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Bolivia

Bolivian Media Stats

Definitions

STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 46,100 2014 50th out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.09 2000 12th out of 31
Broadcast media large number of radio and television broadcasting stations with private media outlets dominating; state-owned and private radio and television stations generally operating freely, although both pro-government and anti-government groups have attacked media outlets in response to their reporting 2010
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 25 2009 43th out of 101
Cinema attendance 1.43 million 2003 57th out of 78
Cinema attendance per capita 0.158 2003 62nd out of 77
Cinemas > Annual attendance 1.4 million 1999 38th out of 52
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.168 1999 44th out of 51
Cinemas > Per capita 0.003 per 1,000 people 1999 38th out of 41
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 98.76 1998 35th out of 87
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 334.1 per 1,000 people 2005 90th out of 140
Households with television 46.14% 2000 102nd out of 159
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $896.34 million 2009 67th out of 69
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 438.98 million min. 2004 37th out of 73
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 1.15 2005 87th out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 110,600 2012 98th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 10.54 2012 131st out of 188
Internet > Hosts 68,428 2008 69th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 6.96 2008 90th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 54.61 2014 145th out of 233
Internet > ISP 9 2000 67th out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 398 Mbps 2004 70th out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 44.18 Mbps per 1 million peop 2004 78th out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 43.32 Mbps 2004 77th out of 127
Internet > Internet Service Providers 9 2003 92nd out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 34.2% 2013 124th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 3.52 million 2013 75th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 34.19 2012 117th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 336.29 2013 122nd out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 34.19% 2012 117th out of 200
Internet > Users 1,000,000 2007 77th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 109.66 per 1,000 people 2007 99th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 103.34 2007 102nd out of 149
Internet users 1.1 million 2009 93th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 10.83 2008 115th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 2.42 million 2005 72nd out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 263.71 per 1,000 people 2005 94th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 258.84 2005 94th out of 167
News Agencies > List of news agencies

Agencia Boliviana de Informacion (ABI) - government-run

Agencia de Noticias Fides (ANF) - owned by Catholic Church

2012
Newspapers 29 2003 24th out of 67
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 19 2004 49th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 788,440 1998 30th out of 71
Newspapers > List of newspapers

La Razon - La Paz daily

Los Tiempos - Cochabamba daily

El Diario - La Paz daily


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2012
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 98.75 per 1,000 people 1998 36th out of 89
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 96.68 1998 36th out of 88
Newspapers per million 3.22 2003 28th out of 66
Number of PCs per million 20.68 2004 113th out of 162
Personal computers 210,000 2004 89th out of 155
Personal computers > Per capita 23.31 per 1,000 people 2004 108th out of 155
Personal computers per 1000 22.86 2004 107th out of 153
Radio > List of radio stations

Radio Fides - Catholic, news and talk

Radio Panamericana - national, news and talk network

Radio Patria Nueva - state-run, community network

2012
Radio broadcast stations AM 171, FM 73, shortwave 77 1999
Radio receivers 5.25 million 1997 53th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.672 per capita 1997 41st out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 658.02 1997 43th out of 179
Radios 5.25 million 2003 54th out of 221
Radios per 1000 582.25 2003 55th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 880,625 2012 78th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 8.38 2012 129th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 9.49 million 2012 81st out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.49 million 2012 81st out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 92.64 2012 122nd out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 904.47 2012 122nd out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 880,625 2012 79th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 83.9 2012 128th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.89$ 2002 69th out of 120
Telephone mainlines per 1000 69.09 2005 96th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment Bolivian National Telecommunications Company was privatized in 1995 but re-nationalized in 2007; the primary trunk system is being expanded and employs digital microwave radio relay; some areas are served by fiber-optic cable; system operations, reliability, and coverage have steadily improved. 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 591; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) 2011
Telephones > Main lines in use 879,000 2011 83th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 74.37 per 1,000 people 2007 91st out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 81.07 2009 127th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 8.36 million 2011 81st out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 356.83 per 1,000 people 2007 110th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 715.27 2009 111th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

Unitel (Canal 9) - private, Santa Cruz

ATB (Canal 9) - private, La Paz

Red Uno (Canal 11) - private, La Paz


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2012
Television broadcast stations 48 1997 13th out of 89
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 6.14 per 1 million people 1997 21st out of 67
Television receivers 900,000 1997 81st out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 115.19 per 1,000 people 1997 96th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 112.8 1997 95th out of 176
Televisions 900,000 2003 83th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 99.81 2003 112th out of 191

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003. 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.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 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.; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; World Development Indicators database; World Information Technology and Services Alliance, Digital Planet: The Global Information Economy, and Global Insight, Inc.; World Development Indicators database. 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.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. 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.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users ("Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" , International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). 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.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; ITU. 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.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. 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.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; International Telecommunications Union; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. 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.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. 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.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. 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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