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Media Stats: compare key data on Kenya & Nigeria

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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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.

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

  • Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
    Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems. 
     
    Values
     
    “per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.
     
    “sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.
     
    “sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.
     
    “sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.
     
    “ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking. 
     
     “nd”, no data.
     
     
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.

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

  • 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.
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by 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. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million 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 per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • 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.
  • Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
  • Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
  • ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecommunications 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
  • Telecoms > 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 subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
STAT Kenya Nigeria 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 nearly 70 federal-government-controlled national and regional TV stations; all 36 states operate TV stations; several private TV stations operational; cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; network of federal-government-controlled national, regional, and state radio stations; roughly 40 state-government-owned radio stations typically carry their own programs except for news broadcasts; about 20 private radio stations also operate; transmissions of international broadcasters are available
Households with television 17.08%
Ranked 114th.
25.6%
Ranked 107th. 50% more than Kenya

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.994
Ranked 158th. 12 times more than Nigeria
0.0846
Ranked 176th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 32.1
Ranked 121st.
32.88
Ranked 120th. 2% more than Kenya

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 313.49
Ranked 125th.
320.5
Ranked 124th. 2% more than Kenya
Internet > Users per 1000 79.47
Ranked 108th. 17% more than Nigeria
67.94
Ranked 113th.

Internet users 4 million
Ranked 58th.
43.99 million
Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Kenya
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Kenya News Agency - state-owned, English-language</p> <p>News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) - government-owned</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 9.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th. 46% more than Nigeria
6.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 135th.

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>Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) - state-run, operates 37 stations broadcasting in 15 languages</p> </p>Voice of Nigeria - FRCN&#039;s external service, via shortwave</p> </p>Ray Power - private, owned by DAAR Communications, runs music-based and speech-based FM stations</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 71.89
Ranked 149th. 6% more than Nigeria
67.68
Ranked 153th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 501.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 68% more than Nigeria
299.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th.

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>Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) - state-run, operates scores of national and regional stations; national services broadcast in English</p> </p>AIT - private, owned by DAAR Communications, broadcasting in Lagos, Abuja and internationally via satellite</p> </p>Minaj TV - private, eastern Nigeria and via cable/satellite</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 25.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 137th.
59.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th. 2 times more than Kenya

Televisions per 1000 21.53
Ranked 153th.
52.06
Ranked 134th. 2 times more than Kenya
Personal computers per 1000 8.85
Ranked 124th. 39% more than Nigeria
6.38
Ranked 134th.

Radio broadcast stations AM 24, FM 18, shortwave 6 AM 83, FM 36, shortwave 11
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 8.34
Ranked 52nd.
25.41
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Kenya

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 142.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.
150.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th. 5% more than Kenya

Internet > Users > Per capita 81.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th. 10% more than Nigeria
74.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 5.83
Ranked 186th. 2 times more than Nigeria
2.48
Ranked 195th.

Televisions 730,000
Ranked 91st.
6.9 million
Ranked 26th. 9 times more than Kenya
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 17.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 47% more than Nigeria
11.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 8.67
Ranked 124th.
15.86
Ranked 103th. 83% more than Kenya

Internet > Internet users 13.81 million
Ranked 35th.
55.93 million
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Kenya
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 8.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.
23.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Kenya

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 105 Mbps
Ranked 85th.
130 Mbps
Ranked 54th. 24% more than Kenya

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 3.14 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 113th. 3 times more than Nigeria
0.92 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 84th.

