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Media Stats: compare key data on Brazil & Syria

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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.
  • Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
  • Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
  • 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.
  • Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • Television > Total number of channels: Total number of television channels.
  • Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
    Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems. 
     
    Values
     
    “per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.
     
    “sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.
     
    “sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.
     
    “sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.
     
    “ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking. 
     
     “nd”, no data.
     
     
  • Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
  • Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Radio > Total number of channels: Total number of radio channels.
  • 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.
  • Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people: Total number of film distribution companies. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Cinema > Number of distribution companies: Total number of film distribution companies.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • 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.
  • Radio > Radio only broadcast journalist gender ratio: Sex ratio (F/M) of radio only broadcast journalists (headcounts).
  • Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public radio channels with national coverage.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.

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

  • 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.
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: 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).
  • 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.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • 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.
  • Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
  • Telecoms > 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
STAT Brazil Syria HISTORY
Broadcast media - state-run TV and radio broadcast networks; state operates 2 TV networks and a satellite channel; roughly two-thirds of Syrian homes have a satellite dish providing access to foreign TV broadcasts; 3 state-run radio channels; first private radio station launched in 2005; private radio broadcasters prohibited from transmitting news or political content
Households with television 90.9%
Ranked 28th. 13% more than Syria
80.1%
Ranked 70th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 91.55
Ranked 77th. 5 times more than Syria
16.88
Ranked 121st.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 49.85
Ranked 82nd. 2 times more than Syria
24.3
Ranked 130th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 494.29
Ranked 85th. 2 times more than Syria
243.8
Ranked 135th.
Internet > Users per 1000 263.16
Ranked 66th. 48% more than Syria
177.39
Ranked 84th.

Internet users 75.98 million
Ranked 4th. 17 times more than Syria
4.47 million
Ranked 52nd.
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>Syrian Arab News Agency (Sana) - state-run, in Arabic, English and French</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 105.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Syria
42.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.

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>Syrian Arab Republic Radio - state-run</p> </p>Al-Madina FM - first private radio</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 125.19
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Syria
61.22
Ranked 159th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 636.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 84% more than Syria
346.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.

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>Syrian TV - state-run, operates domestic and satellite networks</p> </p>Al-Dunya TV - private, pro-government</p> </p>Orient News - opposition, via satellite, based in Dubai</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14703914">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 219.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Syria
67.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.

Televisions per 1000 200.82
Ranked 84th. 3 times more than Syria
60.7
Ranked 131st.
Personal computers per 1000 105.16
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Syria
44.03
Ranked 30th.

Radio broadcast stations AM 1,365, FM 296, shortwave 161 (of which 91 are collocated with AM stations) AM 14, FM 2, shortwave 1
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 587.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 91% more than Syria
307.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 92nd.

Internet > Users > Per capita 263.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 46% more than Syria
179.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 223.03
Ranked 71st. 13% more than Syria
197.48
Ranked 84th.

Televisions 36.5 million
Ranked 7th. 35 times more than Syria
1.05 million
Ranked 79th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 207.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 16% more than Syria
178.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 37.52
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than Syria
17.32
Ranked 100th.

Internet > Internet users 99.36 million
Ranked 5th. 18 times more than Syria
5.47 million
Ranked 55th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 27,449 Mbps
Ranked 18th. 1716 times more than Syria
16 Mbps
Ranked 102nd.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 149.25 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 55th. 165 times more than Syria
0.905 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 128th.
Personal computers 19.35 million
Ranked 9th. 24 times more than Syria
800,000
Ranked 20th.

Television broadcast stations 138
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Syria
44
Ranked 17th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 2.07 billion min.
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Syria
809 million min.
Ranked 21st.

Radios per 1000 390.64
Ranked 85th. 63% more than Syria
239.91
Ranked 121st.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 899.06
Ranked 85th. 95% more than Syria
461.07
Ranked 140th.

