Media Stats: compare key data on Costa Rica & Dominican Republic

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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.
Newspapers: Daily newspapers
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.
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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.
Cinema > Number of cinemas: Number of cinemas.
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.
Newspapers per million: Daily newspapers. Figures expressed per million 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 > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
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 > Number of cinemas per million people: Number of cinemas. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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.
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.
Internet > Rural households with personal computer: Number of rural households that possess a personal computer.
Internet > Rural households with internet per thousand people: Number of rural households with access to the internet (regardless of device that is used). 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 > Rural households with internet: Number of rural households with access to the internet (regardless of device that is used).
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 internet per thousand people: Number of households with access to the internet (regardless of device that is used). 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.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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).
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
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.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines per thousand people: Number of households with landline phone connection. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 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.
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
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Rural households with cellular phone per thousand people: Number of rural households that possess a mobile cellular phone. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Urban households with landlines: Number of urban households with landline phone connection.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Urban households with cellular phone: Number of urban households that possess a mobile cellular phone.
Internet > Urban households with personal computer: Number of urban 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 > Households with personal computer: Number of households that possess a personal computer.
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.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Televisions > Urban households with TV: Total number of urban households with a TV set. The definition for urban varies for each country.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Households with cellular phone per thousand people: Number of households that possess a mobile cellular phone. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Televisions > Rural households with TV: Total number of rural households with a TV set. The definition of rural varies for each country.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Rural households with landlines per thousand people: Number of rural households with landline phone connection. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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."
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."
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Internet > Households with internet: Number of households with access to the internet (regardless of device that is used).
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Rural households with cellular phone: Number of rural households that possess a mobile cellular phone.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Rural households with landlines: Number of rural households with landline phone connection.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Households with cellular phone: Number of households that possess a mobile cellular phone.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines: Number of households with landline phone connection.
Price basket for mobile > US$ 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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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).
Telecommunications > Telephone > Urban households with landlines per thousand people: Number of urban households with landline phone connection. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Urban households with cellular phone per thousand people: Number of urban households that possess a mobile cellular phone. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
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.
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.

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STAT	Costa Rica	Dominican Republic
Broadcast media	multiple privately-owned television stations and 1 publicly-owned television station; cable network services are widely available; more than 100 privately-owned radio stations and a public radio network	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	64.71 Ranked 46th. 65% more than Dominican Republic	39.14 Ranked 53th.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	575.32 per 1,000 people Ranked 70th. 13% more than Dominican Republic	508.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 78th.
Households with television	92.8% Ranked 12th. 22% more than Dominican Republic	75.8% Ranked 14th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	100.17 Ranked 75th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic	43.85 Ranked 100th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	47.5 Ranked 87th. 6% more than Dominican Republic	45 Ranked 94th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	468.98 Ranked 91st. 6% more than Dominican Republic	444.23 Ranked 97th.
Internet > Users > Per capita	362.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic	179.06 per 1,000 people Ranked 86th.
Internet > Users per 1000	336.08 Ranked 52nd. 93% more than Dominican Republic	174.41 Ranked 85th.
Internet users	1.49 million Ranked 80th.	2.7 million Ranked 67th. 82% more than Costa Rica
Radio broadcast stations	AM 65, FM 51, shortwave 19	AM 120, FM 56, shortwave 4
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	128.32 Ranked 49th. 45% more than Dominican Republic	88.75 Ranked 130th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	363.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 109th.	588.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 84th. 62% more than Costa Rica
Television receivers > Per capita	143.64 per 1,000 people Ranked 87th. 55% more than Dominican Republic	92.71 per 1,000 people Ranked 105th.
Televisions per 1000	125.86 Ranked 103th. 48% more than Dominican Republic	84.88 Ranked 121st.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	211.76 Ranked 77th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic	103.69 Ranked 118th.
Televisions	525,000 Ranked 99th.	770,000 Ranked 90th. 47% more than Costa Rica
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	347.62 per 1,000 people Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Dominican Republic	96.84 per 1,000 people Ranked 81st.
Internet users > Per 100 people	32.31 Ranked 68th. 50% more than Dominican Republic	21.58 Ranked 97th.
