Media Stats: compare key data on Kuwait & Malaysia

Definitions

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.
Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio 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.
Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
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.
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.
Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
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.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: 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.
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.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
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.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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."
Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . Figures expressed per million population 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 > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price: Price.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Implementation date yyyy.mm.dd.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port: Time to port days.
Belarus had range specified: 0-3

No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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
Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: 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.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
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 > 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.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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 subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: 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).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
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."
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
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.
Phone subscribers: 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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: 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 $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: 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.
Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

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STAT	Kuwait	Malaysia
Broadcast media	-	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	95.44% Ranked 27th. 7% more than Malaysia	88.91% Ranked 57th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	14.46 Ranked 124th.	84.13 Ranked 80th. 6 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	79.18 Ranked 30th. 20% more than Malaysia	65.8 Ranked 49th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	777.39 Ranked 34th. 20% more than Malaysia	648.04 Ranked 54th.
Internet > Users per 1000	352.26 Ranked 50th.	591.78 Ranked 23th. 68% more than Kuwait
Internet users	1.1 million Ranked 94th.	15.36 million Ranked 26th. 14 times more than Kuwait
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Kuwait News Agency (Kuna) - in Arabic and 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	236.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 20% more than Malaysia	196.83 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>Radio Kuwait - state-run, programmes in English and Arabic</p> </p>Marina FM - first private radio station, music-based</p>	<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	191.11 Ranked 4th. 36% more than Malaysia	140.94 Ranked 33th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	1,107.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd. 18% more than Malaysia	940.6 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.
Television > List of TV stations	<p>Kuwaiti TV - state-run, operates four networks and satellite channel</p> </p>Al-Rai - first private TV, via satellite</p> </p>Al-Sabah - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14646837">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	441.92 per 1,000 people Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Malaysia	168.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 83th.
Televisions per 1000	413.45 Ranked 37th.	433.9 Ranked 34th. 5% more than Kuwait
Personal computers per 1000	261.29 Ranked 12th. 35% more than Malaysia	193.18 Ranked 38th.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 6, FM 11, shortwave 1	AM 35, FM 391, shortwave 15
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,139.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 38th. 21% more than Malaysia	943.33 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th.
Internet > Users > Per capita	359.2 per 1,000 people Ranked 54th.	639.29 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd. 78% more than Kuwait
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	156.9 Ranked 104th.	156.94 Ranked 103th. The same as Kuwait
Televisions	875,000 Ranked 84th.	10.8 million Ranked 20th. 12 times more than Kuwait
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	198.89 per 1,000 people Ranked 66th. 13% more than Malaysia	175.25 per 1,000 people Ranked 66th.
Internet users > Per 100 people	36.66 Ranked 59th.	55.8 Ranked 36th. 52% more than Kuwait
Internet > Internet users	2.1 million Ranked 90th.	19.2 million Ranked 26th. 9 times more than Kuwait
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	882 Mbps Ranked 28th.	3,193 Mbps Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Kuwait
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	347.87 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Malaysia	128.26 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 58th.
Personal computers	600,000 Ranked 23th.	4.9 million Ranked 23th. 8 times more than Kuwait
Television broadcast stations	13 Ranked 27th.	88 Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Kuwait
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	342.1 million min. Ranked 59th.	2.03 billion min. Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Kuwait
Radios per 1000	555.2 Ranked 61st. 27% more than Malaysia	437.92 Ranked 77th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	1,359.95 Ranked 23th. 24% more than Malaysia	1,093.15 Ranked 56th.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$4.56 billion Ranked 51st.	$21.98 billion Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Percent using internet	79.18% Ranked 28th. 20% more than Malaysia	65.8% Ranked 46th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	4.93 million Ranked 100th.	36.66 million Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Kuwait
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.593 per capita Ranked 48th. 40% more than Malaysia	0.425 per capita Ranked 70th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	194.2 Ranked 83th. 25% more than Malaysia	155.16 Ranked 101st.
Telephone mainlines per 1000	222.22 Ranked 59th. 32% more than Malaysia	168.94 Ranked 68th.
