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Media Stats: compare key data on Pakistan & Saudi Arabia

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  • 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$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
  • Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
  • Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
  • Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
  • Active military personnel: Active military.

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

  • Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.

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

  • 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.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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."
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
  • 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.
  • Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telecommunications > Country calling code:

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

  • 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 > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price: Price.

    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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Internet > 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.
  • 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.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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 faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
STAT Pakistan Saudi Arabia HISTORY
Broadcast media media is government regulated; 1 dominant state-owned TV broadcaster, Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV), operates a network consisting of 5 channels; private TV broadcasters are permitted; to date 69 foreign satellite channels are operational; the state-owned radio network operates more than 40 stations; nearly 100 commercially licensed privately owned radio stations provide programming mostly limited to music and talk shows broadcast media are state-controlled; state-run TV operates 4 networks; Saudi Arabia is a major market for pan-Arab satellite TV broadcasters; state-run radio operates several networks; multiple international broadcasters are available
Households with television 46.52%
Ranked 41st.
98.68%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Pakistan

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 5.17
Ranked 140th.
69.49
Ranked 86th. 13 times more than Pakistan

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 9.96
Ranked 164th.
54
Ranked 75th. 5 times more than Pakistan

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 98.12
Ranked 168th.
531.88
Ranked 79th. 5 times more than Pakistan
Internet > Users per 1000 106.75
Ranked 99th.
239.24
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Pakistan

Internet users 20.43 million
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
9.77 million
Ranked 30th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) - state-funded</p> <p>Saudi Press Agency (SPA) - state-run, English-language pages</p> </p>Elaph - Saudi-owned pan-Arab news site, based in London</p> </p>Sabq - news site</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 4.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.
376.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 89 times more than Pakistan

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Radio Pakistan - state-run, operates 25 stations nationwide, an external service and the entertainment-based FM 101 network, aimed at younger listeners</p> </p>Azad Kashmir Radio - state-run, for Pakistani-administered Kashmir</p> </p>Mast FM 103 - private, music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12965785">Full Article</a> <p>Saudi Radio - state-run</p> </p>MBC FM - private</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 66.77
Ranked 155th.
184.68
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Pakistan

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 509.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd.
1,028.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Pakistan

Television > List of TV stations <p>Pakistan Television Corporation Ltd - state TV, operates PTV Home, regional network PTV National, Baluchi-language PTV Bolan, PTV News</p> </p>ATV - semi-private, terrestrial network</p> </p>Geo TV - leading private satellite broadcaster, owned by Jang publishing group; based in Dubai; services include Urdu-language Geo News</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12965785">Full Article</a> <p>Saudi TV - state-run, operates four networks, including news network Al-Ikhbariya</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 24.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th.
262.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 11 times more than Pakistan

Televisions per 1000 20.34
Ranked 156th.
223.17
Ranked 77th. 11 times more than Pakistan
Personal computers per 1000 4.09
Ranked 136th.
355.55
Ranked 24th. 87 times more than Pakistan

Radio broadcast stations AM 31, FM 68, shortwave NA AM 43, FM 31, shortwave 2
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 115.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
739.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 6 times more than Pakistan

Internet > Users > Per capita 106.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th.
224.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. 2 times more than Pakistan

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 32.39
Ranked 155th.
169.75
Ranked 95th. 5 times more than Pakistan

Televisions 3.1 million
Ranked 50th.
5.1 million
Ranked 31st. 65% more than Pakistan
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 32.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
144.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 4 times more than Pakistan

Internet users > Per 100 people 11.14
Ranked 113th.
31.29
Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Pakistan

Internet > Internet users 18.96 million
Ranked 27th. 32% more than Saudi Arabia
14.33 million
Ranked 34th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 800 Mbps
Ranked 59th. 7% more than Saudi Arabia
750 Mbps
Ranked 61st.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 5.26 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 108th.
33.29 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 86th. 6 times more than Pakistan

Personal computers 600,000
Ranked 55th.
8.48 million
Ranked 17th. 14 times more than Pakistan

