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Media Stats: compare key data on China & Switzerland

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STAT China Switzerland 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 the publicly owned radio and TV broadcaster, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG/SSR), operates 7 national TV networks, 3 broadcasting in German, 2 in Italian, and 2 in French; private commercial TV stations broadcast regionally and locally; TV broadcasts from stations in Germany, Italy, and France are widely available via multi-channel cable and satellite TV services; SRG/SSR operates 18 radio stations that, along with private broadcasters, provide national to local coverage
Households with television 89.17%
Ranked 56th.
99.83%
Ranked 2nd. 12% more than China

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 130.03
Ranked 62nd.
404.77
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than China

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 42.3
Ranked 98th.
85.2
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than China

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 421.01
Ranked 101st.
844.49
Ranked 17th. Twice as much as China

Internet > Users per 1000 122.92
Ranked 93th.
610.51
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than China

Internet users 389 million
Ranked 1st. 68 times more than Switzerland
5.74 million
Ranked 16th.

News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Xinhua (New China News Agency) - state-run, web pages in English</p> <p>swissinfo - news portal operated by public broadcaster, pages in English</p> </p>SDA - Swiss News Agency (SDA/ATS)</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 40.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.
864.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 21 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>SR-DRS - German-language public broadcaster, operates five stations</p> </p>RSR - French-language public broadcaster, operates four stations</p> </p>RSI - Italian-language public broadcaster, operates three stations</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17982246">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 81.26
Ranked 138th.
135.25
Ranked 40th. 66% more than China

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 414.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.
1,071.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 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>SF-DRS - German-language public broadcaster, operates three channels</p> </p>RTSI - Italian-language public broadcaster, operates two channels</p> </p>TSR - French-language public broadcaster, operates two channels</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 325.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.
466.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 44% more than China

Televisions per 1000 310.46
Ranked 58th.
451.02
Ranked 30th. 45% more than China
Personal computers per 1000 40.88
Ranked 94th.
864.58
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than China

Radio broadcast stations AM 369, FM 259, shortwave 45 AM 4, FM 113 (plus many low-power stations), shortwave 2
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 74.1
Ranked 41st.
420.04
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than China

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 570.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
1,609.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than China

Internet > Users > Per capita 122.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.
610.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than China

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 206.46
Ranked 78th.
547.95
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than China

Televisions 400 million
Ranked 1st. 121 times more than Switzerland
3.31 million
Ranked 43th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 276.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.
661.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than China

Internet users > Per 100 people 22.5
Ranked 94th.
75.93
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than China

Internet > Internet users 568.19 million
Ranked 1st. 84 times more than Switzerland
6.75 million
Ranked 49th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 59.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.
371.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than China

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 136,106 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 90% more than Switzerland
71,464 Mbps
Ranked 13th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 104.34 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 40th.
9,670.91 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 6th. 93 times more than China

Personal computers 52.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Switzerland
6.43 million
Ranked 7th.

Television broadcast stations 3,240
Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Switzerland
115
Ranked 11th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 5.98 billion min.
Ranked 5th. 25% more than Switzerland
4.78 billion min.
Ranked 12th.

Radios per 1000 323.66
Ranked 99th.
967.43
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than China
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 561.12
Ranked 127th.
1,195.14
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than China

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $287.82 billion
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Switzerland
$33.71 billion
Ranked 16th.

