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Media Stats: compare key data on Belarus & India

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STAT Belarus India HISTORY
Broadcast media 4 Doordarshan, India's public TV network, operates about 20 national, regional, and local services; a large and increasing number of privately owned TV stations are distributed by cable and satellite service providers; by 2011, more than 100 million homes had access to cable and satellite TV offering more than 700 TV channels; government controls AM radio with All India Radio operating domestic and external networks; news broadcasts via radio are limited to the All India Radio Network; since 2000, privately-owned FM stations have been permitted and their numbers have increased rapidly
Households with television 97.1%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than India
32%
Ranked 98th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 267.43
Ranked 26th. 23 times more than India
11.57
Ranked 128th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 46.91
Ranked 89th. 4 times more than India
12.58
Ranked 155th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 469.92
Ranked 90th. 4 times more than India
124.18
Ranked 159th.
Internet > Users per 1000 627.62
Ranked 20th. 9 times more than India
69.02
Ranked 111th.

Internet users 4.44 million
Ranked 22nd.
61.34 million
Ranked 6th. 14 times more than Belarus
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Belta - state-owned, English-language pages</p> </p>Belapan - private, English-language pages</p> </p>Charter 97 - opposition-leaning site, English-language pages</p> <p>Press Trust of India (PTI) - non-profit, owned by newspaper titles</p> </p>Asian News International (ANI) - commercial, privately-owned multimedia news agency</p> </p>Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) - privately-owned newswire</p>
Radio > List of radio stations <p>Belarussian Radio - state-run, operates three national networks</p> </p>Radio BA - commercial FM network</p> </p>Radio Mir - commercial FM network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17941331">Full Article</a> <p>All India Radio - public, operates domestic and external networks</p> </p>Radio One - commercial radio network in six big cities</p> </p>Radio Mirchi - commercial network, stations in Mumbai, Delhi and other cities, mainly music, operated by The Times Group</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12557390">Full Article</a>
Radio broadcast stations AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 AM 153, FM 91, shortwave 68
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 112.06
Ranked 79th. 63% more than India
68.72
Ranked 152nd.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 613.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than India
257.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Belarussian TV - state-run, operates the First National Channel, entertainment network Lad (Harmony), satellite station Belarus-TV</p> </p>Nationwide TV (ONT) - a joint venture with Russia&#039;s Channel One; state holds a majority stake</p> </p>STV (Stolichnoye Televideniye) - state-run, Minsk local broadcaster</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17941331">Full Article</a> <p>Doordarshan - public TV; operates national, regional, local and satellite services</p> </p>CNN-IBN - 24-hour news channel in English, partially owned by CNN&#039;s parent, Turner International</p> </p>New Delhi TV (NDTV) - operates NDTV 24x7 and NDTV-India news channels in English and Hindi</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12557390">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 249.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th. 4 times more than India
65.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.

Televisions per 1000 257.22
Ranked 65th. 4 times more than India
57.6
Ranked 133th.
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 81.26
Ranked 37th. 15% more than India
70.94
Ranked 42nd.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 755.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 6 times more than India
127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 616.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 9 times more than India
70.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 465.66
Ranked 21st. 19 times more than India
25.13
Ranked 157th.

Televisions 2.52 million
Ranked 58th.
63 million
Ranked 4th. 25 times more than Belarus
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 377.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 8 times more than India
45.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd.

Internet users > Per 100 people 32.09
Ranked 69th. 7 times more than India
4.54
Ranked 145th.

Internet > Internet users 4.52 million
Ranked 63th.
151.6 million
Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Belarus
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 154.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than India
60.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 465 Mbps
Ranked 38th.
20,000 Mbps
Ranked 8th. 43 times more than Belarus

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 47.57 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than India
18.27 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 59th.

Television broadcast stations 47
Ranked 15th.
562
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Belarus
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 628.55 million min.
Ranked 30th.
3.1 billion min.
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Belarus

Radios per 1000 308.26
Ranked 105th. 3 times more than India
106.05
Ranked 164th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,018.83
Ranked 64th. 83% more than India
555.73
Ranked 4th.

Internet > Percent using internet 46.91%
Ranked 88th. 4 times more than India
12.58%
Ranked 153th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 10.7 million
Ranked 68th.
893.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 84 times more than Belarus

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.299 per capita
Ranked 94th. 2 times more than India
0.12 per capita
Ranked 147th.

