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Broadcast media - more than 90% of households are connected to cable or satellite TV systems that provide a wide range of domestic and foreign channels; public service broadcast system includes multiple broadcasters, 3 with a national reach and the remainder operating in regional and local markets; 2 major nationwide commercial television companies, each with 3 or more stations, and many commercial TV stations in regional and local markets; nearly 600 radio stations with a mix of public and private stations providing national or regional coverage
Households with television 19.66%
Ranked 111th.
99.42%
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Benin

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.501
Ranked 164th.
393.14
Ranked 4th. 785 times more than Benin

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 3.8
Ranked 182nd.
93
Ranked 5th. 24 times more than Benin

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 36.91
Ranked 187th.
925.88
Ranked 5th. 25 times more than Benin

Internet > Users per 1000 17.23
Ranked 131st.
915.66
Ranked 2nd. 53 times more than Benin

Internet users 200,100
Ranked 135th.
14.87 million
Ranked 9th. 74 times more than Benin

News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Agence Benin-Presse (ABP) - state-run</p> <p>Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANP) - news agency</p> </p>DutchNews.nl - news in English</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 3.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th.
682.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 180 times more than Benin

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Radio Nationale - operated by state-run Office de Radiodiffusion et de Television du Benin (ORTB)</p> </p>Radio Parakou - ORTB regional station</p> </p>Atlantic FM - ORTB station in Cotonou</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13040368">Full Article</a> <p>NOS - public radio, operates news and information station Radio 1, music network Radio 2, pop station 3FM, cultural station Radio 4</p> </p>Radio Netherlands - international broadcaster, language services include English</p> </p>Sky Radio - popular commercial FM station, continuous music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17741366">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 89.91
Ranked 125th.
117.52
Ranked 67th. 31% more than Benin

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 234.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th.
1,056.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Benin

Television > List of TV stations <p>Television Nationale - operated by state-run Office de Radiodiffusion et de Television du Benin (ORTB)</p> </p>Golfe TV - commercial</p> </p>La Chaine 2 (LC2) - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13040368">Full Article</a> <p>NOS - public broadcaster</p> </p>BVN TV - public, for Dutch-speakers abroad</p> </p>RTL - commercial, operates RTL4, RTL5, RTL7 and RTL8</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17741366">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 9.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 157th.
519 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 57 times more than Benin

Televisions per 1000 8.61
Ranked 174th.
499.22
Ranked 24th. 58 times more than Benin
Personal computers per 1000 3.91
Ranked 53th.
682.36
Ranked 7th. 174 times more than Benin

Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 34, shortwave 1 AM 4, FM 246, shortwave 3
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 0.36
Ranked 76th.
307.5
Ranked 11th. 854 times more than Benin

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 97.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th.
1,435.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 15 times more than Benin

Internet > Users > Per capita 18.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.
905.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 49 times more than Benin

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 15.59
Ranked 167th.
422.6
Ranked 31st. 27 times more than Benin

Televisions 66,000
Ranked 146th.
8.1 million
Ranked 23th. 123 times more than Benin
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 13.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.
442.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 32 times more than Benin

Internet users > Per 100 people 1.85
Ranked 163th.
86.98
Ranked 3rd. 47 times more than Benin

Internet > Internet users 364,534
Ranked 136th.
15.56 million
Ranked 32nd. 43 times more than Benin

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 4.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.
278.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 59 times more than Benin

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 45 Mbps
Ranked 64th.
334,578 Mbps
Ranked 4th. 7435 times more than Benin

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 5.33 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 71st.
20,549.29 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 2nd. 3854 times more than Benin

Personal computers 32,000
Ranked 48th.
11.11 million
Ranked 15th. 347 times more than Benin

Television broadcast stations 6
Ranked 7th.
21
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Benin
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 60.84 million min.
Ranked 67th.
4.95 billion min.
Ranked 11th. 81 times more than Benin

Radios per 1000 86.1
Ranked 172nd.
942.97
Ranked 15th. 11 times more than Benin
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 544.65
Ranked 132nd.
1,281.4
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Benin

Internet > Percent using internet 3.8%
Ranked 180th.
93%
Ranked 5th. 24 times more than Benin

Telephones > Mobile cellular 7.76 million
Ranked 87th.
19.84 million
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Benin

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.094 per capita
Ranked 158th.
0.98 per capita
Ranked 13th. 10 times more than Benin

