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Media Stats: compare key data on Canada & Eritrea

Definitions

  • 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.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • 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.
  • Active military personnel: Active military.

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

  • 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
  • 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.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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)
  • 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
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.

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

  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • 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.
  • 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).
STAT Canada Eritrea HISTORY
Broadcast media 2 government controls broadcast media with private ownership prohibited; 1 state-owned TV station; state-owned radio operates 2 networks; purchases of satellite dishes and subscriptions to international broadcast media are permitted
Households with television 99%
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Eritrea
14.37%
Ranked 48th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 326.99
Ranked 15th. 16038 times more than Eritrea
0.0204
Ranked 184th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 86.77
Ranked 15th. 108 times more than Eritrea
0.8
Ranked 201st.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 860.93
Ranked 14th. 110 times more than Eritrea
7.81
Ranked 205th.
Internet > Users per 1000 850.35
Ranked 3rd. 37 times more than Eritrea
23.03
Ranked 128th.

Internet users 26.96 million
Ranked 16th. 135 times more than Eritrea
200,000
Ranked 4th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>The Canadian Press</p> <p>Shabait.com - Ministry of Information website</p> </p>Erina (Eritrean News Agency) - state-run</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 699.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 88 times more than Eritrea
7.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>CBC - public, operates English-language network Radio One and cultural network Radio Two</p> </p>Societe Radio-Canada - public, operates French-language services Première Chaîne and Espace Musique</p> </p>Radio Canada International - external service run by CBC</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16841120">Full Article</a> <p>Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea (Dimtsi Hafash) - state-run, operates two networks, programmes in 11 languages</p> </p>Radio Zara - state-run, FM network</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 75.74
Ranked 143th. 14 times more than Eritrea
5.47
Ranked 200th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 575.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th. 40 times more than Eritrea
14.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 162nd.

Television > List of TV stations <p>CBC - public, operates English-language national network and cable news channel CBC Newsworld</p> </p>Societe Radio-Canada - public, operates national French-language network and cable news channel RDI</p> </p>CTV - major commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16841120">Full Article</a> <p>Eri TV - state-run</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 716.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 2305 times more than Eritrea
0.311 per 1,000 people
Ranked 176th.

Televisions per 1000 678.75
Ranked 5th. 3036 times more than Eritrea
0.224
Ranked 191st.
Personal computers per 1000 699.8
Ranked 6th. 97 times more than Eritrea
7.21
Ranked 52nd.

Radio broadcast stations AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6 AM 2, FM NA, shortwave 2
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,079.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 61 times more than Eritrea
17.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 838.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 34 times more than Eritrea
24.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 130th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 516.33
Ranked 14th. 53 times more than Eritrea
9.8
Ranked 177th.

Televisions 21.5 million
Ranked 12th. 21500 times more than Eritrea
1,000
Ranked 209th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 645.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 78 times more than Eritrea
8.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd.

Internet users > Per 100 people 75.31
Ranked 13th. 19 times more than Eritrea
4.06
Ranked 148th.

Internet > Internet users 29.76 million
Ranked 20th. 611 times more than Eritrea
48,692
Ranked 180th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 217,521 Mbps
Ranked 5th. 27190 times more than Eritrea
8 Mbps
Ranked 81st.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 6,799.87 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 9th. 3740 times more than Eritrea
1.82 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 81st.

Personal computers 22.39 million
Ranked 8th. 640 times more than Eritrea
35,000
Ranked 47th.

Television broadcast stations 80
Ranked 8th. 40 times more than Eritrea
2
Ranked 29th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 13.5 billion min.
Ranked 4th. 320 times more than Eritrea
42.21 million min.
Ranked 69th.

Radios per 1000 1,019.7
Ranked 9th. 13 times more than Eritrea
77.14
Ranked 174th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 684.35
Ranked 113th. 27 times more than Eritrea
25.39
Ranked 183th.

