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Media Stats: compare key data on Nigeria & South Africa

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STAT Nigeria South Africa HISTORY
Broadcast media 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 the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) operates 4 TV stations, 3 are free-to-air and 1 is pay TV; e.tv, a private station, is accessible to more than half the population; multiple subscription TV services provide a mix of local and international channels; well developed mix of public and private radio stations at the national, regional, and local levels; the SABC radio network, state-owned and controlled but nominally independent, operates 18 stations, one for each of the 11 official languages, 4 community stations, and 3 commercial stations; more than 100 community-based stations extend coverage to rural areas
Households with television 25.6%
Ranked 107th.
59.2%
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.0846
Ranked 176th.
21.63
Ranked 116th. 256 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 32.88
Ranked 120th.
41
Ranked 102nd. 25% more than Nigeria

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 320.5
Ranked 124th.
411.77
Ranked 103th. 28% more than Nigeria
Internet > Users per 1000 67.94
Ranked 113th.
108.05
Ranked 81st. 59% more than Nigeria

Internet users 43.99 million
Ranked 9th. 10 times more than South Africa
4.42 million
Ranked 54th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) - government-owned</p> <p>South African Press Association (SAPA)</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 6.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 135th.
84.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 13 times more than Nigeria

Radio > List of radio stations <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> <p>SABC - state broadcaster with 20 regional and national services in 11 languages, including: national English-language network SAfm; contemporary music station 5 FM; national Afrikaans station Radio Sonder Grense; national Zulu station Ukhozi FM; Sesotho station Lesedi FM</p> </p>Channel Africa - SABC&#039;s pan-African external radio</p> </p>YFM - popular Johannesburg commercial R&amp;B, soul and hip-hop station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094861">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 67.68
Ranked 153th.
134.8
Ranked 41st. Twice as much as Nigeria

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 299.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th.
961.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Television > List of TV stations <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> <p>SABC - state broadcaster, operates three national TV networks, two pay-TV channels</p> </p>e.tv - free-to-air, commercial; also operates news network eNCA</p> </p>M-Net - pay-TV, pan-African audience</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 59.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th.
127.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st. 2 times more than Nigeria

Televisions per 1000 52.06
Ranked 134th.
130.11
Ranked 100th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Personal computers per 1000 6.38
Ranked 134th.
84.03
Ranked 25th. 13 times more than Nigeria

Radio broadcast stations AM 83, FM 36, shortwave 11 AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters), shortwave 1
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 25.41
Ranked 54th.
29.62
Ranked 57th. 17% more than Nigeria

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 150.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.
825.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Users > Per capita 74.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
108.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st. 47% more than Nigeria

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 2.48
Ranked 195th.
78.75
Ranked 132nd. 32 times more than Nigeria

Televisions 6.9 million
Ranked 26th. 15% more than South Africa
6 million
Ranked 29th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 11.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.
105.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 9 times more than Nigeria

Internet users > Per 100 people 15.86
Ranked 103th. 85% more than South Africa
8.58
Ranked 125th.

Internet > Internet users 55.93 million
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than South Africa
20.01 million
Ranked 25th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 23.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.
25.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th. 9% more than Nigeria

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 130 Mbps
Ranked 54th.
881.5 Mbps
Ranked 57th. 7 times more than Nigeria

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 0.92 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 84th.
19.01 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 92nd. 21 times more than Nigeria

Personal computers 867,000
Ranked 54th.
3.97 million
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Nigeria

Television broadcast stations 3
Ranked 7th.
556
Ranked 3rd. 185 times more than Nigeria
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 298.74 million min.
Ranked 61st.
1.25 billion min.
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Nigeria

Radios per 1000 177.29
Ranked 142nd.
368.63
Ranked 89th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 470.45
Ranked 138th.
941.52
Ranked 76th. Twice as much as Nigeria

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $6.43 billion
Ranked 47th.
$27.02 billion
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Percent using internet 32.88%
Ranked 121st.
41%
Ranked 102nd. 25% more than Nigeria