Internet > Percent using internet 42.3%
Ranked 97th.
85.2%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than China

Telephones > Mobile cellular 986.25 million
Ranked 1st. 97 times more than Switzerland
10.12 million
Ranked 72nd.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.339 per capita
Ranked 83th.
1 per capita
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than China

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 235.63
Ranked 67th.
600.48
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than China

Telephone mainlines per 1000 268.79
Ranked 47th.
688.84
Ranked 1st. 3 times 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>Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Zurich-based daily</p> </p>Tages-Anzeiger - Zurich-based daily</p> </p>Le Temps - Geneva-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17982246">Full Article</a>
Films produced 212
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Switzerland
44
Ranked 20th.
Cinema attendance 140 million
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Switzerland
15.43 million
Ranked 27th.
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 with excellent domestic and international services
Cinema attendance per capita 0.109
Ranked 65th.
2.1
Ranked 18th. 19 times more than China
Television receivers per 1000 325.18
Ranked 48th.
466.93
Ranked 25th. 44% more than China

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 584
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Switzerland
84
Ranked 17th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 245.91
Ranked 93th.
2,726.45
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than China
Internet > Users 162 million
Ranked 1st. 35 times more than Switzerland
4.61 million
Ranked 38th.

Internet > Internet penetration 42.3%
Ranked 102nd.
85.2%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than China
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 301.77
Ranked 92nd.
920.65
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than China

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 814.4
Ranked 140th.
1,307.97
Ranked 44th. 61% more than China

Telecoms > Telephone lines 278.86 million
Ranked 1st. 64 times more than Switzerland
4.38 million
Ranked 37th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.1 billion
Ranked 1st. 105 times more than Switzerland
10.46 million
Ranked 76th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 3
Ranked 131st.
44
Ranked 25th. 15 times more than China
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 175.62 million
Ranked 1st. 54 times more than Switzerland
3.24 million
Ranked 26th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 285.12 million
Ranked 1st. 62 times more than Switzerland
4.61 million
Ranked 34th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 20.2
Ranked 80th.
56.48
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than China

Active military personnel 2.29 million
Ranked 1st. 104 times more than Switzerland
22,059
Ranked 69th.
Radio receivers per 1000 339
Ranked 82nd.
1,001.56
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than China

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 301.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
920.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than China

Internet > Hosts per 1000 10.8
Ranked 75th.
449.42
Ranked 11th. 42 times more than China

Number of PCs per million 40.88
Ranked 96th.
826.16
Ranked 1st. 20 times more than China
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 1.11 billion
Ranked 1st. 107 times more than Switzerland
10.41 million
Ranked 76th.

Radio receivers 417 million
Ranked 2nd. 59 times more than Switzerland
7.1 million
Ranked 43th.

Television receivers 400 million
Ranked 1st. 121 times more than Switzerland
3.31 million
Ranked 43th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 2.63 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th.
16.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than China
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.9$
Ranked 21st. 9 times more than Switzerland
0.32$
Ranked 12th.

Mobile phone subscribers 393.43 million
Ranked 1st. 57 times more than Switzerland
6.85 million
Ranked 47th.

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 - 41; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean)
Internet > ISP 3
Ranked 92nd.
44
Ranked 14th. 15 times more than China
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 28.77
Ranked 47th.
232
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than China

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 278.86 million
Ranked 1st. 64 times more than Switzerland
4.38 million
Ranked 37th.

Films produced per million 0.165
Ranked 45th.
6
Ranked 3rd. 36 times more than China
Radios 417 million
Ranked 2nd. 59 times more than Switzerland
7.1 million
Ranked 44th.
Internet > Hosts 14.31 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Switzerland
3.44 million
Ranked 20th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 140 million
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Switzerland
15.4 million
Ranked 18th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 59.88
Ranked 41st.
371.09
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than China

Mobile phones 16.09 per 100 people
Ranked 38th.
78.75 per 100 people
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than China
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.115
Ranked 57th.
2.16
Ranked 13th. 19 times more than China

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 104.4 Mbps
Ranked 39th.
9,670.86 Mbps
Ranked 6th. 93 times more than China

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 96.7 million
Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Switzerland
3.1 million
Ranked 20th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 963
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Switzerland
96
Ranked 18th.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 14.23%
Ranked 36th.
33.33%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than China

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 75.6 million
Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Switzerland
2.67 million
Ranked 18th.

