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Media Stats: compare key data on Benin & United States

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STAT Benin United States HISTORY
Broadcast media - 4
Households with television 19.66%
Ranked 111th.
97.84%
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Benin

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.501
Ranked 164th.
281.99
Ranked 22nd. 563 times more than Benin

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 3.8
Ranked 182nd.
81.03
Ranked 26th. 21 times more than Benin

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 36.91
Ranked 187th.
803.03
Ranked 28th. 22 times more than Benin
Internet > Users per 1000 17.23
Ranked 131st.
697.1
Ranked 8th. 40 times more than Benin

Internet users 200,100
Ranked 135th.
245 million
Ranked 2nd. 1224 times more than Benin
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Agence Benin-Presse (ABP) - state-run</p> <p>Associated Press</p> </p>Bloomberg Business News</p> </p>UPI</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 3.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th.
762.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 201 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>NPR (National Public Radio) - non-commercial network of member stations; news, information and cultural programmes</p> </p>Clear Channel - America&#039;s largest commercial radio operator, owns more than 1,200 stations</p> </p>CBS Radio - major commercial operator with nearly 180 stations in major markets</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 89.91
Ranked 125th.
98.17
Ranked 111th. 9% more than Benin

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 234.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th.
846.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 4 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>ABC - major commercial network</p> </p>CBS - major commercial network</p> </p>NBC - major commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 9.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 157th.
803.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 88 times more than Benin

Televisions per 1000 8.61
Ranked 174th.
754.89
Ranked 3rd. 88 times more than Benin
Personal computers per 1000 3.91
Ranked 53th.
764.36
Ranked 3rd. 195 times more than Benin

Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 34, shortwave 1 AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 0.36
Ranked 76th.
193.19
Ranked 18th. 537 times more than Benin

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 97.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th.
1,227.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 13 times more than Benin

Internet > Users > Per capita 18.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.
695.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 37 times more than Benin

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 15.59
Ranked 167th.
442.8
Ranked 25th. 28 times more than Benin

Televisions 66,000
Ranked 146th.
219 million
Ranked 2nd. 3318 times more than Benin
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 13.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.
541.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 40 times more than Benin

Internet users > Per 100 people 1.85
Ranked 163th.
75.77
Ranked 11th. 41 times more than Benin

Internet > Internet users 364,534
Ranked 136th.
254.3 million
Ranked 2nd. 698 times more than Benin
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 4.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.
198.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 42 times more than Benin

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 45 Mbps
Ranked 64th.
970,953.5 Mbps
Ranked 1st. 21577 times more than Benin

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 5.33 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 71st.
3,306.44 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 19th. 620 times more than Benin

Personal computers 32,000
Ranked 48th.
223.81 million
Ranked 1st. 6994 times more than Benin

Television broadcast stations 6
Ranked 7th.
2,218
Ranked 1st. 370 times more than Benin

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 60.84 million min.
Ranked 67th.
82.06 billion min.
Ranked 1st. 1349 times more than Benin

Radios per 1000 86.1
Ranked 172nd.
1,982.02
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Benin
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 544.65
Ranked 132nd.
932.29
Ranked 78th. 71% more than Benin

Internet > Percent using internet 3.8%
Ranked 180th.
81.03%
Ranked 24th. 21 times more than Benin

Telephones > Mobile cellular 7.76 million
Ranked 87th.
290.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 37 times more than Benin

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.094 per capita
Ranked 158th.
2.11 per capita
Ranked 1st. 22 times more than Benin

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 13.75
Ranked 162nd.
459.63
Ranked 20th. 33 times more than Benin

Telephone mainlines per 1000 9.32
Ranked 125th.
607.73
Ranked 8th. 65 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>USA Today - national daily</p> </p>Wall Street Journal - business daily</p> </p>Christian Science Monitor - church-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance 281,000
Ranked 72nd.
1.42 billion
Ranked 2nd. 5057 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 a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
Cinema attendance per capita 0.0367
Ranked 72nd.
4.9
Ranked 2nd. 134 times more than Benin
Television receivers per 1000 9.43
Ranked 153th.
803.21
Ranked 1st. 85 times more than Benin

