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Media Stats: compare key data on Cuba & India

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STAT Cuba India HISTORY
Broadcast media government owns and controls all broadcast media with private ownership of electronic media prohibited; government operates 4 national TV networks and many local TV stations; government operates 6 national radio networks, an international station, and many local radio stations; Radio-TV Marti is beamed from the US Doordarshan, India's public TV network, operates about 20 national, regional, and local services; a large and increasing number of privately owned TV stations are distributed by cable and satellite service providers; by 2011, more than 100 million homes had access to cable and satellite TV offering more than 700 TV channels; government controls AM radio with All India Radio operating domestic and external networks; news broadcasts via radio are limited to the All India Radio Network; since 2000, privately-owned FM stations have been permitted and their numbers have increased rapidly
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.445
Ranked 166th.
11.57
Ranked 128th. 26 times more than Cuba

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 25.64
Ranked 126th. 2 times more than India
12.58
Ranked 155th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 256.73
Ranked 131st. 2 times more than India
124.18
Ranked 159th.
Internet > Users per 1000 115.91
Ranked 96th. 68% more than India
69.02
Ranked 111th.

Internet users 1.61 million
Ranked 1st.
61.34 million
Ranked 6th. 38 times more than Cuba
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Cuban News Agency (ACN) - state-run</p> </p>Prensa Latina - state-run</p> <p>Press Trust of India (PTI) - non-profit, owned by newspaper titles</p> </p>Asian News International (ANI) - commercial, privately-owned multimedia news agency</p> </p>Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) - privately-owned newswire</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 33.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than India
15.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.

Personal computers per 1000 33.39
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than India
15.08
Ranked 48th.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Radio Rebelde - news, music, sport</p> </p>Radio Reloj - news</p> </p>Radio Habana Cuba - external, languages include Spanish, English, French, Portuguese</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19578348">Full Article</a> <p>All India Radio - public, operates domestic and external networks</p> </p>Radio One - commercial radio network in six big cities</p> </p>Radio Mirchi - commercial network, stations in Mumbai, Delhi and other cities, mainly music, operated by The Times Group</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12557390">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 14.95
Ranked 196th.
68.72
Ranked 152nd. 5 times more than Cuba

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 17.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 160th.
257.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Cuba

Television > List of TV stations <p>Cubavision - state-run</p> </p>Portal de la TV Cubana - state TV portal</p> <p>Doordarshan - public TV; operates national, regional, local and satellite services</p> </p>CNN-IBN - 24-hour news channel in English, partially owned by CNN&#039;s parent, Turner International</p> </p>New Delhi TV (NDTV) - operates NDTV 24x7 and NDTV-India news channels in English and Hindi</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12557390">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 240.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 4 times more than India
65.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.

Televisions per 1000 234.75
Ranked 74th. 4 times more than India
57.6
Ranked 133th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 169, FM 55, shortwave 1 AM 153, FM 91, shortwave 68
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 64.69
Ranked 47th.
70.94
Ranked 42nd. 10% more than Cuba

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 87.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th.
127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th. 46% more than Cuba

Internet > Users > Per capita 114.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th. 62% more than India
70.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 107.93
Ranked 116th. 4 times more than India
25.13
Ranked 157th.

Televisions 2.64 million
Ranked 54th.
63 million
Ranked 4th. 24 times more than Cuba
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 91.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th. 2 times more than India
45.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd.

Internet users > Per 100 people 12.94
Ranked 108th. 3 times more than India
4.54
Ranked 145th.

Internet > Internet users 2.84 million
Ranked 79th.
151.6 million
Ranked 3rd. 53 times more than Cuba
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 53.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.
60.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 11% more than Cuba

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 94 Mbps
Ranked 56th.
20,000 Mbps
Ranked 8th. 213 times more than Cuba

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 8.34 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 65th.
18.27 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Cuba

Personal computers 377,000
Ranked 29th.
17 million
Ranked 4th. 45 times more than Cuba

Television broadcast stations 58
Ranked 12th.
562
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Cuba
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 323.11 million min.
Ranked 43th.
3.1 billion min.
Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Cuba

Radios per 1000 346.79
Ranked 92nd. 3 times more than India
106.05
Ranked 164th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 39.24
Ranked 182nd.
555.73
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Cuba

