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Media Stats: compare key data on Nigeria & Russia

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STAT Nigeria Russia HISTORY
Broadcast media nearly 70 federal-government-controlled national and regional TV stations; all 36 states operate TV stations; several private TV stations operational; cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; network of federal-government-controlled national, regional, and state radio stations; roughly 40 state-government-owned radio stations typically carry their own programs except for news broadcasts; about 20 private radio stations also operate; transmissions of international broadcasters are available 6 m
Households with television 25.6%
Ranked 107th.
98.03%
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.0846
Ranked 176th.
143.93
Ranked 54th. 1702 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 32.88
Ranked 120th.
53.27
Ranked 77th. 62% more than Nigeria

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 320.5
Ranked 124th.
532.81
Ranked 78th. 66% more than Nigeria

Internet > Users per 1000 67.94
Ranked 113th.
211.12
Ranked 78th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Internet users 43.99 million
Ranked 9th.
59.7 million
Ranked 2nd. 36% more than Nigeria

News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) - government-owned</p> <p>Itar-Tass - state-owned news agency, pages in English</p> </p>RIA-Novosti - state-owned news agency, pages in English</p> </p>Interfax - private news agency, pages in English</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17840134">Full Article</a>
Personal computers > Per capita 6.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 135th.
121.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 19 times more than Nigeria

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) - state-run, operates 37 stations broadcasting in 15 languages</p> </p>Voice of Nigeria - FRCN&#039;s external service, via shortwave</p> </p>Ray Power - private, owned by DAAR Communications, runs music-based and speech-based FM stations</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">Full Article</a> <p>Radio Russia - national network run by state-owned Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK)</p> </p>Ekho Moskvy - editorially-independent station, majority owned by state-run Gazprom</p> </p>Radio Mayak - state-run national network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17840134">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 67.68
Ranked 153th.
183.52
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 299.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th.
1,202.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Nigeria

Television > List of TV stations <p>Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) - state-run, operates scores of national and regional stations; national services broadcast in English</p> </p>AIT - private, owned by DAAR Communications, broadcasting in Lagos, Abuja and internationally via satellite</p> </p>Minaj TV - private, eastern Nigeria and via cable/satellite</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">Full Article</a> <p>Russia One - national network, run by state-owned Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK)</p> </p>Channel One - national network, 51% owned by state, 49% by private shareholders</p> </p>NTV - national network, owned by state-run Gazprom</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17840134">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 59.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th.
410.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 7 times more than Nigeria

Televisions per 1000 52.06
Ranked 134th.
418.4
Ranked 36th. 8 times more than Nigeria
Personal computers per 1000 6.38
Ranked 134th.
121.55
Ranked 19th. 19 times more than Nigeria

Radio broadcast stations AM 83, FM 36, shortwave 11 AM 323, FM 1,500 est., shortwave 62
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 25.41
Ranked 54th.
91.78
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Nigeria

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 150.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.
1,118.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 7 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Users > Per capita 74.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
212.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 2.48
Ranked 195th.
298.9
Ranked 54th. 121 times more than Nigeria

Televisions 6.9 million
Ranked 26th.
60.5 million
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Nigeria
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 11.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.
308.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 26 times more than Nigeria

Internet users > Per 100 people 15.86
Ranked 103th.
31.88
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Internet users 55.93 million
Ranked 8th.
75.93 million
Ranked 6th. 36% more than Nigeria

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 130 Mbps
Ranked 54th.
14,365 Mbps
Ranked 25th. 111 times more than Nigeria

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 0.92 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 84th.
99.86 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 65th. 109 times more than Nigeria

Personal computers 867,000
Ranked 54th.
17.4 million
Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than Nigeria

Television broadcast stations 3
Ranked 7th.
7,306
Ranked 1st. 2435 times more than Nigeria
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 298.74 million min.
Ranked 61st.
2.22 billion min.
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Nigeria

Radios per 1000 177.29
Ranked 142nd.
425.31
Ranked 80th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 470.45
Ranked 138th.
1,624.27
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $6.43 billion
Ranked 47th.
$50.05 billion
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Percent using internet 32.88%
Ranked 121st.
53.27%
Ranked 76th. 62% more than Nigeria

