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STAT China Singapore HISTORY
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 state controls broadcast media; 8 domestic TV stations operated by MediaCorp which is wholly owned by a state investment company; broadcasts from Malaysian and Indonesian stations available; satellite dishes banned; multi-channel cable TV service available; a total of 18 domestic radio stations broadcasting with MediaCorp operating more than a dozen and another 4 stations are closely linked to the ruling party or controlled by the Singapore Armed Forces Reservists Association; many Malaysian and Indonesian radio stations are available
Households with television 89.17%
Ranked 56th.
98.6%
Ranked 10th. 11% more than China

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 130.03
Ranked 62nd.
258.08
Ranked 28th. 98% more than China

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 42.3
Ranked 98th.
74.18
Ranked 36th. 75% more than China

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 421.01
Ranked 101st.
727.31
Ranked 40th. 73% more than China
Internet > Users per 1000 122.92
Ranked 93th.
676.68
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than China

Internet users 389 million
Ranked 1st. 120 times more than Singapore
3.23 million
Ranked 64th.
Personal computers > Per capita 40.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.
620.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than China

Personal computers per 1000 40.88
Ranked 94th.
620.21
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than China

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>MediaCorp - operates more than a dozen stations including English-language news and talk station 938Live, music stations and Chinese, Malay and Indian services</p> </p>SPH Unionworks - operates English-language Hot FM and Kiss 92, Mandarin station UFM</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 81.26
Ranked 138th.
153.4
Ranked 24th. 89% more than China

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 414.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.
1,234.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than China

Television > List of TV stations <p>Chinese Central TV (CCTV) - state-run national broadcaster, networks include English-language CCTV News</p> <p>MediaCorp - operates entertainment-based Channel 5 and Channel 8, Malay channel Suria, Mandarin-language Channel U</p> </p>Channel NewsAsia - news TV operated by MediaCorp</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 325.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.
350.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 8% more than China

Televisions per 1000 310.46
Ranked 58th.
323.22
Ranked 52nd. 4% more than China
Radio broadcast stations AM 369, FM 259, shortwave 45 AM 0, FM 17, shortwave 2
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 74.1
Ranked 41st.
360.78
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than China

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 570.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
1,434.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than China

Internet > Users > Per capita 122.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.
681.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than China

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 206.46
Ranked 78th.
374.5
Ranked 42nd. 81% more than China

Televisions 400 million
Ranked 1st. 301 times more than Singapore
1.33 million
Ranked 71st.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 276.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.
408.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 48% more than China

Internet users > Per 100 people 22.5
Ranked 94th.
69.64
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than China

Internet > Internet users 568.19 million
Ranked 1st. 143 times more than Singapore
3.97 million
Ranked 70th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 59.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.
272.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than China

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 136,106 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Singapore
24,704 Mbps
Ranked 19th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 104.34 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 40th.
5,826 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 14th. 56 times more than China

Personal computers 52.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than Singapore
2.59 million
Ranked 29th.

Television broadcast stations 3,240
Ranked 1st. 3240 times more than Singapore
1
Ranked 31st.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 5.98 billion min.
Ranked 5th. Twice as much as Singapore
3.01 billion min.
Ranked 12th.

Radios per 1000 323.66
Ranked 99th.
631.87
Ranked 45th. 95% more than China
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 561.12
Ranked 127th.
1,333.71
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than China

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $287.82 billion
Ranked 3rd. 24 times more than Singapore
$12.19 billion
Ranked 35th.

Internet > Percent using internet 42.3%
Ranked 97th.
74.18%
Ranked 33th. 75% more than China

Telephones > Mobile cellular 986.25 million
Ranked 1st. 127 times more than Singapore
7.79 million
Ranked 86th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.339 per capita
Ranked 83th.
0.672 per capita
Ranked 40th. 98% more than China

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 235.63
Ranked 67th.
371.32
Ranked 39th. 58% more than China

Telephone mainlines per 1000 268.79
Ranked 47th.
432.37
Ranked 22nd. 61% more than China