Newspaper circulation per 1000 159.13
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than India
53.96
Ranked 27th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 417.48
Ranked 28th. 14 times more than India
29.67
Ranked 4th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 339.88
Ranked 33th. 8 times more than India
44.14
Ranked 103th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Sovetskaya Belorussiya - Russian-language, main government daily</p> </p>Respublika - Council of Ministers daily</p> </p>Narodnaya Hazeta - National Assembly daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17941331">Full Article</a> <p>The Times of India - Mumbai-based daily</p> </p>The Hindu - Chennai-based daily</p> </p>The Hindustan Times - New Delhi-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12557390">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance 12.47 million
Ranked 34th.
2.86 billion
Ranked 1st. 229 times more than Belarus
Telephone system > General assessment Belarus lags behind its neighbors in upgrading telecommunications infrastructure; modernization of the network progressing with roughly two-thirds of switching equipment now digital supported by recent deregulation and liberalization of telecommunications laws and policies, India has emerged as one of the fastest growing telecom markets in the world; total telephone subscribership base exceeded 900 million in 2011, an overall teledensity of roughly 75%, and subscribership is currently growing more than 20 million per month; urban teledensity now exceeds 100% and rural teledensity is steadily growing
Cinema attendance per capita 1.27
Ranked 27th.
2.61
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Belarus
Television receivers per 1000 249.09
Ranked 62nd. 4 times more than India
63.61
Ranked 112th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 1
Ranked 82nd.
1,255
Ranked 1st. 1255 times more than Belarus

Newspapers 20
Ranked 30th.
5,221
Ranked 1st. 261 times more than Belarus
Internet > IP addresses per capita 186.17
Ranked 107th. 6 times more than India
28.78
Ranked 162nd.
Average cost of local call 0.01
Ranked 30th.
0.02
Ranked 89th. Twice as much as Belarus
Internet > Users 6 million
Ranked 33th.
80 million
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Belarus

Internet > Internet penetration 46.9%
Ranked 93th. 4 times more than India
12.6%
Ranked 162nd.
Newspaper circulation 1.56 million
Ranked 16th.
59.02 million
Ranked 1st. 38 times more than Belarus
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 424.09
Ranked 74th. 5 times more than India
79.85
Ranked 131st.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,128.11
Ranked 81st. 61% more than India
699.22
Ranked 148th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 4.41 million
Ranked 36th.
31.08 million
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Belarus

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 10.68 million
Ranked 74th.
864.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 81 times more than Belarus

Internet > Internet Service Providers 23
Ranked 43th.
43
Ranked 27th. 87% more than Belarus
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2.53 million
Ranked 31st.
14.31 million
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Belarus

Telephones > Main lines in use 4.21 million
Ranked 41st.
32.69 million
Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Belarus

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 46.86
Ranked 21st. 19 times more than India
2.51
Ranked 156th.

Active military personnel 72,940
Ranked 35th.
1.32 million
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Belarus
Radio receivers per 1000 298.51
Ranked 94th. 3 times more than India
117.12
Ranked 148th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 419.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th. 5 times more than India
82.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 7.15
Ranked 89th. 3 times more than India
2.3
Ranked 110th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 10.68 million
Ranked 74th.
864.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 81 times more than Belarus

Radio receivers 3.02 million
Ranked 74th.
116 million
Ranked 4th. 38 times more than Belarus

Television receivers 2.52 million
Ranked 58th.
63 million
Ranked 4th. 25 times more than Belarus

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 139
Ranked 30th.
1,150
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Belarus

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 4.61 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than India
0.582 per 1 million people
Ranked 56th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.9$
Ranked 46th. 60% more than India
1.19$
Ranked 66th.

