Kenya

Number of PCs per million 12.66
Ranked 127th.
109.82
Ranked 62nd. 9 times more than Kenya
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 30.73 million
Ranked 33th. 14 times more than Namibia
2.15 million
Ranked 141st.

Radio receivers 3.07 million
Ranked 71st. 13 times more than Namibia
232,000
Ranked 154th.

Television receivers 730,000
Ranked 88th. 12 times more than Namibia
60,000
Ranked 145th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.25 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th.
0.973 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Kenya

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 3$
Ranked 19th.
4.28$
Ranked 47th. 43% more than Kenya

Mobile phone subscribers 4.61 million
Ranked 56th. 9 times more than Namibia
495,000
Ranked 121st.

Telephone system > International country code - 254; landing point for the EASSy, TEAMS and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat country code - 264; fiber-optic cable to South Africa, microwave radio relay link to Botswana, direct links to other neighboring countries; connected to the South African Far East (SAFE) submarine cable through South Africa; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat
Internet > ISP 65
Ranked 5th. 33 times more than Namibia
2
Ranked 99th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 251,567
Ranked 121st. 47% more than Namibia
171,249
Ranked 128th.

Radios 3.07 million
Ranked 73th. 13 times more than Namibia
232,000
Ranked 154th.
Internet > Hosts 27,376
Ranked 83th. 4 times more than Namibia
6,296
Ranked 118th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 8.2
Ranked 54th.
17.13
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Kenya

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 3.01 Mbps
Ranked 113th.
4.49 Mbps
Ranked 109th. 49% more than Kenya

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 250,000
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Namibia
55,800
Ranked 59th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 5
Ranked 93th. 25% more than Namibia
4
Ranked 100th.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 0.0
Ranked 36th.
0.0
Ranked 50th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 250,000
Ranked 45th. 8 times more than Namibia
31,000
Ranked 74th.

Internet > Top level domain .ke .na
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.0
Ranked 48th.
0.493
Ranked 59th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 22.48$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Namibia
1.97$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 95th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 8.2
Ranked 46th.
27.85
Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Kenya

Telephone system > Domestic 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 multiple mobile-cellular providers with a combined subscribership of more than 100 telephones per 100 persons
Internet country code .ke .na
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 6.48 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 109th. 4 times more than Namibia
1.58 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 123th.

Telephone mainlines 281,764
Ranked 90th. 2 times more than Namibia
127,935
Ranked 121st.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 5.07 min.
Ranked 68th.
57.55 min.
Ranked 55th. 11 times more than Kenya

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $413.60 million
Ranked 23th. 11 times more than Namibia
$36.10 million
Ranked 65th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 75.93$/month
Ranked 11th. 56% more than Namibia
48.7$/month
Ranked 30th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 5.28 min. per capita
Ranked 67th.
57.5 min. per capita
Ranked 53th. 11 times more than Kenya

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 0.0
Ranked 41st.
100%
Ranked 4th.
Mobile cellular subscriptions 16.3 million
Ranked 38th. 15 times more than Namibia
1.05 million
Ranked 132nd.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 1.92
Ranked 87th. 90% more than Namibia
1.01
Ranked 111th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 4
Ranked 66th. The same as Namibia
4
Ranked 79th.

Internet > IP addresses 1.66 million
Ranked 70th. 8 times more than Namibia
199,168
Ranked 120th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 18.58
Ranked 53th. 55% more than Namibia
11.98
Ranked 44th.

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 6374000000 132665000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.01
Ranked 162nd.
0.02
Ranked 154th. Twice as much as Kenya

Number of PCs 441
Ranked 70th. Twice as much as Namibia
220
Ranked 91st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 5.83
Ranked 190th.
75.79
Ranked 141st. 13 times more than Kenya

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 954,896
Ranked 72nd. 53% more than Namibia
624,257
Ranked 86th.
Television broadcast stations per million 0.242
Ranked 15th.
0.961
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Kenya

Internet > TLD .ke .na
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 42.06
Ranked 132nd.
49.39
Ranked 126th. 17% more than Kenya

Internet > Livejournal users 46
Ranked 165th. 2 times more than Namibia
20
Ranked 204th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 17
Ranked 106th. 6% more than Namibia
16
Ranked 111th.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 254 264
Telephone subscribers per 1000 136.75
Ranked 111th.
206.67
Ranked 116th. 51% more than Kenya

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 2.2%
Ranked 124th.
28.8%
Ranked 56th. 13 times more than Kenya
E-Government rating 44
Ranked 69th. 57% more than Namibia
28
Ranked 172nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.131
Ranked 74th.
2.21
Ranked 44th. 17 times more than Kenya

