Average cost of local call
0.03
0.11
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 119th.
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Cinema attendance
1,700,000
18,600,000
SOURCE:
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003
Ranked 56th.
Ranked 24th. 10 times more than Costa Rica
DVD region
4
2
SOURCE:
Amazon.com
Ranked 100th. 100% more than Netherlands
Ranked 116th.
Households with television > %
87 %
99.42 %
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 65th in 2002.
Ranked 5th in 2002. 14% more than Costa Rica
Mobile phone subscribers
1,101,035
15,834,000
DEFINITION:
Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 96th in 2005.
Ranked 26th in 2005. 13 times more than Costa Rica
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily
275,000
4,443,000
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 42nd in 2000.
Ranked 13th in 2000. 15 times more than Costa Rica
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily
6
35
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 56th in 2000.
Ranked 32nd in 2000. 5 times more than Costa Rica
Number of PCs
930
11,110
DEFINITION:
The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
SOURCE:
ITU
Ranked 54th.
Ranked 15th. 11 times more than Costa Rica
Personal computers (per capita)
218.7
per 1,000 people
682.4
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 34th in 2004.
Ranked 8th in 2004. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Phone subscribers
305.44
1,388.05
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 81st.
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Costa Rica
Radios
980,000
15,300,000
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Ranked 111st.
Ranked 26th. 15 times more than Costa Rica
Radio receivers
980,000
15,300,000
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 109th in 1997.
Ranked 24th in 1997. 15 times more than Costa Rica
Televisions
525,000
8,100,000
DEFINITION:
The total number of televisions
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Ranked 99th.
Ranked 23rd. 14 times more than Costa Rica
Television receivers
525,000
8,100,000
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 94th in 1997.
Ranked 21st in 1997. 14 times more than Costa Rica
Television receivers (per capita)
143.6 per 1,000 people
519.0 per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 88th in 1997.
Ranked 19th in 1997. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Website defacements
18
76
SOURCE:
attrition.org
Ranked 54th.
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Costa Rica
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