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Media Stats: compare key data on Colombia & United States

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STAT Colombia United States 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 4
Households with television 92.02%
Ranked 43th.
97.84%
Ranked 14th. 6% more than Colombia

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 83.33
Ranked 81st.
281.99
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Colombia

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 48.98
Ranked 83th.
81.03
Ranked 26th. 65% more than Colombia

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 484.42
Ranked 87th.
803.03
Ranked 28th. 66% more than Colombia
Internet > Users per 1000 271.92
Ranked 62nd.
697.1
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Colombia

Internet users 22.54 million
Ranked 18th.
245 million
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Colombia
Personal computers > Per capita 42.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
762.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 18 times more than Colombia

Personal computers per 1000 43.8
Ranked 31st.
764.36
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Colombia

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Hundreds of stations are registered with the Ministry of Communications. Among the main networks are:</p> </p>Radio Nacional de Colombia - state-run</p> </p>Cadena Super - including Radio Super and Super Stereo FM</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19390073">Full Article</a> <p>NPR (National Public Radio) - non-commercial network of member stations; news, information and cultural programmes</p> </p>Clear Channel - America&#039;s largest commercial radio operator, owns more than 1,200 stations</p> </p>CBS Radio - major commercial operator with nearly 180 stations in major markets</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 103.19
Ranked 102nd. 5% more than United States
98.17
Ranked 111th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 764.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
846.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 11% more than Colombia

Television > List of TV stations <p>Senal Colombia - state-run</p> </p>Telecaribe - private</p> </p>RCN TV - operated by Radio Cadena Nacional</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19390073">Full Article</a> <p>ABC - major commercial network</p> </p>CBS - major commercial network</p> </p>NBC - major commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 115.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.
803.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Colombia

Televisions per 1000 109.62
Ranked 108th.
754.89
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Colombia
Radio broadcast stations AM 454, FM 34, shortwave 27 AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 22.65
Ranked 60th.
193.19
Ranked 18th. 9 times more than Colombia

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 647.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.
1,227.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 89% more than Colombia

Internet > Users > Per capita 272.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd.
695.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Colombia

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 131.87
Ranked 111th.
442.8
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Colombia

Televisions 4.59 million
Ranked 35th.
219 million
Ranked 2nd. 48 times more than Colombia
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 178.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.
541.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Colombia

Internet users > Per 100 people 38.5
Ranked 56th.
75.77
Ranked 11th. 97% more than Colombia

Internet > Internet users 22.16 million
Ranked 23th.
254.3 million
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Colombia
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 26.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.
198.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Colombia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 22,273 Mbps
Ranked 7th.
970,953.5 Mbps
Ranked 1st. 44 times more than Colombia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 495.55 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 23th.
3,306.44 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Colombia

Personal computers 1.89 million
Ranked 16th.
223.81 million
Ranked 1st. 118 times more than Colombia

Television broadcast stations 60
Ranked 11th.
2,218
Ranked 1st. 37 times more than Colombia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 2.34 billion min.
Ranked 8th.
82.06 billion min.
Ranked 1st. 35 times more than Colombia

Radios per 1000 501.53
Ranked 70th.
1,982.02
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Colombia
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 920.47
Ranked 81st.
932.29
Ranked 78th. 1% more than Colombia

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $10.46 billion
Ranked 39th.
$991.69 billion
Ranked 1st. 95 times more than Colombia

Internet > Percent using internet 48.98%
Ranked 82nd.
81.03%
Ranked 24th. 65% more than Colombia

Telephones > Mobile cellular 46.2 million
Ranked 28th.
290.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Colombia

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.53 per capita
Ranked 58th.
2.11 per capita
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Colombia

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 163.75
Ranked 95th.
459.63
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Colombia

Telephone mainlines per 1000 177.82
Ranked 66th.
607.73
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Colombia

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>El Tiempo - Liberal Party daily, national circulation</p> </p>El Espacio - evening daily</p> </p>El Nuevo Siglo - Conservative Party daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19390073">Full Article</a> <p>USA Today - national daily</p> </p>Wall Street Journal - business daily</p> </p>Christian Science Monitor - church-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Films produced 7
Ranked 49th.
611
Ranked 2nd. 87 times more than Colombia
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 a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
Television receivers per 1000 121.1
Ranked 92nd.
803.21
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Colombia

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 18
Ranked 47th.
819
Ranked 3rd. 46 times more than Colombia

