×

Media Stats: compare key data on Afghanistan & United States

Compare vs for  

Definitions

  • Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > 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.
  • Households with television: 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.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
  • Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
  • Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
  • Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
  • Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
  • Active military personnel: Active military.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
    Arabsat -
  • Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
    Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems. 
     
    Values
     
    “per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.
     
    “sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.
     
    “sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.
     
    “sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.
     
    “ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking. 
     
     “nd”, no data.
     
     
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: 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.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telecommunications > Country calling code:

    The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.

  • Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: 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.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
STAT Afghanistan United States HISTORY
Broadcast media state-owned broadcaster, Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA), operates a series of radio and television stations in Kabul and the provinces; an estimated 175 private radio stations, 8 TV networks, and about a dozen international broadcasters are available 4
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 43.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.
1,227.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 28 times more than Afghanistan

Households with television 6.29%
Ranked 141st.
97.84%
Ranked 14th. 16 times more than Afghanistan

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.0528
Ranked 188th.
281.99
Ranked 22nd. 5339 times more than Afghanistan

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 5.45
Ranked 175th.
81.03
Ranked 26th. 15 times more than Afghanistan

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 53.34
Ranked 179th.
803.03
Ranked 28th. 15 times more than Afghanistan
Internet > Users per 1000 22.01
Ranked 129th.
697.1
Ranked 8th. 32 times more than Afghanistan

Internet users 1,000,000
Ranked 99th.
245 million
Ranked 2nd. 245 times more than Afghanistan
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Bakhtar News Agency - state-run, English-language pages</p> </p>Pajhwok Afghan News - private, English-language pages</p> </p>Afghan Islamic Press - private, based in Peshawar, Pakistan; English-language pages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12013942">Full Article</a> <p>Associated Press</p> </p>Bloomberg Business News</p> </p>UPI</p>
Radio > List of radio stations <p>Arman FM - Afghanistan&#039;s first private radio station, on FM in Kabul and other cities</p> </p>Arakozia FM - private, operated by Moby Group</p> </p>Radio Afghanistan - run by state broadcaster National Radio-TV Afghanistan (NRTA); also operates Kabul Radio FM 93 in the capital and 32 provincial stations</p> <p>NPR (National Public Radio) - non-commercial network of member stations; news, information and cultural programmes</p> </p>Clear Channel - America&#039;s largest commercial radio operator, owns more than 1,200 stations</p> </p>CBS Radio - major commercial operator with nearly 180 stations in major markets</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Radio broadcast stations AM 21, FM 5, shortwave 1 (broadcasts in Pashto, Dari (Afghan Persian), Urdu, and English) AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 53.9
Ranked 169th.
98.17
Ranked 111th. 82% more than Afghanistan

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 164.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th.
846.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 5 times more than Afghanistan

Television > List of TV stations <p>National Television Afghanistan - run by state broadcaster (NRTA), via terrestrial relays and satellite</p> </p>Tolo TV - leading private network, operated by Moby Group; via provincial relays and satellite</p> </p>TOLOnews - Moby Group&#039;s news network, via satellite; website in English</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12013942">Full Article</a> <p>ABC - major commercial network</p> </p>CBS - major commercial network</p> </p>NBC - major commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Televisions per 1000 4.33
Ranked 182nd.
754.89
Ranked 3rd. 175 times more than Afghanistan
Internet > Users > Per capita 18.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 133th.
695.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 38 times more than Afghanistan

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 0.453
Ranked 201st.
442.8
Ranked 25th. 978 times more than Afghanistan

Televisions 100,000
Ranked 133th.
219 million
Ranked 2nd. 2190 times more than Afghanistan
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 9.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 149th.
541.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 58 times more than Afghanistan

Internet users > Per 100 people 1.72
Ranked 167th.
75.77
Ranked 11th. 44 times more than Afghanistan

Internet > Internet users 1.66 million
Ranked 99th.
254.3 million
Ranked 2nd. 153 times more than Afghanistan
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 10 Mbps
Ranked 77th.
970,953.5 Mbps
Ranked 1st. 97095 times more than Afghanistan

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 0.334 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 86th.
3,306.44 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 19th. 9900 times more than Afghanistan

Radios per 1000 7.22
Ranked 196th.
1,982.02
Ranked 1st. 274 times more than Afghanistan
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 433.08
Ranked 142nd.
932.29
Ranked 78th. 2 times more than Afghanistan

Internet > Percent using internet 5.45%
Ranked 172nd.
81.03%
Ranked 24th. 15 times more than Afghanistan

Telephones > Mobile cellular 17.56 million
Ranked 47th.
290.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Afghanistan

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 4.67
Ranked 179th.
459.63
Ranked 20th. 98 times more than Afghanistan

