Average cost of local call
0.08
0.17
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 68th.
Ranked 10th. 113% more than Mauritania
DVD region
5
2
SOURCE:
Amazon.com
Ranked 35th. 150% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 128th.
Fax machines
0.92 per 1,000 people
25.46 per 1,000 people
SOURCE:
The Information for Development Program
Ranked 70th.
Ranked 13th. 27 times more than Mauritania
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > per 1,000 people
256.33 per 1,000 people
1,615.5 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 100th in 2005.
Ranked 7th in 2005. 5 times more than Mauritania
Households with television > %
19.97 %
97.5 %
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 118th in 2001.
Ranked 15th in 2001. 4 times more than Mauritania
Mobile phone subscribers
745,615
65,500,000
DEFINITION:
Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 107th in 2005.
Ranked 9th in 2005. 87 times more than Mauritania
Number of PCs
42
35,890
DEFINITION:
The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
SOURCE:
ITU
Ranked 129th.
Ranked 4th. 854 times more than Mauritania
Personal computers
42,000
35,890,000
DEFINITION:
Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 120th in 2004.
Ranked 5th in 2004. 854 times more than Mauritania
Personal computers (per capita)
14.1
per 1,000 people
599.8
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 124th in 2004.
Ranked 12th in 2004. 42 times more than Mauritania
Phone subscribers
9.85
1,358.44
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 169th.
Ranked 8th. 137 times more than Mauritania
Radios
410,000
84,500,000
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Ranked 139th.
Ranked 5th. 205 times more than Mauritania
Radio receivers
360,000
84,500,000
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 141st in 1997.
Ranked 5th in 1997. 234 times more than Mauritania
Radio receivers (per capita)
0.1 per capita
1.4 per capita
DEFINITION:
Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 140th in 1997.
Ranked 4th in 1997. 9 times more than Mauritania
Televisions
98,000
30,500,000
DEFINITION:
The total number of televisions
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Ranked 134th.
Ranked 9th. 310 times more than Mauritania
Television receivers
62,000
30,500,000
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 145th in 1997.
Ranked 9th in 1997. 491 times more than Mauritania
Television receivers (per capita)
25.5 per 1,000 people
521.6 per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 137th in 1997.
Ranked 17th in 1997. 19 times more than Mauritania
Telephone system > Regulation
1999
1984
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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