Internet > Percent using internet 25.64%
Ranked 126th. 2 times more than India
12.58%
Ranked 153th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 1.31 million
Ranked 143th.
893.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 680 times more than Cuba

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.355 per capita
Ranked 79th. 3 times more than India
0.12 per capita
Ranked 147th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 103.47
Ranked 117th. 3 times more than India
29.67
Ranked 4th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 75.27
Ranked 93th. 71% more than India
44.14
Ranked 103th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Granma - Communist Party newspaper, website in five languages including English</p> </p>Juventud Rebelde - Union of Young Communists newspaper, web pages in English</p> <p>The Times of India - Mumbai-based daily</p> </p>The Hindu - Chennai-based daily</p> </p>The Hindustan Times - New Delhi-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12557390">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance 9.24 million
Ranked 40th.
2.86 billion
Ranked 1st. 309 times more than Cuba
Telephone system > General assessment greater investment beginning in 1994 and the establishment of a new Ministry of Information Technology and Communications in 2000 has resulted in improvements in the system; national fiber-optic system under development; 95% of switches digitized by end of 2006; mobile-cellular telephone service is expensive and must be paid in convertible pesos, which effectively limits subscribership supported by recent deregulation and liberalization of telecommunications laws and policies, India has emerged as one of the fastest growing telecom markets in the world; total telephone subscribership base exceeded 900 million in 2011, an overall teledensity of roughly 75%, and subscribership is currently growing more than 20 million per month; urban teledensity now exceeds 100% and rural teledensity is steadily growing
Cinema attendance per capita 0.822
Ranked 38th.
2.61
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Cuba
Television receivers per 1000 239.47
Ranked 64th. 4 times more than India
63.61
Ranked 112th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 10
Ranked 64th.
1,255
Ranked 1st. 126 times more than Cuba

Internet > IP addresses per capita 10.26
Ranked 182nd.
28.78
Ranked 162nd. 3 times more than Cuba
Average cost of local call 0.09
Ranked 36th. 5 times more than India
0.02
Ranked 89th.
Internet > Users 1.31 million
Ranked 68th.
80 million
Ranked 3rd. 61 times more than Cuba

Internet > Internet penetration 25.6%
Ranked 134th. 2 times more than India
12.6%
Ranked 162nd.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 11.91
Ranked 162nd.
79.85
Ranked 131st. 7 times more than Cuba

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 149.2
Ranked 196th.
699.22
Ranked 148th. 5 times more than Cuba

Telecoms > Telephone lines 1.22 million
Ranked 67th.
31.08 million
Ranked 10th. 26 times more than Cuba

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.68 million
Ranked 146th.
864.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 514 times more than Cuba

Internet > Internet Service Providers 5
Ranked 114th.
43
Ranked 27th. 9 times more than Cuba
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5,013
Ranked 157th.
14.31 million
Ranked 10th. 2854 times more than Cuba

Cinemas > Per capita 0.071 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than India
0.023 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.

Telephones > Main lines in use 1.19 million
Ranked 70th.
32.69 million
Ranked 10th. 27 times more than Cuba

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 10.79
Ranked 116th. 4 times more than India
2.51
Ranked 156th.

Active military personnel 49,000
Ranked 48th.
1.32 million
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Cuba
Radio receivers per 1000 353.77
Ranked 78th. 3 times more than India
117.12
Ranked 148th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 11.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 163th.
82.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th. 7 times more than Cuba

Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.324
Ranked 138th.
2.3
Ranked 110th. 7 times more than Cuba

Number of PCs per million 26.61
Ranked 109th. 2 times more than India
11.73
Ranked 129th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 1.68 million
Ranked 146th.
864.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 514 times more than Cuba

Radio receivers 3.9 million
Ranked 64th.
116 million
Ranked 4th. 30 times more than Cuba

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 1.3 million
Ranked 65th.
904.48 million
Ranked 2nd. 696 times more than Cuba
Television receivers 2.64 million
Ranked 54th.
63 million
Ranked 4th. 24 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 6
Ranked 40th.
1,150
Ranked 7th. 192 times more than Cuba

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 5.28 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th. 9 times more than India
0.582 per 1 million people
Ranked 56th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 7.49$
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than India
1.19$
Ranked 66th.