Mobile phone subscribers 4.1 million
Ranked 63th.
90 million
Ranked 5th. 22 times more than Belarus

Telephone system > International country code - 375; Belarus is a member of the Trans-European Line (TEL), Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic line, and has access to the Trans-Siberia Line (TSL); 3 fiber-optic segments provide connectivity to Latvia, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine; worldwide service is available to Belarus through this infrastructure; additional analog lines to Russia; Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Intersputnik earth stations country code - 91; a number of major international submarine cable systems, including Sea-Me-We-3 with landing sites at Cochin and Mumbai (Bombay), Sea-Me-We-4 with a landing site at Chennai, Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) with a landing site at Mumbai (Bombay), South Africa - Far East (SAFE) with a landing site at Cochin, the i2i cable network linking to Singapore with landing sites at Mumbai (Bombay) and Chennai (Madras), and Tata Indicom linking Singapore and Chennai (Madras), provide a significant increase in the bandwidth available for both voice and data traffic; satellite earth stations - 8 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region); 9 gateway exchanges operating from Mumbai (Bombay), New Delhi, Kolkata (Calcutta), Chennai (Madras), Jalandhar, Kanpur, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, and Ernakulam
Internet > ISP 23
Ranked 4th.
43
Ranked 16th. 87% more than Belarus
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 0.162
Ranked 97th.
1.15
Ranked 86th. 7 times more than Belarus

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 4.41 million
Ranked 36th.
31.08 million
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Belarus

Radios 3.02 million
Ranked 76th.
116 million
Ranked 4th. 38 times more than Belarus
Internet > Hosts 68,118
Ranked 70th.
2.71 million
Ranked 24th. 40 times more than Belarus

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 154.83
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than India
58.57
Ranked 44th.

Newspapers per million 2.04
Ranked 43th.
4.77
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Belarus
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 48.12 Mbps
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than India
17.74 Mbps
Ranked 59th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 13
Ranked 58th.
1,874
Ranked 1st. 144 times more than Belarus

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 800,250
Ranked 36th.
79.24 million
Ranked 2nd. 99 times more than Belarus

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 0.0
Ranked 58th.
0.0
Ranked 42nd.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 1.56 million
Ranked 30th.
59.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 38 times more than Belarus

Internet > Top level domain .by .in
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.106
Ranked 80th.
1.03
Ranked 56th. 10 times more than Belarus

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 6.34$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 36th.
7.7$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 27th. 21% more than Belarus

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 316
Ranked 22nd.
570
Ranked 16th. 80% more than Belarus

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 82.25
Ranked 39th. 15% more than India
71.35
Ranked 44th.

Telephone system > Domestic state-owned Beltelcom is the sole provider of fixed-line local and long distance service; fixed-line teledensity is improving although rural areas continue to be underserved; multiple GSM mobile-cellular networks are experiencing rapid growth; mobile-cellular teledensity now exceeds 100 telephones per 100 persons mobile cellular service introduced in 1994 and organized nationwide into four metropolitan areas and 19 telecom circles each with multiple private service providers and one or more state-owned service providers; in recent years significant trunk capacity added in the form of fiber-optic cable and one of the world's largest domestic satellite systems, the Indian National Satellite system (INSAT), with 6 satellites supporting 33,000 very small aperture terminals (VSAT)
Internet country code .by .in
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 15.73 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 50th.
24.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 41st. 58% more than Belarus

Telephone mainlines 3.28 million
Ranked 39th.
49.75 million
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Belarus

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 64.6 min.
Ranked 33th. 22 times more than India
2.88 min.
Ranked 112th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $143.04 million
Ranked 40th.
$3.72 billion
Ranked 3rd. 26 times more than Belarus

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.603 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 43 times more than India
0.014 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 0.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th.
1.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 7 times more than Belarus

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Selective filtering Selective filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 10.53$/month
Ranked 150th. 55% more than India
6.78$/month
Ranked 169th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 63.98 min. per capita
Ranked 34th. 22 times more than India
2.96 min. per capita
Ranked 110th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 100%
Ranked 10th. The same as India
100%
Ranked 2nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 235
Ranked 20th.
275
Ranked 18th. 17% more than Belarus

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 1,236
Ranked 21st.
5,294
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Belarus

Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.13 million
Ranked 63th.
346.89 million
Ranked 3rd. 43 times more than Belarus

Internet > Broadband subscribers 1,564
Ranked 95th.
1.3 million
Ranked 22nd. 831 times more than Belarus

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 2.35
Ranked 78th. 60 times more than India
0.0393
Ranked 192nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 1,380
Ranked 17th. 82% more than India
760
Ranked 23th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 20
Ranked 45th.
5,221
Ranked 1st. 261 times more than Belarus

Internet > IP addresses 1.78 million
Ranked 68th.
34.69 million
Ranked 15th. 20 times more than Belarus
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 1,040.18
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than India
69.76
Ranked 31st.

