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Zambia

Zambia Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 15,100 2014 82nd out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.06 2001 57th out of 104
Broadcast media - 2007
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 4.88 2004 68th out of 77
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 89.23 per 1,000 people 2005 117th out of 140
Households with television 25.99% 2002 104th out of 142
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 75.9 million min. 2003 81st out of 109
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 0.0218 2005 109th out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 14,794 2012 137th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 1.05 2012 157th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 7,610 2008 114th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.611 2008 128th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 11.38 2014 181st out of 233
Internet > ISP 5 2001 18th out of 31
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 22 Mbps 2005 71st out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 1.89 Mbps per 1 million peop 2005 79th out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 1.92 Mbps 2005 79th out of 87
Internet > Internet Service Providers 5 2003 112th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 13.5% 2013 157th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 1.86 million 2013 93th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 13.47 2012 151st out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 130.85 2013 155th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 13.47% 2012 150th out of 200
Internet > Users 500,000 2007 88th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 43.56 per 1,000 people 2007 123th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 41.29 2007 124th out of 149
Internet users 816,200 2009 103th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 5.55 2008 140th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 946,558 2005 100th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 81.12 per 1,000 people 2005 131st out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 82.52 2005 128th out of 167
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 3 2004 107th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 55,000 2004 60th out of 83
Newspapers > List of newspapers

Zambia Daily Mail - state-owned

Times of Zambia - state-owned

The Post - private


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2012
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 21.3 per 1,000 people 2000 51st out of 57
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 22.57 2000 51st out of 57
Number of PCs per million 10.11 2004 133th out of 162
Personal computers 113,000 2004 106th out of 155
Personal computers > Per capita 9.84 per 1,000 people 2004 130th out of 155
Personal computers per 1000 10.11 2004 128th out of 153
Radio > List of radio stations

Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) - state-run radio operates three services; multilingual Radio 1 and English-language Radio 2 and Radio 4

QFM - private Lusaka music station

Radio Phoenix - private


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2012
Radio broadcast stations AM 19, FM 5, shortwave 4 2001
Radio receivers 1.03 million 1997 107th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.103 per capita 1997 156th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 110.51 1997 150th out of 179
Radios 1.2 million 2003 104th out of 221
Radios per 1000 110.15 2003 163th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 82,542 2012 146th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 0.586 2012 184th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 10.52 million 2012 75th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 10.52 million 2012 75th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 75.81 2012 142nd out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 747.75 2012 145th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 82,542 2012 146th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 5.86 2012 184th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.41$ 2004 60th out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000 8.25 2005 127th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment among the best in sub-Saharan Africa 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 260; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean), 3 owned by Zamtel 2012
Telephones > Main lines in use 85,700 2011 144th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 8 per 1,000 people 2007 115th out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 7.04 2009 176th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 8.16 million 2011 83th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 229.93 per 1,000 people 2007 126th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 343.62 2009 154th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) - single-channel state-run TV

Muvi TV - private

2012
Television broadcast stations 9 2002 3rd out of 24
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.811 per 1 million people 2002 12th out of 22
Television receivers 277,000 1997 111th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 27.62 per 1,000 people 1997 133th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 29.72 1997 129th out of 176
Televisions 277,000 2003 116th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 25.43 2003 150th 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; 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; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; 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; 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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