E-Government rating
61.1
36
DEFINITION:
Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
SOURCE:
report presents the second annual update on global e-government, i.e., the delivery of public sector information and online services through the Internet. This report studies the features that are available online at national government websites. Using a detailed analysis of 1.197 government websites in 198 different nations, it measures the information and services that are online, chart the variations that exist across countries, and discuss how e-government sites vary by region of the world. In order to see how the 198 nations ranked overall, the E-Government Ranking 2002 created a 0 to 100 point index and applied it to each nation's websites based on the availability of contact information, publications, databases, portals, and number of online services. (2002)
Ranked 3rd. 70% more than Kiribati
Ranked 133rd.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > per 1,000 people
1,036.09 per 1,000 people
52.47 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 33rd in 2002. 19 times more than Kiribati
Ranked 143rd in 2002.
Households with television > %
99 %
26.32 %
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 3rd in 2003. 3 times more than Kiribati
Ranked 45th in 2003.
International dialling code
1
686
Mobile phone subscribers
14,984,400
615
DEFINITION:
Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 21st in 2004. 24364 times more than Kiribati
Ranked 198th in 2004.
Mobile phone subscribers (per capita)
468.4
per 1,000 people
6.3
per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 74th in 2004. 73 times more than Kiribati
Ranked 193rd in 2004.
Number of PCs
22,390
1
DEFINITION:
The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
SOURCE:
ITU
Ranked 7th. 22389 times more than Kiribati
Ranked 169th.
Personal computers
22,390,000
1,000
DEFINITION:
Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 8th in 2004. 22389 times more than Kiribati
Ranked 156th in 2004.
Personal computers (per capita)
699.9
per 1,000 people
10.2
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. 67 times more than Kiribati
Ranked 129th in 2004.
Phone subscribers
1,037.65
47.91
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. 21 times more than Kiribati
Ranked 138th.
Radios
32,300,000
17,000
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Ranked 13th. 1899 times more than Kiribati
Ranked 202nd.
Televisions
21,500,000
1,000
DEFINITION:
The total number of televisions
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Ranked 12th. 21499 times more than Kiribati
Ranked 209th.
Telephone mainlines
20,622,000
4,474
DEFINITION:
Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 12th in 2002. 4608 times more than Kiribati
Ranked 196th in 2002.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP
3.0 % GDP
8.5 % 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 87th in 2001.
Ranked 6th in 2001. 188% more than Canada
Telephone subscribers
32,494,000
4,969
DEFINITION:
Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 15th in 2002. 6538 times more than Kiribati
Ranked 193rd in 2002.
Telephone subscribers (per capita)
1,036.1
per 1,000 people
52.5
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 33rd in 2002. 19 times more than Kiribati
Ranked 143rd in 2002.
Telephone subscribers per employee
350.12
25.79
DEFINITION:
Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 42nd in 2001. 13 times more than Kiribati
Ranked 169th in 2001.
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