Internet > IP addresses per capita 195.29
Ranked 103th.
4,911.96
Ranked 2nd. 25 times more than Colombia
Average cost of local call 0.03
Ranked 79th.
0.09
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Colombia
Internet > Users 12.1 million
Ranked 22nd.
208 million
Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Colombia

Internet > Internet penetration 49%
Ranked 87th.
81%
Ranked 29th. 65% more than Colombia
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 505.97
Ranked 66th.
682.36
Ranked 50th. 35% more than Colombia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,028.55
Ranked 103th. 4% more than United States
987.53
Ranked 110th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 6.29 million
Ranked 26th.
139 million
Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Colombia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.07 million
Ranked 29th.
310 million
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Colombia

Internet > Internet Service Providers 18
Ranked 55th.
7,000
Ranked 1st. 389 times more than Colombia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 3.98 million
Ranked 22nd.
88.52 million
Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Colombia

Cinemas > Per capita 0.007 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th.
0.116 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 17 times more than Colombia

Telephones > Main lines in use 7.13 million
Ranked 26th.
146 million
Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than Colombia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 13.01
Ranked 111th.
44.41
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Colombia

Active military personnel 444,518
Ranked 6th.
1.43 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Colombia
Radio receivers per 1000 554.07
Ranked 53th.
2,108.88
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Colombia

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 486.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.
680.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 40% more than Colombia

Internet > Hosts per 1000 34.42
Ranked 62nd.
1,039.15
Ranked 2nd. 30 times more than Colombia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 49.07 million
Ranked 29th.
303.05 million
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Colombia

Radio receivers 21 million
Ranked 19th.
575 million
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Colombia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 49.07 million
Ranked 27th.
327.58 million
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Colombia
Television receivers 4.59 million
Ranked 34th.
219 million
Ranked 2nd. 48 times more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 236
Ranked 24th.
3,803
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Colombia

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 1.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 45th.
7.42 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Colombia

MTV Video Music Awards Latin America > Awards 3
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United States
1
Ranked 7th.

Mobile phone subscribers 21.85 million
Ranked 20th.
201.65 million
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Colombia

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; multiple ocean cable systems provide international connectivity; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions)
Internet > ISP 18
Ranked 37th.
7,000
Ranked 1st. 389 times more than Colombia
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 7.38
Ranked 65th.
167.13
Ranked 15th. 23 times more than Colombia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 6.29 million
Ranked 26th.
139 million
Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Colombia

Radios 21 million
Ranked 19th.
575 million
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Colombia
Films produced per million 0.167
Ranked 44th.
2.11
Ranked 18th. 13 times more than Colombia
Internet > Hosts 1.55 million
Ranked 32nd.
316 million
Ranked 1st. 203 times more than Colombia

Cinemas > Annual attendance 18.4 million
Ranked 20th.
1.47 billion
Ranked 1st. 80 times more than Colombia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 27.86
Ranked 47th.
198.27
Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Colombia

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.477
Ranked 44th.
5.25
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Colombia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 515.77 Mbps
Ranked 22nd.
3,316.04 Mbps
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Colombia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 23
Ranked 44th.
1,486
Ranked 2nd. 65 times more than Colombia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1 million
Ranked 34th.
57.35 million
Ranked 4th. 57 times more than Colombia

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 33.33%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than United States
11.6%
Ranked 44th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 1.09 million
Ranked 31st.
55.95 million
Ranked 3rd. 51 times more than Colombia

Internet > Top level domain .co .us
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.085$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 9th.
0.088$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Colombia

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.382
Ranked 73th.
2.63
Ranked 38th. 7 times more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 230
Ranked 27th.
3,725
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Colombia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 23.61
Ranked 62nd.
195.85
Ranked 19th. 8 times 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 a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country
Internet country code .co .us
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 182.1 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than United States
83.14 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 29th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 55.1 min.
Ranked 37th.
280.26 min.
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Colombia

Telephone mainlines 7.68 million
Ranked 21st.
177.95 million
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Colombia

Cinemas 277
Ranked 22nd.
31,640
Ranked 1st. 114 times more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.134 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.
0.253 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 89% more than Colombia

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 7.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.
166.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 24 times more than Colombia

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 7.78$/month
Ranked 161st.
14.95$/month
Ranked 120th. 92% more than Colombia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 52.88 min. per capita
Ranked 38th.
279.45 min. per capita
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Colombia

