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Media Stats: compare key data on Japan & Malaysia

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STAT Japan Malaysia HISTORY
Broadcast media a mixture of public and commercial broadcast TV and radio stations; 6 national terrestrial TV networks including 1 public broadcaster; the large number of radio and TV stations available provide a wide range of choices; satellite and cable services provide access to international channels state-owned TV broadcaster operates 2 TV networks with relays throughout the country, and the leading private commercial media group operates 4 TV stations with numerous relays throughout the country; satellite TV subscription service is available; state-owned radio broadcaster operates multiple national networks as well as regional and local stations; many private commercial radio broadcasters and some subscription satellite radio services are available; about 55 radio stations overall
Households with television 99%
Ranked 5th. 11% more than Malaysia
88.91%
Ranked 57th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 276.69
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Malaysia
84.13
Ranked 80th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 79.05
Ranked 31st. 20% more than Malaysia
65.8
Ranked 49th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 791.21
Ranked 31st. 22% more than Malaysia
648.04
Ranked 54th.
Internet > Users per 1000 689.59
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Malaysia
591.78
Ranked 23th.

Internet users 99.18 million
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Malaysia
15.36 million
Ranked 26th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Kyodo - English-language pages</p> </p>Japan Today - online news, in English</p> <p>Bernama - state-run agency</p> </p>Malaysiakini - English-language news site</p> </p>The Malaysian Insider - English-language news site</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 541.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Malaysia
196.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>NHK - public, operates news/speech-based Radio 1, cultural/educational network Radio 2, classical music-based network FM Radio, external service Radio Japan</p> </p>Inter FM - Tokyo commercial music station</p> </p>J-Wave - Tokyo commercial music station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a> <p>Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) - state-run, operates some 30 radio stations and external service Voice of Malaysia</p> </p>Era FM - private</p> </p>Hot FM - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15384221">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 109.43
Ranked 86th.
140.94
Ranked 33th. 29% more than Japan

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 842.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th.
940.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 12% more than Japan

Television > List of TV stations <p>NHK - public, operates the General TV, Educational TV channels. NHK also runs HD satellite channels BS1 and BS Premium. NHK World is the organisation&#039;s international English-language channel.</p> </p>TV Asahi - national commercial network</p> </p>Fuji TV - national commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a> <p>Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) - state-run, operates TV1, TV2</p> </p>TV3 - commercial terrestrial network</p> </p>ntv7 - commercial terrestrial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15384221">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 686.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Malaysia
168.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th.

Televisions per 1000 677.27
Ranked 6th. 56% more than Malaysia
433.9
Ranked 34th.
Personal computers per 1000 541.64
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Malaysia
193.18
Ranked 38th.

Radio broadcast stations AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21 AM 35, FM 391, shortwave 15
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 551.23
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Malaysia
109.28
Ranked 33th.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,201.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 27% more than Malaysia
943.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 691.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 8% more than Malaysia
639.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 503.86
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Malaysia
156.94
Ranked 103th.

Televisions 86.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Malaysia
10.8 million
Ranked 20th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 402.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Malaysia
175.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 75.16
Ranked 14th. 35% more than Malaysia
55.8
Ranked 36th.

Internet > Internet users 100.68 million
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Malaysia
19.2 million
Ranked 26th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 566.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Malaysia
95.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 132,608 Mbps
Ranked 9th. 42 times more than Malaysia
3,193 Mbps
Ranked 41st.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 1,037.92 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 30th. 8 times more than Malaysia
128.26 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 58th.

Personal computers 69.2 million
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Malaysia
4.9 million
Ranked 23th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 5.55 billion min.
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Malaysia
2.03 billion min.
Ranked 14th.

Radios per 1000 943.48
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Malaysia
437.92
Ranked 77th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 900.9
Ranked 83th.
1,093.15
Ranked 56th. 21% more than Japan

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $349.16 billion
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Malaysia
$21.98 billion
Ranked 23th.

