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Swaziland

Swaziland Media Stats

Definitions

STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 3,000 1968 1st out of 1
Average cost of local call 0.04 2001 72nd out of 104
Broadcast media - 2007
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 24.23 2004 59th out of 77
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 207.82 per 1,000 people 2005 104th out of 140
Households with television 18.29% 2002 112th out of 142
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 52.51 million min. 2003 90th out of 109
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 3,271 2012 162nd out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 2.66 2012 146th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 2,582 2008 134th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 2.24 2008 111th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 24.92 2014 164th out of 233
Internet > ISP 5 2002 7th out of 27
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 1.02 Mbps 2002 156th out of 166
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 0.937 Mbps per 1 million peop 2002 127th out of 163
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 0.943 Mbps 2002 130th out of 164
Internet > Internet Service Providers 5 2003 121st out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 20.8% 2013 141st out of 209
Internet > Internet users 288,225 2013 141st out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 20.78 2012 134th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 205.38 2013 138th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 20.78% 2012 134th out of 200
Internet > Users 42,000 2006 131st out of 155
Internet > Users > Per capita 37.3 per 1,000 people 2006 117th out of 154
Internet > Users per 1000 37.56 2006 117th out of 152
Internet users 90,100 2009 156th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 6.85 2008 133th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 200,000 2005 140th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 176.84 per 1,000 people 2005 107th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 181.05 2005 106th out of 167
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 2 2004 137th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 27,000 2004 68th out of 83
Newspapers > List of newspapers

The Times of Swaziland - privately-owned daily

The Swazi Observer - pro-government daily

2012
Number of PCs per million 32.88 2004 101st out of 162
Personal computers 36,000 2004 124th out of 155
Personal computers > Per capita 32.15 per 1,000 people 2004 100th out of 155
Personal computers per 1000 32.88 2004 99th out of 153
Radio > List of radio stations

Swaziland Broadcasting and Information Service - state-run, operates The Siswati Channel, The English Channel and The Information Service

Trans World Radio-Voice of the Church - Christian

2012
Radio broadcast stations AM 3, FM 2 (plus 4 repeaters), shortwave 3 2004
Radio receivers 155,000 1997 165th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.162 per capita 1997 133th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 153.96 1997 134th out of 179
Radios 170,000 2003 164th out of 221
Radios per 1000 156.26 2003 149th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 48,645 2012 158th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 3.7 2012 149th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 805,000 2012 156th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 805,000 2012 157th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 65.96 2012 156th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 653.95 2012 156th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 48,645 2012 158th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 39.52 2012 148th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.97$ 2004 20th out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000 31.72 2005 107th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment a somewhat modern but not an advanced system 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 268; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) 2009
Telephones > Main lines in use 75,800 2011 148th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 39.07 per 1,000 people 2006 111th out of 147
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 37.49 2009 140th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 766,500 2011 151st out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 335.37 per 1,000 people 2007 115th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 558.93 2009 128th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

Swazi TV - operated by state-run Swaziland Television Authority

Channel S - privately-owned

2012
Television broadcast stations 12 2004 12th out of 34
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 10.72 per 1 million people 2004 15th out of 33
Television receivers 21,000 1997 166th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 21.88 per 1,000 people 1997 140th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 20.86 1997 140th out of 176
Televisions 23,000 2003 174th out of 214
Televisions > Households with TV 75,057 2007 4th out of 4
Televisions > Households with TV per thousand people 66.13 2007 3rd out of 3
Televisions per 1000 21.14 2003 154th 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; 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.; 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.; 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.

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