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 288841000000 165710000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 4.94
Ranked 71st. 11 times more than India
0.46
Ranked 114th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 465.66
Ranked 24th. 19 times more than India
25.13
Ranked 161st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 6,073
Ranked 22nd.
14,085
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Belarus

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 3.17 million
Ranked 51st.
59.05 million
Ranked 7th. 19 times more than Belarus
Television broadcast stations per million 4.61
Ranked 17th. 8 times more than India
0.567
Ranked 61st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 603.14
Ranked 25th. 43 times more than India
13.98
Ranked 57th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 188
Ranked 23th.
573
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Belarus

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 600
Ranked 10th.
38,607
Ranked 1st. 64 times more than Belarus

Internet > TLD .by .in
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 83.96
Ranked 86th. 3 times more than India
30.43
Ranked 147th.

Internet > Livejournal users 1,069
Ranked 30th.
1,602
Ranked 24th. 50% more than Belarus
Internet > Secure Internet servers 5
Ranked 134th.
825
Ranked 29th. 165 times more than Belarus

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 1,033.38
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than India
67.3
Ranked 22nd.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 1.5 days
Ranked 28th.
7 days
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Belarus
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2012.02.01 2011.01.20
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price BYR 0-79.000 19
Telecommunications > Country calling code 375 91
Telephone subscribers per 1000 763.97
Ranked 59th. 6 times more than India
123.99
Ranked 112th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 32.8%
Ranked 51st. 7 times more than India
4.9%
Ranked 109th.
E-Government rating 33.2
Ranked 152nd.
45.1
Ranked 57th. 36% more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 122.75 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 23 times more than India
5.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 31.38
Ranked 24th. 55 times more than India
0.566
Ranked 53th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 1.99
Ranked 51st.
5.18
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Belarus

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.515 per 1 million people
Ranked 140th.
0.743 per 1 million people
Ranked 133th. 44% more than Belarus

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 3.72 million
Ranked 41st.
30.79 million
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Belarus
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 122.75
Ranked 23th. 23 times more than India
5.25
Ranked 49th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 210
Ranked 26th.
1,299
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Belarus

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 20.46 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th. 50 times more than India
0.413 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 59.97
Ranked 10th. 57% more than India
38.31
Ranked 15th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 59.97 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th. 53% more than India
39.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 109.87
Ranked 65th. 76 times more than India
1.44
Ranked 185th.
Internet > Linux web servers 2
Ranked 77th.
25
Ranked 41st. 13 times more than Belarus
Website defacements per million 0.302
Ranked 102nd. 3 times more than India
0.112
Ranked 115th.
Website defacements 3
Ranked 93th.
119
Ranked 16th. 40 times more than Belarus
Internet > Linux web servers per million 0.201
Ranked 88th. 9 times more than India
0.0236
Ranked 97th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 82.1$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 54th. 48 times more than India
1.71$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 96th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than India
0.404 per 1,000 people
Ranked 124th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 335.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 7 times more than India
45.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 137.05
Ranked 17th. 182 times more than India
0.754
Ranked 54th.

Internet servers using encryption 29
Ranked 103th.
1,796
Ranked 28th. 62 times more than Belarus

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 3
Ranked 119th. 94% more than India
1.55
Ranked 128th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 828889000000 688000000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 195.65
Ranked 18th. 59 times more than India
3.32
Ranked 55th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,128.11
Ranked 78th. 61% more than India
699.22
Ranked 148th.