Internet > Percent using internet 79.05%
Ranked 29th. 20% more than Malaysia
65.8%
Ranked 46th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 132.76 million
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Malaysia
36.66 million
Ranked 2nd.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.956 per capita
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Malaysia
0.425 per capita
Ranked 70th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 347.79
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Malaysia
155.16
Ranked 101st.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 460.03
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Malaysia
168.94
Ranked 68th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Asahi Shimbun - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Yomiuri Shimbun - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Mainichi Daily News - English-language pages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a> <p>New Straits Times - English-language daily</p> </p>The Star - English-language daily</p> </p>The Sun - English-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15384221">Full Article</a>
Films produced 310
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Malaysia
22
Ranked 32nd.
Cinema attendance 145 million
Ranked 6th. 432 times more than Malaysia
336,000
Ranked 70th.
Telephone system > General assessment excellent domestic and international service modern system featuring good intercity service on Peninsular Malaysia provided mainly by microwave radio relay and an adequate intercity microwave radio relay network between Sabah and Sarawak via Brunei; international service excellent
Cinema attendance per capita 1.14
Ranked 31st. 84 times more than Malaysia
0.0135
Ranked 77th.
Television receivers per 1000 686.01
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Malaysia
165.09
Ranked 82nd.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 441
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Malaysia
49
Ranked 27th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 1,587.39
Ranked 21st. 7 times more than Malaysia
216.67
Ranked 98th.
Average cost of local call 0.07
Ranked 48th. 4 times more than Malaysia
0.02
Ranked 95th.
Internet > Users 88.11 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Malaysia
15.87 million
Ranked 17th.

Internet > Internet penetration 79.1%
Ranked 33th. 20% more than Malaysia
65.8%
Ranked 51st.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 741.51
Ranked 46th.
756.28
Ranked 44th. 2% more than Japan

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,084.68
Ranked 89th.
1,413.3
Ranked 34th. 30% more than Japan

Telecoms > Telephone lines 64.27 million
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Malaysia
4.59 million
Ranked 33th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 138.36 million
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Malaysia
41.32 million
Ranked 30th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 73
Ranked 14th. 10 times more than Malaysia
7
Ranked 100th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 35.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Malaysia
2.46 million
Ranked 32nd.

Cinemas > Per capita 0.018 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Malaysia
0.007 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 64.67 million
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Malaysia
4.24 million
Ranked 40th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 50.47
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Malaysia
15.69
Ranked 103th.

Active military personnel 230,300
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Malaysia
109,000
Ranked 27th.
Radio receivers per 1000 955.66
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Malaysia
417.32
Ranked 70th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 741.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.
771.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 4% more than Japan

Internet > Hosts per 1000 312.51
Ranked 17th. 23 times more than Malaysia
13.83
Ranked 71st.

Number of PCs per million 541.64
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Malaysia
193.18
Ranked 39th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 141.13 million
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Malaysia
41.32 million
Ranked 30th.

Radio receivers 120.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Malaysia
9.1 million
Ranked 34th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas 3,062
Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Malaysia
91
Ranked 1st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 121.25 million
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Malaysia
30.38 million
Ranked 33th.
Television receivers 86.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 24 times more than Malaysia
3.6 million
Ranked 41st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 1,078
Ranked 11th. 97% more than Malaysia
547
Ranked 9th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.63$
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Malaysia
0.71$
Ranked 94th.

Mobile phone subscribers 94.75 million
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Malaysia
19.55 million
Ranked 21st.

Telephone system > International country code - 81; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 7 Intelsat (Pacific and Indian Oceans), 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region), 2 Inmarsat (Pacific and Indian Ocean regions), and 8 SkyPerfect JSAT country code - 60; landing point for several major international submarine cable networks that provide connectivity to Asia, Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Pacific Ocean)
Internet > ISP 73
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Malaysia
7
Ranked 74th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 175.04
Ranked 14th. 9 times more than Malaysia
18.98
Ranked 55th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 64.27 million
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Malaysia
4.59 million
Ranked 33th.

