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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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million 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
  • 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 > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • 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.
  • Television > Total number of channels: Total number of television channels.
  • 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.
  • Television > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of television channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). 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 and small projects 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.
  • 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.
     
     
  • Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions: Percentage of Government (public) television institutions.
  • 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."
  • Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Radio > Total number of channels: Total number of radio channels.
  • Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions: Number of private radio institutions to government radio institutions. For instance, for every one government radio institution Turkey has 1,265 that are private.
  • 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.

  • Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • Newspapers > Newspaper journalists: Number of newspaper journalists by country.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Radio > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of radio channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people: Total number of combined radio and television institutions. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
  • Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are financed by the government, also known as public radio institutions.
  • Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are private.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
  • Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • 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.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people: Number of female newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people 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.
  • Television > Percentage of private television institutions: Percentage of private television institutions.
  • Total number of combined radio and television institutions: Total number of radio and television institutions.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
  • Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public radio channels with national coverage.
  • Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions: Number of private television institutions to government television institutions. For instance, for every one government television institution Turkey has 528 that are private.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.

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

  • 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.
  • Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people: Number of male newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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 > Newspaper journalist gender ratio: Number of female newspaper journalists for every 100 male newspaper journalists.
  • Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists: Number of male newspaper journalists by country.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
  • Television > Sex ratio of television only broadcast journalists: Sex ratio of television only broadcast journalists (headcounts).
  • 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.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Radio > Radio only broadcast journalist gender ratio: Sex ratio (F/M) of radio only broadcast journalists (headcounts).
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles per 1,000,000 literate inhabitants. 
  • Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists: Number of female newspaper journalists by country.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: 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 and small projects 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.
  • 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 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."
  • 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."
  • Television > Sex ratio of television only broadcast journalists (Headcounts): Sex ratio of television only broadcast journalists (headcounts).
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). 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 and small projects 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 as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • 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).
  • 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.
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STAT Brazil Nepal HISTORY
Broadcast media - state operates 2 TV stations as well as national and regional radio stations; roughly 30 independent TV channels are registered with only about half in regular operation; nearly 400 FM radio stations are licensed with roughly 300 operational
Households with television 90.9%
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Nepal 		13.18%
Ranked 128th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 91.55
Ranked 77th. 20 times more than Nepal 		4.51
Ranked 142nd.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 49.85
Ranked 82nd. 4 times more than Nepal 		11.15
Ranked 158th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 494.29
Ranked 85th. 5 times more than Nepal 		109.52
Ranked 162nd.
Internet > Users per 1000 263.16
Ranked 66th. 20 times more than Nepal 		12.99
Ranked 135th.
Internet users 75.98 million
Ranked 4th. 132 times more than Nepal 		577,800
Ranked 114th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Agencia Brasil - state-owned</p> </p>Agencia Estado - private, Sao Paulo-based</p> </p>Agencia Globo - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18912764">Full Article</a> <p>National News Agency (RSS) - state-run</p> </p>nepalnews.com - private, online news</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 105.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 24 times more than Nepal 		4.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 143th.
Radio > List of radio stations <p>Radio Nacional - FM and mediumwave (AM) networks operated by state-run EBC</p> </p>Globo Radio - commercial networks operated by Globo</p> </p>Radio Bandeirantes - network operated by Grupo Bandeirantes</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18912764">Full Article</a> <p>Radio Nepal - state-run, operates national and regional services</p> </p>Hits FM - commercial, music-based</p> </p>HBC 94 FM - operated by Himalayan Broadcasting Company</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12561481">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 125.19
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Nepal 		52.82
Ranked 172nd.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 636.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 15 times more than Nepal 		41.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 143th.
Television > List of TV stations <p>TV Band - commercial network operated by Grupo Bandeirantes</p> </p>Rede Globo - market leader, operated by Globo</p> </p>Sistema Brasileiro de Televisao (SBT) - major commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18912764">Full Article</a> <p>Nepal Television Corporation (NTV) - state-run, operates NTV and NTV Metro channels</p> </p>Kantipur TV - private</p> </p>Image Channel TV - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12561481">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 219.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 38 times more than Nepal 		5.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 162nd.