Telephone mainlines per 1000 4.02
Ranked 136th.
607.73
Ranked 8th. 151 times more than Afghanistan

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Hasht-e Sobh (&quot;Daily 8am&quot;) - private, secular daily</p> </p>Hewad (&quot;Homeland&quot;) - government-sponsored daily</p> </p>Anis (&quot;Companion&quot;) - government-sponsored daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12013942">Full Article</a> <p>USA Today - national daily</p> </p>Wall Street Journal - business daily</p> </p>Christian Science Monitor - church-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment limited fixed-line telephone service; an increasing number of Afghans utilize mobile-cellular phone networks a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
Television receivers per 1000 14.19
Ranked 146th.
803.21
Ranked 1st. 57 times more than Afghanistan

Internet > IP addresses per capita 3.41
Ranked 201st.
4,911.96
Ranked 2nd. 1440 times more than Afghanistan
Internet > Users 580,000
Ranked 86th.
208 million
Ranked 2nd. 359 times more than Afghanistan

Internet > Internet penetration 5.5%
Ranked 183th.
81%
Ranked 29th. 15 times more than Afghanistan
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 48.27
Ranked 147th.
682.36
Ranked 50th. 14 times more than Afghanistan

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 603.53
Ranked 162nd.
987.53
Ranked 110th. 64% more than Afghanistan

Telecoms > Telephone lines 13,500
Ranked 190th.
139 million
Ranked 2nd. 10296 times more than Afghanistan

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 18 million
Ranked 53th.
310 million
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Afghanistan

Internet > Internet Service Providers 1
Ranked 221st.
7,000
Ranked 1st. 7000 times more than Afghanistan
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1,500
Ranked 172nd.
88.52 million
Ranked 2nd. 59013 times more than Afghanistan

Telephones > Main lines in use 13,500
Ranked 178th.
146 million
Ranked 2nd. 10815 times more than Afghanistan

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 0.0453
Ranked 199th.
44.41
Ranked 23th. 981 times more than Afghanistan

Active military personnel 200,000
Ranked 1st.
1.43 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Afghanistan
Radio receivers per 1000 144.58
Ranked 139th.
2,108.88
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Afghanistan

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 40.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 151st.
680.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 17 times more than Afghanistan

Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.00115
Ranked 193th.
1,039.15
Ranked 2nd. 906148 times more than Afghanistan

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 18 million
Ranked 53th.
303.05 million
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Afghanistan

Radio receivers 2.75 million
Ranked 79th.
575 million
Ranked 1st. 209 times more than Afghanistan

Television receivers 270,000
Ranked 113th.
219 million
Ranked 2nd. 811 times more than Afghanistan

Mobile phone subscribers 1.2 million
Ranked 92nd.
201.65 million
Ranked 2nd. 168 times more than Afghanistan

Telephone system > International country code - 93; multiple VSAT's provide international and domestic voice and data connectivity country code - 1; multiple ocean cable systems provide international connectivity; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions)
Internet > ISP 1
Ranked 157th.
7,000
Ranked 1st. 7000 times more than Afghanistan
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 0.00885
Ranked 111th.
167.13
Ranked 15th. 18887 times more than Afghanistan

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 13,500
Ranked 189th.
139 million
Ranked 2nd. 10296 times more than Afghanistan

Radios 167,000
Ranked 165th.
575 million
Ranked 1st. 3443 times more than Afghanistan
Internet > Hosts 31
Ranked 204th.
316 million
Ranked 1st. 10193548 times more than Afghanistan

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 0.402 Mbps
Ranked 85th.
3,316.04 Mbps
Ranked 19th. 8244 times more than Afghanistan

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 19
Ranked 3rd.
1,486
Ranked 2nd. 78 times more than Afghanistan

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 113,200
Ranked 94th.
57.35 million
Ranked 4th. 507 times more than Afghanistan

Internet > Top level domain .af .us
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 6.15
Ranked 130th.
195.85
Ranked 19th. 32 times more than Afghanistan

Telephone system > Domestic aided by the presence of multiple providers, mobile-cellular telephone service continues to improve rapidly; the Afghan Ministry of Communications and Information claims that more than 90 percent of the population live in areas with access to mobile-cellular services a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country
Internet country code .af .us
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 1.37 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 75th.
83.14 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 29th. 61 times more than Afghanistan

Telephone mainlines 100,000
Ranked 107th.
177.95 million
Ranked 2nd. 1779 times more than Afghanistan

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 0.007 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
166.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 23804 times more than Afghanistan

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet hosts None None
Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.9 million
Ranked 64th.
270.5 million
Ranked 4th. 34 times more than Afghanistan

Internet > Broadband subscribers 220
Ranked 106th.
49.39 million
Ranked 1st. 224505 times more than Afghanistan