Personal computers 300,000
Ranked 72nd.
867,000
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Kenya

Television broadcast stations 8
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Nigeria
3
Ranked 7th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 176.58 million min.
Ranked 50th.
298.74 million min.
Ranked 61st. 69% more than Kenya

Radios per 1000 90.55
Ranked 168th.
177.29
Ranked 142nd. 96% more than Kenya
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 486.26
Ranked 137th. 3% more than Nigeria
470.45
Ranked 138th.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $1.76 billion
Ranked 60th.
$6.43 billion
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Kenya

Internet > Percent using internet 32.1%
Ranked 122nd.
32.88%
Ranked 121st. 2% more than Kenya

Telephones > Mobile cellular 28.08 million
Ranked 34th.
95.17 million
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Kenya

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.107 per capita
Ranked 154th.
0.204 per capita
Ranked 122nd. 91% more than Kenya

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 16.68
Ranked 155th. 83% more than Nigeria
9.13
Ranked 171st.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 7.87
Ranked 130th.
8.76
Ranked 126th. 11% 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 Guardian - influential, Lagos-based privately-owned national daily</p> </p>The Champion - Lagos-based daily</p> </p>The Punch - privately-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment 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 further expansion and modernization of the fixed-line telephone network is needed; network quality remains a problem
Television receivers per 1000 25.22
Ranked 134th.
60.54
Ranked 115th. 2 times more than Kenya

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 0.0
Ranked 48th.
997
Ranked 2nd.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 38.48
Ranked 155th. 7 times more than Nigeria
5.91
Ranked 193th.
Internet > Users 3 million
Ranked 51st.
10 million
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Kenya

Internet > Internet penetration 32.1%
Ranked 128th.
32.9%
Ranked 127th. 2% more than Kenya
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 128.88
Ranked 117th.
133.16
Ranked 114th. 3% more than Kenya

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 711.74
Ranked 147th. 7% more than Nigeria
667.98
Ranked 154th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 251,567
Ranked 121st.
418,166
Ranked 101st. 66% more than Kenya

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.73 million
Ranked 33th.
112.78 million
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Kenya

Internet > Internet Service Providers 65
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Nigeria
11
Ranked 83th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 42,913
Ranked 115th. 3 times more than Nigeria
14,279
Ranked 141st.

Telephones > Main lines in use 283,500
Ranked 118th.
719,400
Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Kenya

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 0.583
Ranked 186th. 2 times more than Nigeria
0.248
Ranked 194th.

Active military personnel 24,120
Ranked 66th.
80,000
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Kenya
Radio receivers per 1000 106.07
Ranked 152nd.
206.18
Ranked 121st. 94% more than Kenya

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 134.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th. 2% more than Nigeria
131.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.706
Ranked 127th. 102 times more than Nigeria
0.00693
Ranked 184th.

Number of PCs per million 12.66
Ranked 127th. 99% more than Nigeria
6.38
Ranked 140th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 30.73 million
Ranked 33th.
112.78 million
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Kenya

Radio receivers 3.07 million
Ranked 71st.
23.5 million
Ranked 18th. 8 times more than Kenya

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 28.08 million
Ranked 36th.
114 million
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Kenya
Television receivers 730,000
Ranked 88th.
6.9 million
Ranked 24th. 9 times more than Kenya

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.25 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th. 11 times more than Nigeria
0.023 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 3$
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Nigeria
1.49$
Ranked 56th.

Mobile phone subscribers 4.61 million
Ranked 56th.
18.59 million
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Kenya

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 - 234; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)
Internet > ISP 65
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Nigeria
11
Ranked 61st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 251,567
Ranked 121st.
418,166
Ranked 100th. 66% more than Kenya

Radios 3.07 million
Ranked 73th.
23.5 million
Ranked 18th. 8 times more than Kenya
Internet > Hosts 27,376
Ranked 83th. 26 times more than Nigeria
1,048
Ranked 151st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 8.2
Ranked 54th.
23.62
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Kenya

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 3.01 Mbps
Ranked 113th. 3 times more than Nigeria
0.931 Mbps
Ranked 84th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 5
Ranked 93th.
38
Ranked 33th. 8 times more than Kenya

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 250,000
Ranked 37th.
2.76 million
Ranked 14th. 11 times more than Kenya

