DVD region
1
4
SOURCE:
Amazon.com
Ranked 171st.
Ranked 98th. 3 times more than Canada
Fax machines
24.49 per 1,000 people
0.65 per 1,000 people
SOURCE:
The Information for Development Program
Ranked 16th. 37 times more than Jamaica
Ranked 76th.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > per 1,000 people
1,079.8 per 1,000 people
1,145.98 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 44th in 2005.
Ranked 37th in 2005. 6% more than Canada
Households with television > %
99.2 %
70.04 %
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 7th in 2002. 42% more than Jamaica
Ranked 79th in 2002.
Mobile phone subscribers
16,600,000
2,700,000
DEFINITION:
Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 25th in 2005. 5 times more than Jamaica
Ranked 71st in 2005.
Number of PCs
22,390
166
DEFINITION:
The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
SOURCE:
ITU
Ranked 7th. 134 times more than Jamaica
Ranked 99th.
Personal computers (per capita)
699.9
per 1,000 people
62.8
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 6th in 2004. 10 times more than Jamaica
Ranked 78th in 2004.
Phone subscribers
1,037.65
466.75
DEFINITION:
Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). 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.
Ranked 29th. 122% more than Jamaica
Ranked 63rd.
Radios
32,300,000
1,215,000
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Ranked 13th. 26 times more than Jamaica
Ranked 103rd.
Radio broadcast stations
AM 535, FM 53, shortwave 6
AM 10, FM 13, shortwave 0
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
32,300,000
1,215,000
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 13th in 1997. 26 times more than Jamaica
Ranked 102nd in 1997.
Radio receivers (per capita)
1.1 per capita
0.5 per capita
DEFINITION:
Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 8th in 1997. 125% more than Jamaica
Ranked 61st in 1997.
Televisions
21,500,000
460,000
DEFINITION:
The total number of televisions
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Ranked 12th. 46 times more than Jamaica
Ranked 105th.
Television broadcast stations
80
7
DEFINITION:
This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 8th in 1997. 10 times more than Jamaica
Ranked 34th in 1997.
Television receivers
21,500,000
460,000
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 12th in 1997. 46 times more than Jamaica
Ranked 100th in 1997.
Television receivers (per capita)
717.0 per 1,000 people
181.5 per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 3rd in 1997. 3 times more than Jamaica
Ranked 79th in 1997.
Telephone system > Regulation
1976
1995
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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