Telephones > Mobile cellular 95.17 million
Ranked 12th. 49% more than South Africa
64 million
Ranked 19th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.204 per capita
Ranked 122nd.
0.336 per capita
Ranked 84th. 65% more than Nigeria

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 9.13
Ranked 171st.
87.59
Ranked 123th. 10 times more than Nigeria

Telephone mainlines per 1000 8.76
Ranked 126th.
100.19
Ranked 87th. 11 times more than Nigeria

Newspapers > List of newspapers <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> <p>The Star - Johannesburg-based daily, city&#039;s oldest newspaper</p> </p>The Sowetan - Johannesburg-based tabloid</p> </p>Beeld - largest Afrikaans daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094861">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment further expansion and modernization of the fixed-line telephone network is needed; network quality remains a problem the system is the best developed and most modern in Africa
Television receivers per 1000 60.54
Ranked 115th.
127.06
Ranked 88th. 2 times more than Nigeria

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 997
Ranked 2nd. 45 times more than South Africa
22
Ranked 45th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 5.91
Ranked 193th.
417.67
Ranked 72nd. 71 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Users 10 million
Ranked 26th. 96% more than South Africa
5.1 million
Ranked 23th.

Internet > Internet penetration 32.9%
Ranked 127th.
41%
Ranked 107th. 25% more than Nigeria
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 133.16
Ranked 114th.
719.51
Ranked 47th. 5 times more than Nigeria

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 667.98
Ranked 154th.
1,336.1
Ranked 40th. Twice as much as Nigeria

Telecoms > Telephone lines 418,166
Ranked 101st.
4.03 million
Ranked 41st. 10 times more than Nigeria

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.78 million
Ranked 10th. 65% more than South Africa
68.39 million
Ranked 19th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 11
Ranked 83th.
150
Ranked 10th. 14 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 14,279
Ranked 141st.
1.11 million
Ranked 54th. 78 times more than Nigeria

Telephones > Main lines in use 719,400
Ranked 89th.
4.13 million
Ranked 42nd. 6 times more than Nigeria

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 0.248
Ranked 194th.
7.69
Ranked 133th. 31 times more than Nigeria

Active military personnel 80,000
Ranked 31st. 29% more than South Africa
62,082
Ranked 41st.
Radio receivers per 1000 206.18
Ranked 121st.
335.97
Ranked 83th. 63% more than Nigeria

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 131.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th.
724.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 6 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.00693
Ranked 184th.
26.58
Ranked 65th. 3835 times more than Nigeria

Number of PCs per million 6.38
Ranked 140th.
80.15
Ranked 73th. 13 times more than Nigeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 112.78 million
Ranked 10th. 65% more than South Africa
68.39 million
Ranked 19th.

Radio receivers 23.5 million
Ranked 18th. 71% more than South Africa
13.75 million
Ranked 26th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 114 million
Ranked 9th. 92% more than South Africa
59.47 million
Ranked 22nd.
Television receivers 6.9 million
Ranked 24th. 33% more than South Africa
5.2 million
Ranked 29th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 203
Ranked 32nd.
516
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.023 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st.
13.59 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 591 times more than Nigeria
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.49$
Ranked 56th. 89% more than South Africa
0.79$
Ranked 86th.

Mobile phone subscribers 18.59 million
Ranked 22nd.
33.96 million
Ranked 17th. 83% more than Nigeria

Telephone system > International 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) country code - 27; the SAT-3/WASC and SAFE fiber-optic submarine cable systems connect South Africa to Europe and Asia; the EASSy fiber-optic cable system connects with Europe and North America; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean)
Internet > ISP 11
Ranked 61st.
150
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 0.00358
Ranked 113th.
3.5
Ranked 73th. 978 times more than Nigeria

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 418,166
Ranked 100th.
4.03 million
Ranked 41st. 10 times more than Nigeria

Radios 23.5 million
Ranked 18th. 38% more than South Africa
17 million
Ranked 24th.
Internet > Hosts 1,048
Ranked 151st.
1.3 million
Ranked 34th. 1238 times more than Nigeria

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 23.62
Ranked 58th.
25.41
Ranked 50th. 8% more than Nigeria

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 0.931 Mbps
Ranked 84th.
18.89 Mbps
Ranked 91st. 20 times more than Nigeria

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 38
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than South Africa
18
Ranked 50th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2.76 million
Ranked 14th. 96% more than South Africa
1.41 million
Ranked 32nd.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 0.101%
Ranked 42nd.
72.73%
Ranked 3rd. 718 times more than Nigeria

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 2.76 million
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than South Africa
1.12 million
Ranked 30th.

