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KEY COMMUNICATION AND DEVELOPMENT WEBSITES AND PROJECTS

Freedom House-Ghana

World Bank Knowledge Economy Index- Ghana

World Bank Governance Matters Indicators- Ghana

World Bank Doing Business 2009-Ghana

UNESCO Education Statistics- Ghana

UNDP Human Development Report- Ghana

Global Voices- Ghana

Mobile Active Statistics- Ghana

AIDA Development Activities Gateway- Ghana

Ibrahim Governance Index- Ghana

IREX Media Sustainability Index- Ghana

African Economic Outlook- Ghana

World Health Organization- Ghana

Ghana Statistics

Communications Indicator
Data
Telecom Regulator

National Communications Authority of Ghana

Policy Making Authority Ministry of Communications
Internet Subscribers (2008)*Total = 407,800
Per 100 = 1.05
Fixed Broadband Internet Subscribers (2008)*
Total = 3,300
Per 100 = 0.10
Internet Users*Total = 997,000
Per 100 = 4.27
Computer Per 100 inhabitants (2002)*1.37
International Bandwidth (bits/second/person) (2007)**21
Fixed line telephone subscribers (2008)*
Total = 143,900
Per 100 = 0.62
Mobile cellular subscribers (2008)*
Total = 11,570,400
Per 100 = 49.55
Percent of mobile cellular subscribers with digital subscriptions73
Ratio of Mobile/fixed line subscription80.4:1
Percent covered by mobile signal (2008)*83
Price of 0ne SMS, in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) $ (2008)***
0.07
Mobile Off-Network Call Price for 1-minute local call 2008 in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) $(2008)***0.25/0.26 (peak and non-peak hours)
* = Sourced from the ITU
** = Sourced from World Bank ICT at a Glance
*** = MobileActive.Org