Internet > Percent using internet 49.85%
Ranked 81st. 2 times more than Syria
24.3%
Ranked 130th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 244.36 million
Ranked 5th. 19 times more than Syria
13.12 million
Ranked 56th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.427 per capita
Ranked 69th. 60% more than Syria
0.267 per capita
Ranked 107th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 214.46
Ranked 73th. 17% more than Syria
184.06
Ranked 87th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 230.32
Ranked 68th. 44% more than Syria
159.8
Ranked 71st.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>O Dia - Rio de Janeiro daily</p> </p>O Correio Brazilense - influential daily</p> </p>O Globo - Globo-owned Rio de Janeiro daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18912764">Full Article</a> <p>Al-Baath - paper of ruling Baath party</p> </p>Al-Thawra (The Revolution) - government-owned daily</p> </p>Tishrin (October) - government-owned</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14703914">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment good working system including an extensive microwave radio relay system and a domestic satellite system with 64 earth stations fair system currently undergoing significant improvement and digital upgrades, including fiber-optic technology and expansion of the network to rural areas; the armed insurgency that began in 2011 has led to major disruptions to the network and has caused telephone and Internet outages throughout the country
Television receivers per 1000 218.66
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Syria
69.22
Ranked 108th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 99
Ranked 14th. 20 times more than Syria
5
Ranked 71st.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 236.11
Ranked 94th. 6 times more than Syria
36.59
Ranked 156th.
Average cost of local call 0.04
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Syria
0.01
Ranked 103th.
Internet > Users 50 million
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Syria
3.47 million
Ranked 48th.

Internet > Internet penetration 49.8%
Ranked 86th. 2 times more than Syria
24.3%
Ranked 138th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 463.14
Ranked 70th. 3 times more than Syria
162.38
Ranked 110th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,250.02
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Syria
577.16
Ranked 166th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 44.31 million
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Syria
4.42 million
Ranked 35th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 248.32 million
Ranked 6th. 19 times more than Syria
12.93 million
Ranked 65th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 50
Ranked 22nd. 50 times more than Syria
1
Ranked 207th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 18.19 million
Ranked 9th. 48 times more than Syria
378,000
Ranked 76th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 43.03 million
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Syria
4.34 million
Ranked 37th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 22.3
Ranked 72nd. 10% more than Syria
20.23
Ranked 79th.

Radio receivers per 1000 425.34
Ranked 66th. 55% more than Syria
273.59
Ranked 102nd.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 462.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Syria
154.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 49.92
Ranked 58th. 129 times more than Syria
0.386
Ranked 136th.

Number of PCs per million 105.16
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Syria
33.94
Ranked 100th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 248.32 million
Ranked 6th. 19 times more than Syria
12.98 million
Ranked 65th.

Radio receivers 71 million
Ranked 7th. 17 times more than Syria
4.15 million
Ranked 61st.

Television receivers 36.5 million
Ranked 7th. 35 times more than Syria
1.05 million
Ranked 77th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.83 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st.
2.98 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Brazil
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.71$
Ranked 103th.
4.81$
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Brazil

Mobile phone subscribers 86.21 million
Ranked 6th. 29 times more than Syria
2.95 million
Ranked 68th.

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 - 963; submarine cable connection to Egypt, Lebanon, and Cyprus; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region); coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey; participant in Medarabtel
Internet > ISP 50
Ranked 12th. 50 times more than Syria
1
Ranked 148th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 17.75
Ranked 57th. 523 times more than Syria
0.0339
Ranked 108th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 44.31 million
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Syria
4.42 million
Ranked 35th.

Radios 71 million
Ranked 7th. 17 times more than Syria
4.15 million
Ranked 63th.
Internet > Hosts 9.57 million
Ranked 9th. 1218 times more than Syria
7,857
Ranked 111th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 149.17 Mbps
Ranked 55th. 158 times more than Syria
0.941 Mbps
Ranked 131st.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 532
Ranked 5th. 133 times more than Syria
4
Ranked 103th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 6.55 million
Ranked 11th. 23 times more than Syria
287,100
Ranked 71st.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 10%
Ranked 21st.
0.0
Ranked 57th.