Televisions per 1000 200.82
Ranked 84th. 38 times more than Nepal 		5.3
Ranked 180th.
Personal computers per 1000 105.16
Ranked 61st. 23 times more than Nepal 		4.66
Ranked 140th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 1,365, FM 296, shortwave 161 (of which 91 are collocated with AM stations) AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 587.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 23 times more than Nepal 		25.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.
Internet > Users > Per capita 263.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 23 times more than Nepal 		11.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 223.03
Ranked 71st. 7 times more than Nepal 		30.76
Ranked 156th.
Televisions 36.5 million
Ranked 7th. 281 times more than Nepal 		130,000
Ranked 127th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 207.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 8 times more than Nepal 		26.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 101st.
Internet users > Per 100 people 37.52
Ranked 58th. 22 times more than Nepal 		1.73
Ranked 166th.
Internet > Internet users 99.36 million
Ranked 5th. 30 times more than Nepal 		3.33 million
Ranked 77th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 27,449 Mbps
Ranked 18th. 580 times more than Nepal 		47.3 Mbps
Ranked 62nd.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 149.25 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 55th. 86 times more than Nepal 		1.74 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 82nd.
Personal computers 19.35 million
Ranked 9th. 167 times more than Nepal 		116,199
Ranked 105th.
Television broadcast stations 138
Ranked 5th. 138 times more than Nepal 		1
Ranked 10th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 2.07 billion min.
Ranked 16th. 13 times more than Nepal 		159.43 million min.
Ranked 52nd.
Radios per 1000 390.64
Ranked 85th. 11 times more than Nepal 		34.25
Ranked 193th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 899.06
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Nepal 		286.98
Ranked 159th.
Internet > Percent using internet 49.85%
Ranked 81st. 4 times more than Nepal 		11.15%
Ranked 156th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular 244.36 million
Ranked 5th. 18 times more than Nepal 		13.36 million
Ranked 55th.
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.427 per capita
Ranked 69th. 12 times more than Nepal 		0.037 per capita
Ranked 178th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 214.46
Ranked 73th. 7 times more than Nepal 		30.91
Ranked 144th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000 230.32
Ranked 68th. 13 times more than Nepal 		17.74
Ranked 115th.
Telephone system > General assessment good working system including an extensive microwave radio relay system and a domestic satellite system with 64 earth stations poor telephone and telegraph service; fair radiotelephone communication service and mobile-cellular telephone network
Television receivers per 1000 218.66
Ranked 71st. 36 times more than Nepal 		6.01
Ranked 160th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita 236.11
Ranked 94th. 15 times more than Nepal 		15.92
Ranked 173th.
Average cost of local call 0.04
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Nepal 		0.01
Ranked 104th.
Internet > Users 50 million
Ranked 4th. 148 times more than Nepal 		337,100
Ranked 100th.
Internet > Internet penetration 49.8%
Ranked 86th. 4 times more than Nepal 		11.1%
Ranked 165th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 463.14
Ranked 70th. 47 times more than Nepal 		9.84
Ranked 163th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,250.02
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Nepal 		596.19
Ranked 164th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines 44.31 million
Ranked 5th. 52 times more than Nepal 		845,000
Ranked 82nd.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 248.32 million
Ranked 6th. 15 times more than Nepal 		16.38 million
Ranked 56th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers 50
Ranked 22nd. 8 times more than Nepal 		6
Ranked 105th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 18.19 million
Ranked 9th. 147 times more than Nepal 		124,000
Ranked 95th.
Telephones > Main lines in use 43.03 million
Ranked 6th. 51 times more than Nepal 		845,500
Ranked 85th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 22.3
Ranked 72nd. 7 times more than Nepal 		3.03
Ranked 155th.