Internet > Top level domain .ng .za
Television > Total number of channels 137
Ranked 8th. 34 times more than South Africa
4
Ranked 42nd.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.035$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 63th.
0.099$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 6.07
Ranked 17th. 14 times more than South Africa
0.435
Ranked 71st.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 23.36$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than South Africa
4.94$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 48th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 80
Ranked 40th.
330
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Nigeria
Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.981
Ranked 31st. 12 times more than South Africa
0.0847
Ranked 63th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 23.62
Ranked 44th.
30.17
Ranked 59th. 28% more than Nigeria

Telephone system > Domestic 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 combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 140 telephones per 100 persons; consists of carrier-equipped open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay links, fiber-optic cable, radiotelephone communication stations, and wireless local loops; key centers are Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Pretoria
Internet country code .ng .za
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 1.31 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 76th.
4.11 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 113th. 3 times more than Nigeria

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 2.37 min.
Ranked 122nd.
27.47 min.
Ranked 80th. 12 times more than Nigeria

Telephone mainlines 1.22 million
Ranked 59th.
4.73 million
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Nigeria

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $2.13 billion
Ranked 6th. 35% more than South Africa
$1.58 billion
Ranked 8th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.012 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.
0.138 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 12 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 0.004 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
3.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 881 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 50.42$/month
Ranked 28th.
63.21$/month
Ranked 18th. 25% more than Nigeria

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 2.33 min. per capita
Ranked 121st.
27.6 min. per capita
Ranked 78th. 12 times more than Nigeria

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 99.9%
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than South Africa
27.27%
Ranked 58th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 27.22$ per capita
Ranked 70th.
537.47$ per capita
Ranked 31st. 20 times more than Nigeria

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $41.53
Ranked 69th.
$547.80
Ranked 34th. 13 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 133
Ranked 53th.
1,227
Ranked 25th. 9 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 91
Ranked 35th.
566
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Nigeria
Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.99 million
Ranked 17th. 40% more than South Africa
45 million
Ranked 23th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 500
Ranked 101st.
165,290
Ranked 48th. 331 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.083
Ranked 178th.
3.25
Ranked 64th. 39 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 116
Ranked 49th.
1,002
Ranked 24th. 9 times more than Nigeria
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 25
Ranked 39th. 56% more than South Africa
16
Ranked 44th.

Internet > IP addresses 1.01 million
Ranked 77th.
20.39 million
Ranked 20th. 20 times more than Nigeria
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 86.72%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than South Africa
33.33%
Ranked 16th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 50000000000 6586000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.04
Ranked 147th.
0.87
Ranked 105th. 22 times more than Nigeria

Number of PCs 867
Ranked 55th.
3,740
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Nigeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 2.48
Ranked 198th.
78.75
Ranked 138th. 32 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 1,314
Ranked 42nd.
5,418
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Nigeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 17.34 million
Ranked 18th. 37% more than South Africa
12.7 million
Ranked 21st.
Television broadcast stations per million 0.0232
Ranked 19th.
13.59
Ranked 17th. 585 times more than Nigeria
Radio > Total number of channels 101
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than South Africa
19
Ranked 30th.
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 0.307
Ranked 60th.
5
Ranked 46th. 16 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 52
Ranked 44th.
156
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 12.12
Ranked 63th.
138.5
Ranked 42nd. 11 times more than Nigeria
Internet > TLD .ng .za
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 41.66
Ranked 134th.
92.23
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Livejournal users 41
Ranked 174th.
682
Ranked 37th. 17 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Secure Internet servers 36
Ranked 87th.
1,104
Ranked 26th. 31 times more than Nigeria

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 0.731
Ranked 31st. 6 times more than South Africa
0.119
Ranked 47th.

