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Rwanda

Rwanda Media Stats

Definitions

STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 33,000 2014 57th out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.04 2000 26th out of 31
Broadcast media government owns and operates the only TV station; government-owned and operated Radio Rwanda has a national reach; 9 private radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available 2007
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 0.09 1998 87th out of 87
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 18.2 per 1,000 people 2004 168th out of 176
Households with television 2.48% 2002 138th out of 142
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2,716 2012 164th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.237 2012 172nd out of 188
Internet > Hosts 2,363 2008 135th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.231 2008 142nd out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 16.75 2014 171st out of 233
Internet > ISP 2 2002 14th out of 27
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 10.27 Mbps 2002 112th out of 166
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 1.19 Mbps per 1 million peop 2002 121st out of 163
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 1.14 Mbps 2002 126th out of 164
Internet > Internet Service Providers 2 2003 164th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 8% 2013 175th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 937,964 2013 120th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 8.02 2012 167th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 78.08 2013 172nd out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 8.02% 2012 165th out of 200
Internet > Users 100,000 2007 125th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 10.09 per 1,000 people 2007 142nd out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 10.07 2007 138th out of 149
Internet users 450,000 2009 116th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 3.09 2008 155th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 290,000 2005 130th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 32.09 per 1,000 people 2005 153th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 30.75 2005 152nd out of 167
News Agencies > List of news agencies

Rwanda News Agency (RNA)

Orinfor - government information

2012
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 0.0 2004 163th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 600 1998 71st out of 71
Newspapers > List of newspapers

The New Times - private, pro-government, English-language

Rwanda Herald - private, English-language

Rwanda Newsline - owned by Rwanda Independent Media Group, English-language


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2012
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 0.146 per 1,000 people 1998 89th out of 89
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 0.139 1998 88th out of 88
Radio > List of radio stations

Radio Rwanda - state-owned, broadcasts in English, French, Kinyarwanda and Swahili

Radio 10 - private

Radio Flash - private


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2012
Radio broadcast stations AM 0, FM 8 (two main FM programs are broadcast through a system of repeaters, three international FM programs include the BBC, VOA, and Deutchewelle), shortwave 1 2005
Radio receivers 601,000 1997 128th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.097 per capita 1997 157th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 92.88 1997 157th out of 179
Radios 601,000 2003 128th out of 221
Radios per 1000 65.85 2003 179th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 44,363 2012 160th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 0.387 2012 188th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 5.69 million 2012 101st out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.69 million 2012 103th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 50.49 2012 175th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 496.67 2012 175th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 44,363 2012 160th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 3.87 2012 188th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.43$ 2004 28th out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000 2.48 2004 169th out of 173
Telephone system > General assessment small, inadequate telephone system primarily serves business, education, and government 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 250; international connections employ microwave radio relay to neighboring countries and satellite communications to more distant countries; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) in Kigali (includes telex and telefax service) 2012
Telephones > Main lines in use 38,900 2011 156th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 2.33 per 1,000 people 2007 124th out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 3.18 2009 184th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 4.45 million 2011 108th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 64.1 per 1,000 people 2007 153th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 230.68 2009 165th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

Television Rwandaise - state-owned

2012
Television broadcast stations 2 2004 25th out of 34
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.225 per 1 million people 2004 31st out of 33
Television receivers 1,000 1997 183th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 0.162 per 1,000 people 1997 178th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 0.155 1997 176th out of 176
Televisions > Households with TV 1,222 2002 4th out of 4
Televisions > Households with TV per thousand people 0.136 2002 4th out of 4

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; 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.

Citation

  • Rwanda ranked 14 places from the bottom for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions > per 100 people amongst Christian countries in 2012.
  • Rwanda ranked 8th last for internet > fixed broadband internet subscribers per 1000 amongst Landlocked countries in 2012.

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