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Uganda

Uganda Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 45,000 2014 51st out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.13 2001 14th out of 104
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 7 1996 65th out of 72
Broadcast media public broadcaster, Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC), operates radio and television networks; Uganda first began licensing privately-owned stations in the 1990s; by 2007 there were nearly 150 radio and 35 TV stations, mostly based in and around Kampala; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available in Kampala 2007
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 56.42 per 1,000 people 2005 127th out of 140
Households with television 4.51% 2002 134th out of 142
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 61.26 million min. 2003 86th out of 109
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 38,400 2012 117th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 1.06 2012 156th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 1,090 2008 149th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.0343 2008 171st out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 5.82 2014 194th out of 233
Internet > ISP 2 2000 104th out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 80 Mbps 2005 57th out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 2.78 Mbps per 1 million peop 2005 76th out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 2.79 Mbps 2005 76th out of 87
Internet > Internet Service Providers 2 2003 148th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 14.7% 2013 154th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 4.94 million 2013 60th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 14.69 2012 147th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 142.17 2013 152nd out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 14.69% 2012 146th out of 200
Internet > Users 2 million 2007 55th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 66.09 per 1,000 people 2007 116th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 65.09 2007 115th out of 149
Internet users 3.2 million 2009 65th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 7.9 2008 130th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 1.53 million 2005 85th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 52.93 per 1,000 people 2005 144th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 53.09 2005 144th out of 167
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 7 2004 80th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 40,000 1996 116th out of 183
Newspapers > List of newspapers

New Vision - state-owned daily, as are its sister vernacular papers, Bukedde, Etop, Rupiny and Orumuri

The Monitor - privately-owned daily

The Observer - privately-owned weekly

2012
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 2.59 per 1,000 people 2000 56th out of 57
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 2.6 2000 56th out of 57
Number of PCs per million 4.36 2004 149th out of 162
Personal computers 250,000 2005 35th out of 58
Personal computers > Per capita 8.68 per 1,000 people 2005 50th out of 58
Personal computers per 1000 8.7 2005 50th out of 58
Radio > List of radio stations

UBC Radio - public, run by Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, operates five stations including commercial Star FM

Radio Simba - private

Capital FM - private


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2012
Radio broadcast stations AM 7, FM 33, shortwave 2 2001
Radio receivers 2.6 million 1997 81st out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.117 per capita 1997 148th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 117.73 1997 146th out of 179
Radios 5 million 2003 57th out of 221
Radios per 1000 186.3 2003 139th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 314,956 2012 110th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 0.867 2012 179th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 16.36 million 2012 57th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 16.36 million 2012 57th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 45.92 2012 177th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 450.02 2012 177th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 314,956 2012 110th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 8.67 2012 179th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 3.21$ 2003 30th out of 115
Telephone mainlines per 1000 3.51 2005 138th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment mobile cellular service is increasing rapidly, but the number of main lines is still deficient; work underway on a national backbone information and communications technology infrastructure; international phone networks and Internet connectivity provided through satellite and VSAT applications 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 256; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat; analog links to Kenya and Tanzania 2012
Telephones > Main lines in use 464,800 2011 103th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 5.36 per 1,000 people 2007 120th out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 7.1 2009 175th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 16.7 million 2011 49th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 138.62 per 1,000 people 2007 140th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 285.54 2009 160th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

UBC TV - public, run by Uganda Broadcasting Corporation

WBS - private, operated by Wavah Broadcasting Service

Pulse TV - private


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2012
Television broadcast stations 8 2001 10th out of 42
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.319 per 1 million people 2001 24th out of 40
Television receivers 315,000 1997 108th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 14.2 per 1,000 people 1997 147th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 14.26 1997 145th out of 176
Televisions 500,000 2003 102nd out of 214
Televisions > Households with TV 231,366 2002 3rd out of 4
Televisions > Households with TV per thousand people 8.92 2002 3rd out of 4
Televisions per 1000 18.63 2003 159th 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; 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; 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; 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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