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.484 per 1 million people
Ranked 142nd.
7.8 per 1 million people
Ranked 92nd. 16 times more than Kenya

Internet > Livejournal users per million 1.32
Ranked 186th.
9.98
Ranked 141st. 8 times more than Kenya
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 4.09% GDP
Ranked 53th.
4.79% GDP
Ranked 38th. 17% more than Kenya

Telephone subscribers per employee 141.13
Ranked 85th.
180.58
Ranked 90th. 28% more than Kenya

Telephone subscribers 4.89 million
Ranked 59th. 12 times more than Namibia
414,030
Ranked 132nd.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 142.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.
206.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th. 44% more than Kenya

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.09$ per 1 million people
Ranked 68th.
2.26$ per 1 million people
Ranked 26th. 25 times more than Kenya

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 185.2$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 37th.
1,253.83$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 45th. 7 times more than Kenya

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.1
Ranked 158th.
2.78
Ranked 110th. 28 times more than Kenya

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 4.17
Ranked 140th.
19.92
Ranked 114th. 5 times more than Kenya

Phone subscribers 29.6
Ranked 128th.
121.59
Ranked 103th. 4 times more than Kenya
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.462
Ranked 141st.
7.79
Ranked 90th. 17 times more than Kenya

Internet > ISP > Per capita 2.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 96% more than Namibia
1.06 per 1 million people
Ranked 71st.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 523,600
Ranked 21st. 22 times more than Namibia
24,000
Ranked 45th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 254
Ranked 15th.
264
Ranked 7th. 4% more than Kenya
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $9.58
Ranked 47th.
$15.98
Ranked 25th. 67% more than Kenya

Phone system > International dialling code +254 +264
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 21.68
Ranked 124th.
285.98
Ranked 55th. 13 times more than Kenya
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.721 per 1,000 people
Ranked 146th.
3.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st. 4 times more than Kenya

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $437.63 million
Ranked 45th. 35 times more than Namibia
$12.66 million
Ranked 72nd.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 11.76$
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Namibia
4.44$
Ranked 56th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 0.588
Ranked 186th.
7.24
Ranked 135th. 12 times more than Kenya

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 1.11%
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Namibia
0.276%
Ranked 54th.

Telephone lines 243,741
Ranked 108th. 74% more than Namibia
140,000
Ranked 124th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 3,282
Ranked 142nd. 10 times more than Namibia
320
Ranked 160th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 6.21%
Ranked 59th. 27% more than Namibia
4.89%
Ranked 81st.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.26%
Ranked 67th. Twice as much as Namibia
0.63%
Ranked 75th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.133 per 1 million people
Ranked 73th.
2.21 per 1 million people
Ranked 44th. 17 times more than Kenya

Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL I
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.0574
Ranked 109th.
1.5
Ranked 94th. 26 times more than Kenya

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 12.17%
Ranked 58th. 62% more than Namibia
7.5%
Ranked 70th.

Internet > ISP per million 2.02
Ranked 16th. 92% more than Namibia
1.05
Ranked 77th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 29.22%
Ranked 61st.
35.1%
Ranked 43th. 20% more than Kenya

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 12.92%
Ranked 100th. 2 times more than Namibia
5.46%
Ranked 140th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.602 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.
0.767 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 27% more than Kenya

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 0.137
Ranked 82nd.
2.94
Ranked 65th. 21 times more than Kenya

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 132nd.
0.0
Ranked 64th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 12.29$ per capita
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Namibia
4.43$ per capita
Ranked 57th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 421 million$
Ranked 29th. 48 times more than Namibia
8.8 million$
Ranked 79th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 2
Ranked 102nd.
3
Ranked 90th. 50% more than Kenya

Telephone system > Regulation 1999 1992
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 130.4 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Namibia
40.4 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 23th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 0.63
Ranked 175th.
6.57
Ranked 131st. 10 times more than Kenya

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 16.55$/month
Ranked 41st. 18% more than Namibia
13.98$/month
Ranked 59th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 13.92$/month
Ranked 53th. 13% more than Namibia
12.3$/month
Ranked 61st.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.144
Ranked 145th.
2
Ranked 81st. 14 times more than Kenya

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 711.74
Ranked 147th.
950.18
Ranked 115th. 34% more than Kenya

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 52393000000 1768590000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1.31
Ranked 134th.
8.75
Ranked 98th. 7 times more than Kenya

Internet servers using encryption 52
Ranked 88th. 3 times more than Namibia
19
Ranked 113th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 8.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th.
63.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th. 8 times more than Kenya

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.127 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 58th.
0.149 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 41st. 17% more than Kenya

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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