Television broadcast stations 20
Ranked 17th.
117
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Pakistan
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 1.66 billion min.
Ranked 20th.
2.73 billion min.
Ranked 11th. 65% more than Pakistan

Radios per 1000 88.57
Ranked 170th.
273.5
Ranked 110th. 3 times more than Pakistan
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 605.55
Ranked 124th.
1,674.26
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Pakistan

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $7.26 billion
Ranked 46th.
$25.15 billion
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Pakistan

Internet > Percent using internet 9.96%
Ranked 161st.
54%
Ranked 74th. 5 times more than Pakistan

Telephones > Mobile cellular 111 million
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
53.71 million
Ranked 24th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.105 per capita
Ranked 155th.
0.321 per capita
Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Pakistan

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 23.86
Ranked 148th.
155.66
Ranked 100th. 7 times more than Pakistan

Telephone mainlines per 1000 33.41
Ranked 106th.
153.91
Ranked 72nd. 5 times more than Pakistan

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Daily Jang - Karachi-based, Urdu-language; largest-circulation daily</p> </p>Dawn - Karachi-based, largest-circulation English-language daily</p> </p>The Nation - Lahore-based, English-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12965785">Full Article</a> <p>Al-Watan - Abha-based daily</p> </p>Al-Riyadh - Riyadh-based daily</p> </p>Okaz - Jeddah-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14703480">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment the telecommunications infrastructure is improving dramatically with foreign and domestic investments in fixed-line and mobile-cellular networks; system consists of microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable, cellular, and satellite networks; modern system including a combination of extensive microwave radio relays, coaxial cables, and fiber-optic cables
Television receivers per 1000 23.2
Ranked 136th.
267.56
Ranked 55th. 12 times more than Pakistan

Internet > IP addresses per capita 27.22
Ranked 163th.
207.44
Ranked 99th. 8 times more than Pakistan
Average cost of local call 0.02
Ranked 91st. Twice as much as Saudi Arabia
0.01
Ranked 101st.
Internet > Users 17.5 million
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
6.2 million
Ranked 32nd.

Internet > Internet penetration 10%
Ranked 171st.
54%
Ranked 79th. 5 times more than Pakistan
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 80.85
Ranked 129th.
538.68
Ranked 62nd. 7 times more than Pakistan

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 670.64
Ranked 153th.
1,874.03
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Pakistan

Telecoms > Telephone lines 5.8 million
Ranked 28th. 21% more than Saudi Arabia
4.8 million
Ranked 30th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 120.15 million
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
53.01 million
Ranked 26th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 30
Ranked 38th. 36% more than Saudi Arabia
22
Ranked 44th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 926,922
Ranked 58th.
1.97 million
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Pakistan

Telephones > Main lines in use 5.72 million
Ranked 30th. 24% more than Saudi Arabia
4.63 million
Ranked 32nd.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 3.24
Ranked 154th.
16.97
Ranked 96th. 5 times more than Pakistan

Active military personnel 617,000
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
233,500
Ranked 12th.
Radio receivers per 1000 101.05
Ranked 153th.
327.9
Ranked 87th. 3 times more than Pakistan

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 81.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 130th.
575.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 7 times more than Pakistan

Internet > Hosts per 1000 1.18
Ranked 120th.
5.36
Ranked 93th. 5 times more than Pakistan

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 120.15 million
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
53.01 million
Ranked 27th.

Radio receivers 13.5 million
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
6.25 million
Ranked 49th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 130.58 million
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
46 million
Ranked 29th.
Television receivers 3.1 million
Ranked 50th.
5.1 million
Ranked 30th. 65% more than Pakistan

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.126 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.
6.02 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 48 times more than Pakistan
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.03$
Ranked 75th.
2.4$
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Pakistan

Mobile phone subscribers 12.77 million
Ranked 31st.
13.3 million
Ranked 30th. 4% more than Pakistan

Telephone system > International country code - 92; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable systems that provide links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); 3 operational international gateway exchanges (1 at Karachi and 2 at Islamabad); microwave radio relay to neighboring countries country code - 966; landing point for the international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks providing connectivity to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and US; microwave radio relay to Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, and Sudan; coaxial cable to Kuwait and Jordan; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (3 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region)
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 0.282
Ranked 95th.
0.826
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Pakistan

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 5.8 million
Ranked 28th. 21% more than Saudi Arabia
4.8 million
Ranked 30th.