Internet > IP addresses per capita 4.16
Ranked 199th.
4,911.96
Ranked 2nd. 1181 times more than Benin
Average cost of local call 0.09
Ranked 13th. The same as United States
0.09
Ranked 3rd.
Internet > Users 150,000
Ranked 114th.
208 million
Ranked 2nd. 1387 times more than Benin

Internet > Internet penetration 3.8%
Ranked 190th.
81%
Ranked 29th. 21 times more than Benin
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 91.66
Ranked 127th.
682.36
Ranked 50th. 7 times more than Benin

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 836.54
Ranked 131st.
987.53
Ranked 110th. 18% more than Benin

Telecoms > Telephone lines 156,715
Ranked 132nd.
139 million
Ranked 2nd. 887 times more than Benin

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.41 million
Ranked 89th.
310 million
Ranked 3rd. 37 times more than Benin

Internet > Internet Service Providers 4
Ranked 122nd.
7,000
Ranked 1st. 1750 times more than Benin
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5,032
Ranked 156th.
88.52 million
Ranked 2nd. 17591 times more than Benin

Cinemas > Per capita 0.0
Ranked 59th.
0.116 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 152,700
Ranked 130th.
146 million
Ranked 2nd. 956 times more than Benin

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 1.56
Ranked 166th.
44.41
Ranked 23th. 28 times more than Benin

Active military personnel 4,750
Ranked 117th.
1.43 million
Ranked 1st. 301 times more than Benin
Radio receivers per 1000 97.46
Ranked 154th.
2,108.88
Ranked 1st. 22 times more than Benin

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 88.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 128th.
680.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 8 times more than Benin

Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.0945
Ranked 158th.
1,039.15
Ranked 2nd. 10996 times more than Benin

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 8.41 million
Ranked 90th.
303.05 million
Ranked 3rd. 36 times more than Benin

Radio receivers 620,000
Ranked 127th.
575 million
Ranked 1st. 927 times more than Benin

Cinema > Number of cinemas 7
Ranked 3rd.
6,356
Ranked 1st. 908 times more than Benin
Television receivers 60,000
Ranked 146th.
219 million
Ranked 2nd. 3650 times more than Benin

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 2
Ranked 55th.
3,803
Ranked 2nd. 1902 times more than Benin

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.743 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th.
7.42 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th. 10 times more than Benin

Mobile phone subscribers 750,000
Ranked 104th.
201.65 million
Ranked 2nd. 269 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 - 1; multiple ocean cable systems provide international connectivity; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions)
Internet > ISP 4
Ranked 9th.
7,000
Ranked 1st. 1750 times more than Benin
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 0.024
Ranked 107th.
167.13
Ranked 15th. 6977 times more than Benin

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 156,715
Ranked 132nd.
139 million
Ranked 2nd. 887 times more than Benin

Radios 660,000
Ranked 127th.
575 million
Ranked 1st. 871 times more than Benin
Internet > Hosts 848
Ranked 155th.
316 million
Ranked 1st. 372642 times more than Benin

Cinemas > Annual attendance 300,000
Ranked 58th.
1.47 billion
Ranked 1st. 4883 times more than Benin

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 4.9
Ranked 57th.
198.27
Ranked 16th. 40 times more than Benin

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.0472
Ranked 59th.
5.25
Ranked 2nd. 111 times more than Benin

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 5.5 Mbps
Ranked 71st.
3,316.04 Mbps
Ranked 19th. 603 times more than Benin

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 3,000
Ranked 81st.
57.35 million
Ranked 4th. 19116 times more than Benin

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 34
Ranked 37th.
1,486
Ranked 2nd. 44 times more than Benin

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 33,000
Ranked 56th.
55.95 million
Ranked 3rd. 1695 times more than Benin

Internet > Top level domain .bj .us
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 0.379
Ranked 79th.
195.85
Ranked 19th. 517 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 a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country
Internet country code .bj .us
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 10.5 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 60th.
83.14 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 29th. 8 times more than Benin

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 7.68 min.
Ranked 64th.
280.26 min.
Ranked 9th. 36 times more than Benin

Telephone mainlines 76,267
Ranked 113th.
177.95 million
Ranked 2nd. 2333 times more than Benin

