×

Media Stats: compare key data on Colombia & Dominican Republic

Compare vs for  

Definitions

  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast 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 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.
  • 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.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
  • Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
  • Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Televisions > Households with TV: Total number of households with a TV set.
  • 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.
  • Televisions > Households with TV per thousand people: Households in housing units by type of housing unit, availability of communication technology devices/access to Internet by urban/rural location. Figures expressed per thousand people 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • 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.
  • Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
  • Television > Total number of channels: Total number of television channels.
  • Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Television > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of television channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
    Arabsat -
  • Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Internet > Urban households with personal computer per thousand people: Number of urban households that possess a personal computer. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
    Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems. 
     
    Values
     
    “per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.
     
    “sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.
     
    “sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.
     
    “sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.
     
    “ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking. 
     
     “nd”, no data.
     
     
  • Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
  • 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."
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
  • Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Radio > Total number of channels: Total number of radio channels.
  • Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions: Number of private radio institutions to government radio institutions. For instance, for every one government radio institution Turkey has 1,265 that are private.
  • Internet > Rural households with personal computer: Number of rural households that possess a personal computer.
  • Internet > Rural households with personal computer per thousand people: Number of rural households that possess a personal computer. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > Households with personal computer per thousand people: Number of households that possess a personal computer. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies: Percentage of nationally based film distribution companies.
  • Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people: Total number of film distribution companies. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Cinema > Number of distribution companies: Total number of film distribution companies.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Implementation date yyyy.mm.dd.

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

  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price: Price.

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

  • 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 %.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Radio > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of radio channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people: Total number of combined radio and television institutions. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
  • Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are private.
  • Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are financed by the government, also known as public radio institutions.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles per 1,000,000 literate inhabitants. 
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Televisions > Urban households with TV: Total number of urban households with a TV set. The definition for urban varies for each country.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Households with personal computer: Number of households that possess a personal computer.
  • 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 > Urban households with personal computer: Number of urban households that possess a personal computer.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Televisions > Urban households with TV per thousand people: Households in housing units by type of housing unit, availability of communication technology devices/access to Internet by urban/rural location. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
  • ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Televisions > Rural households with TV per thousand people: Households in housing units by type of housing unit, availability of communication technology devices/access to Internet by urban/rural location. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • 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.
  • Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
  • 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.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Television > Percentage of private television institutions: Percentage of private television institutions.
  • Total number of combined radio and television institutions: Total number of radio and television institutions.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Time to port: Time to port days.

    Dominican Republic had range specified: 3-10

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

  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public radio channels with national coverage.
  • Televisions > Rural households with TV: Total number of rural households with a TV set. The definition of rural varies for each country.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
STAT Colombia Dominican Republic HISTORY
Broadcast media combination of state-owned and privately-owned broadcast media provide service; more than 500 radio stations and large number of national, regional, and local TV stations combination of state-owned and privately owned broadcast media; 1 state-owned TV network and a number of private TV networks; networks operate repeaters to extend signals throughout country; combination of state-owned and privately owned radio stations with more than 300 radio stations operating
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 22.65
Ranked 60th.
39.14
Ranked 53th. 73% more than Colombia

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 647.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 27% more than Dominican Republic
508.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th.

Households with television 92.02%
Ranked 43th. 21% more than Dominican Republic
75.8%
Ranked 14th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 83.33
Ranked 81st. 90% more than Dominican Republic
43.85
Ranked 100th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 48.98
Ranked 83th. 9% more than Dominican Republic
45
Ranked 94th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 484.42
Ranked 87th. 9% more than Dominican Republic
444.23
Ranked 97th.
Internet > Users > Per capita 272.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 52% more than Dominican Republic
179.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th.

Internet > Users per 1000 271.92
Ranked 62nd. 56% more than Dominican Republic
174.41
Ranked 85th.

Internet users 22.54 million
Ranked 18th. 8 times more than Dominican Republic
2.7 million
Ranked 67th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 454, FM 34, shortwave 27 AM 120, FM 56, shortwave 4
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 103.19
Ranked 102nd. 16% more than Dominican Republic
88.75
Ranked 130th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 764.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 30% more than Dominican Republic
588.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th.

Television receivers > Per capita 115.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th. 25% more than Dominican Republic
92.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.

Televisions per 1000 109.62
Ranked 108th. 29% more than Dominican Republic
84.88
Ranked 121st.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 131.87
Ranked 111th. 27% more than Dominican Republic
103.69
Ranked 118th.

