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Lesotho

Lesotho Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 2,000 2014 128th out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.02 2000 27th out of 31
Broadcast media 1 m 2008
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 8.99 1998 69th out of 87
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 163.26 per 1,000 people 2005 108th out of 140
Households with television 11.5% 2002 121st out of 142
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 46.11 million min. 1996 120th out of 161
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 0.0234 2005 108th out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2,900 2012 163th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 1.41 2012 154th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 83 2008 190th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.0421 2008 167th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 20.95 2014 167th out of 233
Internet > ISP 1 2000 140th out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 7.62 Mbps 2005 82nd out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 4.25 Mbps per 1 million peop 2005 72nd out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 3.96 Mbps 2005 73th out of 87
Internet > Internet Service Providers 1 2003 194th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 4.6% 2013 187th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 88,602 2013 170th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 4.59 2012 179th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 45.76 2013 183th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 4.59% 2012 176th out of 200
Internet > Users 70,000 2007 129th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 32.94 per 1,000 people 2007 128th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 35.79 2007 126th out of 149
Internet users 76,800 2009 162nd out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 3.58 2008 151st out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 245,052 2005 135th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 136.54 per 1,000 people 2005 114th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 127.24 2005 118th out of 167
News Agencies > List of news agencies

Lesotho News Agency - state-run

2013
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 2 1998 87th out of 99
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 15,750 1998 60th out of 71
Newspapers > List of newspapers

Public Eye - weekly, in English

Lesotho Times - weekly, in English

Sunday Express - weekly, in English


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2013
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 9.11 per 1,000 people 1998 71st out of 89
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 8.78 1998 71st out of 88
Radio > List of radio stations

Radio Lesotho - national, state-run

MoAfrika FM - private, Maseru-based

People's Choice FM - private


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2013
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 1998
Radio receivers 104,000 1997 171st out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.06 per capita 1997 170th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 57.72 1997 169th out of 179
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 43,097 2012 161st out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 2.47 2012 158th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 1.54 million 2012 148th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.31 million 2012 150th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 59.17 2012 162nd out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 639.39 2012 158th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 43,097 2012 161st out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 21.01 2012 161st out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 3.28$ 2004 16th out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000 24.91 2005 112th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment rudimentary system consisting of a modest number of landlines, a small microwave radio relay system, and a small radiotelephone communication system; mobile-cellular telephone system is expanding 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 266; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) 2012
Telephones > Main lines in use 38,600 2011 157th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 29.68 per 1,000 people 2006 115th out of 147
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 20.1 2009 153th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 1.23 million 2011 146th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 214.56 per 1,000 people 2007 129th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 332.18 2009 156th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

Lesotho Television - national, state-run

2013
Television broadcast stations 1 2000 9th out of 11
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.559 per 1 million people 2000 7th out of 10
Television receivers 54,000 1997 147th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 31.12 per 1,000 people 1997 129th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 29.97 1997 128th out of 176

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; 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; 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 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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