Cinemas 3
Ranked 57th.
31,640
Ranked 1st. 10547 times more than Benin

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.001 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.
0.253 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 253 times more than Benin

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 0.023 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.
166.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 7245 times more than Benin

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people 3.16
Ranked 25th.
68.76
Ranked 5th. 22 times more than Benin
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 20.73$/month
Ranked 100th. 39% more than United States
14.95$/month
Ranked 120th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 7.44 min. per capita
Ranked 64th.
279.45 min. per capita
Ranked 9th. 38 times more than Benin

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 0.944
Ranked 3rd.
21.3
Ranked 22nd. 23 times more than Benin
Internet hosts None None
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 5
Ranked 56th.
13,221
Ranked 3rd. 2644 times more than Benin

Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.44 million
Ranked 96th.
270.5 million
Ranked 4th. 79 times more than Benin

Internet > Broadband subscribers 196
Ranked 108th.
49.39 million
Ranked 1st. 251995 times more than Benin

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.522
Ranked 136th.
24.13
Ranked 23th. 46 times more than Benin
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 1
Ranked 59th.
10,762
Ranked 3rd. 10762 times more than Benin

Cinemas per million 0.472
Ranked 59th.
116.04
Ranked 5th. 246 times more than Benin

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 13
Ranked 50th.
1,476
Ranked 1st. 114 times more than Benin

Internet > IP addresses 39,936
Ranked 156th.
1.54 billion
Ranked 1st. 38602 times more than Benin
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 0.252
Ranked 54th.
367.37
Ranked 13th. 1455 times more than Benin

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 19370000000 26836000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.03
Ranked 149th.
24.02
Ranked 18th. 801 times more than Benin

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 15.59
Ranked 171st.
442.8
Ranked 28th. 28 times more than Benin

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 9
Ranked 62nd.
68,175
Ranked 3rd. 7575 times more than Benin

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 33,596
Ranked 129th.
234.41 million
Ranked 1st. 6977 times more than Benin
Television broadcast stations per million 0.689
Ranked 9th.
7.43
Ranked 15th. 11 times more than Benin

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 1.37
Ranked 62nd.
253.07
Ranked 36th. 184 times more than Benin

Internet > TLD .bj .us
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 39.66
Ranked 135th.
88.87
Ranked 80th. 2 times more than Benin

Internet > Livejournal users 48
Ranked 160th.
1.29 million
Ranked 1st. 26934 times more than Benin
Internet > Secure Internet servers 2
Ranked 158th.
259,881
Ranked 1st. 129941 times more than Benin

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.046 per capita
Ranked 59th.
5.25 per capita
Ranked 2nd. 114 times more than Benin

Telecommunications > Country calling code 229 1
Telephone subscribers per 1000 100.98
Ranked 116th.
1,230.67
Ranked 35th. 12 times more than Benin

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 0.4%
Ranked 138th.
74.7%
Ranked 9th. 187 times more than Benin
E-Government rating 26
Ranked 177th.
60.1
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Benin
Population covered by mobile telephony 43%
Ranked 105th.
99%
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Benin

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 0.737 per 1 million people
Ranked 55th.
49.08 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th. 67 times more than Benin

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 1.93
Ranked 49th.
5.23
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Benin

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 200
Ranked 35th.
54,134
Ranked 3rd. 271 times more than Benin

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 155th.
869.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 3779 times more than Benin

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 0.764
Ranked 57th.
49.08
Ranked 35th. 64 times more than Benin

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 1
Ranked 58th.
6,583
Ranked 3rd. 6583 times more than Benin

Internet > Livejournal users per million 6.06
Ranked 156th.
4,415.29
Ranked 3rd. 729 times more than Benin
Internet > Linux web servers 1
Ranked 90th.
11,108
Ranked 1st. 11108 times more than Benin
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.522 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th.
24.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 47 times more than Benin
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 34280000000 291122000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 0.153
Ranked 58th.
24.44
Ranked 27th. 160 times more than Benin

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2,000
Ranked 56th.
107.57 million
Ranked 2nd. 53784 times more than Benin

Phone system > International dialling code +229 +1
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 3.4
Ranked 138th.
740.25
Ranked 9th. 218 times more than Benin
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 1.86 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th.
5.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Benin