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 66.67%
Ranked 36th.
88.4%
Ranked 16th. 33% more than Colombia

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $229.06
Ranked 49th.
$3,230.18
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Colombia

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 239.27$ per capita
Ranked 46th.
3,851.5$ per capita
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 884
Ranked 27th.
13,221
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 132
Ranked 27th.
898
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Colombia

Mobile cellular subscriptions 41.36 million
Ranked 26th.
270.5 million
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Colombia

Internet > Broadband subscribers 318,683
Ranked 39th.
49.39 million
Ranked 1st. 155 times more than Colombia

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.43
Ranked 145th.
24.13
Ranked 23th. 56 times more than Colombia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 717
Ranked 24th.
10,762
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Colombia

Cinemas per million 7.06
Ranked 34th.
116.04
Ranked 5th. 16 times more than Colombia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 24
Ranked 42nd.
1,476
Ranked 1st. 62 times more than Colombia

Internet > IP addresses 8.83 million
Ranked 34th.
1.54 billion
Ranked 1st. 174 times more than Colombia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 6.8
Ranked 48th.
367.37
Ranked 13th. 54 times more than Colombia

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 3519000000000 26836000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 4.23
Ranked 76th.
24.02
Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Colombia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 131.87
Ranked 116th.
442.8
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 5,302
Ranked 23th.
68,175
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Colombia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 2.24 million
Ranked 62nd.
234.41 million
Ranked 1st. 105 times more than Colombia
Television broadcast stations per million 1.58
Ranked 49th.
7.43
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 139.89
Ranked 39th.
253.07
Ranked 36th. 81% more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 212
Ranked 24th.
4,245
Ranked 6th. 20 times more than Colombia

30 Rock > International broadcasters > Series Premiere November 15<br />2006 October 11 2006
Internet > TLD .co .us
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 91.9
Ranked 76th. 3% more than United States
88.87
Ranked 80th.

Internet > Livejournal users 227
Ranked 76th.
1.29 million
Ranked 1st. 5695 times more than Colombia
Internet > Secure Internet servers 270
Ranked 43th.
259,881
Ranked 1st. 963 times more than Colombia

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 10
Ranked 28th.
109
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Colombia

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 0.212
Ranked 43th.
0.355
Ranked 43th. 67% more than Colombia

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.456 per capita
Ranked 45th.
5.25 per capita
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Colombia

Telecommunications > Country calling code 57 1
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price free free
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2011.07.29 2003.11.24
Telephone subscribers per 1000 683.79
Ranked 62nd.
1,230.67
Ranked 35th. 80% more than Colombia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 4.9%
Ranked 111th.
74.7%
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Colombia
E-Government rating 48
Ranked 35th.
60.1
Ranked 4th. 25% more than Colombia
Population covered by mobile telephony 80%
Ranked 89th.
99%
Ranked 28th. 24% more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 22.3 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th.
49.08 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 6.07
Ranked 36th.
13.83
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Colombia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.612
Ranked 67th.
5.23
Ranked 20th. 9 times more than Colombia

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 5.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 99th.
869.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 147 times more than Colombia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 7.22 million
Ranked 26th.
114 million
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Colombia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 184
Ranked 27th.
6,583
Ranked 3rd. 36 times more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 23.32
Ranked 37th.
49.08
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 15.54 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 38% more than United States
11.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 5.34
Ranked 161st.
4,415.29
Ranked 3rd. 827 times more than Colombia
Website defacements 50
Ranked 29th.
429
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Colombia
Website defacements per million 1.23
Ranked 76th.
1.51
Ranked 69th. 22% more than Colombia
Internet > Linux web servers 9
Ranked 53th.
11,108
Ranked 1st. 1234 times more than Colombia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 261
Ranked 16th.
2,333
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 616
Ranked 8th.
3,027
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Colombia

Telephone lines 8.05 million
Ranked 22nd.
154.65 million
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Colombia

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.9 million
Ranked 25th.
73.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 38 times more than Colombia

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 11.23%
Ranked 19th.
12.49%
Ranked 15th. 11% more than Colombia

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.2%
Ranked 95th.
12.78%
Ranked 16th. 64 times more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 5.8 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.
13.83 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Colombia

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.2
Ranked 40th.
35.9
Ranked 1st. 179 times more than Colombia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 5
Ranked 84th.
7,607
Ranked 1st. 1521 times more than Colombia