Films produced per million 2.43
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Malaysia
0.884
Ranked 30th.
Radios 120.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Malaysia
10.9 million
Ranked 34th.
Internet > Hosts 39.91 million
Ranked 2nd. 106 times more than Malaysia
377,716
Ranked 50th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 145 million
Ranked 4th. 483 times more than Malaysia
300,000
Ranked 49th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 566.69
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Malaysia
93.55
Ranked 36th.

Mobile phones 62.11 per 100 people
Ranked 26th. 78% more than Malaysia
34.88 per 100 people
Ranked 33th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 1.14
Ranked 27th. 87 times more than Malaysia
0.0131
Ranked 51st.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 1,037.94 Mbps
Ranked 30th. 8 times more than Malaysia
125.88 Mbps
Ranked 61st.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 108
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Malaysia
35
Ranked 36th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 70.45 million
Ranked 3rd. 26 times more than Malaysia
2.75 million
Ranked 21st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 71.9 million
Ranked 2nd. 33 times more than Malaysia
2.19 million
Ranked 22nd.

Internet > Top level domain .jp .my
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.075$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 20th. 7% more than Malaysia
0.07$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 26th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 3.45
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Malaysia
1.7
Ranked 51st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 1,363
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Malaysia
526
Ranked 12th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 551.39
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Malaysia
108.54
Ranked 34th.

Telephone system > Domestic high level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind domestic satellite system with 2 earth stations; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 140 per 100 persons
Internet country code .jp .my
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 28.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 60th. 7% more than Malaysia
26.95 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 63th.

Telephone mainlines 58.78 million
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Malaysia
4.37 million
Ranked 29th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 43.41 min.
Ranked 46th.
83.23 min.
Ranked 43th. 92% more than Japan

Cinemas 2,221
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Malaysia
162
Ranked 35th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.447 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 98% more than Malaysia
0.226 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 175.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 9 times more than Malaysia
19.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 13.79$/month
Ranked 125th. 87% more than Malaysia
7.39$/month
Ranked 165th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 43.41 min. per capita
Ranked 46th.
84.77 min. per capita
Ranked 42nd. 95% more than Japan

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 23.97
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than Malaysia
3.33
Ranked 1st.

Internet hosts None None
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 2,691.9$ per capita
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Malaysia
393.42$ per capita
Ranked 37th.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $2,737.23
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Malaysia
$800.34
Ranked 32nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 11,924
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Malaysia
998
Ranked 19th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 1,402
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Malaysia
662
Ranked 4th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 110.39 million
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Malaysia
27.71 million
Ranked 29th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 22.37 million
Ranked 3rd. 46 times more than Malaysia
490,630
Ranked 34th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.572
Ranked 130th. 2 times more than Malaysia
0.281
Ranked 154th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 12,155
Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than Malaysia
614
Ranked 18th.

Cinemas per million 17.54
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Malaysia
7.25
Ranked 43th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 110
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Malaysia
31
Ranked 35th.

Internet > IP addresses 202.18 million
Ranked 3rd. 32 times more than Malaysia
6.32 million
Ranked 42nd.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 2694800000000 4905000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 23.58
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Malaysia
4.93
Ranked 72nd.

Number of PCs 69,200
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Malaysia
4,900
Ranked 23th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 503.86
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Malaysia
156.94
Ranked 108th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 56,221
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Malaysia
5,084
Ranked 15th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 144.08 million
Ranked 3rd. 37 times more than Malaysia
3.95 million
Ranked 44th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 447.05
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Malaysia
222.05
Ranked 28th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 10,046
Ranked 1st. 45 times more than Malaysia
222
Ranked 14th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 6
Ranked 54th. Twice as much as Malaysia
3
Ranked 59th.
Internet > TLD .jp .my
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 86.45
Ranked 82nd.
102.59
Ranked 57th. 19% more than Japan