Radios 13.5 million
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
6.25 million
Ranked 50th.
Internet > Hosts 197,264
Ranked 58th. 40% more than Saudi Arabia
141,232
Ranked 64th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 5.16 Mbps
Ranked 107th.
31.46 Mbps
Ranked 85th. 6 times more than Pakistan

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 291
Ranked 7th. 24 times more than Saudi Arabia
12
Ranked 65th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 7.82 million
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia
1.1 million
Ranked 47th.
Internet > Top level domain .pk .sa
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.069$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
0.023$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 72nd.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 32.37$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 2nd. 82% more than Saudi Arabia
17.8$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 18th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 50.39
Ranked 53th.
58.63
Ranked 77th. 16% more than Pakistan
Telephone system > Domestic mobile-cellular subscribership has skyrocketed, exceeding 110 million by the end of 2011, up from only about 300,000 in 2000; more than 90 percent of Pakistanis live within areas that have cell phone coverage and more than half of all Pakistanis have access to a cell phone; fiber systems are being constructed throughout the country to aid in network growth; fixed line availability has risen only marginally over the same period and there are still difficulties getting fixed-line service to rural areas mobile-cellular subscribership has been increasing rapidly
Internet country code .pk .sa
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 8.32 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 105th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
3 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 117th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 11.08 min.
Ranked 95th.
125.15 min.
Ranked 36th. 11 times more than Pakistan

Telephone mainlines 5.28 million
Ranked 25th. 39% more than Saudi Arabia
3.8 million
Ranked 31st.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 0.286 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.
0.874 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 3 times more than Pakistan

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Selective filtering sub
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 9.5$/month
Ranked 155th.
21.33$/month
Ranked 97th. 2 times more than Pakistan

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 11.45 min. per capita
Ranked 93th.
126.52 min. per capita
Ranked 33th. 11 times more than Pakistan

Internet hosts None None
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 55.17$ per capita
Ranked 67th.
307.85$ per capita
Ranked 43th. 6 times more than Pakistan

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $42.77
Ranked 68th.
$990.67
Ranked 31st. 23 times more than Pakistan

Mobile cellular subscriptions 88.02 million
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
36 million
Ranked 27th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 44,600
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
19,700
Ranked 64th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.197
Ranked 167th.
0.963
Ranked 115th. 5 times more than Pakistan
Internet > IP addresses 5.18 million
Ranked 51st.
5.5 million
Ranked 47th. 6% more than Pakistan
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 12128000000 3750000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.1
Ranked 132nd.
4.23
Ranked 75th. 42 times more than Pakistan

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 32.39
Ranked 159th.
169.75
Ranked 100th. 5 times more than Pakistan

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 618,446
Ranked 87th.
11.35 million
Ranked 22nd. 18 times more than Pakistan
Television broadcast stations per million 0.124
Ranked 33th.
6.14
Ranked 25th. 49 times more than Pakistan
Internet > TLD .pk .sa
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 52.99
Ranked 119th.
145.12
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Pakistan

Internet > Livejournal users 162
Ranked 91st. 60% more than Saudi Arabia
101
Ranked 114th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 69
Ranked 70th.
110
Ranked 59th. 59% more than Pakistan

Telecommunications > Country calling code 92 966
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2007.03.23 2006.07.08
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price free Free
Telephone subscribers per 1000 114.25
Ranked 114th.
692.59
Ranked 60th. 6 times more than Pakistan

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 0.3%
Ranked 140th.
42.8%
Ranked 37th. 143 times more than Pakistan
E-Government rating 37.3
Ranked 120th.
38
Ranked 118th. 2% more than Pakistan
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.434 per 1 million people
Ranked 145th.
4.64 per 1 million people
Ranked 106th. 11 times more than Pakistan

