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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.
Films produced: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB
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.
Cinema attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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.
Films produced per million: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Mobile phones: Mobile cellular per 100 population (2002).
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita 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.
Television > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of television channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Arabsat -
Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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 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.
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."
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.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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.
Internet > Broadband access: DSL lines, cable modems etc. total in major countries (Top 30)
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.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
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.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of radio channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone: What the receiver of a call usually says when taking the call.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people 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.
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.
Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
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.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Television > Percentage of private television institutions: Percentage of private television institutions.
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.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
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.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Telephone 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.
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).
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Price basket for mobile > US$ 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.
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.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions: Total number of radio and television institutions.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet servers using encryption > 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.

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STAT	China	Sweden
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	publicly owned TV broadcaster operates 2 terrestrial networks plus regional stations; multiple privately owned TV broadcasters operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 50 local TV stations; widespread access to pan-Nordic and international broadcasters through multi-channel cable and satellite TV; publicly owned radio broadcaster operates 3 national stations and a network of 25 regional channels; roughly 100 privately owned local radio stations with some consolidating into near national networks; an estimated 900 community and neighborhood radio stations broadcast intermittently
Households with television	89.17% Ranked 56th.	93.91% Ranked 33th. 5% more than China
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	130.03 Ranked 62nd.	321.12 Ranked 16th. 2 times more than China
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	42.3 Ranked 98th.	94 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than China
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	421.01 Ranked 101st.	938.39 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than China
Internet > Users per 1000	122.92 Ranked 93th.	765.19 Ranked 6th. 6 times more than China
Internet users	389 million Ranked 1st. 46 times more than Sweden	8.4 million Ranked 10th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Xinhua (New China News Agency) - state-run, web pages in English</p>	<p>TT - owned by several media groups</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	40.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 95th.	763.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 19 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>Sveriges Radio - public, operates news and public affairs station P1, classical music station P2, youth station P3 and regionally-based news and music station P4</p> </p>Rix FM - commercial, national pop music network</p> </p>NRJ - commercial, national pop music network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17961251">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	81.26 Ranked 138th.	122.62 Ranked 58th. 51% more than China
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	414.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 95th.	1,148.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th. 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>Sveriges Television (SVT) - public, operates terrestrial networks SVT 1 and SVT 2, news channel SVT24, European satellite channel SVT Europa</p> </p>TV4 - commercial, terrestrial</p> </p>TV3 - commercial, via satellite and cable</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17961251">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	325.18 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.	519.81 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 60% more than China
Televisions per 1000	310.46 Ranked 58th.	513.49 Ranked 21st. 65% more than China
Personal computers per 1000	40.88 Ranked 94th.	762.88 Ranked 4th. 19 times more than China
Radio broadcast stations	AM 369, FM 259, shortwave 45	AM 1, FM 265, shortwave 1
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	74.1 Ranked 41st.	480.57 Ranked 4th. 6 times more than China
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	570.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 71st.	1,804.05 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than China
Internet > Users > Per capita	122.56 per 1,000 people Ranked 94th.	775.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 6 times more than China
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	206.46 Ranked 78th.	454.08 Ranked 24th. 2 times more than China
Televisions	400 million Ranked 1st. 87 times more than Sweden	4.6 million Ranked 34th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	276.43 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th.	609.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 2 times more than China
Internet users > Per 100 people	22.5 Ranked 94th.	87.7 Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than China
Internet > Internet users	568.19 million Ranked 1st. 66 times more than Sweden	8.56 million Ranked 44th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	59.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 40th.	408.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 7 times more than China
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	136,106 Mbps Ranked 2nd.	157,636 Mbps Ranked 8th. 16% more than China
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	104.34 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 40th.	17,530.71 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 3rd. 168 times more than China
Personal computers	52.99 million Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Sweden	6.86 million Ranked 20th.
Television broadcast stations	3,240 Ranked 1st. 19 times more than Sweden	169 Ranked 10th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	5.98 billion min. Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Sweden	1.86 billion min. Ranked 19th.
Radios per 1000	323.66 Ranked 99th.	920.94 Ranked 20th. 3 times more than China
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	561.12 Ranked 127th.	1,228.8 Ranked 37th. 2 times more than China
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$287.82 billion Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Sweden	$25.27 billion Ranked 20th.
Internet > Percent using internet	42.3% Ranked 97th.	94% Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than China
Telephones > Mobile cellular	986.25 million Ranked 1st. 88 times more than Sweden	11.19 million Ranked 66th.