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 96.67%
Ranked 17th.
100%
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Nigeria

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 120
Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than South Africa
6
Ranked 36th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2013.04.22 2006.11.10
Telecommunications > Country calling code 234 27
Telephone subscribers per 1000 141.92
Ranked 110th.
819.71
Ranked 56th. 6 times more than Nigeria

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 10.2%
Ranked 91st.
26%
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Nigeria
E-Government rating 32
Ranked 165th.
42
Ranked 80th. 31% more than Nigeria
Population covered by mobile telephony 58%
Ranked 62nd.
96%
Ranked 35th. 66% more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 1.22 per 1 million people
Ranked 64th.
31.36 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th. 26 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 0.738
Ranked 57th.
8.44
Ranked 37th. 11 times more than Nigeria
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.214
Ranked 94th.
0.364
Ranked 69th. 70% more than Nigeria

Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 0.73%
Ranked 54th.
75%
Ranked 19th. 103 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.249 per 1 million people
Ranked 152nd.
23.3 per 1 million people
Ranked 74th. 94 times more than Nigeria

Radio > Total number of channels per million people 0.724
Ranked 50th. 80% more than South Africa
0.403
Ranked 61st.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.0215 Number
Ranked 45th. 1% more than South Africa
0.0212 Number
Ranked 46th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 1.31 million
Ranked 69th.
4.42 million
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 23.47%
Ranked 63th.
83.33%
Ranked 49th. 4 times more than Nigeria
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 76.53%
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than South Africa
16.67%
Ranked 20th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 55
Ranked 52nd.
190
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 0.165 per 1 million people
Ranked 61st.
3.48 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th. 21 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 1.23
Ranked 63th.
31.37
Ranked 37th. 26 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Livejournal users per million 0.301
Ranked 197th.
14.61
Ranked 119th. 48 times more than Nigeria
Telephone lines 1.31 million
Ranked 65th.
4.42 million
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Nigeria

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 67,776
Ranked 85th.
426,000
Ranked 56th. 6 times more than Nigeria

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 10.19%
Ranked 22nd. 16% more than South Africa
8.76%
Ranked 35th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.0
Ranked 115th.
1.61%
Ranked 60th.

Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL I
Internet > ISP per million 0.0895
Ranked 120th.
3.34
Ranked 10th. 37 times more than Nigeria
Telephone system > Regulation 1992 1997
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 20.6 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 37th.
48.2 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 0.835 per 1 million people
Ranked 55th.
14.47 per 1 million people
Ranked 27th. 17 times more than Nigeria
Telephone subscribers 19.81 million
Ranked 26th.
38.69 million
Ranked 15th. 95% more than Nigeria

Telephone subscribers per employee 255.7
Ranked 76th.
725.35
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.47% GDP
Ranked 45th.
5.73% GDP
Ranked 16th. 65% more than Nigeria

Television standard > UHF PAL G PAL I
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.279
Ranked 133th.
0.386
Ranked 128th. 38% more than Nigeria

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.00857
Ranked 176th.
2.18
Ranked 117th. 255 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1.74
Ranked 159th.
83.75
Ranked 75th. 48 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 4.89
Ranked 58th.
32.26
Ranked 41st. 7 times more than Nigeria
Phone subscribers 8.9
Ranked 150th.
364.32
Ranked 66th. 41 times more than Nigeria
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 450309000000 87342000000
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.251
Ranked 150th.
23.13
Ranked 72nd. 92 times more than Nigeria

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 90
Ranked 43th.
314
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Television > Percentage of private television institutions 13.28%
Ranked 58th.
66.67%
Ranked 51st. 5 times more than Nigeria
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.088 per 1 million people
Ranked 115th.
3.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th. 38 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 0.166
Ranked 60th.
3.48
Ranked 48th. 21 times more than Nigeria
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 20.68$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 69th. 6 times more than South Africa
3.68$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 90th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.011$ per 1 million people
Ranked 104th.
0.017$ per 1 million people
Ranked 92nd. 55% more than Nigeria

Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 1.98%
Ranked 51st.
26.32%
Ranked 20th. 13 times more than Nigeria
Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions 0.153
Ranked 54th.
2
Ranked 48th. 13 times more than Nigeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 234
Ranked 32nd. 9 times more than South Africa
27
Ranked 53th.
Phone system > International dialling code +234 +27
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 36
Ranked 40th. 9% more than South Africa
33
Ranked 41st.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.662
Ranked 101st.
6.73
Ranked 66th. 10 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 4.86 per 1 million people
Ranked 59th.
32.26 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd. 7 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.007 per 1,000 people
Ranked 204th.
26.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 3798 times more than Nigeria

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 140.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.
825.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 6 times more than Nigeria

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $36.59 million
Ranked 64th.
$453.91 million
Ranked 36th. 12 times more than Nigeria

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.211 per 1 million people
Ranked 93th.
0.364 per 1 million people
Ranked 68th. 73% more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 530
Ranked 39th.
1,262
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 64.2%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than South Africa
21.07%
Ranked 89th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 0.734 per 1 million people
Ranked 58th.
8.44 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th. 11 times more than Nigeria
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 81.83%
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than South Africa
12.58%
Ranked 104th.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 4.39%
Ranked 122nd.
10.56%
Ranked 101st. 2 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 18
Ranked 53th.
136
Ranked 33th. 8 times more than Nigeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 99.36
Ranked 93th.
261.28
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Nigeria
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $12.61
Ranked 34th.
$30.87
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Nigeria

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 1.66
Ranked 72nd.
11.84
Ranked 46th. 7 times more than Nigeria

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 193th.
0.5
Ranked 21st.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 16.36$ per capita
Ranked 36th.
25.24$ per capita
Ranked 26th. 54% more than Nigeria

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 16.56$
Ranked 36th.
25.07$
Ranked 27th. 51% more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 0.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 59th.
0.844 per 1 million people
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 0.505 per 1 million people
Ranked 61st.
4.86 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th. 10 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 1.06 per 1 million people
Ranked 62nd.
25.61 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th. 24 times more than Nigeria
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 3 Number
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than South Africa
1 Number
Ranked 44th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 2.31 billion$
Ranked 8th. 95% more than South Africa
1.18 billion$
Ranked 14th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 0.86
Ranked 168th.
9.07
Ranked 123th. 11 times more than Nigeria

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 10.6$/month
Ranked 95th.
13.26$/month
Ranked 63th. 25% more than Nigeria

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 0.251
Ranked 196th.
7.94
Ranked 130th. 32 times more than Nigeria

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.811%
Ranked 17th. 97% more than South Africa
0.411%
Ranked 38th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 1.86 per 1 million people
Ranked 54th.
13.19 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th. 7 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 0.332
Ranked 57th.
0.844
Ranked 53th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 667.98
Ranked 153th.
1,336.1
Ranked 41st. Twice as much as Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 0.48
Ranked 58th.
3.99
Ranked 43th. 8 times more than Nigeria
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 0.81
Ranked 140th.
40.43
Ranked 68th. 50 times more than Nigeria

Internet servers using encryption 125
Ranked 67th.
1,994
Ranked 25th. 16 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 0.507
Ranked 60th.
4.86
Ranked 48th. 10 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 1.07
Ranked 61st.
25.61
Ranked 37th. 24 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 0.839
Ranked 55th.
14.47
Ranked 27th. 17 times more than Nigeria
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 8.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.
100.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 12 times more than Nigeria

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.117 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
0.764 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 7 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 1.87
Ranked 53th.
13.19
Ranked 35th. 7 times more than Nigeria
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 18.06%
Ranked 76th. 85% more than South Africa
9.77%
Ranked 85th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.069 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 99th.
0.076 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 89th. 10% more than Nigeria

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