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>Al-Watan - private, daily</p> </p>Al-Qabas - private, daily</p> </p>Al-Rai al-Amm - private, daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14646837">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>
Telephone system > General assessment	the quality of service is excellent	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
Television receivers per 1000	534.84 Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Malaysia	165.09 Ranked 82nd.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	712.38 Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Malaysia	216.67 Ranked 98th.
Internet > Users	900,000 Ranked 79th.	15.87 million Ranked 17th. 18 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Internet penetration	79.2% Ranked 32nd. 20% more than Malaysia	65.8% Ranked 51st.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	1,036.36 Ranked 12th. 37% more than Malaysia	756.28 Ranked 44th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,700.05 Ranked 12th. 20% more than Malaysia	1,413.3 Ranked 34th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	510,000 Ranked 95th.	4.59 million Ranked 33th. 9 times more than Kuwait
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	5.53 million Ranked 104th.	41.32 million Ranked 30th. 7 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Internet Service Providers	3 Ranked 128th.	7 Ranked 100th. 2 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	47,000 Ranked 114th.	2.46 million Ranked 32nd. 52 times more than Kuwait
Telephones > Main lines in use	514,700 Ranked 98th.	4.24 million Ranked 40th. 8 times more than Kuwait
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	15.69 Ranked 104th.	15.69 Ranked 103th. The same as Kuwait
Active military personnel	15,500 Ranked 77th.	109,000 Ranked 27th. 7 times more than Kuwait
Radio receivers per 1000	718.22 Ranked 31st. 72% more than Malaysia	417.32 Ranked 70th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	938.62 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th. 22% more than Malaysia	771.09 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	1.22 Ranked 119th.	13.83 Ranked 71st. 11 times more than Kuwait
Number of PCs per million	204.87 Ranked 38th. 6% more than Malaysia	193.18 Ranked 39th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	5.1 million Ranked 107th.	41.32 million Ranked 30th. 8 times more than Kuwait
Radio receivers	1.18 million Ranked 103th.	9.1 million Ranked 34th. 8 times more than Kuwait
Television receivers	875,000 Ranked 82nd.	3.6 million Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	31 Ranked 32nd.	547 Ranked 9th. 18 times more than Kuwait
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	6.57 per 1 million people Ranked 18th. 92% more than Malaysia	3.42 per 1 million people Ranked 19th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	1.51$ Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Malaysia	0.71$ Ranked 94th.
Mobile phone subscribers	2.38 million Ranked 74th.	19.55 million Ranked 21st. 8 times more than Kuwait
Telephone system > International	country code - 965; linked to international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); linked to Bahrain, Qatar, UAE via the Fiber-Optic Gulf (FOG) cable; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia; satellite earth stations - 6 (3 Intelsat - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean, 1 Inmarsat - Atlantic Ocean, and 2 Arabsat)	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	3 Ranked 89th.	7 Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	9.11 Ranked 58th.	18.98 Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Kuwait
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	510,000 Ranked 94th.	4.59 million Ranked 33th. 9 times more than Kuwait
Radios	1.18 million Ranked 105th.	10.9 million Ranked 34th. 9 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Hosts	3,289 Ranked 129th.	377,716 Ranked 50th. 115 times more than Kuwait
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	384.09 Mbps Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Malaysia	125.88 Mbps Ranked 61st.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	8 Ranked 77th.	35 Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Kuwait
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	635,000 Ranked 55th.	2.75 million Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Top level domain	.kw	.my
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.014$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 74th.	0.07$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	8 Ranked 37th.	526 Ranked 12th. 66 times more than Kuwait
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	400.57 Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Malaysia	108.54 Ranked 34th.
Telephone system > Domestic	new telephone exchanges provide a large capacity for new subscribers; trunk traffic is carried by microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and open-wire and fiber-optic cable; a mobile-cellular telephone system operates throughout Kuwait, and the country is well supplied with pay telephones	domestic satellite system with 2 earth stations; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 140 per 100 persons
Internet country code	.kw	.my
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	10.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 59th.	26.95 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Kuwait
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	188.13 min. Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Malaysia	83.23 min. Ranked 43th.
Telephone mainlines	510,295 Ranked 76th.	4.37 million Ranked 29th. 9 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.104 per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd.	0.226 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	8.13 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.	19.36 per 1,000 people Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	Selective filtering	No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	22.22$/month Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Malaysia	7.39$/month Ranked 165th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	162.37 min. per capita Ranked 26th. 92% more than Malaysia	84.77 min. per capita Ranked 42nd.