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Renmin Ribao (People&#039;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>Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) - publishes 15 newspapers and six periodicals</p> </p>The Straits Times - published by SPH</p> </p>Business Times - published by SPH</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15966553">Full Article</a>
Films produced 212
Ranked 4th. 27 times more than Singapore
8
Ranked 47th.
Cinema attendance 140 million
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Singapore
17 million
Ranked 24th.
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 excellent service
Cinema attendance per capita 0.109
Ranked 65th.
4.13
Ranked 5th. 38 times more than China
Television receivers per 1000 325.18
Ranked 48th.
350.37
Ranked 41st. 8% more than China

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 584
Ranked 4th. 39 times more than Singapore
15
Ranked 51st.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 245.91
Ranked 93th.
1,068.38
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than China
Internet > Users 162 million
Ranked 1st. 52 times more than Singapore
3.1 million
Ranked 50th.

Internet > Internet penetration 42.3%
Ranked 102nd.
74.2%
Ranked 38th. 75% more than China
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 301.77
Ranked 92nd.
1,027.85
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than China

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 814.4
Ranked 140th.
1,517.77
Ranked 26th. 86% more than China

Telecoms > Telephone lines 278.86 million
Ranked 1st. 140 times more than Singapore
1.99 million
Ranked 57th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.1 billion
Ranked 1st. 136 times more than Singapore
8.06 million
Ranked 91st.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 3
Ranked 131st.
9
Ranked 89th. 3 times more than China
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 175.62 million
Ranked 1st. 128 times more than Singapore
1.37 million
Ranked 49th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 285.12 million
Ranked 1st. 141 times more than Singapore
2.02 million
Ranked 58th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 20.2
Ranked 80th.
37.48
Ranked 40th. 86% more than China

Active military personnel 2.29 million
Ranked 1st. 32 times more than Singapore
72,500
Ranked 36th.
Radio receivers per 1000 339
Ranked 82nd.
671.76
Ranked 40th. 98% more than China

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 301.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
1,009.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than China

Internet > Hosts per 1000 10.8
Ranked 75th.
173.07
Ranked 34th. 16 times more than China

Number of PCs per million 40.88
Ranked 96th.
621.6
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than China
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 1.11 billion
Ranked 1st. 138 times more than Singapore
8.07 million
Ranked 91st.

Radio receivers 417 million
Ranked 2nd. 164 times more than Singapore
2.55 million
Ranked 83th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 1.23 billion
Ranked 1st. 168 times more than Singapore
7.29 million
Ranked 55th.
Television receivers 400 million
Ranked 1st. 301 times more than Singapore
1.33 million
Ranked 71st.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 2.63 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th. 12 times more than Singapore
0.228 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.9$
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Singapore
0.69$
Ranked 95th.

Mobile phone subscribers 393.43 million
Ranked 1st. 90 times more than Singapore
4.38 million
Ranked 60th.

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 - 65; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 4; supplemented by VSAT coverage
Internet > ISP 3
Ranked 92nd.
9
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than China
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 28.77
Ranked 47th.
156.01
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than China

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 278.86 million
Ranked 1st. 140 times more than Singapore
1.99 million
Ranked 57th.

Films produced per million 0.165
Ranked 45th.
1.94
Ranked 22nd. 12 times more than China
Radios 417 million
Ranked 2nd. 160 times more than Singapore
2.6 million
Ranked 82nd.
Internet > Hosts 14.31 million
Ranked 5th. 17 times more than Singapore
837,559
Ranked 39th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 140 million
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Singapore
17 million
Ranked 20th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 59.88
Ranked 41st.
272.1
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than China

Mobile phones 16.09 per 100 people
Ranked 38th.
79.14 per 100 people
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than China
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.115
Ranked 57th.
4.48
Ranked 3rd. 39 times more than China

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 104.4 Mbps
Ranked 39th.
5,928.91 Mbps
Ranked 13th. 57 times more than China

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 963
Ranked 3rd. 88 times more than Singapore
11
Ranked 66th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 96.7 million
Ranked 1st. 63 times more than Singapore
1.54 million
Ranked 30th.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 14.23%
Ranked 36th.
26.67%
Ranked 27th. 87% more than China

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 75.6 million
Ranked 1st. 69 times more than Singapore
1.1 million
Ranked 31st.