Televisions 4.59 million
Ranked 35th. 6 times more than Dominican Republic
770,000
Ranked 90th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 178.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th. 85% more than Dominican Republic
96.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 81st.

Internet users > Per 100 people 38.5
Ranked 56th. 78% more than Dominican Republic
21.58
Ranked 97th.

Internet > Internet users 22.16 million
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Dominican Republic
4.54 million
Ranked 62nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 26.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 1% more than Dominican Republic
26.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 22,273 Mbps
Ranked 7th. 430 times more than Dominican Republic
51.8 Mbps
Ranked 73th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 495.55 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 23th. 85 times more than Dominican Republic
5.83 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 78th.
Television broadcast stations 60
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic
25
Ranked 1st.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 2.34 billion min.
Ranked 8th. 21% more than Dominican Republic
1.94 billion min.
Ranked 19th.

Radios per 1000 501.53
Ranked 70th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic
158.74
Ranked 146th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 920.47
Ranked 81st. 5% more than Dominican Republic
873.1
Ranked 90th.

Internet > Percent using internet 48.98%
Ranked 82nd. 9% more than Dominican Republic
45%
Ranked 93th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 46.2 million
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Dominican Republic
8.77 million
Ranked 79th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.53 per capita
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic
0.173 per capita
Ranked 130th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 163.75
Ranked 95th. 68% more than Dominican Republic
97.67
Ranked 120th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 177.82
Ranked 66th. 85% more than Dominican Republic
95.92
Ranked 89th.

Telephone system > General assessment modern system in many respects with a nationwide microwave radio relay system, a domestic satellite system with 41 earth stations, and a fiber-optic network linking 50 cities; telecommunications sector liberalized during the 1990s; multiple providers of both fixed-line and mobile-cellular services relatively efficient system based on island-wide microwave radio relay network
Television receivers per 1000 121.1
Ranked 92nd. 30% more than Dominican Republic
93.26
Ranked 103th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 18
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic
6
Ranked 78th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 195.29
Ranked 103th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic
85.01
Ranked 130th.
Internet > Users 12.1 million
Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than Dominican Republic
1.68 million
Ranked 61st.

Internet > Internet penetration 49%
Ranked 87th. 9% more than Dominican Republic
45%
Ranked 98th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 505.97
Ranked 66th. 30% more than Dominican Republic
387.79
Ranked 81st.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,028.55
Ranked 103th. 17% more than Dominican Republic
879.48
Ranked 127th.

Televisions > Households with TV 7.84 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Dominican Republic
2.11 million
Ranked 3rd.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 6.29 million
Ranked 26th. 6 times more than Dominican Republic
1.07 million
Ranked 72nd.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.07 million
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Dominican Republic
9.04 million
Ranked 85th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 18
Ranked 55th.
24
Ranked 42nd. 33% more than Colombia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 3.98 million
Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than Dominican Republic
450,584
Ranked 71st.

Telephones > Main lines in use 7.13 million
Ranked 26th. 7 times more than Dominican Republic
1.04 million
Ranked 76th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 13.01
Ranked 111th. 25% more than Dominican Republic
10.41
Ranked 118th.

Active military personnel 444,518
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Dominican Republic
49,910
Ranked 46th.
Radio receivers per 1000 554.07
Ranked 53th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic
174.41
Ranked 128th.

Televisions > Households with TV per thousand people 181.5
Ranked 2nd.
210.36
Ranked 4th. 16% more than Colombia

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 486.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 27% more than Dominican Republic
382.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 34.42
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Dominican Republic
10.83
Ranked 74th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 49.07 million
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Dominican Republic
8.93 million
Ranked 87th.

Radio receivers 21 million
Ranked 19th. 15 times more than Dominican Republic
1.44 million
Ranked 95th.

Television receivers 4.59 million
Ranked 34th. 6 times more than Dominican Republic
770,000
Ranked 87th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 1.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 45th.
2.72 per 1 million people
Ranked 5th. 80% more than Colombia

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2$
Ranked 118th. 9 times more than Dominican Republic
0.22$
Ranked 110th.

Mobile phone subscribers 21.85 million
Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Dominican Republic
3.62 million
Ranked 64th.