Internet > Percent using internet 86.77%
Ranked 14th. 108 times more than Eritrea
0.8%
Ranked 199th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 27.39 million
Ranked 35th. 113 times more than Eritrea
241,900
Ranked 167th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 1.08 per capita
Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Eritrea
0.107 per capita
Ranked 153th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 541.14
Ranked 13th. 62 times more than Eritrea
8.73
Ranked 174th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 565.62
Ranked 7th. 73 times more than Eritrea
7.77
Ranked 131st.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>The Globe and Mail - Toronto-based national daily</p> </p>La Presse - Montreal-based daily</p> </p>The Toronto Sun - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16841120">Full Article</a> <p>Hadas Eritrea - government-owned, published three days a week</p> </p>Eritrea Profile - government-owned weekly, in English</p> </p>Tirigta - pro-government youth weekly owned by ruling party</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13349077">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment excellent service provided by modern technology inadequate; most fixed-line telephones are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system; cell phones in increasing use throughout the country
Television receivers per 1000 716.97
Ranked 4th. 2553 times more than Eritrea
0.281
Ranked 175th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,332.06
Ranked 10th. 3481 times more than Eritrea
0.67
Ranked 216th.
Internet > Users 28 million
Ranked 10th. 233 times more than Eritrea
120,000
Ranked 117th.

Internet > Internet penetration 86.8%
Ranked 16th. 108 times more than Eritrea
0.8%
Ranked 209th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 513.74
Ranked 65th. 62 times more than Eritrea
8.33
Ranked 164th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 752.94
Ranked 144th. 15 times more than Eritrea
49.79
Ranked 200th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 18.01 million
Ranked 16th. 300 times more than Eritrea
60,090
Ranked 154th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 26.26 million
Ranked 40th. 86 times more than Eritrea
305,283
Ranked 170th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 760
Ranked 2nd. 152 times more than Eritrea
5
Ranked 117th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 11.41 million
Ranked 13th. 91244 times more than Eritrea
125
Ranked 183th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 18.2 million
Ranked 16th. 311 times more than Eritrea
58,500
Ranked 151st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 50.65
Ranked 15th. 52 times more than Eritrea
0.98
Ranked 176th.

Active military personnel 68,250
Ranked 37th.
201,750
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Canada
Radio receivers per 1000 1,077.13
Ranked 7th. 11 times more than Eritrea
96.9
Ranked 155th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 513.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 56 times more than Eritrea
9.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 164th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 153.64
Ranked 35th. 770 times more than Eritrea
0.2
Ranked 145th.

Number of PCs per million 699.8
Ranked 4th. 218 times more than Eritrea
3.22
Ranked 153th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 27.89 million
Ranked 37th. 91 times more than Eritrea
305,283
Ranked 169th.

Radio receivers 32.3 million
Ranked 13th. 94 times more than Eritrea
345,000
Ranked 142nd.

Television receivers 21.5 million
Ranked 12th. 21500 times more than Eritrea
1,000
Ranked 182nd.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 2.67 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th. 6 times more than Eritrea
0.441 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.2$
Ranked 133th.
3.59$
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Canada

Mobile phone subscribers 16.6 million
Ranked 25th. 411 times more than Eritrea
40,438
Ranked 159th.

Telephone system > International country code - 1; submarine cables provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 7 (5 Intelsat - 4 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean, and 2 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region) country code - 291
Internet > ISP 760
Ranked 1st. 152 times more than Eritrea
5
Ranked 23th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 18.01 million
Ranked 16th. 300 times more than Eritrea
60,090
Ranked 154th.

Radios 32.3 million
Ranked 13th. 94 times more than Eritrea
345,000
Ranked 142nd.
Internet > Hosts 5.12 million
Ranked 13th. 4766 times more than Eritrea
1,074
Ranked 150th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 6,798.59 Mbps
Ranked 9th. 4125 times more than Eritrea
1.65 Mbps
Ranked 82nd.

Internet > Top level domain .ca .er
Telephone system > Domestic domestic satellite system with about 300 earth stations combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership is less than 5 per 100 persons
Internet country code .ca .er
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 222.7 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 10th. 27 times more than Eritrea
8.25 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 66th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 438.73 min.
Ranked 11th. 48 times more than Eritrea
9.05 min.
Ranked 63th.