Internet > Internet users	2.2 million Ranked 88th.	4.54 million Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	70 per 1,000 people Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic	26.3 per 1,000 people Ranked 49th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	1,044 Mbps Ranked 27th. 20 times more than Dominican Republic	51.8 Mbps Ranked 73th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	241.26 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 32nd. 41 times more than Dominican Republic	5.83 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 78th.
Television broadcast stations	20 Ranked 2nd.	25 Ranked 1st. 25% more than Costa Rica
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	348 million min. Ranked 40th.	1.94 billion min. Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Costa Rica
Radios per 1000	234.95 Ranked 124th. 48% more than Dominican Republic	158.74 Ranked 146th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	423.78 Ranked 144th.	873.1 Ranked 90th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Percent using internet	47.5% Ranked 86th. 6% more than Dominican Republic	45% Ranked 93th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	4.36 million Ranked 110th.	8.77 million Ranked 79th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.268 per capita Ranked 106th. 55% more than Dominican Republic	0.173 per capita Ranked 130th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	324.46 Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic	97.67 Ranked 120th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000	321.4 Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic	95.92 Ranked 89th.
Telephone system > General assessment	good domestic telephone service in terms of breadth of coverage; under the terms of CAFTA-DR, the state-run telecommunications monopoly is scheduled to be opened to competition from domestic and international firms, but has been slow to open to competition	relatively efficient system based on island-wide microwave radio relay network
Television receivers per 1000	143.52 Ranked 85th. 54% more than Dominican Republic	93.26 Ranked 103th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	3 Ranked 77th.	6 Ranked 78th. Twice as much as Costa Rica
Newspapers	8 Ranked 40th.	9 Ranked 39th. 13% more than Costa Rica
Internet > IP addresses per capita	419.47 Ranked 71st. 5 times more than Dominican Republic	85.01 Ranked 130th.
Internet > Users	1.5 million Ranked 64th.	1.68 million Ranked 61st. 12% more than Costa Rica
Internet > Internet penetration	47.5% Ranked 91st. 6% more than Dominican Republic	45% Ranked 98th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	254.86 Ranked 95th.	387.79 Ranked 81st. 52% more than Costa Rica
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,280.11 Ranked 49th. 46% more than Dominican Republic	879.48 Ranked 127th.
Televisions > Households with TV	1.15 million Ranked 2nd.	2.11 million Ranked 3rd. 83% more than Costa Rica
Telecoms > Telephone lines	1.02 million Ranked 74th.	1.07 million Ranked 72nd. 5% more than Costa Rica
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	6.15 million Ranked 99th.	9.04 million Ranked 85th. 47% more than Costa Rica
Internet > Internet Service Providers	3 Ranked 137th.	24 Ranked 42nd. 8 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	481,325 Ranked 69th. 7% more than Dominican Republic	450,584 Ranked 71st.
Telephones > Main lines in use	1.23 million Ranked 68th. 18% more than Dominican Republic	1.04 million Ranked 76th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	20.71 Ranked 76th. 99% more than Dominican Republic	10.41 Ranked 118th.
Active military personnel	0.0 Ranked 144th.	49,910 Ranked 46th.
Radio receivers per 1000	267.9 Ranked 106th. 54% more than Dominican Republic	174.41 Ranked 128th.
Televisions > Households with TV per thousand people	243.67 Ranked 4th. 16% more than Dominican Republic	210.36 Ranked 4th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	254.44 per 1,000 people Ranked 95th.	382.62 per 1,000 people Ranked 80th. 50% more than Costa Rica
Internet > Hosts per 1000	3.63 Ranked 98th.	10.83 Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	5.38 million Ranked 104th.	8.93 million Ranked 87th. 66% more than Costa Rica
Radio receivers	980,000 Ranked 109th.	1.44 million Ranked 95th. 47% more than Costa Rica
Cinema > Number of cinemas	20 Ranked 48th.	21 Ranked 47th. 5% more than Costa Rica
Television receivers	525,000 Ranked 94th.	770,000 Ranked 87th. 47% more than Costa Rica
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	4.88 per 1 million people Ranked 8th. 79% more than Dominican Republic	2.72 per 1 million people Ranked 5th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	1.93$ Ranked 98th. 9 times more than Dominican Republic	0.22$ Ranked 110th.