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 0.0
Ranked 36th.
0.101%
Ranked 42nd.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 250,000
Ranked 45th.
2.76 million
Ranked 18th. 11 times more than Kenya

Internet > Top level domain .ke .ng
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.028$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 68th.
0.035$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 63th. 25% more than Kenya

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.0
Ranked 48th.
6.07
Ranked 17th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 22.48$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 8th.
23.36$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 7th. 4% more than Kenya

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 8.2
Ranked 46th.
23.62
Ranked 44th. 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 the addition of a second fixed-line provider in 2002 resulted in faster growth but subscribership remains only about 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services growing rapidly, in part responding to the shortcomings of the fixed-line network; multiple cellular providers operate nationally with subscribership base approaching 60 per 100 persons
Internet country code .ke .ng
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 6.48 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 109th. 5 times more than Nigeria
1.31 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 76th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 5.07 min.
Ranked 68th. 2 times more than Nigeria
2.37 min.
Ranked 122nd.

Telephone mainlines 281,764
Ranked 90th.
1.22 million
Ranked 59th. 4 times more than Kenya

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $413.60 million
Ranked 23th.
$2.13 billion
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Kenya

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 75.93$/month
Ranked 11th. 51% more than Nigeria
50.42$/month
Ranked 28th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 5.28 min. per capita
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Nigeria
2.33 min. per capita
Ranked 121st.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 0.0
Ranked 41st.
99.9%
Ranked 17th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 15.73$ per capita
Ranked 73th.
27.22$ per capita
Ranked 70th. 73% more than Kenya

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $44.10
Ranked 67th. 6% more than Nigeria
$41.53
Ranked 69th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 16.3 million
Ranked 38th.
62.99 million
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Kenya

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 1.92
Ranked 87th. 23 times more than Nigeria
0.083
Ranked 178th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 4
Ranked 66th.
25
Ranked 39th. 6 times more than Kenya

Internet > IP addresses 1.66 million
Ranked 70th. 65% more than Nigeria
1.01 million
Ranked 77th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 6374000000 50000000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.01
Ranked 162nd.
0.04
Ranked 147th. 4 times more than Kenya

Number of PCs 441
Ranked 70th.
867
Ranked 55th. 97% more than Kenya
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 5.83
Ranked 190th. 2 times more than Nigeria
2.48
Ranked 198th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 954,896
Ranked 72nd.
17.34 million
Ranked 18th. 18 times more than Kenya
Television broadcast stations per million 0.242
Ranked 15th. 10 times more than Nigeria
0.0232
Ranked 19th.

Internet > TLD .ke .ng
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 42.06
Ranked 132nd. 1% more than Nigeria
41.66
Ranked 134th.

Internet > Livejournal users 46
Ranked 165th. 12% more than Nigeria
41
Ranked 174th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 17
Ranked 106th.
36
Ranked 87th. 2 times more than Kenya

Telecommunications > Country calling code 254 234
Telephone subscribers per 1000 136.75
Ranked 111th.
141.92
Ranked 110th. 4% more than Kenya

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 2.2%
Ranked 124th.
10.2%
Ranked 91st. 5 times more than Kenya
E-Government rating 44
Ranked 69th. 38% more than Nigeria
32
Ranked 165th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.131
Ranked 74th.
0.214
Ranked 94th. 63% more than Kenya

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.484 per 1 million people
Ranked 142nd. 94% more than Nigeria
0.249 per 1 million people
Ranked 152nd.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 1.32
Ranked 186th. 4 times more than Nigeria
0.301
Ranked 197th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 29.22%
Ranked 61st.
64.2%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Kenya

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 12.92%
Ranked 100th.
81.83%
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Kenya

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $437.63 million
Ranked 45th. 12 times more than Nigeria
$36.59 million
Ranked 64th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $9.58
Ranked 47th.
$12.61
Ranked 34th. 32% more than Kenya