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.339 per capita Ranked 83th.	0.932 per capita Ranked 18th. 3 times more than China
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	235.63 Ranked 67th.	553.42 Ranked 10th. 2 times more than China
Telephone mainlines per 1000	268.79 Ranked 47th.	716.85 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than China
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>Aftonbladet - Stockholm-based daily</p> </p>Dagens Nyheter - Stockholm-based daily</p> </p>Expressen - Stockholm-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17961251">Full Article</a>
Films produced	212 Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Sweden	40 Ranked 21st.
Cinema attendance	140 million Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Sweden	15.8 million Ranked 26th.
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	highly developed telecommunications infrastructure; ranked among leading countries for fixed-line, mobile-cellular, Internet and broadband penetration
Cinema attendance per capita	0.109 Ranked 65th.	1.76 Ranked 23th. 16 times more than China
Television receivers per 1000	325.18 Ranked 48th.	520.01 Ranked 19th. 60% more than China
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	584 Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Sweden	43 Ranked 31st.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	245.91 Ranked 93th.	3,336.36 Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than China
Internet > Users	162 million Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Sweden	7 million Ranked 31st.
Internet > Internet penetration	42.3% Ranked 102nd.	94% Ranked 4th. 2 times more than China
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	301.77 Ranked 92nd.	934.32 Ranked 24th. 3 times more than China
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	814.4 Ranked 140th.	1,223.46 Ranked 59th. 50% more than China
Telecoms > Telephone lines	278.86 million Ranked 1st. 65 times more than Sweden	4.32 million Ranked 40th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	1.1 billion Ranked 1st. 94 times more than Sweden	11.64 million Ranked 70th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	3 Ranked 131st.	29 Ranked 39th. 10 times more than China
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	175.62 million Ranked 1st. 57 times more than Sweden	3.06 million Ranked 28th.
Telephones > Main lines in use	285.12 million Ranked 1st. 62 times more than Sweden	4.6 million Ranked 35th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	20.2 Ranked 80th.	43.83 Ranked 25th. 2 times more than China
Active military personnel	2.29 million Ranked 1st. 148 times more than Sweden	15,400 Ranked 80th.
Radio receivers per 1000	339 Ranked 82nd.	932.62 Ranked 16th. 3 times more than China
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	301.59 per 1,000 people Ranked 91st.	934.89 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 3 times more than China
Internet > Hosts per 1000	10.8 Ranked 75th.	388.19 Ranked 13th. 36 times more than China
Number of PCs per million	40.88 Ranked 96th.	762.88 Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than China
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	1.11 billion Ranked 1st. 94 times more than Sweden	11.85 million Ranked 70th.
Radio receivers	417 million Ranked 2nd. 51 times more than Sweden	8.25 million Ranked 37th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	1.23 billion Ranked 1st. 110 times more than Sweden	11.19 million Ranked 52nd.
Television receivers	400 million Ranked 1st. 87 times more than Sweden	4.6 million Ranked 33th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	2.63 per 1 million people Ranked 38th.	19.14 per 1 million people Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than China
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	2.9$ Ranked 21st. 7 times more than Sweden	0.41$ Ranked 106th.
Mobile phone subscribers	393.43 million Ranked 1st. 47 times more than Sweden	8.44 million Ranked 43th.
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 - 46; submarine cables provide links to other Nordic countries and Europe; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions)(Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway)
Internet > ISP	3 Ranked 92nd.	29 Ranked 24th. 10 times more than China
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	28.77 Ranked 47th.	213.85 Ranked 10th. 7 times more than China
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	278.86 million Ranked 1st. 65 times more than Sweden	4.32 million Ranked 40th.
Films produced per million	0.165 Ranked 45th.	4.47 Ranked 6th. 27 times more than China
Radios	417 million Ranked 2nd. 51 times more than Sweden	8.25 million Ranked 38th.
Internet > Hosts	14.31 million Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Sweden	3.58 million Ranked 19th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance	140 million Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Sweden	15.8 million Ranked 17th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	59.88 Ranked 41st.	408.81 Ranked 4th. 7 times more than China
Mobile phones	16.09 per 100 people Ranked 38th.	88.5 per 100 people Ranked 6th. 6 times more than China
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	0.115 Ranked 57th.	1.78 Ranked 19th. 16 times more than China
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	104.4 Mbps Ranked 39th.	17,527.71 Mbps Ranked 3rd. 168 times more than China
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	963 Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Sweden	93 Ranked 20th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	96.7 million Ranked 1st. 22 times more than Sweden	4.32 million Ranked 18th.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	14.23% Ranked 36th.	41.86% Ranked 13th. 3 times more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	75.6 million Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Sweden	3.63 million Ranked 16th.
