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Vietnam

Vietnam Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 455,000 2014 5th out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.02 2001 87th out of 104
Broadcast media government controls all broadcast media exercising oversight through the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC); government-controlled national TV provider, Vietnam Television (VTV), operates a network of 9 channels with several regional broadcasting centers; programming is relayed nationwide via a network of provincial and municipal TV stations; law limits access to satellite TV but many households are able to access foreign programming via home satellite equipment; government-controlled Voice of Vietnam, the national radio broadcaster, broadcasts on 6 channels and is repeated on AM, FM, and shortwave stations throughout Vietnam 2008
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 75 2011 20th out of 82
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 5.84 1999 54th out of 57
Films produced 11 2003 46th out of 50
Films produced per million 0.137 2003 47th out of 48
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 306.05 per 1,000 people 2005 93th out of 140
Households with television 82.78% 2002 69th out of 142
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $4.53 billion 2009 52nd out of 69
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 670.59 million min. 2002 35th out of 120
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 2.55 2005 77th out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 4.45 million 2012 20th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 50.09 2012 95th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 84,151 2008 67th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.989 2008 124th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 169.7 2014 111th out of 233
Internet > ISP 5 2000 83th out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 3,615 Mbps 2005 22nd out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 43.5 Mbps per 1 million peop 2005 50th out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 43.87 Mbps 2005 50th out of 87
Internet > Internet Service Providers 5 2003 113th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 39.5% 2013 110th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 36.14 million 2013 16th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 39.49 2012 104th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 390.81 2013 109th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 39.49% 2012 105th out of 200
Internet > Users 17.87 million 2007 14th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 209.59 per 1,000 people 2007 82nd out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 212.18 2007 77th out of 149
Internet users 23.38 million 2009 17th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 24.17 2008 85th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 9.59 million 2005 38th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 115.44 per 1,000 people 2005 122nd out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 116.43 2005 121st out of 167
Mobile phones 2.34 per 100 people 2002 40th out of 43
News Agencies > List of news agencies

Vietnam News Agency - government-owned, English-language pages

VietNamNet - news site run by Information Ministry, English-language pages

2012
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 5 1999 60th out of 76
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 450,000 1999 33th out of 50
Newspapers > List of newspapers

Nhan Dan - Communist Party daily, English-language pages

Vietnam Economic Times - English-language pages

Le Courrier du Vietnam - French-language


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2012
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 5.8 per 1,000 people 1999 56th out of 58
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 5.87 1999 55th out of 58
Number of PCs per million 12.82 2004 126th out of 162
Personal computers 1.04 million 2004 50th out of 155
Personal computers > Per capita 12.73 per 1,000 people 2004 125th out of 155
Personal computers per 1000 12.82 2004 123th out of 153
Radio > List of radio stations

Voice of Vietnam - operates national networks and an external service

Dai Tieng Noi Nhan Dan - Ho Chi Minh City

2012
Radio broadcast stations AM 65, FM 7, shortwave 29 1999
Radio receivers 8.2 million 1997 38th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.109 per capita 1997 151st out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 110.35 1997 151st out of 179
Radios 8.2 million 2003 39th out of 221
Radios per 1000 101.9 2003 167th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 10.19 million 2012 20th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 11.22 2012 114th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 72.3 million 2014 18th out of 66
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 134.07 million 2012 8th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 134.07 million 2012 8th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 149.41 2012 27th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,510.17 2012 27th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 10.19 million 2012 20th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 114.8 2012 113th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.95$ 2004 43th out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000 192.31 2005 65th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment Vietnam is putting considerable effort into modernization and expansion of its telecommunication system 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 84; a landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3, the C2C, and Thailand-Vietnam-Hong Kong submarine cable systems; the Asia-America Gateway submarine cable system, completed in 2009, provided new access links to Asia and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region) 2012
Telephones > Main lines in use 10.18 million 2011 21st out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 126.67 per 1,000 people 2007 74th out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 202.58 2009 79th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 127.32 million 2011 8th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 389.39 per 1,000 people 2007 104th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,141.81 2009 49th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

VTV - Vietnam Television

2012
Television broadcast stations 67 2006 8th out of 38
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.797 per 1 million people 2006 30th out of 36
Television receivers 3.57 million 1997 42nd out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 47.31 per 1,000 people 1997 123th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 48.04 1997 121st out of 176
Televisions 3.57 million 2003 41st out of 214
Televisions per 1000 44.37 2003 139th 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; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; Internet Movie Database 2003; Internet Movie Database 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.; 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; International Telecommunication Union; 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.; 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; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of mobile phones in use; 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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