Mobile phone subscribers 134,480
Ranked 147th.
90 million
Ranked 5th. 669 times more than Cuba

Telephone system > International country code - 53; fiber-optic cable laid to but not linked to US network; satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region) country code - 91; a number of major international submarine cable systems, including Sea-Me-We-3 with landing sites at Cochin and Mumbai (Bombay), Sea-Me-We-4 with a landing site at Chennai, Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) with a landing site at Mumbai (Bombay), South Africa - Far East (SAFE) with a landing site at Cochin, the i2i cable network linking to Singapore with landing sites at Mumbai (Bombay) and Chennai (Madras), and Tata Indicom linking Singapore and Chennai (Madras), provide a significant increase in the bandwidth available for both voice and data traffic; satellite earth stations - 8 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region); 9 gateway exchanges operating from Mumbai (Bombay), New Delhi, Kolkata (Calcutta), Chennai (Madras), Jalandhar, Kanpur, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, and Ernakulam
Internet > ISP 5
Ranked 21st.
43
Ranked 16th. 9 times more than Cuba
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 1.22 million
Ranked 67th.
31.08 million
Ranked 10th. 26 times more than Cuba

Radios 3.9 million
Ranked 65th.
116 million
Ranked 4th. 30 times more than Cuba
Internet > Hosts 3,664
Ranked 126th.
2.71 million
Ranked 24th. 739 times more than Cuba

Cinemas > Annual attendance 9.2 million
Ranked 38th.
2.86 billion
Ranked 1st. 311 times more than Cuba

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 53.87
Ranked 42nd.
58.57
Ranked 44th. 9% more than Cuba

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.835
Ranked 35th.
2.84
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Cuba

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 8.32 Mbps
Ranked 65th.
17.74 Mbps
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Cuba

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 727,600
Ranked 39th.
79.24 million
Ranked 2nd. 109 times more than Cuba

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 2
Ranked 126th.
1,874
Ranked 1st. 937 times more than Cuba

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 66.67%
Ranked 9th.
0.0
Ranked 42nd.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 600,000
Ranked 36th.
59.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 98 times more than Cuba

Internet > Top level domain .cu .in
Television > Total number of channels 27
Ranked 18th. The same as India
27
Ranked 17th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.887
Ranked 61st.
1.03
Ranked 56th. 16% more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 43
Ranked 29th.
570
Ranked 16th. 13 times more than Cuba

Television > Total number of channels per million people 2.39
Ranked 22nd. 100 times more than India
0.024
Ranked 66th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 64.54
Ranked 48th.
71.35
Ranked 44th. 11% more than Cuba

Telephone system > Domestic fixed-line density remains low at 10 per 100 inhabitants; mobile-cellular service expanding but remains only about 10 per 100 persons mobile cellular service introduced in 1994 and organized nationwide into four metropolitan areas and 19 telecom circles each with multiple private service providers and one or more state-owned service providers; in recent years significant trunk capacity added in the form of fiber-optic cable and one of the world's largest domestic satellite systems, the Indian National Satellite system (INSAT), with 6 satellites supporting 33,000 very small aperture terminals (VSAT)
Internet country code .cu .in
Telephone mainlines 849,927
Ranked 69th.
49.75 million
Ranked 4th. 59 times more than Cuba

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 28.66 min.
Ranked 52nd. 10 times more than India
2.88 min.
Ranked 112th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 110th.
$3.72 billion
Ranked 3rd.

Cinemas 782
Ranked 15th.
21,801
Ranked 2nd. 28 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.086 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 6 times more than India
0.014 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering nd Selective filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 30$/month
Ranked 59th. 4 times more than India
6.78$/month
Ranked 169th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 28.73 min. per capita
Ranked 53th. 10 times more than India
2.96 min. per capita
Ranked 110th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 33.33%
Ranked 42nd.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 380
Ranked 27th.
5,294
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 15
Ranked 29th.
275
Ranked 18th. 18 times more than Cuba

Mobile cellular subscriptions 331,736
Ranked 154th.
346.89 million
Ranked 3rd. 1046 times more than Cuba

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.445
Ranked 142nd. 11 times more than India
0.0393
Ranked 192nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 73
Ranked 34th.
760
Ranked 23th. 10 times more than Cuba

Cinemas per million 70.93
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than India
22.01
Ranked 34th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 2
Ranked 69th.
5,221
Ranked 1st. 2611 times more than Cuba

Internet > IP addresses 113,664
Ranked 133th.
34.69 million
Ranked 15th. 305 times more than Cuba
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 100%
Ranked 8th. 83 times more than India
1.2%
Ranked 59th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 107.05
Ranked 27th. 53% more than India
69.76
Ranked 31st.