Telephones > Mobile cellular 95.17 million
Ranked 12th.
236.7 million
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Nigeria

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.204 per capita
Ranked 122nd.
0.418 per capita
Ranked 72nd. 2 times more than Nigeria

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 9.13
Ranked 171st.
315.71
Ranked 48th. 35 times more than Nigeria

Telephone mainlines per 1000 8.76
Ranked 126th.
280.13
Ranked 45th. 32 times more than Nigeria

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>The Guardian - influential, Lagos-based privately-owned national daily</p> </p>The Champion - Lagos-based daily</p> </p>The Punch - privately-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">Full Article</a> <p>Komsomolskaya Pravda - mass circulation, left-leaning daily, controlled by energy group YeSN</p> </p>Kommersant - daily, business-orientated, controlled by steel tycoon Alisher Usmanov</p> </p>Moskovsky Komsomolets - popular privately-owned Moscow daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17840134">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment further expansion and modernization of the fixed-line telephone network is needed; network quality remains a problem the telephone system is experiencing significant changes; there are more than 1,000 companies licensed to offer communication services; access to digital lines has improved, particularly in urban centers; Internet and e-mail services are improving; Russia has made progress toward building the telecommunications infrastructure necessary for a market economy; the estimated number of mobile subscribers jumped from fewer than 1 million in 1998 to more than 235 million in 2011; fixed line service has improved but a large demand remains
Television receivers per 1000 60.54
Ranked 115th.
410.72
Ranked 32nd. 7 times more than Nigeria

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 997
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Russia
140
Ranked 12th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 5.91
Ranked 193th.
309.69
Ranked 83th. 52 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Users 10 million
Ranked 26th.
30 million
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Internet penetration 32.9%
Ranked 127th.
53.3%
Ranked 81st. 62% more than Nigeria
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 133.16
Ranked 114th.
838.28
Ranked 35th. 6 times more than Nigeria

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 667.98
Ranked 154th.
1,824.57
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Telecoms > Telephone lines 418,166
Ranked 101st.
42.9 million
Ranked 6th. 103 times more than Nigeria

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.78 million
Ranked 10th.
261.89 million
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Internet Service Providers 11
Ranked 83th.
300
Ranked 5th. 27 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 14,279
Ranked 141st.
20.66 million
Ranked 7th. 1447 times more than Nigeria

Telephones > Main lines in use 719,400
Ranked 89th.
44.15 million
Ranked 5th. 61 times more than Nigeria

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 0.248
Ranked 194th.
30.14
Ranked 52nd. 122 times more than Nigeria

Active military personnel 80,000
Ranked 31st.
766,000
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Nigeria
Radio receivers per 1000 206.18
Ranked 121st.
417.5
Ranked 69th. 2 times more than Nigeria

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 131.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th.
838.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 6 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.00693
Ranked 184th.
33.97
Ranked 63th. 4901 times more than Nigeria

Number of PCs per million 6.38
Ranked 140th.
132.15
Ranked 54th. 21 times more than Nigeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 112.78 million
Ranked 10th.
261.89 million
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Nigeria

Radio receivers 23.5 million
Ranked 18th.
61.5 million
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Cinema > Number of cinemas 4,871
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Russia
1,510
Ranked 1st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 114 million
Ranked 9th.
256.12 million
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Television receivers 6.9 million
Ranked 24th.
60.5 million
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 203
Ranked 32nd.
984
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Nigeria

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.023 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st.
49.73 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 2162 times more than Nigeria
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.49$
Ranked 56th.
2.03$
Ranked 40th. 36% more than Nigeria

Mobile phone subscribers 18.59 million
Ranked 22nd.
120 million
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Nigeria

Telephone system > International country code - 234; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) country code - 7; Russia is connected internationally by undersea fiber optic cables; satellite earth stations provide access to Intelsat, Intersputnik, Eutelsat, Inmarsat, and Orbita systems
Internet > ISP 11
Ranked 61st.
300
Ranked 2nd. 27 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 0.00358
Ranked 113th.
11.1
Ranked 62nd. 3099 times more than Nigeria