Internet > Top level domain .cn .sg
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.053$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 47th.
0.094$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 6th. 77% more than China

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.434
Ranked 72nd.
2.89
Ranked 34th. 7 times more than China

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 74.61
Ranked 43th.
370.08
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than China

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 excellent domestic facilities; launched 3G wireless service in February 2005; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity more than 180 telephones per 100 persons; multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity and the government is close to completing an island-wide roll out of a high-speed fiber-optic broadband network
Internet country code .cn .sg
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 60.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 28th.
229.81 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than China

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 4.62 min.
Ranked 70th.
726.37 min.
Ranked 5th. 157 times more than China

Telephone mainlines 350.43 million
Ranked 1st. 190 times more than Singapore
1.84 million
Ranked 50th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 28.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.
153.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than China

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Pervasive filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 9.75$/month
Ranked 154th.
20.48$/month
Ranked 102nd. 2 times more than China

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 4.62 min. per capita
Ranked 70th.
727.56 min. per capita
Ranked 3rd. 158 times more than China

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 85.77%
Ranked 17th. 17% more than Singapore
73.33%
Ranked 31st.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $216.17
Ranked 51st.
$2,444.76
Ranked 14th. 11 times more than China

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 108.49$ per capita
Ranked 57th.
2,799.62$ per capita
Ranked 6th. 26 times more than China

Mobile cellular subscriptions 641.23 million
Ranked 1st. 101 times more than Singapore
6.38 million
Ranked 72nd.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 37.5 million
Ranked 2nd. 56 times more than Singapore
665,500
Ranked 32nd.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.00233
Ranked 197th.
2.19
Ranked 82nd. 939 times more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 909
Ranked 2nd. 101 times more than Singapore
9
Ranked 50th.

Internet > IP addresses 330.32 million
Ranked 2nd. 58 times more than Singapore
5.72 million
Ranked 45th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 76.12
Ranked 29th.
272.16
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than China

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 203340000000 777000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 6.29
Ranked 63th.
20.73
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than China

Number of PCs 52,990
Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than Singapore
2,590
Ranked 36th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 206.46
Ranked 83th.
374.5
Ranked 47th. 81% more than China

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 231.61 million
Ranked 2nd. 35 times more than Singapore
6.6 million
Ranked 29th.
Television broadcast stations per million 2.63
Ranked 42nd. 12 times more than Singapore
0.227
Ranked 32nd.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 1,098
Ranked 5th. 366 times more than Singapore
3
Ranked 57th.

Internet > TLD .cn .sg
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 48.41
Ranked 128th.
131.74
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than China

Internet > Livejournal users 791
Ranked 36th.
8,213
Ranked 7th. 10 times more than China
Internet > Secure Internet servers 588
Ranked 32nd.
1,307
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than China

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.115 per capita
Ranked 57th.
4.48 per capita
Ranked 3rd. 39 times more than China

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 81.8
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Singapore
28.55
Ranked 27th.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 86 65
Telephone subscribers per 1000 570.57
Ranked 72nd.
1,460.22
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than China

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 17.2%
Ranked 75th.
123.3%
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than China
E-Government rating 56.3
Ranked 7th. 5% more than Singapore
53.5
Ranked 10th.
Television > Digital TV households 11,886
Ranked 1st. 51 times more than Singapore
231
Ranked 11th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.72
Ranked 65th.
2.23
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than China

Non-Japanese Doraemon versions > Television series first broadcast 1991 1992
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.448 per 1 million people
Ranked 144th.
297.5 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th. 664 times more than China

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 269.91 million
Ranked 1st. 145 times more than Singapore
1.86 million
Ranked 59th.
Television > Digital TV households per million 9.28
Ranked 8th.
55.32
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 0.87
Ranked 53th. 17% more than Singapore
0.745
Ranked 54th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 0.87 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th. 16% more than Singapore
0.747 per 1 million people
Ranked 54th.