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 70000000 165710000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.02
Ranked 157th.
0.46
Ranked 114th. 23 times more than Cuba

Number of PCs 300
Ranked 78th.
13,030
Ranked 12th. 43 times more than Cuba
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 107.93
Ranked 122nd. 4 times more than India
25.13
Ranked 161st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 952
Ranked 32nd.
14,085
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Cuba

Television broadcast stations per million 5.26
Ranked 29th. 9 times more than India
0.567
Ranked 61st.
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 0.0
Ranked 66th.
22
Ranked 25th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 85.75
Ranked 36th. 6 times more than India
13.98
Ranked 57th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 34
Ranked 32nd.
573
Ranked 15th. 17 times more than Cuba

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 31
Ranked 38th.
38,607
Ranked 1st. 1245 times more than Cuba

Internet > TLD .cu .in
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 2.96
Ranked 177th.
30.43
Ranked 147th. 10 times more than Cuba

Internet > Livejournal users 152
Ranked 97th.
1,602
Ranked 24th. 11 times more than Cuba
Internet > Secure Internet servers 1
Ranked 169th.
825
Ranked 29th. 825 times more than Cuba

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.838 per capita
Ranked 34th.
2.91 per capita
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Cuba

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 82.87
Ranked 19th. 23% more than India
67.3
Ranked 22nd.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 53 91
Telephone subscribers per 1000 87.18
Ranked 119th.
123.99
Ranked 112th. 42% more than Cuba

E-Government rating 48
Ranked 31st. 6% more than India
45.1
Ranked 57th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 34.29 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th. 6 times more than India
5.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 3.87
Ranked 31st. 7 times more than India
0.566
Ranked 53th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.18
Ranked 71st.
5.18
Ranked 21st. 29 times more than Cuba

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 3,425
Ranked 11th.
16,079
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Cuba
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 14.81%
Ranked 41st.
25.93%
Ranked 35th. 75% more than Cuba
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.089 per 1 million people
Ranked 171st.
0.743 per 1 million people
Ranked 133th. 8 times more than Cuba

Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.0886 Number
Ranked 40th. 50 times more than India
0.00177 Number
Ranked 51st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 1.1 million
Ranked 74th.
30.79 million
Ranked 9th. 28 times more than Cuba
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 0.0
Ranked 69th.
95.65%
Ranked 28th.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 100%
Ranked 4th. 23 times more than India
4.35%
Ranked 42nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 62
Ranked 32nd.
1,299
Ranked 8th. 21 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 34.23
Ranked 31st. 7 times more than India
5.25
Ranked 49th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 6.77 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th. 16 times more than India
0.413 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 2.78
Ranked 45th.
38.31
Ranked 15th. 14 times more than Cuba

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 2.79 per 1 million people
Ranked 45th.
39.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 14 times more than Cuba

Internet > Livejournal users per million 13.48
Ranked 123th. 9 times more than India
1.44
Ranked 185th.
Website defacements per million 0.447
Ranked 95th. 4 times more than India
0.112
Ranked 115th.
Website defacements 5
Ranked 83th.
119
Ranked 16th. 24 times more than Cuba
Television standard > VHF NTSC M PAL B
Internet > ISP per million 0.447
Ranked 28th. 11 times more than India
0.0413
Ranked 131st.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.088 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 81st. 2 times more than India
0.039 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 120th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 923,000
Ranked 19th.
67.83 million
Ranked 2nd. 73 times more than Cuba

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 70th.
5.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th. 30 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 253
Ranked 31st.
3,350
Ranked 9th. 13 times more than Cuba

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 3.73
Ranked 75th.
4.82
Ranked 72nd. 29% more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 75
Ranked 27th.
406
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Cuba

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 0.0
Ranked 110th.
$3.01
Ranked 78th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 4.65
Ranked 62nd.
11.79
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Cuba

