Media Stats: compare key data on Costa Rica & United States

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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 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.
Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio 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 > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
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.
Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
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.
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.
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.
Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
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.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Cinema attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
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.
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.
Cinemas > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
Active military personnel: Active military.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
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.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita 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.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
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.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Arabsat -
Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Internet > 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
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.
Cinemas per million: . 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . Figures expressed per million population 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 > 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.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telecommunications > Country calling code:
The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.
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 %.
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists: Number of newspaper journalists by country.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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).
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population 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.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
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.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . 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.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > 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.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
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.
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.
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).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million 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	United States
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	4
Households with television	92.8% Ranked 12th.	97.84% Ranked 14th. 5% more than Costa Rica
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	100.17 Ranked 75th.	281.99 Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	47.5 Ranked 87th.	81.03 Ranked 26th. 71% more than Costa Rica
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	468.98 Ranked 91st.	803.03 Ranked 28th. 71% more than Costa Rica
Internet > Users per 1000	336.08 Ranked 52nd.	697.1 Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Internet users	1.49 million Ranked 80th.	245 million Ranked 2nd. 165 times more than Costa Rica
Personal computers > Per capita	218.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 34th.	762.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Personal computers per 1000	219.01 Ranked 35th.	764.36 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Costa Rica
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>NPR (National Public Radio) - non-commercial network of member stations; news, information and cultural programmes</p> </p>Clear Channel - America's largest commercial radio operator, owns more than 1,200 stations</p> </p>CBS Radio - major commercial operator with nearly 180 stations in major markets</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	128.32 Ranked 49th. 31% more than United States	98.17 Ranked 111th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	363.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 109th.	846.78 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th. 2 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>ABC - major commercial network</p> </p>CBS - major commercial network</p> </p>NBC - major commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	143.64 per 1,000 people Ranked 87th.	803.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Costa Rica
Televisions per 1000	125.86 Ranked 103th.	754.89 Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Costa Rica
Radio broadcast stations	AM 65, FM 51, shortwave 19	AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	64.71 Ranked 46th.	193.19 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	575.32 per 1,000 people Ranked 70th.	1,227.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Users > Per capita	362.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 53th.	695.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 92% more than Costa Rica
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	211.76 Ranked 77th.	442.8 Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Televisions	525,000 Ranked 99th.	219 million Ranked 2nd. 417 times more than Costa Rica
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	347.62 per 1,000 people Ranked 33th.	541.94 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 56% more than Costa Rica
Internet users > Per 100 people	32.31 Ranked 68th.	75.77 Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Internet users	2.2 million Ranked 88th.	254.3 million Ranked 2nd. 115 times more than Costa Rica
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	70 per 1,000 people Ranked 39th.	198.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	1,044 Mbps Ranked 27th.	970,953.5 Mbps Ranked 1st. 930 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	241.26 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 32nd.	3,306.44 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 19th. 14 times more than Costa Rica
Personal computers	930,000 Ranked 53th.	223.81 million Ranked 1st. 241 times more than Costa Rica
Television broadcast stations	20 Ranked 2nd.	2,218 Ranked 1st. 111 times more than Costa Rica
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	348 million min. Ranked 40th.	82.06 billion min. Ranked 1st. 236 times more than Costa Rica
Radios per 1000	234.95 Ranked 124th.	1,982.02 Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Costa Rica
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	423.78 Ranked 144th.	932.29 Ranked 78th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$1.93 billion Ranked 58th.	$991.69 billion Ranked 1st. 514 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Percent using internet	47.5% Ranked 86th.	81.03% Ranked 24th. 71% more than Costa Rica
Telephones > Mobile cellular	4.36 million Ranked 110th.	290.3 million Ranked 3rd. 67 times more than Costa Rica
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.268 per capita Ranked 106th.	2.11 per capita Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Costa Rica
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	324.46 Ranked 46th.	459.63 Ranked 20th. 42% more than Costa Rica
Telephone mainlines per 1000	321.4 Ranked 36th.	607.73 Ranked 8th. 89% more than Costa Rica
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>USA Today - national daily</p> </p>Wall Street Journal - business daily</p> </p>Christian Science Monitor - church-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance	1.7 million Ranked 55th.	1.42 billion Ranked 2nd. 836 times more than Costa Rica
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	a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
Cinema attendance per capita	0.408 Ranked 52nd.	4.9 Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Costa Rica
Television receivers per 1000	143.52 Ranked 85th.	803.21 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Costa Rica
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	3 Ranked 77th.	819 Ranked 3rd. 273 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > IP addresses per capita	419.47 Ranked 71st.	4,911.96 Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Costa Rica
Average cost of local call	0.03 Ranked 80th.	0.09 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Users	1.5 million Ranked 64th.	208 million Ranked 2nd. 139 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Internet penetration	47.5% Ranked 91st.	81% Ranked 29th. 71% more than Costa Rica
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	254.86 Ranked 95th.	682.36 Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,280.11 Ranked 49th. 30% more than United States	987.53 Ranked 110th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	1.02 million Ranked 74th.	139 million Ranked 2nd. 137 times more than Costa Rica
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	6.15 million Ranked 99th.	310 million Ranked 3rd. 50 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Internet Service Providers	3 Ranked 137th.	7,000 Ranked 1st. 2333 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	481,325 Ranked 69th.	88.52 million Ranked 2nd. 184 times more than Costa Rica
Cinemas > Per capita	0.011 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th.	0.116 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Costa Rica
Telephones > Main lines in use	1.23 million Ranked 68th.	146 million Ranked 2nd. 118 times more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	20.71 Ranked 76th.	44.41 Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Active military personnel	0.0 Ranked 144th.	1.43 million Ranked 1st.
