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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.
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
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.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
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.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Internet > 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.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. 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 > 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.
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions: Percentage of Government (public) television institutions.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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.
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions: Number of private radio institutions to government radio institutions. For instance, for every one government radio institution Turkey has 1,265 that are private.
Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Telecommunications > Country calling code:
The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.
Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists: Number of newspaper journalists by country.
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public television channels with national coverage.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of radio channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people: Total number of combined radio and television institutions. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are private.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are financed by the government, also known as public radio institutions.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. 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."
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
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.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: 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.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet servers using encryption: 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.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
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.
Television > Percentage of private television institutions: Percentage of private television institutions.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions: Total number of radio and television institutions.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. 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.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles per 1,000,000 literate inhabitants.
Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions: Number of private television institutions to government television institutions. For instance, for every one government television institution Turkey has 528 that are private.
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.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public radio channels with national coverage.
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.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % 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
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.

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STAT	China	Nigeria
Broadcast media	all broadcast media are owned by, or affiliated with, the Communist Party of China or a government agency; no privately owned TV or radio stations; state-run Chinese Central TV, provincial, and municipal stations offer more than 2,000 channels; the Central Propaganda Department lists subjects that are off limits to domestic broadcast media with the government maintaining authority to approve all programming; foreign-made TV programs must be approved prior to broadcast	nearly 70 federal-government-controlled national and regional TV stations; all 36 states operate TV stations; several private TV stations operational; cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; network of federal-government-controlled national, regional, and state radio stations; roughly 40 state-government-owned radio stations typically carry their own programs except for news broadcasts; about 20 private radio stations also operate; transmissions of international broadcasters are available
Households with television	89.17% Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Nigeria	25.6% Ranked 107th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	130.03 Ranked 62nd. 1537 times more than Nigeria	0.0846 Ranked 176th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	42.3 Ranked 98th. 29% more than Nigeria	32.88 Ranked 120th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	421.01 Ranked 101st. 31% more than Nigeria	320.5 Ranked 124th.
Internet > Users per 1000	122.92 Ranked 93th. 81% more than Nigeria	67.94 Ranked 113th.
Internet users	389 million Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Nigeria	43.99 million Ranked 9th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Xinhua (New China News Agency) - state-run, web pages in English</p>	<p>News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) - government-owned</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	40.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 95th. 7 times more than Nigeria	6.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 135th.
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>China National Radio - state-run</p> </p>China Radio International - state-run external broadcaster, programmes in more than 40 languages, notably to Taiwan and Korea</p>	<p>Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) - state-run, operates 37 stations broadcasting in 15 languages</p> </p>Voice of Nigeria - FRCN's external service, via shortwave</p> </p>Ray Power - private, owned by DAAR Communications, runs music-based and speech-based FM stations</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	81.26 Ranked 138th. 20% more than Nigeria	67.68 Ranked 153th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	414.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 95th. 38% more than Nigeria	299.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 120th.
Television > List of TV stations	<p>Chinese Central TV (CCTV) - state-run national broadcaster, networks include English-language CCTV News</p>	<p>Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) - state-run, operates scores of national and regional stations; national services broadcast in English</p> </p>AIT - private, owned by DAAR Communications, broadcasting in Lagos, Abuja and internationally via satellite</p> </p>Minaj TV - private, eastern Nigeria and via cable/satellite</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	325.18 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th. 5 times more than Nigeria	59.9 per 1,000 people Ranked 117th.
Televisions per 1000	310.46 Ranked 58th. 6 times more than Nigeria	52.06 Ranked 134th.
Personal computers per 1000	40.88 Ranked 94th. 6 times more than Nigeria	6.38 Ranked 134th.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 369, FM 259, shortwave 45	AM 83, FM 36, shortwave 11
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	74.1 Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Nigeria	25.41 Ranked 54th.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	570.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 71st. 4 times more than Nigeria	150.61 per 1,000 people Ranked 109th.