Telephone mainlines 18.28 million
Ranked 14th. 485 times more than Eritrea
37,712
Ranked 125th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 8.9$/month
Ranked 157th.
28.63$/month
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Canada

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 438.73 min. per capita
Ranked 10th. 44 times more than Eritrea
9.97 min. per capita
Ranked 63th.

Internet hosts None None
Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.09 million
Ranked 34th. 203 times more than Eritrea
108,631
Ranked 166th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 23.99
Ranked 24th. 21 times more than Eritrea
1.12
Ranked 109th.
Internet > IP addresses 79.99 million
Ranked 8th. 19529 times more than Eritrea
4,096
Ranked 205th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 4322000000 240600000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 29.55
Ranked 11th.
0.0
Ranked 173th.

Number of PCs 22,390
Ranked 7th. 1493 times more than Eritrea
15
Ranked 156th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 516.33
Ranked 17th. 53 times more than Eritrea
9.8
Ranked 181st.

Television broadcast stations per million 2.67
Ranked 41st. 7 times more than Eritrea
0.397
Ranked 30th.

Internet > TLD .ca .er
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 66.32
Ranked 107th. 30 times more than Eritrea
2.2
Ranked 179th.

Internet > Livejournal users 89,743
Ranked 2nd. 2087 times more than Eritrea
43
Ranked 171st.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 1 291
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,079.36
Ranked 43th. 67 times more than Eritrea
16.1
Ranked 138th.

E-Government rating 61.1
Ranked 3rd. 70% more than Eritrea
36
Ranked 134th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 2,804.91
Ranked 7th. 304 times more than Eritrea
9.22
Ranked 145th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.04$ per 1 million people
Ranked 127th.
0.848$ per 1 million people
Ranked 25th. 21 times more than Canada

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.98$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 164th.
5,653.33$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 6th. 2860 times more than Canada

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Eritrea
0.197 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 565.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 66 times more than Eritrea
8.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 127th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 32597620000 394739500
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 799.53
Ranked 139th. 16 times more than Eritrea
49.79
Ranked 197th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 32.89
Ranked 14th. 14686 times more than Eritrea
0.00224
Ranked 184th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 1,071
Ranked 5th. 357 times more than Eritrea
3
Ranked 95th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 24.7 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 18 times more than Eritrea
1.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 1.9
Ranked 8th.
0.0
Ranked 131st.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 36.09
Ranked 21st. 56 times more than Eritrea
0.643
Ranked 102nd.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 154.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 790 times more than Eritrea
0.195 per 1,000 people
Ranked 165th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.219 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Eritrea
0.036 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 126th.
Telephone lines 18.25 million
Ranked 16th. 452 times more than Eritrea
40,415
Ranked 154th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 9.84 million
Ranked 9th.
0.0
Ranked 175th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 8.82%
Ranked 32nd. 70% more than Eritrea
5.2%
Ranked 95th.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 3.79%
Ranked 42nd. 17 times more than Eritrea
0.22%
Ranked 98th.
Internet > ISP per million 24.7
Ranked 17th. 20 times more than Eritrea
1.22
Ranked 20th.
Telephone system > Regulation 1976 1998
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 54.79
Ranked 13th. 67 times more than Eritrea
0.82
Ranked 171st.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 51.94
Ranked 15th. 48 times more than Eritrea
1.08
Ranked 175th.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.72% GDP
Ranked 95th. 3% more than Eritrea
2.63% GDP
Ranked 60th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 455.91
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Eritrea
71.24
Ranked 92nd.

Telephone subscribers 34.88 million
Ranked 17th. 446 times more than Eritrea
78,150
Ranked 134th.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,079.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 61 times more than Eritrea
17.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 13.26%
Ranked 70th.
61.53%
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Canada

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 1
Ranked 31st.
291
Ranked 1st. 291 times more than Canada
Phone system > International dialling code +1 +291
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 46.29%
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Eritrea
16.56%
Ranked 96th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 37.94%
Ranked 34th. 81% more than Eritrea
20.96%
Ranked 97th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $6.60 billion
Ranked 12th. 801 times more than Eritrea
$8.24 million
Ranked 90th.

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