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Media Stats: compare key data on Costa Rica & Malaysia

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STAT Costa Rica Malaysia HISTORY
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 state-owned TV broadcaster operates 2 TV networks with relays throughout the country, and the leading private commercial media group operates 4 TV stations with numerous relays throughout the country; satellite TV subscription service is available; state-owned radio broadcaster operates multiple national networks as well as regional and local stations; many private commercial radio broadcasters and some subscription satellite radio services are available; about 55 radio stations overall
Households with television 92.8%
Ranked 12th. 4% more than Malaysia
88.91%
Ranked 57th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 100.17
Ranked 75th. 19% more than Malaysia
84.13
Ranked 80th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 47.5
Ranked 87th.
65.8
Ranked 49th. 39% more than Costa Rica

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 468.98
Ranked 91st.
648.04
Ranked 54th. 38% more than Costa Rica
Internet > Users per 1000 336.08
Ranked 52nd.
591.78
Ranked 23th. 76% more than Costa Rica

Internet users 1.49 million
Ranked 80th.
15.36 million
Ranked 26th. 10 times more than Costa Rica
Personal computers > Per capita 218.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 11% more than Malaysia
196.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.

Personal computers per 1000 219.01
Ranked 35th. 13% more than Malaysia
193.18
Ranked 38th.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Reloj - popular national radio</p> </p>Radio Columbia - news and talk</p> </p>Radio Monumental - news and talk</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19414705">Full Article</a> <p>Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) - state-run, operates some 30 radio stations and external service Voice of Malaysia</p> </p>Era FM - private</p> </p>Hot FM - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15384221">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 128.32
Ranked 49th.
140.94
Ranked 33th. 10% more than Costa Rica

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 363.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.
940.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Television > List of TV stations <p>Teletica (channel 7) - private</p> </p>Repretel (channels 4, 6, 11) - private</p> </p>Canal 13 - public</p> <p>Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) - state-run, operates TV1, TV2</p> </p>TV3 - commercial terrestrial network</p> </p>ntv7 - commercial terrestrial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15384221">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 143.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.
168.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th. 17% more than Costa Rica

Televisions per 1000 125.86
Ranked 103th.
433.9
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Radio broadcast stations AM 65, FM 51, shortwave 19 AM 35, FM 391, shortwave 15
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 64.71
Ranked 46th.
109.28
Ranked 33th. 69% more than Costa Rica

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 575.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.
943.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 64% more than Costa Rica

Internet > Users > Per capita 362.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th.
639.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 76% more than Costa Rica

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 211.76
Ranked 77th. 35% more than Malaysia
156.94
Ranked 103th.

Televisions 525,000
Ranked 99th.
10.8 million
Ranked 20th. 21 times more than Costa Rica
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 347.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 98% more than Malaysia
175.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 32.31
Ranked 68th.
55.8
Ranked 36th. 73% more than Costa Rica

Internet > Internet users 2.2 million
Ranked 88th.
19.2 million
Ranked 26th. 9 times more than Costa Rica
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 70 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.
95.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 36% more than Costa Rica

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 1,044 Mbps
Ranked 27th.
3,193 Mbps
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 241.26 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 32nd. 88% more than Malaysia
128.26 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 58th.

Personal computers 930,000
Ranked 53th.
4.9 million
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Costa Rica

Television broadcast stations 20
Ranked 2nd.
88
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Costa Rica

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 348 million min.
Ranked 40th.
2.03 billion min.
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Costa Rica

Radios per 1000 234.95
Ranked 124th.
437.92
Ranked 77th. 86% more than Costa Rica
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 423.78
Ranked 144th.
1,093.15
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $1.93 billion
Ranked 58th.
$21.98 billion
Ranked 23th. 11 times more than Costa Rica

Internet > Percent using internet 47.5%
Ranked 86th.
65.8%
Ranked 46th. 39% more than Costa Rica

Telephones > Mobile cellular 4.36 million
Ranked 110th.
36.66 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Costa Rica