Internet > Users > Per capita	122.56 per 1,000 people Ranked 94th. 65% more than Nigeria	74.06 per 1,000 people Ranked 113th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	206.46 Ranked 78th. 83 times more than Nigeria	2.48 Ranked 195th.
Televisions	400 million Ranked 1st. 58 times more than Nigeria	6.9 million Ranked 26th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	276.43 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th. 24 times more than Nigeria	11.7 per 1,000 people Ranked 109th.
Internet users > Per 100 people	22.5 Ranked 94th. 42% more than Nigeria	15.86 Ranked 103th.
Internet > Internet users	568.19 million Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Nigeria	55.93 million Ranked 8th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	59.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Nigeria	23.32 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	136,106 Mbps Ranked 2nd. 1047 times more than Nigeria	130 Mbps Ranked 54th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	104.34 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 40th. 113 times more than Nigeria	0.92 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 84th.
Personal computers	52.99 million Ranked 3rd. 61 times more than Nigeria	867,000 Ranked 54th.
Television broadcast stations	3,240 Ranked 1st. 1080 times more than Nigeria	3 Ranked 7th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	5.98 billion min. Ranked 5th. 20 times more than Nigeria	298.74 million min. Ranked 61st.
Radios per 1000	323.66 Ranked 99th. 83% more than Nigeria	177.29 Ranked 142nd.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	561.12 Ranked 127th. 19% more than Nigeria	470.45 Ranked 138th.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$287.82 billion Ranked 3rd. 45 times more than Nigeria	$6.43 billion Ranked 47th.
Internet > Percent using internet	42.3% Ranked 97th. 29% more than Nigeria	32.88% Ranked 121st.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	986.25 million Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Nigeria	95.17 million Ranked 12th.
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.339 per capita Ranked 83th. 66% more than Nigeria	0.204 per capita Ranked 122nd.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	235.63 Ranked 67th. 26 times more than Nigeria	9.13 Ranked 171st.
Telephone mainlines per 1000	268.79 Ranked 47th. 31 times more than Nigeria	8.76 Ranked 126th.
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>Renmin Ribao (People's Daily) - Communist Party daily, web pages in English</p> </p>Zhongguo Qingnian Bao (China Youth Daily) - state-run, linked to Communist Youth League</p> </p>China Daily - state-run, English-language</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13017881">Full Article</a>	<p>The Guardian - influential, Lagos-based privately-owned national daily</p> </p>The Champion - Lagos-based daily</p> </p>The Punch - privately-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment	domestic and international services are increasingly available for private use; unevenly distributed domestic system serves principal cities, industrial centers, and many towns; China continues to develop its telecommunications infrastructure; China in the summer of 2008 began a major restructuring of its telecommunications industry, resulting in the consolidation of its six telecom service operators to three, China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom, each providing both fixed-line and mobile services	further expansion and modernization of the fixed-line telephone network is needed; network quality remains a problem
Television receivers per 1000	325.18 Ranked 48th. 5 times more than Nigeria	60.54 Ranked 115th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	584 Ranked 4th.	997 Ranked 2nd. 71% more than China
Internet > IP addresses per capita	245.91 Ranked 93th. 42 times more than Nigeria	5.91 Ranked 193th.
Internet > Users	162 million Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Nigeria	10 million Ranked 26th.
Internet > Internet penetration	42.3% Ranked 102nd. 29% more than Nigeria	32.9% Ranked 127th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	301.77 Ranked 92nd. 2 times more than Nigeria	133.16 Ranked 114th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	814.4 Ranked 140th. 22% more than Nigeria	667.98 Ranked 154th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	278.86 million Ranked 1st. 667 times more than Nigeria	418,166 Ranked 101st.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	1.1 billion Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Nigeria	112.78 million Ranked 10th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	3 Ranked 131st.	11 Ranked 83th. 4 times more than China
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	175.62 million Ranked 1st. 12300 times more than Nigeria	14,279 Ranked 141st.
Telephones > Main lines in use	285.12 million Ranked 1st. 396 times more than Nigeria	719,400 Ranked 89th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	20.2 Ranked 80th. 82 times more than Nigeria	0.248 Ranked 194th.
