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Media Stats: compare key data on Kenya & Uganda

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  • Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
  • Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
  • Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
  • Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
  • Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
  • Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
    Arabsat -
  • Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > 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.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • 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.
  • 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 employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles per 1,000,000 literate inhabitants. 
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million 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.
  • 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."
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
STAT Kenya Uganda 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 public broadcaster, Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC), operates radio and TV networks; Uganda first began licensing privately owned stations in the 1990s; by 2007 there were nearly 150 radio and 35 TV stations, mostly based in and around Kampala; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available in Kampala
Households with television 17.08%
Ranked 114th. 4 times more than Uganda
4.51%
Ranked 134th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.994
Ranked 158th.
1.06
Ranked 156th. 6% more than Kenya

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 32.1
Ranked 121st. 2 times more than Uganda
14.69
Ranked 147th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 313.49
Ranked 125th. 2 times more than Uganda
142.17
Ranked 152nd.
Internet > Users per 1000 79.47
Ranked 108th. 22% more than Uganda
65.09
Ranked 115th.

Internet users 4 million
Ranked 58th. 25% more than Uganda
3.2 million
Ranked 65th.
Personal computers > Per capita 9.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th. 6% more than Uganda
8.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.

Personal computers per 1000 8.85
Ranked 124th. 2% more than Uganda
8.7
Ranked 50th.

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>UBC Radio - public, run by Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, operates five stations including commercial Star FM</p> </p>Radio Simba - private</p> </p>Capital FM - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14112301">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 71.89
Ranked 149th. 57% more than Uganda
45.92
Ranked 177th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 501.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Uganda
138.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 140th.

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>UBC TV - public, run by Uganda Broadcasting Corporation</p> </p>WBS - private, operated by Wavah Broadcasting Service</p> </p>Pulse TV - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14112301">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 25.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 137th. 79% more than Uganda
14.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 147th.

Televisions per 1000 21.53
Ranked 153th. 16% more than Uganda
18.63
Ranked 159th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 24, FM 18, shortwave 6 AM 7, FM 33, shortwave 2
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 142.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th. 3 times more than Uganda
56.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 127th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 81.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th. 23% more than Uganda
66.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 5.83
Ranked 186th.
8.67
Ranked 179th. 49% more than Kenya

Televisions 730,000
Ranked 91st. 46% more than Uganda
500,000
Ranked 102nd.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 17.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Uganda
5.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 8.67
Ranked 124th. 10% more than Uganda
7.9
Ranked 130th.

Internet > Internet users 13.81 million
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Uganda
4.94 million
Ranked 60th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 8.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Uganda
2.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 105 Mbps
Ranked 85th. 31% more than Uganda
80 Mbps
Ranked 57th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 3.14 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 113th. 13% more than Uganda
2.78 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 76th.

Personal computers 300,000
Ranked 72nd. 20% more than Uganda
250,000
Ranked 35th.

Television broadcast stations 8
Ranked 4th. The same as Uganda
8
Ranked 10th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 176.58 million min.
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Uganda
61.26 million min.
Ranked 86th.

Radios per 1000 90.55
Ranked 168th.
186.3
Ranked 139th. 2 times more than Kenya
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 486.26
Ranked 137th. 70% more than Uganda
285.54
Ranked 160th.

Internet > Percent using internet 32.1%
Ranked 122nd. 2 times more than Uganda
14.69%
Ranked 146th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 28.08 million
Ranked 34th. 68% more than Uganda
16.7 million
Ranked 49th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.107 per capita
Ranked 154th.
0.117 per capita
Ranked 148th. 9% more than Kenya

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 16.68
Ranked 155th. 2 times more than Uganda
7.1
Ranked 175th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 7.87
Ranked 130th. 2 times more than Uganda
3.51
Ranked 138th.

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>New Vision - state-owned daily, as are its sister vernacular papers, Bukedde, Etop, Rupiny and Orumuri</p> </p>The Monitor - privately-owned daily</p> </p>The Observer - privately-owned weekly</p>
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 mobile cellular service is increasing rapidly, but the number of main lines is still deficient; work underway on a national backbone information and communications technology infrastructure; international phone networks and Internet connectivity provided through satellite and VSAT applications
Television receivers per 1000 25.22
Ranked 134th. 77% more than Uganda
14.26
Ranked 145th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 38.48
Ranked 155th. 7 times more than Uganda
5.82
Ranked 194th.
Average cost of local call 0.04
Ranked 67th.
0.13
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Kenya
Internet > Users 3 million
Ranked 51st. 50% more than Uganda
2 million
Ranked 55th.