Mobile phone subscribers	1.1 million Ranked 95th.	3.62 million Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Telephone system > International	country code - 506; landing points for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1), MAYA-1, and the Pan American Crossing submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; connected to Central American Microwave System; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)	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	3 Ranked 97th.	24 Ranked 27th. 8 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	6.58 Ranked 62nd.	7.05 Ranked 66th. 7% more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	1.02 million Ranked 73th.	1.07 million Ranked 71st. 5% more than Costa Rica
Radios	980,000 Ranked 111th.	1.44 million Ranked 95th. 47% more than Costa Rica
Internet > Hosts	16,440 Ranked 96th.	105,546 Ranked 66th. 6 times more than Costa Rica
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	69.98 Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic	26.55 Ranked 49th.
Newspapers per million	1.92 Ranked 45th. 93% more than Dominican Republic	0.992 Ranked 50th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	241.66 Mbps Ranked 32nd. 41 times more than Dominican Republic	5.89 Mbps Ranked 79th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	7 Ranked 82nd.	11 Ranked 67th. 57% more than Costa Rica
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	275,200 Ranked 46th.	365,000 Ranked 43th. 33% more than Costa Rica
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	33.33% Ranked 24th.	0.0 Ranked 44th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	275,000 Ranked 42nd. 20% more than Dominican Republic	230,000 Ranked 44th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	0.633 Ranked 67th. 4% more than Dominican Republic	0.607 Ranked 71st.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.437$ per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 119th.	1.7$ per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 75th. 4 times more than Costa Rica
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	64.81 Ranked 47th. 63% more than Dominican Republic	39.64 Ranked 56th.
Telephone system > Domestic	point-to-point and point-to-multi-point microwave, fiber-optic, and coaxial cable link rural areas; Internet service is available	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	.cr	.do
Internet > Urban households with personal computer per thousand people	101.23 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic	48.67 Ranked 4th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	52.15 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 29th. 22 times more than Dominican Republic	2.4 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 111th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	81.95 min. Ranked 29th.	220.7 min. Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Telephone mainlines	1.39 million Ranked 53th. 55% more than Dominican Republic	896,252 Ranked 68th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$	$418.00 million Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Dominican Republic	$108.40 million Ranked 48th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	6.57 per 1,000 people Ranked 63th.	6.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 67th. 6% more than Costa Rica
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	28.08$/month Ranked 64th. 50% more than Dominican Republic	18.76$/month Ranked 107th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	81.82 min. per capita Ranked 28th.	218.46 min. per capita Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people	4.55 Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic	2.22 Ranked 56th.
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	66.67% Ranked 39th.	100% Ranked 2nd. 50% more than Costa Rica
Mobile cellular subscriptions	1.89 million Ranked 116th.	7.21 million Ranked 65th. 4 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Broadband subscribers	27,931 Ranked 60th.	65,856 Ranked 58th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.719 Ranked 121st.	2.65 Ranked 72nd. 4 times more than Costa Rica
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	6 Ranked 55th.	9 Ranked 49th. 50% more than Costa Rica
Internet > IP addresses	1.94 million Ranked 65th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic	857,600 Ranked 80th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	41.04 Ranked 32nd. 65% more than Dominican Republic	24.82 Ranked 39th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	74054000000	8320630000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	2.38 Ranked 86th. 5% more than Dominican Republic	2.27 Ranked 88th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	211.76 Ranked 82nd. 2 times more than Dominican Republic	103.69 Ranked 124th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	673,615 Ranked 84th.	1.56 million Ranked 65th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Television broadcast stations per million	4.89 Ranked 7th. 77% more than Dominican Republic	2.76 Ranked 4th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	27 Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic	8 Ranked 53th.
Internet > Rural households with personal computer	86,728 Ranked 5th. 68% more than Dominican Republic	51,490 Ranked 4th.
Internet > Rural households with internet per thousand people	9.92 Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Dominican Republic	2.33 Ranked 2nd.
Internet > Households with personal computer per thousand people	119.53 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic	53.81 Ranked 5th.
Internet > Rural households with internet	47,000 Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic	23,349 Ranked 4th.