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 418,166
Ranked 100th.
42.9 million
Ranked 6th. 103 times more than Nigeria

Radios 23.5 million
Ranked 18th.
61.5 million
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Hosts 1,048
Ranked 151st.
4.82 million
Ranked 14th. 4601 times more than Nigeria

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 0.931 Mbps
Ranked 84th.
99.86 Mbps
Ranked 64th. 107 times more than Nigeria

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 38
Ranked 33th.
250
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Nigeria

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2.76 million
Ranked 14th.
13.28 million
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Nigeria

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 0.101%
Ranked 42nd.
37.5%
Ranked 15th. 370 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Top level domain .ng .ru
Television > Total number of channels 137
Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Russia
13
Ranked 8th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.035$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 63th.
0.036$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 62nd. 3% more than Nigeria

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 6.07
Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Russia
0.979
Ranked 58th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 23.36$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Russia
6.17$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 39th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 80
Ranked 40th.
2,869
Ranked 4th. 36 times more than Nigeria

Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.981
Ranked 31st. 11 times more than Russia
0.0912
Ranked 29th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 23.62
Ranked 44th.
92.32
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Nigeria

Telephone system > Domestic the addition of a second fixed-line provider in 2002 resulted in faster growth but subscribership remains only about 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services growing rapidly, in part responding to the shortcomings of the fixed-line network; multiple cellular providers operate nationally with subscribership base approaching 60 per 100 persons cross-country digital trunk lines run from Saint Petersburg to Khabarovsk, and from Moscow to Novorossiysk; the telephone systems in 60 regional capitals have modern digital infrastructures; cellular services, both analog and digital, are available in many areas; in rural areas, the telephone services are still outdated, inadequate, and low density
Internet country code .ng .ru
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 1.31 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 76th.
24.39 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 67th. 19 times more than Nigeria

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 2.37 min.
Ranked 122nd.
15.31 min.
Ranked 90th. 6 times more than Nigeria

Telephone mainlines 1.22 million
Ranked 59th.
40.1 million
Ranked 5th. 33 times more than Nigeria

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $2.13 billion
Ranked 6th.
$6.12 billion
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.012 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.
0.245 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th. 20 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 0.004 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
11.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 2776 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering Selective filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 50.42$/month
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Russia
12.72$/month
Ranked 128th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 2.33 min. per capita
Ranked 121st.
15.31 min. per capita
Ranked 89th. 7 times more than Nigeria

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 33.99
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Russia
10.63
Ranked 1st.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 99.9%
Ranked 17th. 60% more than Russia
62.5%
Ranked 23th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 27.22$ per capita
Ranked 70th.
222.13$ per capita
Ranked 47th. 8 times more than Nigeria

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $41.53
Ranked 69th.
$352.80
Ranked 46th. 8 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 91
Ranked 35th.
1,171
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 133
Ranked 53th.
8,493
Ranked 8th. 64 times more than Nigeria

Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.99 million
Ranked 17th.
199.52 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Broadband subscribers 500
Ranked 101st.
1.59 million
Ranked 20th. 3178 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.083
Ranked 178th.
2.07
Ranked 84th. 25 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 116
Ranked 49th.
7,003
Ranked 5th. 60 times more than Nigeria

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 25
Ranked 39th.
333
Ranked 7th. 13 times more than Nigeria

Internet > IP addresses 1.01 million
Ranked 77th.
42.76 million
Ranked 13th. 43 times more than Nigeria
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 50000000000 31737000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.04
Ranked 147th.
6.54
Ranked 62nd. 164 times more than Nigeria

Number of PCs 867
Ranked 55th.
19,010
Ranked 9th. 22 times more than Nigeria
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 2.48
Ranked 198th.
298.9
Ranked 59th. 121 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 1,314
Ranked 42nd.
36,237
Ranked 7th. 28 times more than Nigeria