Internet hosts	None	None
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$1,630.12 Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Malaysia	$800.34 Ranked 32nd.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	466.14$ per capita Ranked 32nd. 18% more than Malaysia	393.42$ per capita Ranked 37th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	1 Ranked 37th.	662 Ranked 4th. 662 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	19 Ranked 39th.	998 Ranked 19th. 53 times more than Kuwait
Mobile cellular subscriptions	2.91 million Ranked 104th.	27.71 million Ranked 29th. 10 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Broadband subscribers	20,000 Ranked 63th.	490,630 Ranked 34th. 25 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	1.42 Ranked 102nd. 5 times more than Malaysia	0.281 Ranked 154th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	9 Ranked 41st.	614 Ranked 18th. 68 times more than Kuwait
Internet > IP addresses	1.89 million Ranked 66th.	6.32 million Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Kuwait
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	164199000	4905000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	1.47 Ranked 97th.	4.93 Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Kuwait
Number of PCs	450 Ranked 68th.	4,900 Ranked 23th. 11 times more than Kuwait
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	156.9 Ranked 109th.	156.94 Ranked 108th. The same as Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	219 Ranked 41st.	5,084 Ranked 15th. 23 times more than Kuwait
Television broadcast stations per million	7.95 Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Malaysia	3.34 Ranked 17th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	120.44 Ranked 34th.	222.05 Ranked 28th. 84% more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	5 Ranked 41st.	222 Ranked 14th. 44 times more than Kuwait
Internet > TLD	.kw	.my
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	106.56 Ranked 53th. 4% more than Malaysia	102.59 Ranked 57th.
Internet > Livejournal users	124 Ranked 106th.	1,538 Ranked 25th. 12 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Secure Internet servers	91 Ranked 62nd.	446 Ranked 35th. 5 times more than Kuwait
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price	Free	free
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2013.06.15	2008.10.01
Telecommunications > Country calling code	965	60
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port	1 days Ranked 2nd. The same as Malaysia	1 days Ranked 8th.
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,258.58 Ranked 31st. 36% more than Malaysia	925.22 Ranked 48th.
E-Government rating	32 Ranked 153th.	51.5 Ranked 21st. 61% more than Kuwait
Population covered by mobile telephony	100% Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Malaysia	95% Ranked 49th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	9.02 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.	44.38 per 1 million people Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	4.4 Ranked 29th.	22.97 Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	35.01 per 1 million people Ranked 66th. 2 times more than Malaysia	17.31 per 1 million people Ranked 81st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	541,000 Ranked 94th.	4.29 million Ranked 36th. 8 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	26 Ranked 38th.	241 Ranked 18th. 9 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	10.45 Ranked 37th.	43.59 Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	17.09 per 1 million people Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Malaysia	6.98 per 1 million people Ranked 28th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	56.45 Ranked 82nd.	60.63 Ranked 80th. 7% more than Kuwait
Website defacements	8 Ranked 70th.	118 Ranked 17th. 15 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Linux web servers	1 Ranked 88th.	29 Ranked 39th. 29 times more than Kuwait
Website defacements per million	4.04 Ranked 45th.	4.93 Ranked 35th. 22% more than Kuwait
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	4 per 100 mainlines Ranked 45th.	7.27 per 100 mainlines Ranked 36th. 82% more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	0.475 per 1 million people Ranked 33th.	29.44 per 1 million people Ranked 11th. 62 times more than Kuwait
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	19.83 Ranked 85th. 25% more than Malaysia	15.89 Ranked 97th.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	75.18$/month Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Malaysia	5.02$/month Ranked 156th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	14.71 per 1 million people Ranked 26th.	24.33 per 1 million people Ranked 22nd. 65% more than Kuwait
Telephone subscribers	2.89 million Ranked 68th.	23.91 million Ranked 24th. 8 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	2.75 Ranked 34th.	9.7 Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Kuwait
Telephone subscribers per employee	338.07 Ranked 62nd.	769.9 Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Kuwait
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.44% GDP Ranked 72nd.	4.83% GDP Ranked 37th. 40% more than Kuwait
Royalties and fees	0.0 Ranked 68th.	0.0 Ranked 84th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	3.64 Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Malaysia	1.38 Ranked 94th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	1.63 Ranked 123th.	8.39 Ranked 79th. 5 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	179.05 Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Malaysia	65.66 Ranked 79th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	600000000	21752000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	14.3 Ranked 27th. 36% more than Malaysia	10.53 Ranked 30th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita	1.37 per 1 million people Ranked 65th. 5 times more than Malaysia	0.304 per 1 million people Ranked 98th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	4.27 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.	27.31 per 1 million people Ranked 26th. 6 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	12.34 per 1 million people Ranked 26th. 15% more than Malaysia	10.72 per 1 million people Ranked 28th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	6.17 per 1 million people Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Malaysia	2.62 per 1 million people Ranked 29th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	0.55 Ranked 34th.	28.91 Ranked 12th. 53 times more than Kuwait
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	27.37% Ranked 19th. 21% more than Malaysia	22.55% Ranked 25th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	965 Ranked 18th. 16 times more than Malaysia	60 Ranked 51st.
