Average cost of local call
0.02
0.09
DEFINITION:
Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
Ranked 138th.
Ranked 58th. 4 times more than Bhutan
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > per 1,000 people
110.82 per 1,000 people
1,627.83 per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 116th in 2005.
Ranked 6th in 2005. 14 times more than Bhutan
Households with television > %
57.72 %
95 %
DEFINITION:
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.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 39th in 2003.
Ranked 17th in 2003. 65% more than Bhutan
Mobile phone subscribers
37,842
79,200,000
DEFINITION:
Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 161st in 2005.
Ranked 7th in 2005. 2092 times more than Bhutan
Number of PCs
11
40,000
DEFINITION:
The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
SOURCE:
ITU
Ranked 160th.
Ranked 3rd. 3635 times more than Bhutan
Personal computers
11,000
45,000,000
DEFINITION:
Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 149th in 2004.
Ranked 4th in 2004. 4090 times more than Bhutan
Personal computers (per capita)
17.7
per 1,000 people
545.3
per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 115th in 2004.
Ranked 15th in 2004. 30 times more than Bhutan
Radios
37,000
77,800,000
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Ranked 192nd.
Ranked 6th. 2102 times more than Bhutan
Radio broadcast stations
AM 0, FM 1, shortwave 1
AM 51, FM 787, shortwave 4
DEFINITION:
The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Radio receivers
37,000
77,800,000
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 186th in 1997.
Ranked 6th in 1997. 2102 times more than Bhutan
Radio receivers (per capita)
0.1 per capita
0.9 per capita
DEFINITION:
Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 167th in 1997.
Ranked 17th in 1997. 12 times more than Bhutan
Televisions
11,000
51,400,000
DEFINITION:
The total number of televisions
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Ranked 184th.
Ranked 6th. 4672 times more than Bhutan
Television receivers
11,000
46,500,000
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 172nd in 1997.
Ranked 6th in 1997. 4226 times more than Bhutan
Television receivers (per capita)
21.3 per 1,000 people
566.6 per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 143rd in 1997.
Ranked 11th in 1997. 26 times more than Bhutan
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP
2.0 % GDP
3.0 % GDP
DEFINITION:
Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 69th in 2005.
Ranked 53rd in 2005. 55% more than Bhutan
Telephone subscribers (per capita)
110.8
per 1,000 people
1,627.8
per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 116th in 2005.
Ranked 6th in 2005. 14 times more than Bhutan
Telephone system > Regulation
1998
1998
DEFINITION:
The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
SOURCE:
ITU-BDT Telecommunications Regulatory Database
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