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.268 per capita
Ranked 106th.
0.425 per capita
Ranked 70th. 59% more than Costa Rica

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 324.46
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Malaysia
155.16
Ranked 101st.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 321.4
Ranked 36th. 90% more than Malaysia
168.94
Ranked 68th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Al Dia - daily</p> </p>Diario Extra - daily</p> </p>La Nacion - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19414705">Full Article</a> <p>New Straits Times - English-language daily</p> </p>The Star - English-language daily</p> </p>The Sun - English-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15384221">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance 1.7 million
Ranked 55th. 5 times more than Malaysia
336,000
Ranked 70th.
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 modern system featuring good intercity service on Peninsular Malaysia provided mainly by microwave radio relay and an adequate intercity microwave radio relay network between Sabah and Sarawak via Brunei; international service excellent
Cinema attendance per capita 0.408
Ranked 52nd. 30 times more than Malaysia
0.0135
Ranked 77th.
Television receivers per 1000 143.52
Ranked 85th.
165.09
Ranked 82nd. 15% more than Costa Rica

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 3
Ranked 77th.
49
Ranked 27th. 16 times more than Costa Rica

Internet > IP addresses per capita 419.47
Ranked 71st. 94% more than Malaysia
216.67
Ranked 98th.
Average cost of local call 0.03
Ranked 80th. 50% more than Malaysia
0.02
Ranked 95th.
Internet > Users 1.5 million
Ranked 64th.
15.87 million
Ranked 17th. 11 times more than Costa Rica

Internet > Internet penetration 47.5%
Ranked 91st.
65.8%
Ranked 51st. 39% more than Costa Rica
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 254.86
Ranked 95th.
756.28
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,280.11
Ranked 49th.
1,413.3
Ranked 34th. 10% more than Costa Rica

Telecoms > Telephone lines 1.02 million
Ranked 74th.
4.59 million
Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Costa Rica

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.15 million
Ranked 99th.
41.32 million
Ranked 30th. 7 times more than Costa Rica

Internet > Internet Service Providers 3
Ranked 137th.
7
Ranked 100th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 481,325
Ranked 69th.
2.46 million
Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than Costa Rica

Cinemas > Per capita 0.011 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 57% more than Malaysia
0.007 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 1.23 million
Ranked 68th.
4.24 million
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 20.71
Ranked 76th. 32% more than Malaysia
15.69
Ranked 103th.

Active military personnel 0.0
Ranked 144th.
109,000
Ranked 27th.
Radio receivers per 1000 267.9
Ranked 106th.
417.32
Ranked 70th. 56% more than Costa Rica

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 254.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.
771.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Internet > Hosts per 1000 3.63
Ranked 98th.
13.83
Ranked 71st. 4 times more than Costa Rica

Number of PCs per million 219.01
Ranked 35th. 13% more than Malaysia
193.18
Ranked 39th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 5.38 million
Ranked 104th.
41.32 million
Ranked 30th. 8 times more than Costa Rica

Radio receivers 980,000
Ranked 109th.
9.1 million
Ranked 34th. 9 times more than Costa Rica

Cinema > Number of cinemas 20
Ranked 48th.
91
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Costa Rica

Television receivers 525,000
Ranked 94th.
3.6 million
Ranked 41st. 7 times more than Costa Rica

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 49
Ranked 37th.
547
Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Costa Rica

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 4.88 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 43% more than Malaysia
3.42 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.93$
Ranked 98th. 3 times more than Malaysia
0.71$
Ranked 94th.