Internet > Top level domain	.cn	.se
Television > Total number of channels	2,899 Ranked 1st. 322 times more than Sweden	9 Ranked 11th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.053$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 47th.	0.074$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 21st. 40% more than China
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	0.434 Ranked 72nd.	4.55 Ranked 21st. 10 times more than China
Television > Total number of channels per million people	2.22 Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Sweden	0.991 Ranked 12th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	74.61 Ranked 43th.	480.79 Ranked 5th. 6 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	coaxial and multiconductor cables carry most of the voice traffic; parallel microwave radio relay systems carry some additional telephone channels
Internet country code	.cn	.se
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	60.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 28th.	450.2 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than China
Telephone mainlines	350.43 million Ranked 1st. 54 times more than Sweden	6.45 million Ranked 27th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	4.62 min. Ranked 70th.	210.04 min. Ranked 27th. 45 times more than China
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	28.75 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.	213.98 per 1,000 people Ranked 10th. 7 times more than China
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	Pervasive filtering	No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	9.75$/month Ranked 154th.	19.23$/month Ranked 104th. 97% more than China
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	4.62 min. per capita Ranked 70th.	209.96 min. per capita Ranked 23th. 45 times more than China
Internet hosts	None	4396000
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	85.77% Ranked 17th. 48% more than Sweden	58.14% Ranked 45th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	108.49$ per capita Ranked 57th.	3,065.09$ per capita Ranked 4th. 28 times more than China
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$216.17 Ranked 51st.	$2,717.02 Ranked 9th. 13 times more than China
Mobile cellular subscriptions	641.23 million Ranked 1st. 59 times more than Sweden	10.89 million Ranked 53th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	37.5 million Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Sweden	1.93 million Ranked 16th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.00233 Ranked 197th.	3.24 Ranked 65th. 1390 times more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	909 Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Sweden	90 Ranked 19th.
Internet > IP addresses	330.32 million Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Sweden	30.37 million Ranked 16th.
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions	100% Ranked 9th. 83 times more than Sweden	1.21% Ranked 58th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	76.12 Ranked 29th. 82% more than Sweden	41.82 Ranked 16th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	203340000000	15306000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	6.29 Ranked 63th.	41.12 Ranked 4th. 7 times more than China
Number of PCs	52,990 Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Sweden	6,861 Ranked 20th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	206.46 Ranked 83th.	454.08 Ranked 27th. 2 times more than China
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	231.61 million Ranked 2nd. 25 times more than Sweden	9.22 million Ranked 26th.
Internet > Broadband access	35.01 million Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Sweden	1.68 million Ranked 16th.
Television broadcast stations per million	2.63 Ranked 42nd.	19.15 Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than China
Radio > Total number of channels	2,306 Ranked 2nd. 72 times more than Sweden	32 Ranked 26th.
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions	0.0 Ranked 65th.	45 Ranked 16th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	1,098 Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Sweden	71 Ranked 29th.
Internet > TLD	.cn	.se
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	48.41 Ranked 128th.	118.14 Ranked 35th. 2 times more than China
Internet > Livejournal users	791 Ranked 36th.	2,961 Ranked 13th. 4 times more than China
Internet > Secure Internet servers	588 Ranked 32nd.	3,676 Ranked 11th. 6 times more than China
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	0.115 per capita Ranked 57th.	1.78 per capita Ranked 19th. 16 times more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000	81.8 Ranked 20th. 90% more than Sweden	43.06 Ranked 25th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code	86	46
Telephone subscribers per 1000	570.57 Ranked 72nd.	1,803.74 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than China
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	17.2% Ranked 75th.	101.3% Ranked 5th. 6 times more than China
E-Government rating	56.3 Ranked 7th. 15% more than Sweden	49.1 Ranked 27th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	0.72 Ranked 65th.	10.14 Ranked 9th. 14 times more than China
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	82,849 Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Sweden	5,392 Ranked 8th.
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage	0.483% Ranked 55th.	100% Ranked 10th. 207 times more than China
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	0.448 per 1 million people Ranked 144th.	406.38 per 1 million people Ranked 23th. 907 times more than China
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people	1.48 Number Ranked 14th. 13 times more than Sweden	0.111 Number Ranked 38th.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people	1.77 Ranked 30th.	3.54 Ranked 24th. Twice as much as China
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	269.91 million Ranked 1st. 51 times more than Sweden	5.32 million Ranked 30th.
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions	0.0 Ranked 68th.	97.83% Ranked 19th.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions	100% Ranked 3rd. 46 times more than Sweden	2.17% Ranked 50th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	0.87 Ranked 53th.	8 Ranked 33th. 9 times more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	0.87 per 1 million people Ranked 53th.	8.01 per 1 million people Ranked 33th. 9 times more than China
Internet > Livejournal users per million	0.61 Ranked 196th.	329.24 Ranked 43th. 539 times more than China
Website defacements	394 Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Sweden	48 Ranked 33th.
