Media > Radio Stats: compare key data on Mauritius & Nigeria

List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
Percentage of government (public) radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are financed by the government, also known as public radio institutions.
Percentage of private radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are private.
Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public radio channels with national coverage.
Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions: Number of private radio institutions to government radio institutions. For instance, for every one government radio institution Turkey has 1,265 that are private.
Total number of channels: Total number of radio channels.
Total number of channels per million people: Total number of radio channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.

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STAT	Mauritius	Nigeria
List of radio stations	<p>MBC - state-run, broadcasting in English, French, Indian languages and Chinese; networks include RM1, RM2, Kool FM, Taal FM, World Hit FM</p> </p>Top FM - private, Bollywood music and Western pop</p> </p>Radio One - first private radio station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13882483">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'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>
Percentage of government (public) radio institutions	25% Ranked 16th.	76.53% Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Mauritius
Percentage of private radio institutions	75% Ranked 53th. 3 times more than Nigeria	23.47% Ranked 63th.
Percentage of public channels with national coverage	100% Ranked 6th. 50 times more than Nigeria	1.98% Ranked 51st.
Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions	3 Ranked 50th. 10 times more than Nigeria	0.307 Ranked 60th.
Total number of channels	8 Ranked 47th.	101 Ranked 11th. 13 times more than Mauritius
Total number of channels per million people	6.43 Ranked 18th. 9 times more than Nigeria	0.724 Ranked 50th.

SOURCES: British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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