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 97.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th.
1,227.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 13 times more than Benin

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $2.33 million
Ranked 126th.
$22.44 billion
Ranked 3rd. 9612 times more than Benin

Telephone subscribers 826,267
Ranked 101st.
360.35 million
Ranked 2nd. 436 times more than Benin

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 16.11$/month
Ranked 50th.
25.02$/month
Ranked 26th. 55% more than Benin

Telephone subscribers per employee 363.5
Ranked 59th. 5% more than United States
345.72
Ranked 61st.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 1.6% GDP
Ranked 123th.
2.67% GDP
Ranked 96th. 67% more than Benin

Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people 3.16
Ranked 25th.
68.76
Ranked 5th. 22 times more than Benin
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 0.306
Ranked 54th.
14.12
Ranked 36th. 46 times more than Benin

Internet > Linux web servers per million 0.139
Ranked 90th.
38.98
Ranked 5th. 280 times more than Benin
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.0538
Ranked 164th.
28.03
Ranked 22nd. 521 times more than Benin

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 0.696
Ranked 180th.
1,474.08
Ranked 19th. 2116 times more than Benin

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 4.29
Ranked 47th.
5.08
Ranked 42nd. 18% more than Benin

Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people 22.09
Ranked 22nd.
114.42
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Benin
Phone subscribers 28.59
Ranked 130th.
1,117.9
Ranked 22nd. 39 times more than Benin
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.237
Ranked 152nd.
870.97
Ranked 7th. 3677 times more than Benin

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 836.54
Ranked 128th.
965.4
Ranked 113th. 15% more than Benin

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female 25
Ranked 20th.
20,320
Ranked 1st. 813 times more than Benin
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 33.39%
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than United States
9.22%
Ranked 87th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 25.24
Ranked 38th.
183.18
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Benin

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 5.77 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 39th.
13.24 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Benin

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 0.147 per 1 million people
Ranked 56th.
24.44 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th. 166 times more than Benin

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 1.84
Ranked 153th.
50.81
Ranked 17th. 28 times more than Benin

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 13.23$/month
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than United States
5.21$/month
Ranked 153th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 1.68
Ranked 167th.
44.02
Ranked 25th. 26 times more than Benin

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 0.11
Ranked 174th.
1,234.13
Ranked 6th. 11219 times more than Benin

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 0.295 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th.
14.12 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th. 48 times more than Benin

Internet servers using encryption 1
Ranked 169th.
378,887
Ranked 1st. 378887 times more than Benin

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 0.153
Ranked 58th.
39.95
Ranked 34th. 262 times more than Benin

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 121st.
35.9
Ranked 1st.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 9.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th.
605.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 67 times more than Benin

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.155 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th.
3.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 23 times more than Benin

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 14.7%
Ranked 123th.
30.02%
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than Benin

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 23.9%
Ranked 68th.
43.14%
Ranked 26th. 81% more than Benin

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 3.03
Ranked 82nd.
25.98
Ranked 42nd. 9 times more than Benin

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 23.03%
Ranked 65th. 4% more than United States
22.13%
Ranked 60th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.099 per 1,000 people
Ranked 176th.
1,040.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 10506 times more than Benin

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 24
Ranked 62nd.
7,607
Ranked 1st. 317 times more than Benin

Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists 175
Ranked 19th.
33,814
Ranked 1st. 193 times more than Benin
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio 14.29
Ranked 24th.
60.09
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Benin
Telephone lines 159,000
Ranked 118th.
154.65 million
Ranked 3rd. 973 times more than Benin

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2,700
Ranked 143th.
73.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 27083 times more than Benin

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 3.47%
Ranked 133th.
12.49%
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Benin

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.08%
Ranked 120th.
12.78%
Ranked 16th. 160 times more than Benin

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 0.147 per 1 million people
Ranked 57th.
39.95 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th. 272 times more than Benin

Internet > ISP per million 0.539
Ranked 16th.
24.34
Ranked 3rd. 45 times more than Benin
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 229
Ranked 37th. 229 times more than United States
1
Ranked 32nd.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists 25
Ranked 20th.
20,320
Ranked 1st. 813 times more than Benin

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. 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.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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