Internet > Top level domain .br .sy
Television > Total number of channels 466
Ranked 2nd. 155 times more than Syria
3
Ranked 46th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.503
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Syria
0.228
Ranked 79th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 7.26$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 30th. 12% more than Syria
6.47$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 35th.

Television > Total number of channels per million people 2.5
Ranked 20th. 15 times more than Syria
0.165
Ranked 56th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 35.61
Ranked 57th. 83% more than Syria
19.47
Ranked 111th.
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 the number of fixed-line connections has increased markedly since 2000; mobile-cellular service growing with telephone subscribership nearly 60 per 100 persons in 2011
Internet country code .br .sy
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 45.45 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 44th. 60 times more than Syria
0.755 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 157th.

Telephone mainlines 42.38 million
Ranked 6th. 15 times more than Syria
2.9 million
Ranked 42nd.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 11.71 min.
Ranked 98th.
45.77 min.
Ranked 44th. 4 times more than Brazil

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $11.79 billion
Ranked 1st. 92 times more than Syria
$127.50 million
Ranked 42nd.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 17.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 554 times more than Syria
0.032 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Pervasive filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 25.98$/month
Ranked 69th. 86% more than Syria
13.97$/month
Ranked 124th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 11.75 min. per capita
Ranked 97th.
43.54 min. per capita
Ranked 45th. 4 times more than Brazil

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 90%
Ranked 17th.
100%
Ranked 9th. 11% more than Brazil

Mobile cellular subscriptions 150.64 million
Ranked 6th. 21 times more than Syria
7.06 million
Ranked 66th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 3.3 million
Ranked 12th. 5507 times more than Syria
600
Ranked 104th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.275
Ranked 155th. 5 times more than Syria
0.0578
Ranked 188th.
Internet > IP addresses 48.57 million
Ranked 10th. 59 times more than Syria
824,320
Ranked 81st.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 15200000000 3698000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 5.26
Ranked 67th. 105 times more than Syria
0.05
Ranked 141st.

Number of PCs 19,350
Ranked 8th. 32 times more than Syria
600
Ranked 62nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 223.03
Ranked 76th. 13% more than Syria
197.48
Ranked 89th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 73.02 million
Ranked 6th. 176 times more than Syria
415,918
Ranked 96th.
Television broadcast stations per million 0.827
Ranked 55th.
3.07
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Brazil
Radio > Total number of channels 3,890
Ranked 1st. 389 times more than Syria
10
Ranked 41st.
Internet > TLD .br .sy
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 78.47
Ranked 92nd. 2 times more than Syria
34.28
Ranked 139th.

Internet > Livejournal users 2,921
Ranked 14th. 108 times more than Syria
27
Ranked 194th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 3,044
Ranked 14th. 1015 times more than Syria
3
Ranked 142nd.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 0.198
Ranked 45th. 4 times more than Syria
0.0455
Ranked 49th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 39
Ranked 9th. 39 times more than Syria
1
Ranked 47th.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 55 963
Telephone subscribers per 1000 586.85
Ranked 69th. 82% more than Syria
322.18
Ranked 92nd.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 36.6%
Ranked 44th. 20 times more than Syria
1.8%
Ranked 127th.
E-Government rating 41.8
Ranked 83th. 5% more than Syria
40
Ranked 103th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 88.35%
Ranked 45th.
99%
Ranked 15th. 12% more than Brazil

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 16.13 per 1 million people
Ranked 82nd. 105 times more than Syria
0.154 per 1 million people
Ranked 164th.

Radio > Total number of channels per million people 20.9
Ranked 11th. 38 times more than Syria
0.55
Ranked 55th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 41.5 million
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Syria
3.63 million
Ranked 42nd.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 15.87
Ranked 116th. 10 times more than Syria
1.53
Ranked 184th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.7% GDP
Ranked 65th. 30% more than Syria
2.84% GDP
Ranked 57th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 707.82
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Syria
220.86
Ranked 77th.