Internet > Top level domain .cn .ch
Television > Total number of channels 2,899
Ranked 1st. 362 times more than Switzerland
8
Ranked 12th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.053$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 47th.
0.075$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 19th. 42% more than China

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.434
Ranked 72nd.
10.62
Ranked 6th. 24 times more than China

Television > Total number of channels per million people 2.22
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Switzerland
1.07
Ranked 9th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 74.61
Ranked 43th.
420.18
Ranked 7th. 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 ranked among leading countries for fixed-line teledensity and infrastructure; mobile-cellular subscribership roughly 125 per 100 persons; extensive cable and microwave radio relay networks
Internet country code .cn .ch
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 60.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 28th.
199.28 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than China

Telephone mainlines 350.43 million
Ranked 1st. 68 times more than Switzerland
5.12 million
Ranked 26th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 4.62 min.
Ranked 70th.
664.79 min.
Ranked 5th. 144 times more than China

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 28.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.
232 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than China

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Pervasive filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 9.75$/month
Ranked 154th. 23% more than Switzerland
7.95$/month
Ranked 160th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 4.62 min. per capita
Ranked 70th.
664.79 min. per capita
Ranked 4th. 144 times more than China

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 85.77%
Ranked 17th. 29% more than Switzerland
66.67%
Ranked 34th.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $216.17
Ranked 51st.
$4,360.91
Ranked 1st. 20 times more than China

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 108.49$ per capita
Ranked 57th.
3,939.96$ per capita
Ranked 1st. 36 times more than China

Mobile cellular subscriptions 641.23 million
Ranked 1st. 72 times more than Switzerland
8.9 million
Ranked 60th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 37.5 million
Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Switzerland
1.73 million
Ranked 17th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.00233
Ranked 197th.
6
Ranked 49th. 2575 times more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 909
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Switzerland
104
Ranked 17th.

Internet > IP addresses 330.32 million
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Switzerland
20.87 million
Ranked 19th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 76.12
Ranked 29th.
182.82
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than China

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 203340000000 2155000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 6.29
Ranked 63th.
33.68
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than China

Number of PCs 52,990
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Switzerland
6,105
Ranked 21st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 206.46
Ranked 83th.
547.95
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than China

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 231.61 million
Ranked 2nd. 71 times more than Switzerland
3.28 million
Ranked 49th.
Internet > Broadband access 35.01 million
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Switzerland
1.55 million
Ranked 18th.
Television broadcast stations per million 2.63
Ranked 42nd.
16.33
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 1,098
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Switzerland
120
Ranked 31st.

Internet > TLD .cn .ch
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 48.41
Ranked 128th.
116.33
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than China

Internet > Livejournal users 791
Ranked 36th.
846
Ranked 35th. 7% more than China
Internet > Secure Internet servers 588
Ranked 32nd.
4,318
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than China

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.115 per capita
Ranked 57th.
2.16 per capita
Ranked 13th. 19 times more than China

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 81.8
Ranked 20th.
166.57
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than China

Telecommunications > Country calling code 86 41
Telephone subscribers per 1000 570.57
Ranked 72nd.
1,609.5
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than China

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 17.2%
Ranked 75th.
41.4%
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than China
E-Government rating 56.3
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Switzerland
55.4
Ranked 8th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.72
Ranked 65th.
14.48
Ranked 4th. 20 times more than China

Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 0.483%
Ranked 55th.
87.5%
Ranked 12th. 181 times more than China
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.448 per 1 million people
Ranked 144th.
580.26 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 1295 times more than China

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 269.91 million
Ranked 1st. 56 times more than Switzerland
4.82 million
Ranked 32nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 0.87 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th.
16.81 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th. 19 times more than China

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 0.87
Ranked 53th.
16.8
Ranked 26th. 19 times more than China

