Households with television (%) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Households with television (%) was 5.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Households with television in Rwanda, 2000–2010
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 5.3% for households with television in 2010. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.6% on the previous year and up 120.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households with television in Rwanda peaked at 5.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2005.
Rwanda ranks 27th of 27 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Households with television (%) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4% | — |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +37.5% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +60.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 5.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.8%, 15% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 5.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.9%, 54% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More infrastructure data for Rwanda
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 93.2 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9,255 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0649 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0006 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 10.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 9,255 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.932 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households with television in Rwanda?
- Households with television in Rwanda was 5.3% in 2010, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest households with television recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest households with television recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2005.
- How does Rwanda rank for households with television?
- Rwanda ranks 27th out of 27 countries with data for 2010.
- Is households with television rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Households with television (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.