Radio receivers per 1000 425.34
Ranked 66th. 11 times more than Nepal 		38.8
Ranked 176th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 462.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 50 times more than Nepal 		9.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 165th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000 49.92
Ranked 58th. 31 times more than Nepal 		1.61
Ranked 116th.
Number of PCs per million 105.16
Ranked 64th. 23 times more than Nepal 		4.65
Ranked 147th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 248.32 million
Ranked 6th. 15 times more than Nepal 		16.38 million
Ranked 56th.
Radio receivers 71 million
Ranked 7th. 85 times more than Nepal 		840,000
Ranked 115th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 271.1 million
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Nepal 		18.24 million
Ranked 42nd.
Television receivers 36.5 million
Ranked 7th. 281 times more than Nepal 		130,000
Ranked 123th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.83 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st. 19 times more than Nepal 		0.043 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.71$
Ranked 103th. 		2.04$
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Brazil
Mobile phone subscribers 86.21 million
Ranked 6th. 346 times more than Nepal 		248,820
Ranked 133th.
Telephone system > International country code - 55; landing point for a number of submarine cables, including Americas-1, Americas-2, Atlantis-2, GlobeNet, South America-1, South American Crossing/Latin American Nautilus, and UNISUR that provide direct connectivity to South and Central America, the Caribbean, the US, Africa, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region east), connected by microwave relay system to Mercosur Brazilsat B3 satellite earth station country code - 977; radiotelephone communications; microwave and fiber landlines to India; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)
Internet > ISP 50
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Nepal 		6
Ranked 77th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 44.31 million
Ranked 5th. 52 times more than Nepal 		845,000
Ranked 81st.
Radios 71 million
Ranked 7th. 85 times more than Nepal 		840,000
Ranked 116th.
Internet > Hosts 9.57 million
Ranked 9th. 227 times more than Nepal 		42,219
Ranked 77th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 149.17 Mbps
Ranked 55th. 80 times more than Nepal 		1.87 Mbps
Ranked 81st.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 6.55 million
Ranked 11th. 26 times more than Nepal 		250,000
Ranked 76th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 532
Ranked 5th. 18 times more than Nepal 		29
Ranked 44th.
Television > Total number of channels 466
Ranked 2nd. 155 times more than Nepal 		3
Ranked 48th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 7.26$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 30th. 58% more than Nepal 		4.6$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 53th.
Television > Total number of channels per million people 2.5
Ranked 20th. 21 times more than Nepal 		0.119
Ranked 58th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 35.61
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Nepal 		11.84
Ranked 123th.
Telephone system > Domestic fixed-line connections have remained relatively stable in recent years and stand at about 20 per 100 persons; less expensive mobile-cellular technology has been a major driver in expanding telephone service to the lower-income segments of the population with mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 120 per 100 persons mobile-cellular telephone subscribership base is increasing with roughly 90% of the population living in areas covered by mobile carriers
Internet country code .br .np
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 45.45 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 44th. 7 times more than Nepal 		6.4 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 68th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 11.71 min.
Ranked 98th. 83% more than Nepal 		6.4 min.
Ranked 66th.
Telephone mainlines 42.38 million
Ranked 6th. 94 times more than Nepal 		448,639
Ranked 79th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $11.79 billion
Ranked 1st. 		0.0
Ranked 113th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people 17.25
Ranked 1st. 79% more than Nepal 		9.65
Ranked 11th.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 25.98$/month
Ranked 69th. 3 times more than Nepal 		8.11$/month
Ranked 159th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 11.75 min. per capita
Ranked 97th. 96% more than Nepal 		6 min. per capita
Ranked 66th.
Internet hosts None None
Mobile cellular subscriptions 150.64 million
Ranked 6th. 36 times more than Nepal 		4.2 million
Ranked 89th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.275
Ranked 155th. 12% more than Nepal 		0.245
Ranked 160th.