Website defacements per million	0.31 Ranked 101st.	5.4 Ranked 31st. 17 times more than China
Internet > Linux web servers	20 Ranked 43th.	162 Ranked 13th. 8 times more than China
1995 Shanghai International Film Festival > In competition > Director	Ye Daying	Mats Arehn
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	27.46% Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Sweden	9.45% Ranked 18th.
Television standard > VHF	PAL D	PAL B
Internet > ISP per million	0.00238 Ranked 133th.	3.27 Ranked 47th. 1376 times more than China
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone	Wei? / 喂?	"Hallå?" Usually, but not always, followed with first and/or last name.
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	2007-2008	April, 1999
Royalties and fees	$0.10 Ranked 60th.	$144.20 Ranked 3rd. 1442 times more than China
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.743 Ranked 115th.	10.34 Ranked 17th. 14 times more than China
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	823.39 Ranked 134th.	1,245.03 Ranked 53th. 51% more than China
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	579897000000	74809000000
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	20.6 Ranked 80th.	45.51 Ranked 23th. 2 times more than China
Internet > Linux web servers per million	0.0157 Ranked 98th.	18.21 Ranked 22nd. 1158 times more than China
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	35.06% Ranked 2nd. 75% more than Sweden	19.98% Ranked 93th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	98.66 million Ranked 3rd. 266 times more than Sweden	370,400 Ranked 16th.
Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions	0.0 Ranked 65th.	81.5 Ranked 7th.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	7.7 Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Sweden	0.7 Ranked 16th.
Phone system > International dialling code	+86	+46
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	171.62 Ranked 75th.	1,010.99 Ranked 5th. 6 times more than China
Television > Percentage of private television institutions	0.0 Ranked 69th.	98.79% Ranked 11th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	38.55% Ranked 32nd.	56.93% Ranked 11th. 48% more than China
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	30.79% Ranked 55th.	49.61% Ranked 18th. 61% more than China
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.744 Ranked 100th.	7.9 Ranked 32nd. 11 times more than China
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	964 Ranked 11th. 14 times more than Sweden	70 Ranked 29th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	10.76 per 1,000 people Ranked 91st.	395.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 37 times more than China
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.073 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 95th.	0.269 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 10th. 4 times more than China
Telephone lines	340.81 million Ranked 1st. 64 times more than Sweden	5.32 million Ranked 27th.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	83.37 million Ranked 1st. 22 times more than Sweden	3.79 million Ranked 18th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	23.19% Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Sweden	10.06% Ranked 24th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	268.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th.	716.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than China
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	0.538 per 1,000 people Ranked 68th.	2.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 31st. 4 times more than China
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	1.5$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 97th. 28% more than Sweden	1.17$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 98th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.002$ per 1 million people Ranked 110th.	0.046$ per 1 million people Ranked 81st. 23 times more than China
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	34.92% Ranked 29th.	46.63% Ranked 11th. 34% more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	0.72 per 1 million people Ranked 64th.	10.15 per 1 million people Ranked 9th. 14 times more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily	103.28 million Ranked 1st. 270 times more than Sweden	382,000 Ranked 24th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$7.82 billion Ranked 11th.	$8.67 billion Ranked 7th. 11% more than China
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	570.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 71st.	1,804.05 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than China
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	25.73 Ranked 64th.	57.74 Ranked 10th. 2 times more than China
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	2.9$/month Ranked 173th.	6.18$/month Ranked 142nd. 2 times more than China
Telephone subscribers	743.86 million Ranked 1st. 46 times more than Sweden	16.22 million Ranked 29th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	927.66 Ranked 8th. 8% more than Sweden	857.67 Ranked 11th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.17% GDP Ranked 47th. 13% more than Sweden	2.8% GDP Ranked 58th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	63.55 Ranked 24th.	597.15 Ranked 5th. 9 times more than China
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	12.97 Ranked 60th.	32.18 Ranked 16th. 2 times more than China
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	3.14 Ranked 149th.	1,511.88 Ranked 16th. 482 times more than China
Phone subscribers	247.72 Ranked 79th.	1,529.41 Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than China
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	0.449 Ranked 142nd.	404.82 Ranked 22nd. 903 times more than China
Total number of combined radio and television institutions	1,932 Number Ranked 1st. 1932 times more than Sweden	1 Number Ranked 48th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita	81.8 per 1,000 people Ranked 20th. 90% more than Sweden	43.07 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita	0.002 per 1 million people Ranked 126th.	3.27 per 1 million people Ranked 40th. 1635 times more than China
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	1.19 Ranked 135th.	856.69 Ranked 16th. 720 times more than China
Internet servers using encryption	1,579 Ranked 29th.	7,969 Ranked 11th. 5 times more than China

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