Mobile phone subscribers 1.1 million
Ranked 95th.
19.55 million
Ranked 21st. 18 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 - 60; landing point for several major international submarine cable networks that provide connectivity to Asia, Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Pacific Ocean)
Internet > ISP 3
Ranked 97th.
7
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 6.58
Ranked 62nd.
18.98
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 1.02 million
Ranked 73th.
4.59 million
Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Costa Rica

Radios 980,000
Ranked 111th.
10.9 million
Ranked 34th. 11 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Hosts 16,440
Ranked 96th.
377,716
Ranked 50th. 23 times more than Costa Rica

Cinemas > Annual attendance 1.7 million
Ranked 46th. 6 times more than Malaysia
300,000
Ranked 49th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 69.98
Ranked 39th.
93.55
Ranked 36th. 34% more than Costa Rica

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.489
Ranked 44th. 37 times more than Malaysia
0.0131
Ranked 51st.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 241.66 Mbps
Ranked 32nd. 92% more than Malaysia
125.88 Mbps
Ranked 61st.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 7
Ranked 82nd.
35
Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Costa Rica

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 275,200
Ranked 46th.
2.75 million
Ranked 21st. 10 times more than Costa Rica

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 33.33%
Ranked 24th.
0.0
Ranked 60th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 275,000
Ranked 42nd.
2.19 million
Ranked 22nd. 8 times more than Costa Rica

Internet > Top level domain .cr .my
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.077$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 18th. 10% more than Malaysia
0.07$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 26th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.633
Ranked 67th.
1.7
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.437$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 119th.
3.67$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 64th. 8 times more than Costa Rica

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 66
Ranked 39th.
526
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Costa Rica

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 64.81
Ranked 47th.
108.54
Ranked 34th. 67% more than Costa Rica

Telephone system > Domestic point-to-point and point-to-multi-point microwave, fiber-optic, and coaxial cable link rural areas; Internet service is available domestic satellite system with 2 earth stations; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 140 per 100 persons
Internet country code .cr .my
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 52.15 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 29th. 93% more than Malaysia
26.95 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 63th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 81.95 min.
Ranked 29th.
83.23 min.
Ranked 43th. 2% more than Costa Rica

Telephone mainlines 1.39 million
Ranked 53th.
4.37 million
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $418.00 million
Ranked 22nd.
$798.90 million
Ranked 16th. 91% more than Costa Rica

Cinemas 39
Ranked 43th.
162
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Costa Rica

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.391 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 73% more than Malaysia
0.226 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 6.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.
19.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 28.08$/month
Ranked 64th. 4 times more than Malaysia
7.39$/month
Ranked 165th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 81.82 min. per capita
Ranked 28th.
84.77 min. per capita
Ranked 42nd. 4% more than Costa Rica

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 4.55
Ranked 44th. 37% more than Malaysia
3.33
Ranked 1st.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 66.67%
Ranked 39th.
100%
Ranked 15th. 50% more than Costa Rica

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 368.61$ per capita
Ranked 41st.
393.42$ per capita
Ranked 37th. 7% more than Costa Rica

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $421.67
Ranked 38th.
$800.34
Ranked 32nd. 90% more than Costa Rica

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 221
Ranked 39th.
998
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Costa Rica

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 20
Ranked 41st.
662
Ranked 4th. 33 times more than Costa Rica

Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.89 million
Ranked 116th.
27.71 million
Ranked 29th. 15 times more than Costa Rica

Internet > Broadband subscribers 27,931
Ranked 60th.
490,630
Ranked 34th. 18 times more than Costa Rica

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.719
Ranked 121st. 3 times more than Malaysia
0.281
Ranked 154th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 253
Ranked 33th.
614
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Cinemas per million 11.21
Ranked 43th. 55% more than Malaysia
7.25
Ranked 43th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 6
Ranked 55th.
31
Ranked 35th. 5 times more than Costa Rica

Internet > IP addresses 1.94 million
Ranked 65th.
6.32 million
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 41.04
Ranked 32nd.
67
Ranked 33th. 63% more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 74054000000 4905000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 2.38
Ranked 86th.
4.93
Ranked 72nd. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Number of PCs 930
Ranked 54th.
4,900
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 211.76
Ranked 82nd. 35% more than Malaysia
156.94
Ranked 108th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 1,464
Ranked 38th.
5,084
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 673,615
Ranked 84th.
3.95 million
Ranked 44th. 6 times more than Costa Rica
Television broadcast stations per million 4.89
Ranked 7th. 46% more than Malaysia
3.34
Ranked 17th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 40
Ranked 40th.
222
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Costa Rica