Internet > IP addresses 48.57 million
Ranked 10th. 102 times more than Nepal 		475,904
Ranked 96th.
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 10.04%
Ranked 32nd. 		16.67%
Ranked 26th. 66% more than Brazil
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 15200000000 1922000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 5.26
Ranked 67th. 175 times more than Nepal 		0.03
Ranked 151st.
Number of PCs 19,350
Ranked 8th. 167 times more than Nepal 		116
Ranked 111th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 223.03
Ranked 76th. 7 times more than Nepal 		30.76
Ranked 160th.
Television broadcast stations per million 0.827
Ranked 55th. 18 times more than Nepal 		0.0451
Ranked 9th.
Radio > Total number of channels 3,890
Ranked 1st. 68 times more than Nepal 		57
Ranked 18th.
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 5.67
Ranked 45th. 		56
Ranked 12th. 10 times more than Brazil
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 2,020
Ranked 4th. 		2,288
Ranked 4th. 13% more than Brazil
Internet > TLD .br .np
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 78.47
Ranked 92nd. 5 times more than Nepal 		14.58
Ranked 166th.
Internet > Livejournal users 2,921
Ranked 14th. 36 times more than Nepal 		81
Ranked 129th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 3,044
Ranked 14th. 179 times more than Nepal 		17
Ranked 107th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 55 977
Telephone subscribers per 1000 586.85
Ranked 69th. 21 times more than Nepal 		27.58
Ranked 136th.
E-Government rating 41.8
Ranked 83th. 		44
Ranked 70th. 5% more than Brazil
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 6,914
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Nepal 		2,595
Ranked 13th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 16.13 per 1 million people
Ranked 82nd. 26 times more than Nepal 		0.615 per 1 million people
Ranked 137th.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people 20.9
Ranked 11th. 9 times more than Nepal 		2.25
Ranked 27th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.0
Ranked 69th. 		0.0791 Number
Ranked 41st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 41.5 million
Ranked 6th. 52 times more than Nepal 		805,100
Ranked 87th.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 15%
Ranked 21st. 9 times more than Nepal 		1.75%
Ranked 55th.
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 85%
Ranked 48th. 		98.25%
Ranked 15th. 16% more than Brazil
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 11.58
Ranked 29th. 		103.18
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Brazil
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 11.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th. 		98.08 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Brazil
Internet > Livejournal users per million 15.87
Ranked 116th. 5 times more than Nepal 		3.25
Ranked 170th.
Website defacements per million 5.98
Ranked 28th. 142 times more than Nepal 		0.0423
Ranked 120th.
Website defacements 1,059
Ranked 1st. 1059 times more than Nepal 		1
Ranked 118th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 55.75%
Ranked 9th. 34% more than Nepal 		41.47%
Ranked 18th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 48.4%
Ranked 17th. 27% more than Nepal 		38.18%
Ranked 35th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 50.06%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Nepal 		17.34%
Ranked 104th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 13.43
Ranked 56th. 		139.03
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Brazil
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.4$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 114th. 		303.04$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 30th. 216 times more than Brazil
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.004$ per 1 million people
Ranked 113th. 		0.077$ per 1 million people
Ranked 74th. 19 times more than Brazil
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.13 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 55th. 4 times more than Nepal 		0.029 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 130th.
Television standard > VHF PAL M PAL B
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female 3,094
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Nepal 		244
Ranked 4th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 587.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 23 times more than Nepal 		25.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.
Telephone system > Regulation 1997 1998
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 1.59 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 51st. 		68 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 6th. 43 times more than Brazil
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 26.52$/month
Ranked 8th. 13 times more than Nepal 		2.01$/month
Ranked 180th.
Telephone subscribers 107.99 million
Ranked 6th. 155 times more than Nepal 		697,459
Ranked 106th.
Telephone subscribers per employee 707.82
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Nepal 		110.03
Ranked 88th.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people 17.25
Ranked 1st. 79% more than Nepal 		9.65
Ranked 11th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.7% GDP
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Nepal 		1.22% GDP
Ranked 130th.