Internet > Livejournal users 5,559
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Malaysia
1,538
Ranked 25th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 42,338
Ranked 2nd. 95 times more than Malaysia
446
Ranked 35th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 2.11
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Malaysia
0.972
Ranked 34th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 270
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Malaysia
27
Ranked 16th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 1.15 per capita
Ranked 28th. 88 times more than Malaysia
0.013 per capita
Ranked 52nd.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 81 60
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,201.54
Ranked 35th. 30% more than Malaysia
925.22
Ranked 48th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 113.1%
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Malaysia
13.5%
Ranked 84th.
E-Government rating 52
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Malaysia
51.5
Ranked 21st.
Television > Digital TV households 10,164
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Malaysia
1,144
Ranked 7th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 99%
Ranked 26th. 4% more than Malaysia
95%
Ranked 49th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 94.81 per 1 million people
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Malaysia
44.38 per 1 million people
Ranked 27th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 10.84
Ranked 36th.
22.97
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Japan

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.867
Ranked 62nd.
1.32
Ranked 55th. 53% more than Japan

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 331.89 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th. 19 times more than Malaysia
17.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 81st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 47.58 million
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Malaysia
4.29 million
Ranked 36th.
Television > Digital TV households per million 79.75
Ranked 4th. 70% more than Malaysia
46.86
Ranked 6th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 9.14 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th. 31% more than Malaysia
6.98 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 94.81
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Malaysia
43.59
Ranked 29th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 2,543
Ranked 7th. 11 times more than Malaysia
241
Ranked 18th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 0.0476
Ranked 59th.
0.138
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Japan
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 0.048 per 1 million people
Ranked 58th.
0.14 per 1 million people
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Japan
Internet > Livejournal users per million 43.51
Ranked 88th.
60.63
Ranked 80th. 39% more than Japan
Television > Subscription TV revenues per million 45.64
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Malaysia
6.72
Ranked 7th.
Website defacements 169
Ranked 9th. 43% more than Malaysia
118
Ranked 17th.
Website defacements per million 1.33
Ranked 74th.
4.93
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Japan
Internet > Linux web servers 2,390
Ranked 2nd. 82 times more than Malaysia
29
Ranked 39th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 81
Ranked 46th. 35% more than Malaysia
60
Ranked 51st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,106.36
Ranked 84th.
1,413.3
Ranked 33th. 28% more than Japan

Phone system > International dialling code +81 +60
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 101.54
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Malaysia
46.21
Ranked 28th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 1,132.21
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Malaysia
133.15
Ranked 83th.
Music sales > Singles > Millions 48.3
Ranked 1st. 4830 times more than Malaysia
0.01
Ranked 32nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 20.22
Ranked 31st. 92% more than Malaysia
10.53
Ranked 30th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 1,791
Ranked 6th. 30 times more than Malaysia
59
Ranked 23th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 11.15
Ranked 31st.
28.91
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Japan

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 101.54 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Malaysia
47.05 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 0.36$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 10th.
5.99$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 83th. 17 times more than Japan

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 313.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 21 times more than Malaysia
14.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.013$ per 1 million people
Ranked 10th.
0.029$ per 1 million people
Ranked 85th. 2 times more than Japan

Telephone lines 48.43 million
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Malaysia
4.29 million
Ranked 33th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 30.11 million
Ranked 3rd. 23 times more than Malaysia
1.33 million
Ranked 36th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 10.31%
Ranked 21st.
25.27%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Japan

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 14.31%
Ranked 14th.
26.18%
Ranked 5th. 83% more than Japan

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 10.84 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th.
23.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Japan

Television standard > VHF NTSC M PAL B
Internet > ISP per million 0.575
Ranked 89th. 93% more than Malaysia
0.299
Ranked 104th.
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia edits 0.7%
Ranked 9th.
1.3%
Ranked 6th. 86% more than Japan
Telephone systems > Privatisation 1985 1990
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,201.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 27% more than Malaysia
943.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 1.7 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 131st.
7.27 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Japan