Active military personnel	2.29 million Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Nigeria	80,000 Ranked 31st.
Radio receivers per 1000	339 Ranked 82nd. 64% more than Nigeria	206.18 Ranked 121st.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	301.59 per 1,000 people Ranked 91st. 2 times more than Nigeria	131.49 per 1,000 people Ranked 116th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	10.8 Ranked 75th. 1558 times more than Nigeria	0.00693 Ranked 184th.
Number of PCs per million	40.88 Ranked 96th. 6 times more than Nigeria	6.38 Ranked 140th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	1.11 billion Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Nigeria	112.78 million Ranked 10th.
Radio receivers	417 million Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Nigeria	23.5 million Ranked 18th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	1.23 billion Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Nigeria	114 million Ranked 9th.
Television receivers	400 million Ranked 1st. 58 times more than Nigeria	6.9 million Ranked 24th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	2.63 per 1 million people Ranked 38th. 115 times more than Nigeria	0.023 per 1 million people Ranked 21st.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	2.9$ Ranked 21st. 95% more than Nigeria	1.49$ Ranked 56th.
Mobile phone subscribers	393.43 million Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Nigeria	18.59 million Ranked 22nd.
Telephone system > International	country code - 86; a number of submarine cables provide connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the US; satellite earth stations - 7 (5 Intelsat - 4 Pacific Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean; 1 Intersputnik - Indian Ocean region; and 1 Inmarsat - Pacific and Indian Ocean regions)	country code - 234; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)
Internet > ISP	3 Ranked 92nd.	11 Ranked 61st. 4 times more than China
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	28.77 Ranked 47th. 8031 times more than Nigeria	0.00358 Ranked 113th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	278.86 million Ranked 1st. 667 times more than Nigeria	418,166 Ranked 100th.
Radios	417 million Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Nigeria	23.5 million Ranked 18th.
Internet > Hosts	14.31 million Ranked 5th. 13651 times more than Nigeria	1,048 Ranked 151st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	59.88 Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Nigeria	23.62 Ranked 58th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	104.4 Mbps Ranked 39th. 112 times more than Nigeria	0.931 Mbps Ranked 84th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	963 Ranked 3rd. 25 times more than Nigeria	38 Ranked 33th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	96.7 million Ranked 1st. 35 times more than Nigeria	2.76 million Ranked 14th.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	14.23% Ranked 36th. 140 times more than Nigeria	0.101% Ranked 42nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	75.6 million Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Nigeria	2.76 million Ranked 18th.
Internet > Top level domain	.cn	.ng
Television > Total number of channels	2,899 Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Nigeria	137 Ranked 8th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.053$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 47th. 51% more than Nigeria	0.035$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 63th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	0.434 Ranked 72nd.	6.07 Ranked 17th. 14 times more than China
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.59$ per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 100th.	23.36$ per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 7th. 40 times more than China
Television > Total number of channels per million people	2.22 Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Nigeria	0.981 Ranked 31st.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	74.61 Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Nigeria	23.62 Ranked 44th.
Telephone system > Domestic	interprovincial fiber-optic trunk lines and cellular telephone systems have been installed; mobile-cellular subscribership is increasing rapidly; the number of Internet users exceeded 564 million by the end of 2012; a domestic satellite system with several earth stations is in place	the addition of a second fixed-line provider in 2002 resulted in faster growth but subscribership remains only about 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services growing rapidly, in part responding to the shortcomings of the fixed-line network; multiple cellular providers operate nationally with subscribership base approaching 60 per 100 persons
Internet country code	.cn	.ng
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	60.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 28th. 46 times more than Nigeria	1.31 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 76th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	4.62 min. Ranked 70th. 95% more than Nigeria	2.37 min. Ranked 122nd.