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 13.75
Ranked 162nd.
442.82
Ranked 22nd. 32 times more than Benin

Telephone mainlines per 1000 9.32
Ranked 125th.
465.69
Ranked 17th. 50 times more than Benin

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Le Matinal - private, daily</p> </p>Fraternite - private, daily</p> </p>La Nation - government daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13040368">Full Article</a> <p>Algemeen Dagblad - national, daily</p> </p>NRC Handelsblad - national, daily</p> </p>De Telegraaf - national, daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17741366">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance 281,000
Ranked 72nd.
18.6 million
Ranked 23th. 66 times more than Benin
Telephone system > General assessment inadequate system of open-wire, microwave radio relay, and cellular connections; fixed-line network characterized by aging, deteriorating equipment highly developed and well maintained
Cinema attendance per capita 0.0367
Ranked 72nd.
1.15
Ranked 29th. 31 times more than Benin
Television receivers per 1000 9.43
Ranked 153th.
518.88
Ranked 20th. 55 times more than Benin

Internet > IP addresses per capita 4.16
Ranked 199th.
2,772.15
Ranked 5th. 666 times more than Benin
Average cost of local call 0.09
Ranked 13th.
0.11
Ranked 28th. 22% more than Benin
Internet > Users 150,000
Ranked 114th.
15 million
Ranked 18th. 100 times more than Benin

Internet > Internet penetration 3.8%
Ranked 190th.
93%
Ranked 6th. 24 times more than Benin
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 91.66
Ranked 127th.
970.23
Ranked 21st. 11 times more than Benin

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 836.54
Ranked 131st.
1,171.48
Ranked 68th. 40% more than Benin

Telecoms > Telephone lines 156,715
Ranked 132nd.
7.09 million
Ranked 24th. 45 times more than Benin

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.41 million
Ranked 89th.
19.64 million
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Benin

Internet > Internet Service Providers 4
Ranked 122nd.
52
Ranked 19th. 13 times more than Benin
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5,032
Ranked 156th.
6.59 million
Ranked 16th. 1310 times more than Benin

Cinemas > Per capita 0.0
Ranked 59th.
0.029 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.

Telephones > Main lines in use 152,700
Ranked 130th.
7.13 million
Ranked 25th. 47 times more than Benin

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 1.56
Ranked 166th.
42.97
Ranked 29th. 28 times more than Benin

Active military personnel 4,750
Ranked 117th.
61,302
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Benin
Radio receivers per 1000 97.46
Ranked 154th.
980.1
Ranked 12th. 10 times more than Benin

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 88.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 128th.
970.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 11 times more than Benin

Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.0945
Ranked 158th.
667.84
Ranked 5th. 7067 times more than Benin

Number of PCs per million 3.79
Ranked 151st.
682.36
Ranked 5th. 180 times more than Benin
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 8.41 million
Ranked 90th.
19.72 million
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Benin

Radio receivers 620,000
Ranked 127th.
15.3 million
Ranked 24th. 25 times more than Benin

Cinema > Number of cinemas 7
Ranked 3rd.
163
Ranked 27th. 23 times more than Benin

Television receivers 60,000
Ranked 146th.
8.1 million
Ranked 21st. 135 times more than Benin

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.743 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th.
1.36 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th. 83% more than Benin
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 4.8$
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Netherlands
0.32$
Ranked 108th.

Mobile phone subscribers 750,000
Ranked 104th.
15.83 million
Ranked 26th. 21 times more than Benin

Telephone system > International country code - 229; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; long distance fiber-optic links with Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Nigeria; satellite earth stations - 7 (Intelsat-Atlantic Ocean) country code - 31; submarine cables provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 5 (3 Intelsat - 1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean, 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat
Internet > ISP 4
Ranked 9th.
52
Ranked 9th. 13 times more than Benin
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 0.024
Ranked 107th.
251.23
Ranked 3rd. 10488 times more than Benin

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 156,715
Ranked 132nd.
7.09 million
Ranked 24th. 45 times more than Benin

Radios 660,000
Ranked 127th.
15.3 million
Ranked 26th. 23 times more than Benin
Internet > Hosts 848
Ranked 155th.
10.98 million
Ranked 7th. 12952 times more than Benin

Cinemas > Annual attendance 300,000
Ranked 58th.
18.6 million
Ranked 15th. 62 times more than Benin

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 4.9
Ranked 57th.
278.99
Ranked 11th. 57 times more than Benin