Internet > Rural households with personal computer per thousand people	18.31 Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Dominican Republic	5.14 Ranked 2nd.
Internet > Households with internet per thousand people	77.09 Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic	34.57 Ranked 4th.
Internet > TLD	.cr	.do
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	41.75 Ranked 133th.	72.45 Ranked 99th. 74% more than Costa Rica
Internet > Livejournal users	131 Ranked 104th. 22% more than Dominican Republic	107 Ranked 110th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	294 Ranked 41st. 5 times more than Dominican Republic	58 Ranked 73th.
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies	0.0 Ranked 44th.	50% Ranked 32nd.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	0.633 Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Dominican Republic	0.202 Ranked 49th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	3 Ranked 42nd. 50% more than Dominican Republic	2 Ranked 50th.
Telephone subscribers per 1000	576.26 Ranked 71st. 19% more than Dominican Republic	483.72 Ranked 81st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	14.5% Ranked 82nd.	15.4% Ranked 80th. 6% more than Costa Rica
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	1.53 Ranked 53th. 47% more than Dominican Republic	1.04 Ranked 61st.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	67 per 1 million people Ranked 48th. 11 times more than Dominican Republic	6.03 per 1 million people Ranked 96th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	1.44 million Ranked 66th. 46% more than Dominican Republic	985,700 Ranked 82nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	6.87 Ranked 35th. 7 times more than Dominican Republic	0.923 Ranked 52nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	6.87 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 8 times more than Dominican Republic	0.915 per 1 million people Ranked 52nd.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	30.85 Ranked 103th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic	11.62 Ranked 131st.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	32.15% Ranked 36th. 7 times more than Dominican Republic	4.35% Ranked 123th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	24.11% Ranked 59th. 5 times more than Dominican Republic	4.88% Ranked 127th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	20.27% Ranked 92nd. 3 times more than Dominican Republic	6.63% Ranked 123th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	121.03$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 96th. 10 times more than Dominican Republic	11.92$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 75th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.491$ per 1 million people Ranked 61st. 20 times more than Dominican Republic	0.024$ per 1 million people Ranked 88th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	3.92 per 1,000 people Ranked 113th.	11.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 90th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$732.73 million Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Dominican Republic	$173.50 million Ranked 62nd.
Television standard > VHF	NTSC M	NTSC M
Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines per thousand people	150.71 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Dominican Republic	64.23 Ranked 3rd.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	575.32 per 1,000 people Ranked 70th. 21% more than Dominican Republic	477.27 per 1,000 people Ranked 82nd.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita	1$ Ranked 9th.	5.37$ Ranked 58th. 5 times more than Costa Rica
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	31.81 Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic	9.9 Ranked 115th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP	0.926% Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Dominican Republic	0.184% Ranked 68th.
Telephone subscribers	2.49 million Ranked 74th.	4.52 million Ranked 62nd. 82% more than Costa Rica
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals	306 Ranked 15th. 63% more than Dominican Republic	188 Ranked 18th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	388.06 Ranked 55th. 4 times more than Dominican Republic	98.53 Ranked 110th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	2.52% GDP Ranked 106th. 5 times more than Dominican Republic	0.46% GDP Ranked 80th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals per million	77.87 Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Dominican Republic	21.7 Ranked 22nd.
Television standard > UHF	NTSC M	NTSC M
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Rural households with cellular phone per thousand people	55.21 Ranked 5th. 22% more than Dominican Republic	45.37 Ranked 2nd.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	10.04 Ranked 75th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic	4.42 Ranked 99th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	94.9 Ranked 72nd. 4 times more than Dominican Republic	22.96 Ranked 110th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Urban households with landlines	570,488 Ranked 2nd.	591,482 Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Urban households with cellular phone	817,688 Ranked 1st.	1.59 million Ranked 3rd. 95% more than Costa Rica
Internet > Urban households with personal computer	479,574 Ranked 5th.	487,476 Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Costa Rica
Phone subscribers	305.44 Ranked 70th. 19% more than Dominican Republic	256.66 Ranked 76th.
Internet > Households with personal computer	566,302 Ranked 5th. 5% more than Dominican Republic	538,966 Ranked 3rd.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	66.93 Ranked 47th. 11 times more than Dominican Republic	6.12 Ranked 95th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	42 Ranked 52nd. 6 times more than Dominican Republic	7 Ranked 79th.