Telephone subscribers 107.99 million
Ranked 6th. 18 times more than Syria
5.85 million
Ranked 53th.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 587.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 91% more than Syria
307.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 92nd.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.004$ per 1 million people
Ranked 113th.
0.279$ per 1 million people
Ranked 61st. 70 times more than Brazil

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.4$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 114th.
237.29$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 69th. 169 times more than Brazil

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,250.02
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Syria
579.48
Ranked 166th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.89
Ranked 61st. 13 times more than Syria
0.226
Ranked 138th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 9.17
Ranked 77th. 5 times more than Syria
1.79
Ranked 120th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 54.28
Ranked 85th. 152 times more than Syria
0.357
Ranked 188th.

Phone subscribers 385.13
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Syria
115
Ranked 105th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 16.18
Ranked 81st. 101 times more than Syria
0.16
Ranked 161st.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 2,472
Ranked 6th. 494 times more than Syria
5
Ranked 68th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.288 per 1 million people
Ranked 100th. 5 times more than Syria
0.059 per 1 million people
Ranked 121st.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 31.01$ per capita
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Syria
8.94$ per capita
Ranked 48th.

Radio > Radio only broadcast journalist gender ratio 0.433
Ranked 26th.
0.5
Ranked 24th. 15% more than Brazil
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 16.48%
Ranked 30th.
30%
Ranked 18th. 82% more than Brazil
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 55
Ranked 26th.
963
Ranked 20th. 18 times more than Brazil
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $59.34
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Syria
$5.69
Ranked 59th.

Phone system > International dialling code +55 +963
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 363.27
Ranked 44th. 20 times more than Syria
18.52
Ranked 125th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 48.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 123 times more than Syria
0.398 per 1,000 people
Ranked 155th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $562.05 million
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Syria
$176.00 million
Ranked 61st.

Television > Sex ratio of television only broadcast journalists (Headcounts) 0.757 Number
Ranked 15th.
1 Number
Ranked 14th. 32% more than Brazil
Television standard > VHF PAL M SECAM B
Internet > ISP per million 0.287
Ranked 105th. 5 times more than Syria
0.0611
Ranked 126th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 31.06$
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Syria
9.37$
Ranked 48th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 22.34
Ranked 71st. 7% more than Syria
20.95
Ranked 77th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 15.62$/month
Ranked 45th. 6 times more than Syria
2.73$/month
Ranked 139th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th.
1.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Brazil

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 230.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th. 51% more than Syria
152.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.

Internet servers using encryption 5,026
Ranked 14th. 718 times more than Syria
7
Ranked 140th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 25.94
Ranked 77th. 79 times more than Syria
0.33
Ranked 158th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 65362000000 39500000000
Television > Sex ratio of television only broadcast journalists 0.757
Ranked 15th.
1
Ranked 14th. 32% more than Brazil
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 5.78 billion$
Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Syria
170.3 million$
Ranked 36th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 1.1
Ranked 10th.
0.0
Ranked 162nd.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 55.75%
Ranked 9th. 23 times more than Syria
2.46%
Ranked 146th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 48.4%
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Syria
13.44%
Ranked 97th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 50.06%
Ranked 17th. 8 times more than Syria
6.27%
Ranked 126th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 13.43
Ranked 56th. 40 times more than Syria
0.339
Ranked 90th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.13 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 55th. 31% more than Syria
0.099 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 73th.
Telephone lines 41.14 million
Ranked 7th. 11 times more than Syria
3.63 million
Ranked 38th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 10.1 million
Ranked 8th. 913 times more than Syria
11,055
Ranked 114th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 10.91%
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Syria
2.02%
Ranked 140th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.82%
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Syria
0.56%
Ranked 82nd.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 31.94%
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Syria
10.43%
Ranked 62nd.

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 1.59 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 51st.
50 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 10th. 31 times more than Brazil

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 21.43
Ranked 79th. 21% more than Syria
17.65
Ranked 90th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 26.52$/month
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Syria
9.91$/month
Ranked 102nd.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.523%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Syria
0.173%
Ranked 70th.

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. 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.; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. 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.; World Development Indicators database. 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