Royalties and fees $0.10
Ranked 57th. The same as India
$0.10
Ranked 54th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.521
Ranked 138th.
0.722
Ranked 132nd. 39% more than Belarus

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 187.6 million$
Ranked 34th.
6.2 billion$
Ranked 2nd. 33 times more than Belarus

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 1,033.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than India
69.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 99th.
0.8
Ranked 14th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 20.46
Ranked 23th. 51 times more than India
0.403
Ranked 53th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 86.25
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than India
11.79
Ranked 47th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 206
Ranked 22nd.
406
Ranked 10th. 97% more than Belarus

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 17.97%
Ranked 76th.
65.89%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Belarus

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 23.72%
Ranked 62nd.
66.44%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Belarus

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 22.79%
Ranked 81st.
43.07%
Ranked 28th. 89% more than Belarus

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 72.87
Ranked 12th. 15 times more than India
4.82
Ranked 72nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 195.65 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th. 57 times more than India
3.41 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 7.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th. 3 times more than India
2.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 128th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $313.50 million
Ranked 43th.
$51.80 billion
Ranked 2nd. 165 times more than Belarus

Internet > ISP per million 2.33
Ranked 8th. 57 times more than India
0.0413
Ranked 131st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines per thousand people 296.94
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than India
16.56
Ranked 6th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 19.41$
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than India
5.5$
Ranked 57th.

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 23.14 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 18th.
126 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Belarus

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 38.41
Ranked 39th. 12 times more than India
3.32
Ranked 143th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 46.26
Ranked 21st. 19 times more than India
2.47
Ranked 158th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.226%
Ranked 62nd. 12% more than India
0.202%
Ranked 65th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 2.42$/month
Ranked 114th.
3.28$/month
Ranked 110th. 36% more than Belarus

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 19.17
Ranked 22nd. 47 times more than India
0.405
Ranked 48th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 18.67
Ranked 28th. 33 times more than India
0.569
Ranked 54th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 13.8
Ranked 35th. 12 times more than India
1.14
Ranked 49th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.193$ per 1 million people
Ranked 54th. 193 times more than India
0.001$ per 1 million people
Ranked 111th.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 755.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 6 times more than India
127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 10.12 million
Ranked 8th.
77.48 million
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Belarus

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $15.11
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than India
$3.01
Ranked 78th.

Phone system > International dialling code +375 +91
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 329.03
Ranked 50th. 7 times more than India
48.37
Ranked 111th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 193
Ranked 20th.
408
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Belarus

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 1,970
Ranked 19th.
3,350
Ranked 9th. 70% more than Belarus

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 1.99 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th.
5.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Belarus

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 10.34 million
Ranked 3rd.
67.83 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Belarus

Telephone lines 3.72 million
Ranked 37th.
37.9 million
Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Belarus

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 477,800
Ranked 53th.
5.28 million
Ranked 15th. 11 times more than Belarus

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 2.73%
Ranked 115th.
5.04%
Ranked 79th. 85% more than Belarus

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.62%
Ranked 76th.
1.31%
Ranked 64th. 2 times more than Belarus

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 31.38 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 54 times more than India
0.58 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 23.34 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th. 83 times more than India
0.28 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st.

Telephone subscribers 7.38 million
Ranked 47th.
139.75 million
Ranked 4th. 19 times more than Belarus

Telephone subscribers per employee 203.1
Ranked 79th. 88% more than India
107.93
Ranked 120th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 11.81$/month
Ranked 82nd. 5 times more than India
2.39$/month
Ranked 178th.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 1.3% GDP
Ranked 76th.
1.93% GDP
Ranked 69th. 48% more than Belarus

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 13.8 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th. 12 times more than India
1.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 48th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 23.34
Ranked 19th. 86 times more than India
0.273
Ranked 52nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 20.86
Ranked 29th. 16 times more than India
1.29
Ranked 53th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 41.27%
Ranked 8th.
45.93%
Ranked 15th. 11% more than Belarus

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.34
Ranked 95th.
1.69
Ranked 89th. 26% more than Belarus

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 26.56
Ranked 26th. 23 times more than India
1.14
Ranked 128th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 19.55
Ranked 116th. 5 times more than India
3.57
Ranked 145th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines 2.82 million
Ranked 1st.
17.55 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Belarus
Phone subscribers 292.29
Ranked 73th. 7 times more than India
43.78
Ranked 123th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 709
Ranked 12th.
5,351
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Belarus

Internet > ISP > Per capita 2.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 55 times more than India
0.042 per 1 million people
Ranked 124th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 137.05 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th. 177 times more than India
0.774 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 20.86 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th. 16 times more than India
1.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 19.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st. 46 times more than India
0.415 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 19.19$ per capita
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than India
5.67$ per capita
Ranked 56th.

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