Televisions > Urban households with TV	866,475 Ranked 2nd.	1.65 million Ranked 3rd. 90% more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Households with cellular phone per thousand people	227.8 Ranked 4th. 12% more than Dominican Republic	204.17 Ranked 3rd.
Internet > ISP > Per capita	0.764 per 1 million people Ranked 76th.	2.75 per 1 million people Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Costa Rica
Televisions > Urban households with TV per thousand people	182.89 Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Dominican Republic	164.7 Ranked 3rd.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	1.65 Ranked 92nd. 38% more than Dominican Republic	1.19 Ranked 97th.
Televisions > Rural households with TV	287,958 Ranked 4th.	457,398 Ranked 3rd. 59% more than Costa Rica
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	168,000 Ranked 32nd.	215,000 Ranked 35th. 28% more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications > Telephone > Rural households with landlines per thousand people	30.29 Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Dominican Republic	5.18 Ranked 2nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,119.2 Ranked 80th. 29% more than Dominican Republic	869.37 Ranked 124th.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	98.28 Ranked 51st. 7 times more than Dominican Republic	14.17 Ranked 84th.
Internet servers using encryption	450 Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic	143 Ranked 65th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	143.45 Ranked 82nd.	152.39 Ranked 80th. 6% more than Costa Rica
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	23.8% Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Dominican Republic	6.05% Ranked 27th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	18.96% Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Dominican Republic	5.19% Ranked 75th.
Internet > ISP per million	0.763 Ranked 82nd.	2.77 Ranked 50th. 4 times more than Costa Rica
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	107,410 Ranked 75th.	226,044 Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Telephone lines	1.44 million Ranked 62nd. 46% more than Dominican Republic	985,711 Ranked 76th.
Televisions > Rural households with TV per thousand people	60.78 Ranked 5th. 33% more than Dominican Republic	45.66 Ranked 2nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	1.53 per 1 million people Ranked 51st. 48% more than Dominican Republic	1.03 per 1 million people Ranked 60th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	9.89 Ranked 63th. 13 times more than Dominican Republic	0.76 Ranked 99th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita	$86.99 Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Dominican Republic	$10.55 Ranked 44th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people	14.66 Ranked 43th. 11 times more than Dominican Republic	1.3 Ranked 75th.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.0 Ranked 199th.	0.0 Ranked 212th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita	1$ per capita Ranked 9th.	5.3$ per capita Ranked 59th. 5 times more than Costa Rica
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	4 per 100 mainlines Ranked 46th.	133.2 per 100 mainlines Ranked 17th. 33 times more than Costa Rica
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$	3 million$ Ranked 7th.	50.2 million$ Ranked 55th. 17 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Households with internet	365,249 Ranked 6th. 5% more than Dominican Republic	346,310 Ranked 3rd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Rural households with cellular phone	261,571 Ranked 4th.	454,426 Ranked 3rd. 74% more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications > Telephone > Rural households with landlines	143,508 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Dominican Republic	51,886 Ranked 2nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Households with cellular phone	1.08 million Ranked 2nd.	2.05 million Ranked 3rd. 89% more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines	713,996 Ranked 3rd. 11% more than Dominican Republic	643,368 Ranked 2nd.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	1.85$/month Ranked 181st.	8.63$/month Ranked 116th. 5 times more than Costa Rica
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	21.23 Ranked 75th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic	10.46 Ranked 118th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals > Per capita	77.89 per 1 million people Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Dominican Republic	21.5 per 1 million people Ranked 22nd.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	6.04$/month Ranked 119th.	23.33$/month Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications > Telephone > Urban households with landlines per thousand people	120.42 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Dominican Republic	59.05 Ranked 3rd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Urban households with cellular phone per thousand people	172.59 Ranked 1st. 9% more than Dominican Republic	158.81 Ranked 2nd.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	204588000000	4047362000
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	320.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic	94.64 per 1,000 people Ranked 89th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	1.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th.	1.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 57th. 35% more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	36.2% Ranked 11th.	274.69% Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Costa Rica

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. 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