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 254
Ranked 15th. 9% more than Nigeria
234
Ranked 32nd.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 0.137
Ranked 82nd.
1.66
Ranked 72nd. 12 times more than Kenya

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 132nd.
0.0
Ranked 193th.
Internet > ISP per million 2.02
Ranked 16th. 23 times more than Nigeria
0.0895
Ranked 120th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 2
Ranked 102nd.
90
Ranked 43th. 45 times more than Kenya

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 11.76$
Ranked 41st.
16.56$
Ranked 36th. 41% more than Kenya

Phone subscribers 29.6
Ranked 128th. 3 times more than Nigeria
8.9
Ranked 150th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 0.63
Ranked 175th.
0.86
Ranked 168th. 37% more than Kenya

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.144
Ranked 145th.
0.279
Ranked 133th. 95% more than Kenya

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 711.74
Ranked 147th. 7% more than Nigeria
667.98
Ranked 153th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1.31
Ranked 134th. 62% more than Nigeria
0.81
Ranked 140th.

Internet servers using encryption 52
Ranked 88th.
125
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Kenya

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.721 per 1,000 people
Ranked 146th. 103 times more than Nigeria
0.007 per 1,000 people
Ranked 204th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 12.29$ per capita
Ranked 41st.
16.36$ per capita
Ranked 36th. 33% more than Kenya

Phone system > International dialling code +254 +234
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 21.68
Ranked 124th.
99.36
Ranked 93th. 5 times more than Kenya
Internet > ISP > Per capita 2.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 24 times more than Nigeria
0.088 per 1 million people
Ranked 115th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 421 million$
Ranked 29th.
2.31 billion$
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Kenya

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.0574
Ranked 109th.
0.662
Ranked 101st. 12 times more than Kenya

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.462
Ranked 141st. 84% more than Nigeria
0.251
Ranked 150th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.133 per 1 million people
Ranked 73th.
0.211 per 1 million people
Ranked 93th. 59% more than Kenya

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 4.17
Ranked 140th. 2 times more than Nigeria
1.74
Ranked 159th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.1
Ranked 158th. 12 times more than Nigeria
0.00857
Ranked 176th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.127 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 58th. 84% more than Nigeria
0.069 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 99th.
Telephone lines 243,741
Ranked 108th.
1.31 million
Ranked 65th. 5 times more than Kenya

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 3,282
Ranked 142nd.
67,776
Ranked 85th. 21 times more than Kenya

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 6.21%
Ranked 59th.
10.19%
Ranked 22nd. 64% more than Kenya

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.26%
Ranked 67th.
0.0
Ranked 115th.

Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 52393000000 450309000000
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 8.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th.
8.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th. 5% more than Kenya

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.602 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th. 5 times more than Nigeria
0.117 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 12.17%
Ranked 58th.
18.06%
Ranked 76th. 48% more than Kenya

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 185.2$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 37th. 9 times more than Nigeria
20.68$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 69th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.09$ per 1 million people
Ranked 68th. 8 times more than Nigeria
0.011$ per 1 million people
Ranked 104th.

Telephone system > Regulation 1999 1992
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 130.4 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Nigeria
20.6 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 37th.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 142.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th. 2% more than Nigeria
140.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 16.55$/month
Ranked 41st. 56% more than Nigeria
10.6$/month
Ranked 95th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 0.588
Ranked 186th. 2 times more than Nigeria
0.251
Ranked 196th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 1.11%
Ranked 8th. 37% more than Nigeria
0.811%
Ranked 17th.

Telephone subscribers 4.89 million
Ranked 59th.
19.81 million
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Kenya

Telephone subscribers per employee 141.13
Ranked 85th.
255.7
Ranked 76th. 81% more than Kenya

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 4.09% GDP
Ranked 53th. 18% more than Nigeria
3.47% GDP
Ranked 45th.

Television standard > UHF PAL G PAL G

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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