Telephone system > International country code - 57; multiple submarine cable systems provide links to the US, parts of the Caribbean, and Central and South America; satellite earth stations - 10 (6 Intelsat, 1 Inmarsat, 3 fully digitalized international switching centers) country code - 1-809; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1), Antillas 1, and the Fibralink submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and US; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Internet > ISP 18
Ranked 37th.
24
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Colombia
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 7.38
Ranked 65th. 5% more than Dominican Republic
7.05
Ranked 66th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 6.29 million
Ranked 26th. 6 times more than Dominican Republic
1.07 million
Ranked 71st.

Radios 21 million
Ranked 19th. 15 times more than Dominican Republic
1.44 million
Ranked 95th.
Internet > Hosts 1.55 million
Ranked 32nd. 15 times more than Dominican Republic
105,546
Ranked 66th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 27.86
Ranked 47th. 5% more than Dominican Republic
26.55
Ranked 49th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 515.77 Mbps
Ranked 22nd. 88 times more than Dominican Republic
5.89 Mbps
Ranked 79th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1 million
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic
365,000
Ranked 43th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 23
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic
11
Ranked 67th.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 33.33%
Ranked 21st.
0.0
Ranked 44th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 1.09 million
Ranked 31st. 5 times more than Dominican Republic
230,000
Ranked 44th.

Television > Total number of channels 15
Ranked 6th. 15 times more than Dominican Republic
1
Ranked 60th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.382
Ranked 73th.
0.607
Ranked 71st. 59% more than Colombia

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 6.99$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Dominican Republic
1.7$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 75th.

Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.342
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic
0.107
Ranked 60th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 23.61
Ranked 62nd.
39.64
Ranked 56th. 68% more than Colombia

Telephone system > Domestic fixed-line connections stand at about 15 per 100 persons; mobile cellular telephone subscribership is about 100 per 100 persons; competition among cellular service providers is resulting in falling local and international calling rates and contributing to the steep decline in the market share of fixed line services fixed-line teledensity is about 10 per 100 persons; multiple providers of mobile-cellular service with a subscribership of nearly 90 per 100 persons
Internet country code .co .do
Internet > Urban households with personal computer per thousand people 38.66
Ranked 2nd.
48.67
Ranked 4th. 26% more than Colombia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 182.1 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 7th. 76 times more than Dominican Republic
2.4 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 111th.

Telephone mainlines 7.68 million
Ranked 21st. 9 times more than Dominican Republic
896,252
Ranked 68th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 55.1 min.
Ranked 37th.
220.7 min.
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Colombia

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $1.53 billion
Ranked 9th. 14 times more than Dominican Republic
$108.40 million
Ranked 48th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 7.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 2% more than Dominican Republic
6.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 7.78$/month
Ranked 161st.
18.76$/month
Ranked 107th. 2 times more than Colombia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 52.88 min. per capita
Ranked 38th.
218.46 min. per capita
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Colombia

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 66.67%
Ranked 36th.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 50% more than Colombia

Mobile cellular subscriptions 41.36 million
Ranked 26th. 6 times more than Dominican Republic
7.21 million
Ranked 65th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 318,683
Ranked 39th. 5 times more than Dominican Republic
65,856
Ranked 58th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.43
Ranked 145th.
2.65
Ranked 72nd. 6 times more than Colombia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 24
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Dominican Republic
9
Ranked 49th.

Internet > IP addresses 8.83 million
Ranked 34th. 10 times more than Dominican Republic
857,600
Ranked 80th.
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 26.42%
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Dominican Republic
2.17%
Ranked 53th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 6.8
Ranked 48th.
24.82
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Colombia

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 3519000000000 8320630000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 4.23
Ranked 76th. 86% more than Dominican Republic
2.27
Ranked 88th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 131.87
Ranked 116th. 27% more than Dominican Republic
103.69
Ranked 124th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 2.24 million
Ranked 62nd. 44% more than Dominican Republic
1.56 million
Ranked 65th.
Television broadcast stations per million 1.58
Ranked 49th.
2.76
Ranked 4th. 74% more than Colombia

Radio > Total number of channels 181
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Dominican Republic
18
Ranked 31st.
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 3.59
Ranked 4th.
18.67
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Colombia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 4
Ranked 63th.
8
Ranked 53th. Twice as much as Colombia

Internet > Rural households with personal computer 47,825
Ranked 1st.
51,490
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Colombia

Internet > Rural households with personal computer per thousand people 1.11
Ranked 1st.
5.14
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Colombia

Internet > Households with personal computer per thousand people 39.77
Ranked 2nd.
53.81
Ranked 5th. 35% more than Colombia

Internet > TLD .co .do
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 91.9
Ranked 76th. 27% more than Dominican Republic
72.45
Ranked 99th.

