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Botswana

Batswana Media Stats

Definitions

STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 9,000 2014 103th out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.02 2001 92nd out of 104
Broadcast media 2 2007
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 41.47 2004 52nd out of 77
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 541.16 per 1,000 people 2005 76th out of 140
Households with television 9.8% 2001 133th out of 153
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 134.5 million min. 2004 55th out of 73
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 16,054 2012 135th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 8.01 2012 134th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 6,374 2008 117th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 3.3 2008 99th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 47.71 2014 150th out of 233
Internet > ISP 11 2001 14th out of 31
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 26 Mbps 2002 97th out of 166
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 14.68 Mbps per 1 million peop 2002 83th out of 163
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 14.37 Mbps 2002 85th out of 164
Internet > Internet Service Providers 11 2003 82nd out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 11.5% 2013 164th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 241,272 2013 148th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 11.5 2012 157th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 113.39 2013 161st out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 11.5% 2012 155th out of 200
Internet > Users 80,000 2007 127th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 44.06 per 1,000 people 2007 122nd out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 41.77 2007 123th out of 149
Internet users 120,000 2009 148th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 6.25 2008 135th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 823,070 2005 102nd out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 466.35 per 1,000 people 2005 70th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 438.78 2005 72nd out of 167
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 2 2004 129th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 75,278 2004 57th out of 83
Newspapers > List of newspapers

Daily News - government-owned

Botswana Guardian - weekly

Botswana Gazette - weekly


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2012
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 23.96 per 1,000 people 1998 57th out of 89
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 24.23 1998 57th out of 88
Number of PCs per million 43.13 2004 95th out of 162
Personal computers 80,000 2004 113th out of 155
Personal computers > Per capita 45.22 per 1,000 people 2004 89th out of 155
Personal computers per 1000 43.13 2004 92nd out of 153
Radio > List of radio stations

Radio Botswana - state-run, programmes in English and Setswana, also operates commercial FM station Radio Botswana 2 (RB2)

Yarona FM - private

Gabz FM - private


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2012
Radio broadcast stations AM 8, FM 13, shortwave 4 2001
Radio receivers 237,000 1997 152nd out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.141 per capita 1997 143th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 143 1997 142nd out of 179
Radios 252,720 2003 152nd out of 221
Radios per 1000 137.9 2003 155th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 160,488 2012 131st out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 8.01 2012 131st out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 3.08 million 2012 128th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.08 million 2012 128th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 150.09 2012 26th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,537.86 2012 24th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 160,488 2012 131st out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 80.09 2012 131st out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.88$ 2004 22nd out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000 70.39 2005 95th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment Botswana is participating in regional development efforts; expanding fully digital system with fiber-optic cables linking the major population centers in the east as well as a system of open-wire lines, microwave radio relays links, and radiotelephone communication stations 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 267; international calls are made via satellite, using international direct dialing; 2 international exchanges; digital microwave radio relay links to Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) 2011
Telephones > Main lines in use 149,600 2011 132nd out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 77.88 per 1,000 people 2006 101st out of 147
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 73.88 2009 128th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 2.9 million 2011 126th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 786.01 per 1,000 people 2007 69th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 960.18 2009 74th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

Botswana TV - state-run

eBotswana - private, commercial

2012
Television broadcast stations 1 2001 40th out of 42
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.566 per 1 million people 2001 20th out of 40
Television receivers 31,000 1997 160th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 18.43 per 1,000 people 1997 145th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 18.7 1997 143th out of 176
Televisions 31,000 2003 166th out of 214
Televisions > Households with TV 101,713 2001 3rd out of 4
Televisions > Households with TV per thousand people 57.03 2001 4th out of 4
Televisions per 1000 16.92 2003 161st 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; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; World Development Indicators 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; 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.; 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; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; 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.; 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.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. 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.

Citation

  • Botswana ranked third for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions > per 100 people amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2012.

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