Radio receivers per 1000	267.9 Ranked 106th.	2,108.88 Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Costa Rica
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	254.44 per 1,000 people Ranked 95th.	680.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Hosts per 1000	3.63 Ranked 98th.	1,039.15 Ranked 2nd. 287 times more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	5.38 million Ranked 104th.	303.05 million Ranked 3rd. 56 times more than Costa Rica
Radio receivers	980,000 Ranked 109th.	575 million Ranked 1st. 587 times more than Costa Rica
Cinema > Number of cinemas	20 Ranked 48th.	6,356 Ranked 1st. 318 times more than Costa Rica
Television receivers	525,000 Ranked 94th.	219 million Ranked 2nd. 417 times more than Costa Rica
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	49 Ranked 37th.	3,803 Ranked 2nd. 78 times more than Costa Rica
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	4.88 per 1 million people Ranked 8th.	7.42 per 1 million people Ranked 17th. 52% more than Costa Rica
Mobile phone subscribers	1.1 million Ranked 95th.	201.65 million Ranked 2nd. 183 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; multiple ocean cable systems provide international connectivity; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions)
Internet > ISP	3 Ranked 97th.	7,000 Ranked 1st. 2333 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	6.58 Ranked 62nd.	167.13 Ranked 15th. 25 times more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	1.02 million Ranked 73th.	139 million Ranked 2nd. 137 times more than Costa Rica
Radios	980,000 Ranked 111th.	575 million Ranked 1st. 587 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Hosts	16,440 Ranked 96th.	316 million Ranked 1st. 19221 times more than Costa Rica
Cinemas > Annual attendance	1.7 million Ranked 46th.	1.47 billion Ranked 1st. 862 times more than Costa Rica
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	69.98 Ranked 39th.	198.27 Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	0.489 Ranked 44th.	5.25 Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	241.66 Mbps Ranked 32nd.	3,316.04 Mbps Ranked 19th. 14 times more than Costa Rica
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	7 Ranked 82nd.	1,486 Ranked 2nd. 212 times more than Costa Rica
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	275,200 Ranked 46th.	57.35 million Ranked 4th. 208 times more than Costa Rica
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	33.33% Ranked 24th. 3 times more than United States	11.6% Ranked 44th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	275,000 Ranked 42nd.	55.95 million Ranked 3rd. 203 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Top level domain	.cr	.us
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.077$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 18th.	0.088$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 8th. 14% more than Costa Rica
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	0.633 Ranked 67th.	2.63 Ranked 38th. 4 times more than Costa Rica
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	66 Ranked 39th.	3,725 Ranked 2nd. 56 times more than Costa Rica
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	64.81 Ranked 47th.	195.85 Ranked 19th. 3 times 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	a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country
Internet country code	.cr	.us
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	52.15 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 29th.	83.14 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 29th. 59% more than Costa Rica
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	81.95 min. Ranked 29th.	280.26 min. Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Telephone mainlines	1.39 million Ranked 53th.	177.95 million Ranked 2nd. 128 times more than Costa Rica
Cinemas	39 Ranked 43th.	31,640 Ranked 1st. 811 times more than Costa Rica
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.391 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 55% more than United States	0.253 per 1,000 people Ranked 37th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	6.57 per 1,000 people Ranked 63th.	166.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 25 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering		No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	28.08$/month Ranked 64th. 88% more than United States	14.95$/month Ranked 120th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	81.82 min. per capita Ranked 28th.	279.45 min. per capita Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people	4.55 Ranked 44th.	21.3 Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Costa Rica
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	66.67% Ranked 39th.	88.4% Ranked 16th. 33% more than Costa Rica