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 119th.
0.8
Ranked 14th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 5.36$ per capita
Ranked 51st.
5.67$ per capita
Ranked 56th. 6% more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 0.993 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than India
0.415 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 5.59 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than India
1.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 6.59 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th. 9 times more than India
0.774 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 82.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 20% more than India
69.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 60 million$
Ranked 54th.
6.2 billion$
Ranked 2nd. 103 times more than Cuba

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 42
Ranked 51st.
5,351
Ranked 3rd. 127 times more than Cuba

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.0885
Ranked 168th.
0.722
Ranked 132nd. 8 times more than Cuba

Phone subscribers 51.68
Ranked 120th. 18% more than India
43.78
Ranked 123th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 9.85
Ranked 116th. 3 times more than India
3.32
Ranked 143th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 10.81
Ranked 116th. 4 times more than India
2.47
Ranked 158th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 6.45%
Ranked 71st.
45.93%
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Cuba

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.0
Ranked 109th.
0.202%
Ranked 65th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 13.13$/month
Ranked 58th. 4 times more than India
3.28$/month
Ranked 110th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 0.991
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than India
0.405
Ranked 48th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.177
Ranked 143th.
1.69
Ranked 89th. 10 times more than Cuba

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 149.2
Ranked 194th.
699.22
Ranked 148th. 5 times more than Cuba

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 1086000000 688000000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 0.09
Ranked 177th.
1.55
Ranked 128th. 17 times more than Cuba

Internet servers using encryption 1
Ranked 172nd.
1,796
Ranked 28th. 1796 times more than Cuba

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 75.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th. 66% more than India
45.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 1.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 4 times more than India
0.404 per 1,000 people
Ranked 124th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.21 million
Ranked 20th.
77.48 million
Ranked 5th. 64 times more than Cuba

Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions 0.0
Ranked 64th.
82
Ranked 6th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 53
Ranked 28th.
91
Ranked 41st. 72% more than Cuba
Phone system > International dialling code +53 +91
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 22.79
Ranked 34th. 7 times more than India
3.32
Ranked 55th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 11
Ranked 34th.
408
Ranked 14th. 37 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 5.58
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than India
1.29
Ranked 53th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 22.83 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd. 7 times more than India
3.41 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 6.58
Ranked 35th. 9 times more than India
0.754
Ranked 54th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.321 per 1,000 people
Ranked 157th.
2.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 128th. 7 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 1.35
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than India
0.273
Ranked 52nd.

Telephone lines 1.1 million
Ranked 68th.
37.9 million
Ranked 8th. 34 times more than Cuba

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2,000
Ranked 150th.
5.28 million
Ranked 15th. 2640 times more than Cuba

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 2.92%
Ranked 138th.
5.04%
Ranked 79th. 73% more than Cuba

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.9%
Ranked 57th. 45% more than India
1.31%
Ranked 64th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 3.88 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th. 7 times more than India
0.58 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.665$ per 1 million people
Ranked 5th. 665 times more than India
0.001$ per 1 million people
Ranked 111th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 5.35$
Ranked 50th.
5.5$
Ranked 57th. 3% more than Cuba

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 87.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th.
127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th. 46% more than Cuba

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 7.6 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 35th.
126 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 1.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than India
0.28 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 22.63$/month
Ranked 16th. 9 times more than India
2.39$/month
Ranked 178th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 0.541 per 1 million people
Ranked 40th.
1.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 3.06
Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than India
0.569
Ranked 54th.

Telephone subscribers 984,407
Ranked 94th.
139.75 million
Ranked 4th. 142 times more than Cuba

Telephone subscribers per employee 40.96
Ranked 142nd.
107.93
Ranked 120th. 3 times more than Cuba

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.64% GDP
Ranked 103th. 37% more than India
1.93% GDP
Ranked 69th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 0.54
Ranked 41st.
1.14
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Cuba

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 0.0887
Ranked 197th.
3.57
Ranked 145th. 40 times more than Cuba

Television > Percentage of private television institutions 0.0
Ranked 68th.
98.8%
Ranked 10th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 1 Number
Ranked 49th.
2 Number
Ranked 27th. Twice as much as Cuba
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.448 per 1 million people
Ranked 27th. 11 times more than India
0.042 per 1 million people
Ranked 124th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.0446
Ranked 166th.
1.14
Ranked 128th. 26 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 6.76
Ranked 31st. 17 times more than India
0.403
Ranked 53th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 303.31
Ranked 11th. 21 times more than India
14.48
Ranked 41st.

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