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 390.34
Ranked 29th. 76% more than Malaysia
222.05
Ranked 28th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 27
Ranked 40th. 9 times more than Malaysia
3
Ranked 59th.
Internet > TLD .cr .my
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 41.75
Ranked 133th.
102.59
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Internet > Livejournal users 131
Ranked 104th.
1,538
Ranked 25th. 12 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Secure Internet servers 294
Ranked 41st.
446
Ranked 35th. 52% more than Costa Rica

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 0.633
Ranked 32nd.
0.972
Ranked 34th. 53% more than Costa Rica

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 3
Ranked 42nd.
27
Ranked 16th. 9 times more than Costa Rica

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.489 per capita
Ranked 43th. 38 times more than Malaysia
0.013 per capita
Ranked 52nd.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 506 60
Telephone subscribers per 1000 576.26
Ranked 71st.
925.22
Ranked 48th. 61% more than Costa Rica

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 14.5%
Ranked 82nd. 7% more than Malaysia
13.5%
Ranked 84th.
E-Government rating 40.7
Ranked 93th.
51.5
Ranked 21st. 27% more than Costa Rica
Population covered by mobile telephony 80%
Ranked 40th.
95%
Ranked 49th. 19% more than Costa Rica

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 58.97 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd. 33% more than Malaysia
44.38 per 1 million people
Ranked 27th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 17.6
Ranked 32nd.
22.97
Ranked 21st. 31% more than Costa Rica

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 1.53
Ranked 53th. 15% more than Malaysia
1.32
Ranked 55th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 67 per 1 million people
Ranked 48th. 4 times more than Malaysia
17.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 81st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 1.44 million
Ranked 66th.
4.29 million
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 76
Ranked 39th.
241
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 58.92
Ranked 33th. 35% more than Malaysia
43.59
Ranked 29th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 16.01 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Malaysia
6.98 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 6.87
Ranked 35th. 50 times more than Malaysia
0.138
Ranked 57th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 6.87 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th. 49 times more than Malaysia
0.14 per 1 million people
Ranked 56th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 30.85
Ranked 103th.
60.63
Ranked 80th. 97% more than Costa Rica
Internet > Linux web servers 18
Ranked 46th.
29
Ranked 39th. 61% more than Costa Rica
Website defacements 18
Ranked 53th.
118
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than Costa Rica
Website defacements per million 4.48
Ranked 39th.
4.93
Ranked 35th. 10% more than Costa Rica
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 1.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 38% more than Malaysia
0.994 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 320.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 86% more than Malaysia
172.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 5.33
Ranked 35th.
28.91
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Costa Rica

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 67.46
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Malaysia
26.82
Ranked 28th.

Internet servers using encryption 450
Ranked 45th.
923
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 98.28
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Malaysia
33.6
Ranked 73th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 174.91
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Malaysia
46.21
Ranked 28th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,119.2
Ranked 80th.
1,413.3
Ranked 33th. 26% more than Costa Rica

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.65
Ranked 92nd. 19% more than Malaysia
1.38
Ranked 94th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 66.93
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Malaysia
16.94
Ranked 80th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 42
Ranked 52nd.
44
Ranked 41st. 5% more than Costa Rica
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 3 million$
Ranked 7th.
479 million$
Ranked 26th. 160 times more than Costa Rica

Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.764 per 1 million people
Ranked 76th. 3 times more than Malaysia
0.304 per 1 million people
Ranked 98th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 67.5 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Malaysia
27.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 20.28 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th. 89% more than Malaysia
10.72 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 6.14 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Malaysia
2.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 1$ per capita
Ranked 9th.
18.9$ per capita
Ranked 34th. 19 times more than Costa Rica

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 199th.
0.1
Ranked 60th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 60
Ranked 37th.
157
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 23
Ranked 38th.
59
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 9.89
Ranked 63th. 5 times more than Malaysia
2.07
Ranked 75th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 656
Ranked 33th.
1,058
Ranked 15th. 61% more than Costa Rica

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 1.53 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st. 13% more than Malaysia
1.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 54th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.245 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 11th. 14% more than Malaysia
0.214 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 17th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $732.73 million
Ranked 37th.
$1.63 billion
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 17.61 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th.
23.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th. 33% more than Costa Rica

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 36.2%
Ranked 11th. 61% more than Malaysia
22.55%
Ranked 25th.