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 4.55 million
Ranked 33th. 11% more than Saudi Arabia
4.1 million
Ranked 39th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 1.04
Ranked 192nd.
4.24
Ranked 167th. 4 times more than Pakistan
Website defacements 39
Ranked 38th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
8
Ranked 72nd.
Website defacements per million 0.266
Ranked 105th.
0.383
Ranked 99th. 44% more than Pakistan
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.48% GDP
Ranked 64th.
3.25% GDP
Ranked 78th. 31% more than Pakistan

Telephone subscribers per employee 213.34
Ranked 9th.
389.97
Ranked 40th. 83% more than Pakistan

Telephone subscribers 18.05 million
Ranked 27th. 6% more than Saudi Arabia
17.1 million
Ranked 29th.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 115.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
739.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 6 times more than Pakistan

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.007$ per 1 million people
Ranked 107th.
0.111$ per 1 million people
Ranked 79th. 16 times more than Pakistan

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 10.72$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 78th.
12.73$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 102nd. 19% more than Pakistan

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 162619000000 30498660000
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 670.64
Ranked 152nd.
1,874.03
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Pakistan

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.88
Ranked 82nd. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
0.503
Ranked 125th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.515
Ranked 141st.
6.85
Ranked 85th. 13 times more than Pakistan

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1.27
Ranked 169th.
30.54
Ranked 98th. 24 times more than Pakistan

Phone subscribers 28.92
Ranked 129th.
258.12
Ranked 75th. 9 times more than Pakistan
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.1
Ranked 50th. The same as Saudi Arabia
0.1
Ranked 52nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 92
Ranked 40th.
966
Ranked 17th. 11 times more than Pakistan
Phone system > International dialling code +92 +966
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 3.2
Ranked 139th.
421.38
Ranked 37th. 132 times more than Pakistan
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 20.06%
Ranked 69th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
3.59%
Ranked 126th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 34.57%
Ranked 40th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Pakistan

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 42.58%
Ranked 25th.
67.56%
Ranked 6th. 59% more than Pakistan

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 1.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 139th.
5.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th. 4 times more than Pakistan

Television standard > VHF PAL B SECAM-B/PAL-B
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 98.6 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 14th. 58 times more than Saudi Arabia
1.7 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 80th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 2.66
Ranked 148th.
16.53
Ranked 93th. 6 times more than Pakistan

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.47%
Ranked 81st. 21% more than Saudi Arabia
0.39%
Ranked 93th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.543 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.
0.989 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 82% more than Pakistan

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 33.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.
164.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 5 times more than Pakistan

Internet servers using encryption 105
Ranked 71st.
279
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Pakistan

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 0.62
Ranked 145th.
10.99
Ranked 92nd. 18 times more than Pakistan

Royalties and fees 0.0
Ranked 65th.
0.0
Ranked 67th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.429
Ranked 144th.
4.34
Ranked 108th. 10 times more than Pakistan

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 988
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
185
Ranked 18th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 3.58 billion$
Ranked 6th.
4.46 billion$
Ranked 3rd. 24% more than Pakistan

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 23.01$ per capita
Ranked 27th.
197.83$ per capita
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Pakistan

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 6.37
Ranked 67th.
9.82
Ranked 54th. 54% more than Pakistan
Telephone lines 4.42 million
Ranked 32nd. 8% more than Saudi Arabia
4.1 million
Ranked 35th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 168,082
Ranked 67th.
1.05 million
Ranked 38th. 6 times more than Pakistan

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 5.66%
Ranked 67th.
7.97%
Ranked 45th. 41% more than Pakistan

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 11.89%
Ranked 79th.
12.3%
Ranked 57th. 3% more than Pakistan

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 22.69$
Ranked 28th.
186.96$
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Pakistan

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 2.43$/month
Ranked 177th.
9.66$/month
Ranked 103th. 4 times more than Pakistan

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 3.22
Ranked 154th.
16.73
Ranked 99th. 5 times more than Pakistan

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 5.09$/month
Ranked 104th.
11.73$/month
Ranked 64th. 2 times more than Pakistan

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