Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > per 1,000 people
84.52 per 1,000 people
1,241.9 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 138th in 2004.
Ranked 34th in 2004. 14 times more than India
Households with television > %
26.96 %
73.71 %
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 104th in 1998.
Ranked 69th in 1998. 173% more than India
International dialling code
91
1-340 (North American Numbering Plan)
Mobile phone subscribers
47,300,000
64,200
DEFINITION:
Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 9th in 2004. 736 times more than Virgin Islands
Ranked 168th in 2004.
Mobile phone subscribers (per capita)
43.8
per 1,000 people
590.2
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 159th in 2004.
Ranked 58th in 2004. 12 times more than India
Radios
116,000,000
107,000
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Ranked 4th. 1083 times more than Virgin Islands
Ranked 172nd.
Televisions
63,000,000
68,000
DEFINITION:
The total number of televisions
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Ranked 4th. 925 times more than Virgin Islands
Ranked 143rd.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes
5.45 $
0.87 $
DEFINITION:
Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 41st in 1998. 5 times more than Virgin Islands
Ranked 140th in 1998.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes (per capita)
0.01 $
per 1 million people
8.1 $
per 1 million people
DEFINITION:
Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 139th in 1998.
Ranked 15th in 1998. 1345 times more than India
Telecommunications investment > current LCU
86461000000
11300000
DEFINITION:
Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Telephone mainlines
43,960,000
70,888
DEFINITION:
Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 5th in 2004. 619 times more than Virgin Islands
Ranked 137th in 2004.
Telephones > main lines in use (per capita)
45.5
per 1,000 people
659.6
per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 123rd in 2005.
Ranked 7th in 2005. 14 times more than India
Telephone mainlines (per capita)
40.7
per 1,000 people
651.7
per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 129th in 2004.
Ranked 6th in 2004. 15 times more than India
Telecommunications revenue > current LCU
320389000000
129000000
DEFINITION:
Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP
1.0 % GDP
2.9 % 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 136th in 1993.
Ranked 42nd in 1993. 189% more than India
Telephone subscribers
91,260,000
135,088
DEFINITION:
Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 8th in 2004. 675 times more than Virgin Islands
Ranked 153rd in 2004.
Telephone subscribers (per capita)
84.5
per 1,000 people
1,241.9
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 138th in 2004.
Ranked 34th in 2004. 14 times more than India
Telephone subscribers per employee
53.75
207.99
DEFINITION:
Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 132nd in 1998.
Ranked 47th in 1998. 3 times more than India
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