Phone system > International dialling code	+965	+60
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	34.46% Ranked 32nd. 24% more than Malaysia	27.86% Ranked 45th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	34.16% Ranked 41st. 7% more than Malaysia	31.97% Ranked 47th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	1.81% Ranked 133th.	41.41% Ranked 27th. 23 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	33.7 per 1 million people Ranked 30th.	47.05 per 1 million people Ranked 26th. 40% more than Kuwait
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	1.27 per 1,000 people Ranked 138th.	14.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 84th. 12 times more than Kuwait
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,139.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 38th. 21% more than Malaysia	943.33 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$6.91 billion Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Malaysia	$1.63 billion Ranked 27th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	3.8 per 1 million people Ranked 30th.	23.39 per 1 million people Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	13 Ranked 32nd.	59 Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Kuwait
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	41.43 Ranked 24th. 20 times more than Malaysia	2.07 Ranked 75th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	36 Ranked 33th.	157 Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	71 Ranked 41st.	1,058 Ranked 15th. 15 times more than Kuwait
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.094 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 75th.	0.214 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Kuwait
Telephone lines	541,000 Ranked 88th.	4.29 million Ranked 33th. 8 times more than Kuwait
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	40,000 Ranked 94th.	1.33 million Ranked 36th. 33 times more than Kuwait
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	6% Ranked 86th.	25.27% Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Kuwait
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	0.33% Ranked 100th.	26.18% Ranked 5th. 79 times more than Kuwait
Television standard > VHF	PAL B	PAL B
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	19.8 Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Malaysia	6.86 Ranked 30th.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.0 Ranked 77th.	0.1 Ranked 60th.
Internet > ISP per million	1.57 Ranked 67th. 5 times more than Malaysia	0.299 Ranked 104th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	91 Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Malaysia	44 Ranked 41st.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	37.64 Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Malaysia	16.94 Ranked 80th.
Phone subscribers	685.1 Ranked 41st. 34% more than Malaysia	509.92 Ranked 55th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,568.99 Ranked 17th. 11% more than Malaysia	1,413.3 Ranked 33th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	17.64 Ranked 94th. 13% more than Malaysia	15.65 Ranked 103th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	39.05 Ranked 31st.	46.21 Ranked 28th. 18% more than Kuwait
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	10.46$/month Ranked 81st. 20% more than Malaysia	8.72$/month Ranked 82nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	7.15 Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Malaysia	2.58 Ranked 30th.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	85.16 Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Malaysia	33.6 Ranked 73th.
Internet servers using encryption	238 Ranked 60th.	923 Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	4.95 Ranked 36th.	26.82 Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Kuwait
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	201.26 per 1,000 people Ranked 63th. 17% more than Malaysia	172.25 per 1,000 people Ranked 68th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	3 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Malaysia	0.994 per 1,000 people Ranked 52nd.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	31.57$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 78th. 5 times more than Malaysia	5.99$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 83th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	17.05 Ranked 26th.	23.89 Ranked 24th. 40% more than Kuwait
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.63$ per 1 million people Ranked 33th. 22 times more than Malaysia	0.029$ per 1 million people Ranked 85th.
Internet > Linux web servers per million	0.505 Ranked 72nd.	1.21 Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Kuwait

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