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.0433
Ranked 190th.
24.13
Ranked 23th. 558 times more than Afghanistan
Internet > IP addresses 103,744
Ranked 134th.
1.54 billion
Ranked 1st. 14860 times more than Afghanistan
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 7000000000 26836000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.0
Ranked 177th.
24.02
Ranked 18th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 0.453
Ranked 204th.
442.8
Ranked 28th. 978 times more than Afghanistan

Internet > TLD .af .us
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 27.22
Ranked 153th.
88.87
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than Afghanistan

Internet > Livejournal users 1,893
Ranked 21st.
1.29 million
Ranked 1st. 683 times more than Afghanistan
Internet > Secure Internet servers 2
Ranked 163th.
259,881
Ranked 1st. 129941 times more than Afghanistan

Telecommunications > Country calling code 93 1
Telephone subscribers per 1000 52.29
Ranked 129th.
1,230.67
Ranked 35th. 24 times more than Afghanistan

E-Government rating 32
Ranked 168th.
60.1
Ranked 4th. 88% more than Afghanistan
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.064 per 1 million people
Ranked 174th.
869.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 13581 times more than Afghanistan

Internet > Livejournal users per million 78.81
Ranked 74th.
4,415.29
Ranked 3rd. 56 times more than Afghanistan
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.1% GDP
Ranked 23th. 91% more than United States
2.67% GDP
Ranked 96th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 1,575.76
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than United States
345.72
Ranked 61st.

Telephone subscribers 1.3 million
Ranked 86th.
360.35 million
Ranked 2nd. 277 times more than Afghanistan

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 43.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.
1,227.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 28 times more than Afghanistan

Internet servers using encryption 9
Ranked 132nd.
378,887
Ranked 1st. 42099 times more than Afghanistan

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 0.3
Ranked 160th.
1,234.13
Ranked 6th. 4114 times more than Afghanistan

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.00478
Ranked 191st.
28.03
Ranked 22nd. 5870 times more than Afghanistan

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1.11
Ranked 173th.
1,474.08
Ranked 19th. 1332 times more than Afghanistan

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.078
Ranked 170th.
870.97
Ranked 7th. 11162 times more than Afghanistan

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 93
Ranked 39th. 93 times more than United States
1
Ranked 32nd.
Phone system > International dialling code +93 +1
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.001 per 1,000 people
Ranked 216th.
1,040.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 1040074 times more than Afghanistan

Telephone lines 101,124
Ranked 132nd.
154.65 million
Ranked 3rd. 1529 times more than Afghanistan

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 500
Ranked 158th.
73.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 146247 times more than Afghanistan

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 0.38%
Ranked 120th.
12.49%
Ranked 15th. 33 times more than Afghanistan

Internet > ISP per million 0.0486
Ranked 128th.
24.34
Ranked 3rd. 501 times more than Afghanistan
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 0.35
Ranked 183th.
50.81
Ranked 17th. 145 times more than Afghanistan

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.028 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th.
3.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 127 times more than Afghanistan

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 3.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th.
605.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 181 times more than Afghanistan

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 18500000000 291122000000
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 603.53
Ranked 161st.
965.4
Ranked 113th. 60% more than Afghanistan

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.764
Ranked 5th.
5.08
Ranked 42nd. 7 times more than Afghanistan

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 218th.
35.9
Ranked 1st.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 51.64%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than United States
22.13%
Ranked 60th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 100%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United States
43.14%
Ranked 26th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 4.56%
Ranked 132nd.
30.02%
Ranked 58th. 7 times more than Afghanistan

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 37.84%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United States
9.22%
Ranked 87th.

Television standard > VHF PAL/SECAM B NTSC M
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 25 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 1st. 89% more than United States
13.24 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 26th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 10.82$/month
Ranked 93th. 2 times more than United States
5.21$/month
Ranked 153th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 0.0404
Ranked 201st.
44.02
Ranked 25th. 1089 times more than Afghanistan

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 11.32$/month
Ranked 67th.
25.02$/month
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Afghanistan

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users ("Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" , International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013); International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunications Union; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; OpenNet Initiative (ONI), ONI Data, https://opennet.net/sites/opennet.net/files/ONI_data-20130920.zip; http://www.iana.org/numbers; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; LiveJournal; Wikipedia: List of country calling codes (Alphabetical listing by country or region); 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); LiveJournal. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Netcraft (http://www.netcraft.com/).; Netcraft (http://www.netcraft.com/) and World Bank population estimates.; Wikipedia: Telephone numbers in Asia (States and territories with country calling codes); United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. World Bank World Development Indicators.; Tenlab May 2002

Citation

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.

We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. We do not implement these annoying types of ads!

We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising.

Please add www.nationmaster.com to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software.

×