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	368.61$ per capita Ranked 41st.	3,851.5$ per capita Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Costa Rica
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$421.67 Ranked 38th.	$3,230.18 Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Costa Rica
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	221 Ranked 39th.	13,221 Ranked 3rd. 60 times more than Costa Rica
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	20 Ranked 41st.	898 Ranked 10th. 45 times more than Costa Rica
Mobile cellular subscriptions	1.89 million Ranked 116th.	270.5 million Ranked 4th. 143 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Broadband subscribers	27,931 Ranked 60th.	49.39 million Ranked 1st. 1768 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.719 Ranked 121st.	24.13 Ranked 23th. 34 times more than Costa Rica
Cinemas per million	11.21 Ranked 43th.	116.04 Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Costa Rica
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	253 Ranked 33th.	10,762 Ranked 3rd. 43 times more than Costa Rica
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	6 Ranked 55th.	1,476 Ranked 1st. 246 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > IP addresses	1.94 million Ranked 65th.	1.54 billion Ranked 1st. 793 times more than Costa Rica
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	41.04 Ranked 32nd.	367.37 Ranked 13th. 9 times more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	74054000000	26836000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	2.38 Ranked 86th.	24.02 Ranked 18th. 10 times more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	211.76 Ranked 82nd.	442.8 Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	1,464 Ranked 38th.	68,175 Ranked 3rd. 47 times more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	673,615 Ranked 84th.	234.41 million Ranked 1st. 348 times more than Costa Rica
Television broadcast stations per million	4.89 Ranked 7th.	7.43 Ranked 15th. 52% more than Costa Rica
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	390.34 Ranked 29th. 54% more than United States	253.07 Ranked 36th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	40 Ranked 40th.	4,245 Ranked 6th. 106 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > TLD	.cr	.us
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	41.75 Ranked 133th.	88.87 Ranked 80th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Livejournal users	131 Ranked 104th.	1.29 million Ranked 1st. 9869 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Secure Internet servers	294 Ranked 41st.	259,881 Ranked 1st. 884 times more than Costa Rica
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	0.633 Ranked 32nd. 78% more than United States	0.355 Ranked 43th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	3 Ranked 42nd.	109 Ranked 6th. 36 times more than Costa Rica
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	0.489 per capita Ranked 43th.	5.25 per capita Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications > Country calling code	506	1
Telephone subscribers per 1000	576.26 Ranked 71st.	1,230.67 Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	14.5% Ranked 82nd.	74.7% Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Costa Rica
E-Government rating	40.7 Ranked 93th.	60.1 Ranked 4th. 48% more than Costa Rica
Population covered by mobile telephony	80% Ranked 40th.	99% Ranked 28th. 24% more than Costa Rica
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	58.97 per 1 million people Ranked 32nd. 20% more than United States	49.08 per 1 million people Ranked 36th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	17.6 Ranked 32nd. 27% more than United States	13.83 Ranked 34th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	1.53 Ranked 53th.	5.23 Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	203 Ranked 14th.	54,134 Ranked 3rd. 267 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	67 per 1 million people Ranked 48th.	869.2 per 1 million people Ranked 7th. 13 times more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	1.44 million Ranked 66th.	114 million Ranked 2nd. 79 times more than Costa Rica
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	76 Ranked 39th.	6,583 Ranked 3rd. 87 times more than Costa Rica
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	16.01 per 1 million people Ranked 29th. 42% more than United States	11.24 per 1 million people Ranked 32nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	58.92 Ranked 33th. 20% more than United States	49.08 Ranked 35th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	30.85 Ranked 103th.	4,415.29 Ranked 3rd. 143 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Linux web servers	18 Ranked 46th.	11,108 Ranked 1st. 617 times more than Costa Rica
Website defacements per million	4.48 Ranked 39th. 3 times more than United States	1.51 Ranked 69th.