Telephone mainlines	350.43 million Ranked 1st. 286 times more than Nigeria	1.22 million Ranked 59th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$	0.0 Ranked 102nd.	$2.13 billion Ranked 6th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	28.75 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th. 7188 times more than Nigeria	0.004 per 1,000 people Ranked 114th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	Pervasive filtering	No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	9.75$/month Ranked 154th.	50.42$/month Ranked 28th. 5 times more than China
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	4.62 min. per capita Ranked 70th. 98% more than Nigeria	2.33 min. per capita Ranked 121st.
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	85.77% Ranked 17th.	99.9% Ranked 17th. 16% more than China
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$216.17 Ranked 51st. 5 times more than Nigeria	$41.53 Ranked 69th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	108.49$ per capita Ranked 57th. 4 times more than Nigeria	27.22$ per capita Ranked 70th.
Mobile cellular subscriptions	641.23 million Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Nigeria	62.99 million Ranked 17th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	37.5 million Ranked 2nd. 75008 times more than Nigeria	500 Ranked 101st.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.00233 Ranked 197th.	0.083 Ranked 178th. 36 times more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	909 Ranked 2nd. 36 times more than Nigeria	25 Ranked 39th.
Internet > IP addresses	330.32 million Ranked 2nd. 329 times more than Nigeria	1.01 million Ranked 77th.
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions	100% Ranked 9th. 15% more than Nigeria	86.72% Ranked 10th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	203340000000	50000000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	6.29 Ranked 63th. 157 times more than Nigeria	0.04 Ranked 147th.
Number of PCs	52,990 Ranked 2nd. 61 times more than Nigeria	867 Ranked 55th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	206.46 Ranked 83th. 83 times more than Nigeria	2.48 Ranked 198th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	231.61 million Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Nigeria	17.34 million Ranked 18th.
Television broadcast stations per million	2.63 Ranked 42nd. 113 times more than Nigeria	0.0232 Ranked 19th.
Radio > Total number of channels	2,306 Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Nigeria	101 Ranked 11th.
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions	0.0 Ranked 65th.	0.307 Ranked 60th.
Internet > TLD	.cn	.ng
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	48.41 Ranked 128th. 16% more than Nigeria	41.66 Ranked 134th.
Internet > Livejournal users	791 Ranked 36th. 19 times more than Nigeria	41 Ranked 174th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	588 Ranked 32nd. 16 times more than Nigeria	36 Ranked 87th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code	86	234
Telephone subscribers per 1000	570.57 Ranked 72nd. 4 times more than Nigeria	141.92 Ranked 110th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	17.2% Ranked 75th. 69% more than Nigeria	10.2% Ranked 91st.
E-Government rating	56.3 Ranked 7th. 76% more than Nigeria	32 Ranked 165th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	0.72 Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Nigeria	0.214 Ranked 94th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	82,849 Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Nigeria	6,148 Ranked 11th.
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage	0.483% Ranked 55th.	0.73% Ranked 54th. 51% more than China
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	0.448 per 1 million people Ranked 144th. 80% more than Nigeria	0.249 per 1 million people Ranked 152nd.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people	1.77 Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Nigeria	0.724 Ranked 50th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people	1.48 Number Ranked 14th. 69 times more than Nigeria	0.0215 Number Ranked 45th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	269.91 million Ranked 1st. 206 times more than Nigeria	1.31 million Ranked 69th.
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions	0.0 Ranked 68th.	23.47% Ranked 63th.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions	100% Ranked 3rd. 31% more than Nigeria	76.53% Ranked 6th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	0.61 Ranked 196th. 2 times more than Nigeria	0.301 Ranked 197th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	0.72 per 1 million people Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Nigeria	0.211 per 1 million people Ranked 93th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	570.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 71st. 4 times more than Nigeria	140.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 111th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.073 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 95th. 6% more than Nigeria	0.069 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 99th.
Telephone lines	340.81 million Ranked 1st. 261 times more than Nigeria	1.31 million Ranked 65th.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	83.37 million Ranked 1st. 1230 times more than Nigeria	67,776 Ranked 85th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	23.19% Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Nigeria	10.19% Ranked 22nd.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	27.46% Ranked 4th.	0.0 Ranked 115th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$7.82 billion Ranked 11th. 214 times more than Nigeria	$36.59 million Ranked 64th.