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.0472
Ranked 59th.
1.18
Ranked 24th. 25 times more than Benin

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 5.5 Mbps
Ranked 71st.
20,549.23 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 3736 times more than Benin

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 34
Ranked 37th.
37
Ranked 34th. 9% more than Benin

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 3,000
Ranked 81st.
5 million
Ranked 16th. 1667 times more than Benin

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 33,000
Ranked 56th.
4.44 million
Ranked 13th. 135 times more than Benin

Internet > Top level domain .bj .nl
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 0.379
Ranked 79th.
307.15
Ranked 12th. 811 times more than Benin

Telephone system > Domestic fixed-line teledensity only about 2 per 100 persons; spurred by the presence of multiple mobile-cellular providers, cellular telephone subscribership has been increasing rapidly extensive fixed-line fiber-optic network; large cellular telephone system with 5 major operators utilizing the third generation of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) technology; one in five households now use Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) services
Internet country code .bj .nl
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 10.5 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 60th.
551.47 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 2nd. 53 times more than Benin

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 7.68 min.
Ranked 64th.
310.82 min.
Ranked 17th. 40 times more than Benin

Telephone mainlines 76,267
Ranked 113th.
7.6 million
Ranked 22nd. 100 times more than Benin

Cinemas 3
Ranked 57th.
465
Ranked 15th. 155 times more than Benin

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 0.023 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.
251.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 10923 times more than Benin

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 20.73$/month
Ranked 100th. 68% more than Netherlands
12.37$/month
Ranked 133th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 7.44 min. per capita
Ranked 64th.
310.82 min. per capita
Ranked 16th. 42 times more than Benin

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 0.944
Ranked 3rd.
9.97
Ranked 34th. 11 times more than Benin

Internet hosts None None
Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.44 million
Ranked 96th.
20.63 million
Ranked 36th. 6 times more than Benin

Internet > Broadband subscribers 196
Ranked 108th.
4.1 million
Ranked 11th. 20918 times more than Benin

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.522
Ranked 136th.
3.2
Ranked 66th. 6 times more than Benin
Cinemas > Seats per 1000 0.393
Ranked 41st.
5.69
Ranked 29th. 14 times more than Benin

Cinemas per million 0.472
Ranked 59th.
29.41
Ranked 22nd. 62 times more than Benin

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 13
Ranked 50th.
35
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Benin

Internet > IP addresses 39,936
Ranked 156th.
46.38 million
Ranked 12th. 1161 times more than Benin
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 0.252
Ranked 54th.
1,118.12
Ranked 3rd. 4429 times more than Benin

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 19370000000 2949000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.03
Ranked 149th.
35.31
Ranked 6th. 1177 times more than Benin

Number of PCs 30
Ranked 141st.
11,110
Ranked 15th. 370 times more than Benin
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 15.59
Ranked 171st.
422.6
Ranked 34th. 27 times more than Benin

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 33,596
Ranked 129th.
10.2 million
Ranked 25th. 304 times more than Benin
Television broadcast stations per million 0.689
Ranked 9th.
1.36
Ranked 27th. 97% more than Benin
Cinemas > Seats 2,500
Ranked 39th.
88,800
Ranked 19th. 36 times more than Benin

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 2
Ranked 67th.
49
Ranked 33th. 25 times more than Benin

Internet > TLD .bj .nl
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 39.66
Ranked 135th.
125.43
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Benin

Internet > Livejournal users 48
Ranked 160th.
5,528
Ranked 9th. 115 times more than Benin
Internet > Secure Internet servers 2
Ranked 158th.
6,744
Ranked 7th. 3372 times more than Benin

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.046 per capita
Ranked 59th.
1.18 per capita
Ranked 25th. 26 times more than Benin

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 6.53
Ranked 39th.
19.91
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Benin

Telecommunications > Country calling code 229 31
Telephone subscribers per 1000 100.98
Ranked 116th.
1,435.92
Ranked 20th. 14 times more than Benin

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 0.4%
Ranked 138th.
61%
Ranked 20th. 153 times more than Benin
E-Government rating 26
Ranked 177th.
44
Ranked 73th. 69% more than Benin
Population covered by mobile telephony 43%
Ranked 105th.
99.9%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Benin

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 1.93
Ranked 49th.
2.2
Ranked 42nd. 14% more than Benin

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 200
Ranked 35th.
3,983
Ranked 10th. 20 times more than Benin