Website defacements	18 Ranked 53th.	429 Ranked 2nd. 24 times more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	204588000000	291122000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	20.26 Ranked 31st.	24.44 Ranked 27th. 21% more than Costa Rica
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	175.03 per 1 million people Ranked 20th. 3 times more than United States	52.8 per 1 million people Ranked 39th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	5.33 Ranked 35th. 60% more than United States	3.33 Ranked 47th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	3.92 per 1,000 people Ranked 113th.	1,040.07 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 265 times more than Costa Rica
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$732.73 million Ranked 37th.	$22.44 billion Ranked 3rd. 31 times more than Costa Rica
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	575.32 per 1,000 people Ranked 70th.	1,227.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	4 per 100 mainlines Ranked 46th.	13.24 per 100 mainlines Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	5.34 per 1 million people Ranked 33th. 60% more than United States	3.33 per 1 million people Ranked 47th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	21.23 Ranked 75th.	44.02 Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Telephone subscribers	2.49 million Ranked 74th.	360.35 million Ranked 2nd. 145 times more than Costa Rica
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	13.07 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.	14.12 per 1 million people Ranked 36th. 8% more than Costa Rica
Telephone subscribers per employee	388.06 Ranked 55th. 12% more than United States	345.72 Ranked 61st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	10.67 Ranked 31st.	15.76 Ranked 30th. 48% more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	2.52% GDP Ranked 106th.	2.67% GDP Ranked 96th. 6% more than Costa Rica
Television standard > UHF	NTSC M	NTSC M
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	13.06 Ranked 36th.	14.12 Ranked 36th. 8% more than Costa Rica
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	10.04 Ranked 75th.	28.03 Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	94.9 Ranked 72nd.	1,474.08 Ranked 19th. 16 times more than Costa Rica
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	48.67 Ranked 14th.	183.18 Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > ISP > Per capita	0.764 per 1 million people Ranked 76th.	24.27 per 1 million people Ranked 2nd. 32 times more than Costa Rica
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	16 Ranked 32nd. 42% more than United States	11.24 Ranked 31st.
Royalties and fees	$0.30 Ranked 48th.	$134.30 Ranked 5th. 448 times more than Costa Rica
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	1.65 Ranked 92nd.	5.08 Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	168,000 Ranked 32nd.	107.57 million Ranked 2nd. 640 times more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	506 Ranked 13th. 506 times more than United States	1 Ranked 32nd.
Phone system > International dialling code	+506	+1
Internet > Linux web servers per million	4.48 Ranked 44th.	38.98 Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	143.45 Ranked 82nd.	740.25 Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,119.2 Ranked 80th. 16% more than United States	965.4 Ranked 113th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	174.91 Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than United States	52.8 Ranked 38th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	32.15% Ranked 36th. 45% more than United States	22.13% Ranked 60th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	24.11% Ranked 59th.	43.14% Ranked 26th. 79% more than Costa Rica
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	20.27% Ranked 92nd.	30.02% Ranked 58th. 48% more than Costa Rica
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	66.93 Ranked 47th.	870.97 Ranked 7th. 13 times more than Costa Rica
Telephone lines	1.44 million Ranked 62nd.	154.65 million Ranked 3rd. 108 times more than Costa Rica
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	107,410 Ranked 75th.	73.12 million Ranked 2nd. 681 times more than Costa Rica
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	18.96% Ranked 7th. 52% more than United States	12.49% Ranked 15th.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	23.8% Ranked 7th. 86% more than United States	12.78% Ranked 16th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	17.61 per 1 million people Ranked 30th. 27% more than United States	13.83 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	656 Ranked 33th.	14,225 Ranked 3rd. 22 times more than Costa Rica
Television standard > VHF	NTSC M	NTSC M
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	9.89 Ranked 63th.	25.98 Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	23 Ranked 38th.	2,333 Ranked 3rd. 101 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > ISP per million	0.763 Ranked 82nd.	24.34 Ranked 3rd. 32 times more than Costa Rica
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	60 Ranked 37th.	3,027 Ranked 3rd. 50 times more than Costa Rica
Phone subscribers	305.44 Ranked 70th.	1,117.9 Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Costa Rica
Telephone system > Regulation	1996	1934
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	42 Ranked 52nd.	7,607 Ranked 1st. 181 times more than Costa Rica
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	31.81 Ranked 49th.	50.81 Ranked 17th. 60% more than Costa Rica
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	1.85$/month Ranked 181st.	5.21$/month Ranked 153th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	6.04$/month Ranked 119th.	25.02$/month Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Costa Rica
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	6.13 Ranked 34th.	8.66 Ranked 33th. 41% more than Costa Rica
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	98.28 Ranked 51st.	1,234.13 Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Costa Rica
Internet servers using encryption	450 Ranked 45th.	378,887 Ranked 1st. 842 times more than Costa Rica
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	67.5 per 1 million people Ranked 26th. 69% more than United States	39.95 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	67.46 Ranked 27th. 69% more than United States	39.95 Ranked 34th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	20.28 per 1 million people Ranked 28th.	24.44 per 1 million people Ranked 28th. 21% more than Costa Rica
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	6.14 per 1 million people Ranked 33th.	8.66 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 41% more than Costa Rica
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	320.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.	605.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 89% more than Costa Rica
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	1.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th.	3.55 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.0 Ranked 199th.	35.9 Ranked 1st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	1.53 per 1 million people Ranked 51st.	5.23 per 1 million people Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	36.2% Ranked 11th. 4 times more than United States	9.22% Ranked 87th.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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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.; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; 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. 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