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 17.34 million
Ranked 18th.
75.34 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Nigeria
Television broadcast stations per million 0.0232
Ranked 19th.
49.73
Ranked 2nd. 2142 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 12.12
Ranked 63th.
245.28
Ranked 39th. 20 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 52
Ranked 44th.
664
Ranked 17th. 13 times more than Nigeria

Internet > TLD .ng .ru; note - Russia also has responsibility for a legacy domain ".su" that was allocated to the Soviet Union and is being phased out
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 41.66
Ranked 134th.
140.56
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Livejournal users 41
Ranked 174th.
37,870
Ranked 4th. 924 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Secure Internet servers 36
Ranked 87th.
449
Ranked 34th. 12 times more than Nigeria

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 0.731
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Russia
0.328
Ranked 45th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies 120
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Russia
47
Ranked 9th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2013.04.22 2013.12.01
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price Free RUR 0-100
Telecommunications > Country calling code 234 7
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 2 days
Ranked 1st.
0.0
Ranked 34th.
Telephone subscribers per 1000 141.92
Ranked 110th.
1,118.41
Ranked 40th. 8 times more than Nigeria

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 10.2%
Ranked 91st.
52.9%
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Nigeria
E-Government rating 32
Ranked 165th.
36.8
Ranked 124th. 15% more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 0.738
Ranked 57th.
19.42
Ranked 31st. 26 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 1.22 per 1 million people
Ranked 64th.
57.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th. 47 times more than Nigeria

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.214
Ranked 94th.
2.28
Ranked 40th. 11 times more than Nigeria

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 6,148
Ranked 11th.
102,300
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Nigeria

Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 0.73%
Ranked 54th.
69.23%
Ranked 18th. 95 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.249 per 1 million people
Ranked 152nd.
3.15 per 1 million people
Ranked 118th. 13 times more than Nigeria

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 1.31 million
Ranked 69th.
44.96 million
Ranked 5th. 34 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 1.23
Ranked 63th.
57.49
Ranked 34th. 47 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 0.165 per 1 million people
Ranked 61st.
22.76 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th. 138 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 55
Ranked 52nd.
1,615
Ranked 8th. 29 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Livejournal users per million 0.301
Ranked 197th.
263.26
Ranked 44th. 873 times more than Nigeria
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.069 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 99th.
0.135 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 51st. 96% more than Nigeria
Telephone lines 1.31 million
Ranked 65th.
44.9 million
Ranked 6th. 34 times more than Nigeria

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 67,776
Ranked 85th.
9.28 million
Ranked 10th. 137 times more than Nigeria

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 10.19%
Ranked 22nd. 15% more than Russia
8.89%
Ranked 31st.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.0
Ranked 115th.
0.38%
Ranked 87th.

Television standard > VHF PAL B SECAM D
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 450309000000 620000000000
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 16.56$
Ranked 36th.
32.92$
Ranked 16th. 99% more than Nigeria

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 20.6 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 37th.
35.21 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 48th. 71% more than Nigeria

Telephone subscribers 19.81 million
Ranked 26th.
160.1 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Nigeria

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 0.251
Ranked 196th.
30.06
Ranked 54th. 120 times more than Nigeria

Telephone subscribers per employee 255.7
Ranked 76th.
333.97
Ranked 64th. 31% more than Nigeria

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.47% GDP
Ranked 45th. 21% more than Russia
2.87% GDP
Ranked 56th.

Television standard > UHF PAL G SECAM <a href=/encyclopedia/Kelvin>K</a>
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 1.87
Ranked 53th.
6.66
Ranked 44th. 4 times more than Nigeria

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 667.98
Ranked 153th.
1,824.58
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.279
Ranked 133th.
1.74
Ranked 86th. 6 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 0.507
Ranked 60th.
10.93
Ranked 42nd. 22 times more than Nigeria

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 45.21
Ranked 35th.
714.63
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.00857
Ranked 176th.
14.48
Ranked 55th. 1689 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1.74
Ranked 159th.
38.95
Ranked 92nd. 22 times more than Nigeria