Internet > Livejournal users per million 0.61
Ranked 196th.
114.48
Ranked 62nd. 188 times more than China
Website defacements 394
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Switzerland
80
Ranked 21st.
Website defacements per million 0.31
Ranked 101st.
11.07
Ranked 12th. 36 times more than China
Internet > Linux web servers 20
Ranked 43th.
196
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than China
1995 Shanghai International Film Festival > In competition > Director Ye Daying Wolfgang Panzer
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 34.92%
Ranked 29th. 1% more than Switzerland
34.57%
Ranked 31st.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 38.55%
Ranked 32nd. 14% more than Switzerland
33.77%
Ranked 42nd.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 30.79%
Ranked 55th.
37.4%
Ranked 40th. 21% more than China

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 10.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
453.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 42 times more than China

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 570.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
1,609.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than China

Telephone lines 340.81 million
Ranked 1st. 70 times more than Switzerland
4.83 million
Ranked 29th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 83.37 million
Ranked 1st. 32 times more than Switzerland
2.58 million
Ranked 21st.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 23.19%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Switzerland
6.55%
Ranked 54th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 27.46%
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Switzerland
3.48%
Ranked 45th.

Internet > ISP per million 0.00238
Ranked 133th.
6.12
Ranked 35th. 2578 times more than China
Telephone subscribers 743.86 million
Ranked 1st. 62 times more than Switzerland
11.97 million
Ranked 39th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 20.6
Ranked 80th.
56.66
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than China

Telephone subscribers per employee 927.66
Ranked 8th. 77% more than Switzerland
525.29
Ranked 35th.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.17% GDP
Ranked 47th.
3.55% GDP
Ranked 43th. 12% more than China

Internet > Linux web servers per million 0.0157
Ranked 98th.
27.11
Ranked 12th. 1724 times more than China
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.743
Ranked 115th.
12.99
Ranked 13th. 17 times more than China

Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 2007-2008 Began 2001
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 823.39
Ranked 134th.
1,302.23
Ranked 43th. 58% more than China

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 12.97
Ranked 60th.
41.86
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than China

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 3.14
Ranked 149th.
2,282.19
Ranked 7th. 727 times more than China

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 964
Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Switzerland
117
Ranked 38th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.5$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 97th. 72% more than Switzerland
0.872$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 9th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.002$ per 1 million people
Ranked 110th.
0.043$ per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 21 times more than China

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 98.66 million
Ranked 3rd. 73 times more than Switzerland
1.35 million
Ranked 19th.

Phone system > International dialling code +86 +41
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 171.62
Ranked 75th.
410.38
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than China
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.073 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 95th.
0.242 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than China
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia edits 20.9%
Ranked 2nd. 30 times more than Switzerland
0.7%
Ranked 10th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 103.28 million
Ranked 1st. 87 times more than Switzerland
1.19 million
Ranked 18th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.72 per 1 million people
Ranked 64th.
14.48 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than China

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.744
Ranked 100th.
15.83
Ranked 53th. 21 times more than China

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 1.04
Ranked 78th.
19.06
Ranked 37th. 18 times more than China

Internet > IP addresses (share) 7.7
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Switzerland
0.5
Ranked 20th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.002 per 1 million people
Ranked 126th.
6.12 per 1 million people
Ranked 27th. 3063 times more than China
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 81.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th.
166.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than China

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 35.06%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Switzerland
13.54%
Ranked 51st.

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.449
Ranked 142nd.
576.97
Ranked 13th. 1286 times more than China

Phone subscribers 247.72
Ranked 79th.
1,476.29
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than China
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 25.73
Ranked 64th.
63.22
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than China

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 2.9$/month
Ranked 173th.
28.41$/month
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than China

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 579897000000 16222000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1.19
Ranked 135th.
1,119.62
Ranked 9th. 941 times more than China

Internet servers using encryption 1,579
Ranked 29th.
8,656
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than China

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 268.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.
688.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than China

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.538 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.
2.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than China

Television standard > VHF PAL D PAL B

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. 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