Non-Japanese Doraemon versions > Manga first published 1992 1997
Internet > Livejournal users per million 0.61
Ranked 196th.
1,971.1
Ranked 13th. 3230 times more than China
Television > Subscription TV revenues per million 1.37
Ranked 11th.
16.04
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than China
Website defacements per million 0.31
Ranked 101st.
9.67
Ranked 16th. 31 times more than China
Website defacements 394
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Singapore
40
Ranked 37th.
Internet > Linux web servers 20
Ranked 43th.
48
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than China
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 34.92%
Ranked 29th. 46% more than Singapore
23.96%
Ranked 55th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 38.55%
Ranked 32nd.
44.42%
Ranked 24th. 15% more than China

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 30.79%
Ranked 55th.
39.42%
Ranked 31st. 28% more than China

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 10.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
181.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 17 times more than China

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 83.37 million
Ranked 1st. 83 times more than Singapore
1 million
Ranked 40th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 23.19%
Ranked 4th.
28.24%
Ranked 2nd. 22% more than China

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 27.46%
Ranked 4th.
35.92%
Ranked 3rd. 31% more than China

Television > Subscription TV revenues 1,750
Ranked 3rd. 26 times more than Singapore
67
Ranked 12th.
Television standard > VHF PAL D PAL B
Telephone subscribers 743.86 million
Ranked 1st. 119 times more than Singapore
6.23 million
Ranked 52nd.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 25.73
Ranked 64th.
38.37
Ranked 40th. 49% more than China

Telephone subscribers per employee 927.66
Ranked 8th. 65% more than Singapore
561.01
Ranked 12th.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.17% GDP
Ranked 47th.
3.38% GDP
Ranked 74th. 7% more than China

Internet > Linux web servers per million 0.0157
Ranked 98th.
11.6
Ranked 28th. 738 times more than China
Internet servers using encryption 1,579
Ranked 29th.
2,099
Ranked 24th. 33% more than China

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1.19
Ranked 135th.
420.84
Ranked 25th. 354 times more than China

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.743
Ranked 115th.
2.64
Ranked 64th. 4 times more than China

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 12.97
Ranked 60th.
26.08
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than China

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 3.14
Ranked 149th.
635.31
Ranked 33th. 202 times more than China

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.5$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 97th.
6.42$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 82nd. 4 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.
0.163$ per 1 million people
Ranked 57th. 82 times more than China

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 81.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Singapore
28.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.002 per 1 million people
Ranked 126th.
2.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th. 1120 times more than China
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 98.66 million
Ranked 3rd. 87 times more than Singapore
1.13 million
Ranked 21st.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 570.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
1,434.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than China

Phone system > International dialling code +86 +65
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 171.62
Ranked 75th.
1,208.81
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than China
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.538 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.
2.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than China

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 268.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.
424.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 58% more than China

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 579897000000 6148000000
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 823.39
Ranked 134th.
1,518.64
Ranked 25th. 84% more than China

Phone subscribers 247.72
Ranked 79th.
1,195.56
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than China
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.449
Ranked 142nd.
296.95
Ranked 28th. 662 times more than China

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 964
Ranked 11th. 107 times more than Singapore
9
Ranked 74th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 7.7
Ranked 2nd. 77 times more than Singapore
0.1
Ranked 42nd.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 1.04
Ranked 78th.
2.85
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than China

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 86
Ranked 43th. 32% more than Singapore
65
Ranked 48th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.744
Ranked 100th.
2.16
Ranked 87th. 3 times more than China

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.72 per 1 million people
Ranked 64th.
2.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than China

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 103.28 million
Ranked 1st. 898 times more than Singapore
115,000
Ranked 31st.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.073 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 95th.
0.214 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than China
Telephone lines 340.81 million
Ranked 1st. 184 times more than Singapore
1.86 million
Ranked 56th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $7.82 billion
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Singapore
$2.89 billion
Ranked 21st.

Internet > ISP per million 0.00238
Ranked 133th.
2.23
Ranked 57th. 940 times more than China
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 35.06%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Singapore
12.64%
Ranked 55th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 2.9$/month
Ranked 173th.
6.14$/month
Ranked 143th. 2 times more than China

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 20.6
Ranked 80th.
37.85
Ranked 39th. 84% more than China

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. 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