Internet > Internet penetration 32.1%
Ranked 128th. 2 times more than Uganda
14.7%
Ranked 154th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 128.88
Ranked 117th. 2 times more than Uganda
53.09
Ranked 144th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 711.74
Ranked 147th. 58% more than Uganda
450.02
Ranked 177th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 251,567
Ranked 121st.
314,956
Ranked 110th. 25% more than Kenya

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.73 million
Ranked 33th. 88% more than Uganda
16.36 million
Ranked 57th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 65
Ranked 15th. 33 times more than Uganda
2
Ranked 148th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 42,913
Ranked 115th. 12% more than Uganda
38,400
Ranked 117th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 283,500
Ranked 118th.
464,800
Ranked 103th. 64% more than Kenya

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 0.583
Ranked 186th.
0.867
Ranked 179th. 49% more than Kenya

Active military personnel 24,120
Ranked 66th.
45,000
Ranked 51st. 87% more than Kenya
Radio receivers per 1000 106.07
Ranked 152nd.
117.73
Ranked 146th. 11% more than Kenya

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 134.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th. 3 times more than Uganda
52.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 144th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.706
Ranked 127th. 21 times more than Uganda
0.0343
Ranked 171st.

Number of PCs per million 12.66
Ranked 127th. 3 times more than Uganda
4.36
Ranked 149th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 30.73 million
Ranked 33th. 88% more than Uganda
16.36 million
Ranked 57th.

Radio receivers 3.07 million
Ranked 71st. 18% more than Uganda
2.6 million
Ranked 81st.

Television receivers 730,000
Ranked 88th. 2 times more than Uganda
315,000
Ranked 108th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.25 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th.
0.319 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 28% more than Kenya
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 3$
Ranked 19th.
3.21$
Ranked 30th. 7% more than Kenya

Mobile phone subscribers 4.61 million
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Uganda
1.53 million
Ranked 85th.

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 - 256; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat; analog links to Kenya and Tanzania
Internet > ISP 65
Ranked 5th. 33 times more than Uganda
2
Ranked 104th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 251,567
Ranked 121st.
314,956
Ranked 110th. 25% more than Kenya

Radios 3.07 million
Ranked 73th.
5 million
Ranked 57th. 63% more than Kenya
Internet > Hosts 27,376
Ranked 83th. 25 times more than Uganda
1,090
Ranked 149th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 8.2
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Uganda
2.6
Ranked 56th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 3.01 Mbps
Ranked 113th. 8% more than Uganda
2.79 Mbps
Ranked 76th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 250,000
Ranked 37th. 6 times more than Uganda
40,000
Ranked 116th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 5
Ranked 93th.
7
Ranked 80th. 40% more than Kenya

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 250,000
Ranked 45th. 4 times more than Uganda
63,000
Ranked 52nd.
Internet > Top level domain .ke .ug
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 22.48$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Uganda
8.83$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 24th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 8.2
Ranked 46th. 4 times more than Uganda
1.87
Ranked 145th.
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 intercity traffic by wire, microwave radio relay, and radiotelephone communication stations, fixed and mobile-cellular systems for short-range traffic; mobile-cellular teledensity about 50 per 100 persons in 2010
Internet country code .ke .ug
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 6.48 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 109th.
9.17 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 63th. 41% more than Kenya

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 5.07 min.
Ranked 68th. 2 times more than Uganda
2.28 min.
Ranked 103th.

Telephone mainlines 281,764
Ranked 90th. 3 times more than Uganda
100,777
Ranked 105th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $413.60 million
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Uganda
$91.80 million
Ranked 51st.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 75.93$/month
Ranked 11th.
99.59$/month
Ranked 4th. 31% more than Kenya

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 5.28 min. per capita
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Uganda
2.28 min. per capita
Ranked 104th.

Internet hosts None None
Mobile cellular subscriptions 16.3 million
Ranked 38th. 91% more than Uganda
8.55 million
Ranked 62nd.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 1.92
Ranked 87th. 26 times more than Uganda
0.0745
Ranked 181st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 4
Ranked 66th. 33% more than Uganda
3
Ranked 65th.

Internet > IP addresses 1.66 million
Ranked 70th. 8 times more than Uganda
208,640
Ranked 116th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 18.58
Ranked 53th. 6 times more than Uganda
3.11
Ranked 62nd.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 6374000000 133486000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.01
Ranked 162nd.
0.02
Ranked 156th. Twice as much as Kenya

Number of PCs 441
Ranked 70th. 4 times more than Uganda
121
Ranked 108th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 5.83
Ranked 190th.
8.67
Ranked 183th. 49% more than Kenya

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 954,896
Ranked 72nd.
2.54 million
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Kenya
Television broadcast stations per million 0.242
Ranked 15th.
0.319
Ranked 25th. 32% more than Kenya
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 10
Ranked 58th. 11% more than Uganda
9
Ranked 52nd.

Internet > TLD .ke .ug
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 42.06
Ranked 132nd. 56% more than Uganda
27.02
Ranked 155th.

