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Ethiopia

Ethiopia Media Stats

Definitions

STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 138,000 2014 21st out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.02 2001 99th out of 104
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 63 1999 27th out of 44
Broadcast media 1 m 2009
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 4.65 2004 69th out of 77
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 14.33 per 1,000 people 2005 139th out of 140
Households with television 2.41% 2002 139th out of 142
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 157.24 million min. 2004 53th out of 73
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 0.000792 2003 108th out of 108
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 37,754 2012 118th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.412 2012 168th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 128 2008 181st out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.00155 2008 191st out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 0.35 2014 221st out of 233
Internet > ISP 1 2002 20th out of 27
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 10 Mbps 2002 114th out of 166
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 0.149 Mbps per 1 million peop 2002 156th out of 163
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 0.143 Mbps 2002 158th out of 164
Internet > Internet Service Providers 1 2003 226th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 1.5% 2013 202nd out of 209
Internet > Internet users 1.35 million 2013 107th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 1.48 2012 194th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 14.4 2013 198th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 1.48% 2012 192nd out of 200
Internet > Users 291,000 2007 104th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 3.8 per 1,000 people 2007 147th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 3.62 2007 145th out of 149
Internet users 447,300 2009 117th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 0.45 2008 182nd out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 410,630 2005 125th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 5.76 per 1,000 people 2005 166th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 5.39 2005 165th out of 167
News Agencies > List of news agencies

Walta Information Centre (WIC) - privately-owned, pro-government

Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) - state-owned

2012
Newspaper circulation 23,000 2003 44th out of 51
Newspaper circulation per 1000 0.319 2003 49th out of 50
Newspapers 2 2003 60th out of 67
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 3 2004 118th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 358,000 2004 44th out of 83
Newspapers > List of newspapers

Addis Zemen - state-owned daily

Ethiopian Herald - state-owned English-language daily

The Daily Monitor - private, English-language


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2012
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 0.375 per 1,000 people 1998 86th out of 89
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 0.369 1998 85th out of 88
Newspapers per million 0.0278 2003 66th out of 66
Number of PCs per million 3.04 2004 154th out of 162
Personal computers 225,000 2004 87th out of 155
Personal computers > Per capita 3.22 per 1,000 people 2004 148th out of 155
Personal computers per 1000 3.04 2004 147th out of 153
Radio > List of radio stations

Radio Ethiopia - state-owned, operates National Service and External Service and regional stations

FM Addis 97.1 - operated by Addis Ababa city administration

Voice of Tigray Revolution - Tigray Regional State government radio


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2012
Radio broadcast stations AM 8, FM 0, shortwave 1 2001
Radio receivers 11.75 million 1997 29th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.197 per capita 1997 123th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 193.94 1997 122nd out of 179
Radios 15.2 million 2003 27th out of 221
Radios per 1000 211.14 2003 132nd out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 797,501 2012 84th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 0.869 2012 178th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 18 million 2014 43th out of 66
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 20.52 million 2012 46th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 20.52 million 2012 46th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 23.72 2012 191st out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 223.75 2012 193th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 797,501 2012 85th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 8.69 2012 178th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 4.01$ 2003 18th out of 115
Telephone mainlines per 1000 8.01 2005 128th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment inadequate telephone system with the Ethio Telecom maintaining a monopoly over telecommunication services; open-wire, microwave radio relay; radio communication in the HF, VHF, and UHF frequencies; 2 domestic satellites provide the national trunk service 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 251; open-wire to Sudan and Djibouti; microwave radio relay to Kenya and Djibouti; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Pacific Ocean) 2012
Telephones > Main lines in use 829,000 2011 86th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 11.5 per 1,000 people 2007 110th out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 10.79 2009 167th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 14.13 million 2011 53th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 15.79 per 1,000 people 2007 161st out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 47.76 2009 180th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

Ethiopian Television (ETV) - state-owned

2012
Television broadcast stations 1 2002 20th out of 24
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.015 per 1 million people 2002 22nd out of 22
Television receivers 320,000 1997 107th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 5.36 per 1,000 people 1997 165th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 5.28 1997 163th out of 176
Televisions 682,000 2003 95th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 9.47 2003 171st out of 191

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; 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, March 11, 2003; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 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.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; 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.

Citation

  • Ethiopia ranked first for radios amongst Landlocked countries in 2003.
  • Ethiopia ranked 6th last for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions > per 100 people amongst Christian countries in 2012.
  • Ethiopia ranked second for telecoms > telephone lines amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2012.

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