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 11.15 per 1 million people
Ranked 31st.
29.44 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Japan

Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 1/12/2003 2006-09 (trials) abandoned
Broadcasters of Medium > Broadcasters > Premi&egrave;re July 4, 2006 July 14, 2006
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 50.84
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Malaysia
15.65
Ranked 103th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 8.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th.
24.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Japan

Telephone subscribers 153.53 million
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Malaysia
23.91 million
Ranked 24th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 1,283.41
Ranked 1st. 67% more than Malaysia
769.9
Ranked 13th.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.94% GDP
Ranked 58th.
4.83% GDP
Ranked 37th. 23% more than Japan

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 8.57
Ranked 42nd.
23.89
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Japan

Internet > Linux web servers per million 18.8
Ranked 19th. 16 times more than Malaysia
1.21
Ranked 62nd.
Phone subscribers 1,184.84
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Malaysia
509.92
Ranked 55th.
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch December 1 2003 September 2006 (trials)
NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired 2006/2007 December 5, 2005
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 6
Ranked 40th.
44
Ranked 41st. 7 times more than Japan
Royalties and fees $80.50
Ranked 9th.
0.0
Ranked 84th.
Digital terrestrial television > Analog Switch-Off Planned 24 July 2011 2015
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 9.14
Ranked 37th. 33% more than Malaysia
6.86
Ranked 30th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.845
Ranked 110th.
1.38
Ranked 94th. 63% more than Japan

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.896 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th.
0.994 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 11% more than Japan

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 460.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Malaysia
172.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 96.65
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Malaysia
26.82
Ranked 28th.

Internet servers using encryption 66,279
Ranked 3rd. 72 times more than Malaysia
923
Ranked 33th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 519.59
Ranked 24th. 15 times more than Malaysia
33.6
Ranked 73th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 19567300000000 21752000000
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 27.92
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Malaysia
8.39
Ranked 79th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 750.05
Ranked 28th. 11 times more than Malaysia
65.66
Ranked 79th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 331.4
Ranked 27th. 20 times more than Malaysia
16.94
Ranked 80th.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.575 per 1 million people
Ranked 83th. 89% more than Malaysia
0.304 per 1 million people
Ranked 98th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 96.65 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Malaysia
27.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 20.22 per 1 million people
Ranked 31st. 89% more than Malaysia
10.72 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 14.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Malaysia
2.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 4.7
Ranked 3rd. 47 times more than Malaysia
0.1
Ranked 60th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 1,149
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Malaysia
157
Ranked 21st.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 20.71%
Ranked 66th.
27.86%
Ranked 45th. 34% more than Japan

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 49.85%
Ranked 15th. 56% more than Malaysia
31.97%
Ranked 47th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 37.77%
Ranked 36th.
41.41%
Ranked 27th. 10% more than Japan

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.0476
Ranked 43th.
2.07
Ranked 75th. 43 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 12,770
Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Malaysia
1,058
Ranked 15th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.867 per 1 million people
Ranked 61st.
1.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 54th. 55% more than Japan

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.185 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 27th.
0.214 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 17th. 16% more than Japan
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $1.53 billion
Ranked 24th.
$1.63 billion
Ranked 27th. 6% more than Japan

Television > Subscription TV revenues 5,816
Ranked 1st. 35 times more than Malaysia
164
Ranked 9th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 12.83%
Ranked 53th.
22.55%
Ranked 25th. 76% more than Japan

Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia readers 0.7%
Ranked 9th.
1.7%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Japan
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 37.92
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Malaysia
15.89
Ranked 97th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 20.51$/month
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Malaysia
5.02$/month
Ranked 156th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 26.15$/month
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Malaysia
8.72$/month
Ranked 82nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 14.24
Ranked 24th. 6 times more than Malaysia
2.58
Ranked 30th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 79.88
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Malaysia
9.7
Ranked 25th.

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