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 6.16
Ranked 94th.
870.97
Ranked 7th. 141 times more than Colombia

Phone subscribers 246.83
Ranked 80th.
1,117.9
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Colombia
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 30.56 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than United States
13.24 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 26th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 17.89
Ranked 88th.
50.81
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Colombia

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 10.2$/month
Ranked 99th. 96% more than United States
5.21$/month
Ranked 153th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 5.96 per 1 million people
Ranked 40th.
14.12 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 6.89
Ranked 33th.
8.66
Ranked 33th. 26% more than Colombia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.541
Ranked 122nd.
5.08
Ranked 42nd. 9 times more than Colombia

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 12.09
Ranked 88th.
1,234.13
Ranked 6th. 102 times more than Colombia

Internet servers using encryption 552
Ranked 39th.
378,887
Ranked 1st. 686 times more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 5.59
Ranked 35th.
15.76
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 18.92
Ranked 37th.
39.95
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Colombia

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 44.13%
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than United States
9.22%
Ranked 87th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 14699700000000 291122000000
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.585 per 1 million people
Ranked 66th.
5.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th. 9 times more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 1,830
Ranked 18th.
14,225
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Colombia

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.118
Ranked 107th.
25.98
Ranked 42nd. 221 times more than Colombia

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.
3.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Colombia

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 34.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.
1,040.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 30 times more than Colombia

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $308.76 million
Ranked 44th.
$22.44 billion
Ranked 3rd. 73 times more than Colombia

Television standard > VHF NTSC M NTSC M
Internet > ISP per million 0.451
Ranked 97th.
24.34
Ranked 3rd. 54 times more than Colombia
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 656.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.
1,227.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 87% more than Colombia

Telephone system > Regulation 1994 1934
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 3.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.
3.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th. The same as Colombia

Broadcasters of Medium > Broadcasters > Premi&egrave;re November 2005 January 3, 2005
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 13.23
Ranked 110th.
44.02
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Colombia

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 8.03$/month
Ranked 100th.
25.02$/month
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Colombia

Telephone subscribers 29.53 million
Ranked 20th.
360.35 million
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Colombia

Telephone subscribers per employee 330.37
Ranked 51st.
345.72
Ranked 61st. 5% more than Colombia

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.18% GDP
Ranked 19th. 94% more than United States
2.67% GDP
Ranked 96th.

Television standard > UHF NTSC M NTSC M
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 6.23
Ranked 42nd.
14.12
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Colombia

Internet > Linux web servers per million 0.222
Ranked 85th.
38.98
Ranked 5th. 176 times more than Colombia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 8.36
Ranked 80th.
28.03
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Colombia

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 28.45
Ranked 101st.
1,474.08
Ranked 19th. 52 times more than Colombia

Royalties and fees $0.10
Ranked 61st.
$134.30
Ranked 5th. 1343 times more than Colombia
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.432 per 1 million people
Ranked 92nd.
24.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 56 times more than Colombia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 18.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.
39.95 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 4.64 per 1 million people
Ranked 40th.
24.44 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 6.58 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th.
8.66 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th. 32% more than Colombia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Time to port 3 days
Ranked 5th.
0.0
Ranked 7th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 16.25
Ranked 23th. 45% more than United States
11.24
Ranked 31st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,028.55
Ranked 101st. 7% more than United States
965.4
Ranked 113th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 289,000
Ranked 33th.
107.57 million
Ranked 2nd. 372 times more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 48.28
Ranked 33th.
52.8
Ranked 38th. 9% more than Colombia

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 57
Ranked 24th. 57 times more than United States
1
Ranked 32nd.
Latin Grammy Awards > Awards 7
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than United States
3
Ranked 6th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 4.85
Ranked 41st.
24.44
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Colombia

Phone system > International dialling code +57 +1
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 48.92
Ranked 109th.
740.25
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Colombia
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 18.38%
Ranked 74th.
22.13%
Ranked 60th. 20% more than Colombia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 21.69%
Ranked 68th.
43.14%
Ranked 26th. 99% more than Colombia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 21.97%
Ranked 85th.
30.02%
Ranked 58th. 37% more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 3.48
Ranked 34th. 4% more than United States
3.33
Ranked 47th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 170.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th.
605.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Colombia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 46.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th.
52.8 per 1 million people
Ranked 39th. 14% more than Colombia

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