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 155th.
411.94 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 1791 times more than Benin

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 0.297
Ranked 63th.
3.08
Ranked 43th. 10 times more than Benin

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 0.286 per 1 million people
Ranked 64th.
3.08 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th. 11 times more than Benin

Internet > Livejournal users per million 6.06
Ranked 156th.
339.52
Ranked 42nd. 56 times more than Benin
Internet > Linux web servers 1
Ranked 90th.
161
Ranked 14th. 161 times more than Benin
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.036 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 125th.
0.231 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Benin
Telephone lines 159,000
Ranked 118th.
7.32 million
Ranked 23th. 46 times more than Benin

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2,700
Ranked 143th.
5.81 million
Ranked 13th. 2151 times more than Benin

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 3.47%
Ranked 133th.
12.59%
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Benin

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.08%
Ranked 120th.
11.78%
Ranked 17th. 147 times more than Benin

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $2.33 million
Ranked 126th.
$10.25 billion
Ranked 6th. 4391 times more than Benin

Internet > ISP per million 0.539
Ranked 16th.
3.27
Ranked 48th. 6 times more than Benin
Telephone subscribers 826,267
Ranked 101st.
23.43 million
Ranked 25th. 28 times more than Benin

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 13.23$/month
Ranked 65th.
23.38$/month
Ranked 12th. 77% more than Benin

Telephone subscribers per employee 363.5
Ranked 59th. 3% more than Netherlands
352.89
Ranked 33th.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 1.6% GDP
Ranked 123th.
3.29% GDP
Ranked 78th. 2 times more than Benin

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 836.54
Ranked 128th.
1,175.89
Ranked 66th. 41% more than Benin

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 4.29
Ranked 47th. 89% more than Netherlands
2.27
Ranked 75th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 25.24
Ranked 38th.
244.06
Ranked 12th. 10 times more than Benin

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.0538
Ranked 164th.
39.44
Ranked 4th. 733 times more than Benin

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 0.696
Ranked 180th.
2,803.72
Ranked 3rd. 4026 times more than Benin

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1,185.93$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 16th. 2250 times more than Netherlands
0.527$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 103th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.587$ per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd. 29 times more than Netherlands
0.02$ per 1 million people
Ranked 90th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 24
Ranked 62nd.
558
Ranked 16th. 23 times more than Benin

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2,000
Ranked 56th.
18.2 million
Ranked 7th. 9103 times more than Benin

Phone system > International dialling code +229 +31
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 3.4
Ranked 138th.
607.08
Ranked 20th. 178 times more than Benin
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 97.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th.
1,435.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 15 times more than Benin

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 3.03
Ranked 82nd.
34.27
Ranked 29th. 11 times more than Benin

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 1.86 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th.
2.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd. 18% more than Benin

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 44,000
Ranked 41st.
317,000
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Benin

Internet > Linux web servers per million 0.139
Ranked 90th.
10.03
Ranked 32nd. 72 times more than Benin
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.155 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th.
3.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 24 times more than Benin

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 9.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th.
465.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 52 times more than Benin

Internet servers using encryption 1
Ranked 169th.
23,376
Ranked 7th. 23376 times more than Benin

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 0.11
Ranked 174th.
1,414.05
Ranked 5th. 12855 times more than Benin

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 34280000000 14715000000
Phone subscribers 28.59
Ranked 130th.
1,388.05
Ranked 7th. 49 times more than Benin
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.237
Ranked 152nd.
412.58
Ranked 21st. 1742 times more than Benin

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 6.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.
19.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Benin

Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.522 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th.
3.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 41st. 6 times more than Benin
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 121st.
1.1
Ranked 12th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 15.16
Ranked 41st.
46.88
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Benin
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 23.03%
Ranked 65th.
44.86%
Ranked 14th. 95% more than Benin

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 23.9%
Ranked 68th.
57.46%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Benin

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 14.7%
Ranked 123th.
54.56%
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Benin

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.099 per 1,000 people
Ranked 176th.
659.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 6665 times more than Benin

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 5.77 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 39th. 12 times more than Netherlands
0.5 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 101st.

Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 0.379 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
5.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 15 times more than Benin

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 1.84
Ranked 153th.
44.49
Ranked 24th. 24 times more than Benin

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 1.68
Ranked 167th.
42.4
Ranked 30th. 25 times more than Benin

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 33.39%
Ranked 37th. 67% more than Netherlands
20.04%
Ranked 92nd.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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