Television standard > VHF	PAL D	PAL B
Internet > ISP per million	0.00238 Ranked 133th.	0.0895 Ranked 120th. 38 times more than China
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita	0.88$ Ranked 92nd.	16.56$ Ranked 36th. 19 times more than China
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	25.73 Ranked 64th. 30 times more than Nigeria	0.86 Ranked 168th.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	2.9$/month Ranked 173th.	10.6$/month Ranked 95th. 4 times more than China
Telephone subscribers	743.86 million Ranked 1st. 38 times more than Nigeria	19.81 million Ranked 26th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	20.6 Ranked 80th. 82 times more than Nigeria	0.251 Ranked 196th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	927.66 Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Nigeria	255.7 Ranked 76th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.17% GDP Ranked 47th.	3.47% GDP Ranked 45th. 9% more than China
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	823.39 Ranked 134th. 23% more than Nigeria	667.98 Ranked 153th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.743 Ranked 115th. 3 times more than Nigeria	0.279 Ranked 133th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	63.55 Ranked 24th. 41% more than Nigeria	45.21 Ranked 35th.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	1.19 Ranked 135th. 47% more than Nigeria	0.81 Ranked 140th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	12.97 Ranked 60th. 1514 times more than Nigeria	0.00857 Ranked 176th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	3.14 Ranked 149th. 80% more than Nigeria	1.74 Ranked 159th.
Internet servers using encryption	1,579 Ranked 29th. 13 times more than Nigeria	125 Ranked 67th.
Phone subscribers	247.72 Ranked 79th. 28 times more than Nigeria	8.9 Ranked 150th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	964 Ranked 11th. 11 times more than Nigeria	90 Ranked 43th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	268.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th. 31 times more than Nigeria	8.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 126th.
Television > Percentage of private television institutions	0.0 Ranked 69th.	13.28% Ranked 58th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions	1,932 Number Ranked 1st. 644 times more than Nigeria	3 Number Ranked 24th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita	0.002 per 1 million people Ranked 126th.	0.088 per 1 million people Ranked 115th. 44 times more than China
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	0.538 per 1,000 people Ranked 68th. 5 times more than Nigeria	0.117 per 1,000 people Ranked 113th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	35.06% Ranked 2nd. 94% more than Nigeria	18.06% Ranked 76th.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	7.7 Ranked 2nd.	0.0 Ranked 193th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	1.5$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 97th.	20.68$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 69th. 14 times more than China
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.002$ per 1 million people Ranked 110th.	0.011$ per 1 million people Ranked 104th. 6 times more than China
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people	1.04 Ranked 78th.	1.66 Ranked 72nd. 59% more than China
Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions	0.0 Ranked 65th.	0.153 Ranked 54th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita	0.0 Ranked 102nd.	$12.61 Ranked 34th.
Phone system > International dialling code	+86	+234
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	34.92% Ranked 29th. 8 times more than Nigeria	4.39% Ranked 122nd.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	38.55% Ranked 32nd.	81.83% Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than China
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	30.79% Ranked 55th.	64.2% Ranked 7th. 2 times more than China
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.744 Ranked 100th. 12% more than Nigeria	0.662 Ranked 101st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	86 Ranked 43th.	234 Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than China
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage	2.73% Ranked 49th. 38% more than Nigeria	1.98% Ranked 51st.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita	0.88$ per capita Ranked 93th.	16.36$ per capita Ranked 36th. 19 times more than China
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$	1.14 billion$ Ranked 10th.	2.31 billion$ Ranked 8th. 2 times more than China
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	0.449 Ranked 142nd. 79% more than Nigeria	0.251 Ranked 150th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP	0.0 Ranked 102nd.	0.811% Ranked 17th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	579897000000	450309000000
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	10.76 per 1,000 people Ranked 91st. 1537 times more than Nigeria	0.007 per 1,000 people Ranked 204th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	171.62 Ranked 75th. 73% more than Nigeria	99.36 Ranked 93th.

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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