Phone subscribers 8.9
Ranked 150th.
281.14
Ranked 74th. 32 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 0.839
Ranked 55th.
7.93
Ranked 33th. 9 times more than Nigeria

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 90
Ranked 43th.
7,267
Ranked 2nd. 81 times more than Nigeria

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 20.68$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 69th. 6 times more than Russia
3.45$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 92nd.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 2.31 billion$
Ranked 8th.
4.71 billion$
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Nigeria

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.011$ per 1 million people
Ranked 104th.
0.014$ per 1 million people
Ranked 96th. 27% more than Nigeria

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 234
Ranked 32nd. 33 times more than Russia
7
Ranked 54th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $12.61
Ranked 34th.
$42.67
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Phone system > International dialling code +234 +7
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 99.36
Ranked 93th.
528.73
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Nigeria
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 36
Ranked 40th.
1,275
Ranked 9th. 35 times more than Nigeria

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 81.83%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Russia
37.17%
Ranked 36th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 64.2%
Ranked 7th. 83% more than Russia
35%
Ranked 43th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 4.86 per 1 million people
Ranked 59th.
59.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th. 12 times more than Nigeria

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.007 per 1,000 people
Ranked 204th.
34.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 4896 times more than Nigeria

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 140.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.
1,118.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 8 times more than Nigeria

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.211 per 1 million people
Ranked 93th.
2.28 per 1 million people
Ranked 39th. 11 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 0.734 per 1 million people
Ranked 58th.
19.42 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd. 26 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 530
Ranked 39th.
8,801
Ranked 7th. 17 times more than Nigeria

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.662
Ranked 101st.
50.52
Ranked 18th. 76 times more than Nigeria

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 4.39%
Ranked 122nd.
31.92%
Ranked 37th. 7 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 18
Ranked 53th.
3,362
Ranked 2nd. 187 times more than Nigeria

Internet > ISP per million 0.0895
Ranked 120th.
2.05
Ranked 58th. 23 times more than Nigeria
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 1.66
Ranked 72nd.
59.78
Ranked 15th. 36 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 0.166
Ranked 60th.
22.76
Ranked 19th. 137 times more than Nigeria

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 193th.
1
Ranked 13th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 16.36$ per capita
Ranked 36th.
32.93$ per capita
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 0.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 59th.
8.63 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th. 26 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 0.505 per 1 million people
Ranked 61st.
10.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd. 22 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 1.06 per 1 million people
Ranked 62nd.
47.4 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th. 45 times more than Nigeria

Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.088 per 1 million people
Ranked 115th.
2.05 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st. 23 times more than Nigeria
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.251
Ranked 150th.
3.15
Ranked 116th. 13 times more than Nigeria

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 18.06%
Ranked 76th. 72% more than Russia
10.53%
Ranked 117th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 0.835 per 1 million people
Ranked 55th.
7.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd. 9 times more than Nigeria

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 0.86
Ranked 168th.
31.63
Ranked 50th. 37 times more than Nigeria

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 10.6$/month
Ranked 95th. 78% more than Russia
5.96$/month
Ranked 146th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.811%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Russia
0.304%
Ranked 48th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 1.86 per 1 million people
Ranked 54th.
6.66 per 1 million people
Ranked 45th. 4 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 0.332
Ranked 57th.
8.63
Ranked 34th. 26 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 4.89
Ranked 58th.
59.57
Ranked 37th. 12 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 0.48
Ranked 58th.
4.49
Ranked 47th. 9 times more than Nigeria

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 0.81
Ranked 140th.
10.54
Ranked 93th. 13 times more than Nigeria

Internet servers using encryption 125
Ranked 67th.
1,495
Ranked 30th. 12 times more than Nigeria

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 1.07
Ranked 61st.
47.4
Ranked 32nd. 44 times more than Nigeria

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 8.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.
280.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 32 times more than Nigeria

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.117 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
2.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 20 times more than Nigeria

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $36.59 million
Ranked 64th.
$2.63 billion
Ranked 18th. 72 times more than Nigeria

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