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 4 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 46th.
7.27 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 36th. 82% more than Costa Rica

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 31.81
Ranked 49th. Twice as much as Malaysia
15.89
Ranked 97th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 1.85$/month
Ranked 181st.
5.02$/month
Ranked 156th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 21.23
Ranked 75th. 36% more than Malaysia
15.65
Ranked 103th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.926%
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Malaysia
0.263%
Ranked 57th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 6.04$/month
Ranked 119th.
8.72$/month
Ranked 82nd. 44% more than Costa Rica

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 6.13
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Malaysia
2.58
Ranked 30th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 10.67
Ranked 31st. 10% more than Malaysia
9.7
Ranked 25th.

Internet > Linux web servers per million 4.48
Ranked 44th. 4 times more than Malaysia
1.21
Ranked 62nd.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.52% GDP
Ranked 106th.
4.83% GDP
Ranked 37th. 92% more than Costa Rica

Telephone subscribers per employee 388.06
Ranked 55th.
769.9
Ranked 13th. 98% more than Costa Rica

Telephone subscribers 2.49 million
Ranked 74th.
23.91 million
Ranked 24th. 10 times more than Costa Rica

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 575.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.
943.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 64% more than Costa Rica

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.491$ per 1 million people
Ranked 61st. 17 times more than Malaysia
0.029$ per 1 million people
Ranked 85th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 121.03$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 96th. 20 times more than Malaysia
5.99$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 83th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 20.26
Ranked 31st. 93% more than Malaysia
10.53
Ranked 30th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 204588000000 21752000000
Royalties and fees $0.30
Ranked 48th.
0.0
Ranked 84th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 10.04
Ranked 75th. 20% more than Malaysia
8.39
Ranked 79th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 94.9
Ranked 72nd. 45% more than Malaysia
65.66
Ranked 79th.

Phone subscribers 305.44
Ranked 70th.
509.92
Ranked 55th. 67% more than Costa Rica
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 16
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Malaysia
6.86
Ranked 30th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 168,000
Ranked 32nd.
1.42 million
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 506
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than Malaysia
60
Ranked 51st.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $86.99
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Malaysia
$27.32
Ranked 13th.

Phone system > International dialling code +506 +60
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 143.45
Ranked 82nd. 8% more than Malaysia
133.15
Ranked 83th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 32.15%
Ranked 36th. 15% more than Malaysia
27.86%
Ranked 45th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 24.11%
Ranked 59th.
31.97%
Ranked 47th. 33% more than Costa Rica

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 20.27%
Ranked 92nd.
41.41%
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 175.03 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Malaysia
47.05 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 3.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
14.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th. 4 times more than Costa Rica

Telephone lines 1.44 million
Ranked 62nd.
4.29 million
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 107,410
Ranked 75th.
1.33 million
Ranked 36th. 12 times more than Costa Rica

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 18.96%
Ranked 7th.
25.27%
Ranked 3rd. 33% more than Costa Rica

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 23.8%
Ranked 7th.
26.18%
Ranked 5th. 10% more than Costa Rica

Television standard > VHF NTSC M PAL B
Internet > ISP per million 0.763
Ranked 82nd. 3 times more than Malaysia
0.299
Ranked 104th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 1$
Ranked 9th.
18.53$
Ranked 34th. 19 times more than Costa Rica

Telephone system > Regulation 1996 1998
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 5.34 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th.
29.44 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Costa Rica

Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 4/5/2010 2006-09 (trials) abandoned
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 13.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.
24.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 86% more than Costa Rica

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 13.06
Ranked 36th.
23.89
Ranked 24th. 83% more than Costa Rica

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