Internet > Livejournal users 227
Ranked 76th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic
107
Ranked 110th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 270
Ranked 43th. 5 times more than Dominican Republic
58
Ranked 73th.

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 80%
Ranked 28th. 60% more than Dominican Republic
50%
Ranked 32nd.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 0.212
Ranked 43th. 5% more than Dominican Republic
0.202
Ranked 49th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 10
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Dominican Republic
2
Ranked 50th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 3.34
Ranked 41st.
24.82
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Colombia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2011.07.29 2009.09.30
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price free free
Telephone subscribers per 1000 683.79
Ranked 62nd. 41% more than Dominican Republic
483.72
Ranked 81st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 4.9%
Ranked 111th.
15.4%
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than Colombia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.612
Ranked 67th.
1.04
Ranked 61st. 70% more than Colombia

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 5.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 99th.
6.03 per 1 million people
Ranked 96th. 2% more than Colombia

Radio > Total number of channels per million people 4.13
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Dominican Republic
1.93
Ranked 28th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.0228 Number
Ranked 5th.
2.68 Number
Ranked 8th. 117 times more than Colombia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 7.22 million
Ranked 26th. 7 times more than Dominican Republic
985,700
Ranked 82nd.
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 78.23%
Ranked 4th.
94.92%
Ranked 32nd. 21% more than Colombia
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 21.77%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Dominican Republic
5.08%
Ranked 37th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 0.098 per 1 million people
Ranked 67th.
0.915 per 1 million people
Ranked 52nd. 9 times more than Colombia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 0.102
Ranked 67th.
0.923
Ranked 52nd. 9 times more than Colombia

Internet > Livejournal users per million 5.34
Ranked 161st.
11.62
Ranked 131st. 2 times more than Colombia
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $308.76 million
Ranked 44th. 78% more than Dominican Republic
$173.50 million
Ranked 62nd.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 131,000
Ranked 32nd.
215,000
Ranked 29th. 64% more than Colombia

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 19.81$
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Dominican Republic
5.37$
Ranked 58th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.585 per 1 million people
Ranked 66th.
1.03 per 1 million people
Ranked 60th. 76% more than Colombia

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.118
Ranked 107th.
0.76
Ranked 99th. 6 times more than Colombia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 21.97%
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic
6.63%
Ranked 123th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 21.69%
Ranked 68th. 4 times more than Dominican Republic
4.88%
Ranked 127th.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 18.38%
Ranked 74th. 4 times more than Dominican Republic
4.35%
Ranked 123th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $32.11
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic
$10.55
Ranked 44th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 0.176
Ranked 81st.
1.3
Ranked 75th. 7 times more than Colombia

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.2
Ranked 40th.
0.0
Ranked 212th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 19.03$ per capita
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Dominican Republic
5.3$ per capita
Ranked 59th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 3.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
24.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 8 times more than Colombia

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 44.13%
Ranked 16th.
274.69%
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Colombia
Televisions > Urban households with TV 6.81 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Dominican Republic
1.65 million
Ranked 3rd.

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 6.16
Ranked 94th. 1% more than Dominican Republic
6.12
Ranked 95th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 17.89
Ranked 88th. 81% more than Dominican Republic
9.9
Ranked 115th.

Internet > Households with personal computer 1.72 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Dominican Republic
538,966
Ranked 3rd.

Phone subscribers 246.83
Ranked 80th.
256.66
Ranked 76th. 4% more than Colombia
Internet > Urban households with personal computer 1.67 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Dominican Republic
487,476
Ranked 3rd.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 10.2$/month
Ranked 99th. 18% more than Dominican Republic
8.63$/month
Ranked 116th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 13.23
Ranked 110th. 26% more than Dominican Republic
10.46
Ranked 118th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.414%
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic
0.184%
Ranked 68th.

Televisions > Urban households with TV per thousand people 157.72
Ranked 2nd.
164.7
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Colombia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.541
Ranked 122nd.
1.19
Ranked 97th. 2 times more than Colombia

Latin Grammy Awards > Awards 7
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Dominican Republic
2
Ranked 8th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 12.09
Ranked 88th.
14.17
Ranked 84th. 17% more than Colombia

Internet servers using encryption 552
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Dominican Republic
143
Ranked 65th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 170.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th. 81% more than Dominican Republic
94.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.
1.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Colombia

Television standard > VHF NTSC M NTSC M
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 289,000
Ranked 33th. 34% more than Dominican Republic
215,000
Ranked 35th.

Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions 2.79
Ranked 3rd.
45
Ranked 12th. 16 times more than Colombia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 48.92
Ranked 109th.
152.39
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than Colombia
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 23.18$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 132nd. 94% more than Dominican Republic
11.92$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 75th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.049$ per 1 million people
Ranked 123th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic
0.024$ per 1 million people
Ranked 88th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 34.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic
11.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.

Telephone lines 8.05 million
Ranked 22nd. 8 times more than Dominican Republic
985,711
Ranked 76th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.9 million
Ranked 25th. 8 times more than Dominican Republic
226,044
Ranked 61st.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 11.23%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic
5.19%
Ranked 75th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.2%
Ranked 95th.
6.05%
Ranked 27th. 30 times more than Colombia

Internet > ISP per million 0.451
Ranked 97th.
2.77
Ranked 50th. 6 times more than Colombia
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 656.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 38% more than Dominican Republic
477.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd.

Televisions > Rural households with TV per thousand people 23.77
Ranked 2nd.
45.66
Ranked 2nd. 92% more than Colombia

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 30.56 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 15th.
133.2 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Colombia
Telephone subscribers 29.53 million
Ranked 20th. 7 times more than Dominican Republic
4.52 million
Ranked 62nd.

Telephone subscribers per employee 330.37
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Dominican Republic
98.53
Ranked 110th.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.18% GDP
Ranked 19th. 11 times more than Dominican Republic
0.46% GDP
Ranked 80th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 8.03$/month
Ranked 100th.
23.33$/month
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Colombia

Television standard > UHF NTSC M NTSC M
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 8.36
Ranked 80th. 89% more than Dominican Republic
4.42
Ranked 99th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 28.45
Ranked 101st. 24% more than Dominican Republic
22.96
Ranked 110th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 5
Ranked 84th.
7
Ranked 79th. 40% more than Colombia

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 855.4 million$
Ranked 16th. 17 times more than Dominican Republic
50.2 million$
Ranked 55th.

Television > Percentage of private television institutions 73.58%
Ranked 4th.
97.83%
Ranked 16th. 33% more than Colombia
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 1 Number
Ranked 4th.
25 Number
Ranked 9th. 25 times more than Colombia
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.432 per 1 million people
Ranked 92nd.
2.75 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th. 6 times more than Colombia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Time to port 3 days
Ranked 5th.
6.5 days
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Colombia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,028.55
Ranked 101st. 18% more than Dominican Republic
869.37
Ranked 124th.

Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 2.76%
Ranked 2nd.
16.67%
Ranked 28th. 6 times more than Colombia
Televisions > Rural households with TV 1.03 million
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Dominican Republic
457,398
Ranked 3rd.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 14699700000000 4047362000

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; 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; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. 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.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; 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); CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. 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 Telecommunications Union. Source tables; World Development Indicators 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.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 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.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; http://www.iana.org/numbers; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users ("Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" , International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013); International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. 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.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunications Union; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. 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 Telecommunications Union. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. 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.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. 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.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. 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.; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Bank, Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database (http://ppi.worldbank.org).; OpenNet Initiative (ONI), ONI Data, https://opennet.net/sites/opennet.net/files/ONI_data-20130920.zip; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; http://www.iana.org/numbers; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. 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.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. 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.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions (List of countries) (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); UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; LiveJournal; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. 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.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; Wikipedia: Mobile number portability (America); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions (List of countries) ("Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012" , Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union . Retrieved on 29 June 2013.); UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. 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.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics Original html. 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.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of telephone lines in use; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; LiveJournal. 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 Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. 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 Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. World Bank World Development Indicators.; World Bank, Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database (http://ppi.worldbank.org). 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.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; World Bank, Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database (http://ppi.worldbank.org). GDP figures sourced from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. 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.; Wikipedia: Latin Grammy Awards; Netcraft (http://www.netcraft.com/) and World Bank population estimates.; Netcraft (http://www.netcraft.com/).; Tenlab May 2002; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions (List of countries) (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.; United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics Original html; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables. 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.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables

Citation

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.

We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. We do not implement these annoying types of ads!

We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising.

Please add www.nationmaster.com to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software.

×