Internet > Livejournal users 46
Ranked 165th.
67
Ranked 135th. 46% more than Kenya
Internet > Secure Internet servers 17
Ranked 106th. 9 times more than Uganda
2
Ranked 154th.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 254 256
Telephone subscribers per 1000 136.75
Ranked 111th. 2 times more than Uganda
56.6
Ranked 127th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 2.2%
Ranked 124th.
7.6%
Ranked 99th. 3 times more than Kenya
E-Government rating 44
Ranked 69th.
47.2
Ranked 44th. 7% more than Kenya
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.131
Ranked 74th. 6% more than Uganda
0.124
Ranked 72nd.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.484 per 1 million people
Ranked 142nd. 7 times more than Uganda
0.067 per 1 million people
Ranked 173th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 0.333 per 1 million people
Ranked 62nd.
0.37 per 1 million people
Ranked 57th. 11% more than Kenya

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 0.328
Ranked 62nd.
0.371
Ranked 57th. 13% more than Kenya

Internet > Livejournal users per million 1.32
Ranked 186th.
2.41
Ranked 178th. 83% more than Kenya
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.144
Ranked 145th.
0.252
Ranked 135th. 76% more than Kenya

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.462
Ranked 141st. 7 times more than Uganda
0.0673
Ranked 171st.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 421 million$
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Uganda
77 million$
Ranked 51st.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 2.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 25 times more than Uganda
0.082 per 1 million people
Ranked 116th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 12.29$ per capita
Ranked 41st. 5 times more than Uganda
2.67$ per capita
Ranked 66th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 132nd.
0.0
Ranked 104th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.0574
Ranked 109th.
0.36
Ranked 105th. 6 times more than Kenya

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.721 per 1,000 people
Ranked 146th. 21 times more than Uganda
0.035 per 1,000 people
Ranked 191st.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $437.63 million
Ranked 45th. 6 times more than Uganda
$68.79 million
Ranked 63th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 11.76$
Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Uganda
2.68$
Ranked 67th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 0.63
Ranked 175th. 19% more than Uganda
0.53
Ranked 179th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 0.588
Ranked 186th.
0.884
Ranked 179th. 50% more than Kenya

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 13.92$/month
Ranked 53th.
16.85$/month
Ranked 40th. 21% more than Kenya

Phone system > International dialling code +254 +256
Television standard > UHF PAL G PAL G
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 4.09% GDP
Ranked 53th.
4.24% GDP
Ranked 35th. 4% more than Kenya

Telephone subscribers per employee 141.13
Ranked 85th.
750.37
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Kenya

Telephone subscribers 4.89 million
Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Uganda
1.63 million
Ranked 83th.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 142.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th. 3 times more than Uganda
56.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 127th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.09$ per 1 million people
Ranked 68th.
0.119$ per 1 million people
Ranked 68th. 32% more than Kenya

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 185.2$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 37th.
513.62$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Kenya

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 12.17%
Ranked 58th.
24.41%
Ranked 33th. Twice as much as Kenya

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.602 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th. 10 times more than Uganda
0.059 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 8.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th. 2 times more than Uganda
3.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 137th.

Internet servers using encryption 52
Ranked 88th. 5 times more than Uganda
10
Ranked 124th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1.31
Ranked 134th. 4 times more than Uganda
0.31
Ranked 159th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 52393000000 642311000000
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 711.74
Ranked 147th. 58% more than Uganda
450.02
Ranked 176th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.1
Ranked 158th.
0.108
Ranked 156th. 7% more than Kenya

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 4.17
Ranked 140th. 3 times more than Uganda
1.46
Ranked 163th.

Phone subscribers 29.6
Ranked 128th. 72% more than Uganda
17.16
Ranked 138th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 2
Ranked 102nd.
10
Ranked 71st. 5 times more than Kenya

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 0.137
Ranked 82nd.
1.06
Ranked 77th. 8 times more than Kenya

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 523,600
Ranked 21st. 8 times more than Uganda
66,500
Ranked 38th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 254
Ranked 15th.
256
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Kenya
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $9.58
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Uganda
$2.53
Ranked 82nd.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 21.68
Ranked 124th.
73.16
Ranked 99th. 3 times more than Kenya
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 12.92%
Ranked 100th.
16.94%
Ranked 82nd. 31% more than Kenya

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 29.22%
Ranked 61st.
35.15%
Ranked 42nd. 20% more than Kenya

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.133 per 1 million people
Ranked 73th. 8% more than Uganda
0.123 per 1 million people
Ranked 71st.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.127 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 58th. 4 times more than Uganda
0.031 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 128th.
Telephone lines 243,741
Ranked 108th. 45% more than Uganda
168,481
Ranked 116th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 3,282
Ranked 142nd.
4,798
Ranked 135th. 46% more than Kenya

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 6.21%
Ranked 59th.
9.34%
Ranked 28th. 50% more than Kenya

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.26%
Ranked 67th.
4.86%
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Kenya

Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Internet > ISP per million 2.02
Ranked 16th. 25 times more than Uganda
0.0824
Ranked 121st.
Telephone system > Regulation 1999 1997
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 130.4 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 2nd. 63% more than Uganda
80 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 24th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 16.55$/month
Ranked 41st. 78% more than Uganda
9.32$/month
Ranked 109th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 1.11%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Uganda
0.462%
Ranked 34th.

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