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Tanzania

Tanzania Media Stats

Definitions

STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 27,000 2014 62nd out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.07 2001 56th out of 104
Broadcast media a state-owned TV station and multiple privately owned TV stations; state-owned national radio station supplemented by more than 40 privately owned radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available 2007
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 1.6 2004 74th out of 77
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 55.55 per 1,000 people 2004 151st out of 176
Households with television 6.1% 2004 37th out of 37
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 51.37 million min. 2002 102nd out of 120
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 3,900 2012 160th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.0816 2012 178th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 24,271 2008 86th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.573 2008 129th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 7.79 2014 190th out of 233
Internet > ISP 6 2000 81st out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 16 Mbps 2002 103th out of 166
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 0.449 Mbps per 1 million peop 2002 145th out of 163
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 0.447 Mbps 2002 147th out of 164
Internet > Internet Service Providers 6 2003 110th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 13.1% 2013 159th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 6.14 million 2013 51st out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 13.08 2012 152nd out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 127.15 2013 158th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 3.95% 2012 179th out of 200
Internet > Users 400,000 2007 91st out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 10.16 per 1,000 people 2007 141st out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 9.73 2007 139th out of 149
Internet users 678,000 2009 109th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 1.22 2008 172nd out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 1.94 million 2004 75th out of 197
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 51.78 per 1,000 people 2004 150th out of 197
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 51.42 2004 147th out of 192
News Agencies > List of news agencies

Press Services Tanzania

2013
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 14 2004 56th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 60,000 2004 58th out of 83
Newspapers > List of newspapers

Daily News - government owned, Tanzania's oldest newspaper

Habari Leo - from publisher of Daily News

Uhuru - Swahili


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2013
Number of PCs per million 7.36 2004 138th out of 162
Personal computers 278,000 2004 82nd out of 155
Personal computers > Per capita 7.41 per 1,000 people 2004 133th out of 155
Personal computers per 1000 7.36 2004 132nd out of 153
Radio > List of radio stations

Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) - state-run

Parapanda Radio Tanzania (PRT) - state-run FM station set up to counter competition for younger listeners from private stations

Radio Free Africa - private FM network


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2013
Radio broadcast stations AM 12, FM 11, shortwave 2 1998
Radio receivers 8.8 million 1997 35th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.279 per capita 1997 101st out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 278.6 1997 100th out of 179
Radios 8.8 million 2003 37th out of 221
Radios per 1000 239.39 2003 122nd out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 176,367 2012 127th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 0.369 2012 189th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 27.22 million 2012 39th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 27.22 million 2012 38th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 57.12 2012 163th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 569.64 2012 168th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 176,367 2012 127th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 3.69 2012 189th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 3.17$ 2004 18th out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000 3.93 2004 162nd out of 173
Telephone system > General assessment telecommunications services are marginal; system operating below capacity and being modernized for better service; small aperture terminal (VSAT) system under construction 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 255; landing point for the EASSy fiber-optic submarine cable system linking East Africa with Europe and North America; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Atlantic Ocean) 2012
Telephones > Main lines in use 161,100 2011 129th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 4.02 per 1,000 people 2010 3rd out of 3
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 3.86 2010 5th out of 5
Telephones > Mobile cellular 25.67 million 2011 36th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 409.31 per 1,000 people 2010 3rd out of 3
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 393.06 2010 5th out of 5
Television > List of TV stations

Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) - state-run

Independent Television (ITV) - widely-watched private network, owned by IPP Media

Dar es Salaam Television (DTV) - private network operated by Africa Media Group


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2013
Television broadcast stations 3 1999 12th out of 13
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.091 per 1 million people 1999 13th out of 13
Television receivers 103,000 1997 129th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 3.27 per 1,000 people 1997 173th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 3.26 1997 171st out of 176
Televisions 103,000 2003 132nd out of 214
Televisions per 1000 2.8 2003 188th 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; 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.; 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.

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