Television > Percentage of private television institutions 89.96%
Ranked 36th. 8% more than Nepal 		83.33%
Ranked 41st.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 0.0
Ranked 71st. 		2 Number
Ranked 30th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.288 per 1 million people
Ranked 100th. 17% more than Nepal 		0.246 per 1 million people
Ranked 104th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 54.28
Ranked 85th. 22 times more than Nepal 		2.48
Ranked 153th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 9.17
Ranked 77th. 23 times more than Nepal 		0.4
Ranked 142nd.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 37.14
Ranked 27th. 		102.6
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Brazil
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 16.48%
Ranked 30th. 9 times more than Nepal 		1.75%
Ranked 53th.
Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions 8.96
Ranked 32nd. 79% more than Nepal 		5
Ranked 37th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 55
Ranked 26th. 		977
Ranked 8th. 18 times more than Brazil
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.89
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Nepal 		1.37
Ranked 97th.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people 25.28
Ranked 1st. 		92.95
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Brazil
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th. 3 times more than Nepal 		0.183 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 230.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th. 14 times more than Nepal 		16.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th.
Internet servers using encryption 5,026
Ranked 14th. 162 times more than Nepal 		31
Ranked 101st.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 25.94
Ranked 77th. 24 times more than Nepal 		1.06
Ranked 137th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 65362000000 6070423000
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,250.02
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Nepal 		596.19
Ranked 163th.
Phone subscribers 385.13
Ranked 63th. 28 times more than Nepal 		13.87
Ranked 140th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 16.18
Ranked 81st. 24 times more than Nepal 		0.663
Ranked 134th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio 68.22
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Nepal 		10.38
Ranked 15th.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists 4,535
Ranked 1st. 93% more than Nepal 		2,351
Ranked 2nd.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 2,472
Ranked 6th. 		3,465
Ranked 4th. 40% more than Brazil
Television > Sex ratio of television only broadcast journalists 0.757
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Nepal 		0.25
Ranked 34th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 5.78 billion$
Ranked 3rd. 170 times more than Nepal 		34 million$
Ranked 65th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 31.01$ per capita
Ranked 19th. 25 times more than Nepal 		1.25$ per capita
Ranked 76th.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 1.1
Ranked 10th. 		0.0
Ranked 173th.
Radio > Radio only broadcast journalist gender ratio 0.433
Ranked 26th. 73% more than Nepal 		0.25
Ranked 38th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 21.05
Ranked 33th. 		443.35
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Brazil
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists 3,094
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Nepal 		244
Ranked 4th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $59.34
Ranked 2nd. 		0.0
Ranked 113th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 48.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 34 times more than Nepal 		1.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.
Telephone lines 41.14 million
Ranked 7th. 51 times more than Nepal 		805,061
Ranked 81st.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 10.1 million
Ranked 8th. 1010 times more than Nepal 		10,000
Ranked 120th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 10.91%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Nepal 		5.42%
Ranked 93th.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.82%
Ranked 58th. 18 times more than Nepal 		0.1%
Ranked 118th.
Television > Sex ratio of television only broadcast journalists (Headcounts) 0.757 Number
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Nepal 		0.25 Number
Ranked 34th.
Internet > ISP per million 0.287
Ranked 105th. 11% more than Nepal 		0.259
Ranked 108th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 31.06$
Ranked 18th. 23 times more than Nepal 		1.34$
Ranked 76th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 21.43
Ranked 79th. 8 times more than Nepal 		2.79
Ranked 147th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 22.34
Ranked 71st. 8 times more than Nepal 		2.72
Ranked 156th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.523%
Ranked 25th. 		0.0
Ranked 110th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 15.62$/month
Ranked 45th. 5 times more than Nepal 		3.11$/month
Ranked 111th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 31.94%
Ranked 41st. 20% more than Nepal 		26.66%
Ranked 28th.

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