Media Stats: compare key data on Cuba & Japan

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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.
News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
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.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Cinema > Number of cinemas: Number of cinemas.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
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 > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
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.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
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).
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 > 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.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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.
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 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.
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."
Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people 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 > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies: Percentage of nationally based film distribution companies.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people: Total number of film distribution companies. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies: Total number of film distribution companies.
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.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 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.
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people: Number of male newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
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 > Geography > History 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone systems > Privatisation: The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists: Number of male newspaper journalists by country.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
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 > 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.
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.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
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.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists: Number of female newspaper journalists by country.
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."
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio: Number of female newspaper journalists for every 100 male newspaper journalists.
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.
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 faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
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).
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 million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people: Number of female newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 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.
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.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.

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STAT	Cuba	Japan
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	a mixture of public and commercial broadcast TV and radio stations; 6 national terrestrial TV networks including 1 public broadcaster; the large number of radio and TV stations available provide a wide range of choices; satellite and cable services provide access to international channels
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	0.445 Ranked 166th.	276.69 Ranked 24th. 622 times more than Cuba
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	25.64 Ranked 126th.	79.05 Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Cuba
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	256.73 Ranked 131st.	791.21 Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Cuba
Internet > Users per 1000	115.91 Ranked 96th.	689.59 Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Cuba
Internet users	1.61 million Ranked 1st.	99.18 million Ranked 3rd. 62 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>Kyodo - English-language pages</p> </p>Japan Today - online news, in English</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	33.45 per 1,000 people Ranked 38th.	541.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 17th. 16 times more than Cuba
Personal computers per 1000	33.39 Ranked 39th.	541.64 Ranked 17th. 16 times more than Cuba
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>NHK - public, operates news/speech-based Radio 1, cultural/educational network Radio 2, classical music-based network FM Radio, external service Radio Japan</p> </p>Inter FM - Tokyo commercial music station</p> </p>J-Wave - Tokyo commercial music station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	14.95 Ranked 196th.	109.43 Ranked 86th. 7 times more than Cuba
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	17.4 per 1,000 people Ranked 160th.	842.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th. 48 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>NHK - public, operates the General TV, Educational TV channels. NHK also runs HD satellite channels BS1 and BS Premium. NHK World is the organisation's international English-language channel.</p> </p>TV Asahi - national commercial network</p> </p>Fuji TV - national commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	240.44 per 1,000 people Ranked 66th.	686.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Cuba
Televisions per 1000	234.75 Ranked 74th.	677.27 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Cuba
Radio broadcast stations	AM 169, FM 55, shortwave 1	AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	64.69 Ranked 47th.	551.23 Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Cuba
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	87.35 per 1,000 people Ranked 118th.	1,201.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 14 times more than Cuba
Internet > Users > Per capita	114.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 96th.	691.42 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Cuba
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	107.93 Ranked 116th.	503.86 Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Cuba
Televisions	2.64 million Ranked 54th.	86.5 million Ranked 3rd. 33 times more than Cuba
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	91.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 85th.	402.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Cuba
Internet users > Per 100 people	12.94 Ranked 108th.	75.16 Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Cuba
Internet > Internet users	2.84 million Ranked 79th.	100.68 million Ranked 4th. 35 times more than Cuba
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	53.93 per 1,000 people Ranked 42nd.	566.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Cuba
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	94 Mbps Ranked 56th.	132,608 Mbps Ranked 9th. 1411 times more than Cuba
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	8.34 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 65th.	1,037.92 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 30th. 124 times more than Cuba
Personal computers	377,000 Ranked 29th.	69.2 million Ranked 2nd. 184 times more than Cuba
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	323.11 million min. Ranked 43th.	5.55 billion min. Ranked 6th. 17 times more than Cuba
Radios per 1000	346.79 Ranked 92nd.	943.48 Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Cuba
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	39.24 Ranked 182nd.	900.9 Ranked 83th. 23 times more than Cuba
Internet > Percent using internet	25.64% Ranked 126th.	79.05% Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Cuba
Telephones > Mobile cellular	1.31 million Ranked 143th.	132.76 million Ranked 7th. 101 times more than Cuba
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.355 per capita Ranked 79th.	0.956 per capita Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Cuba
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	103.47 Ranked 117th.	347.79 Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Cuba
Telephone mainlines per 1000	75.27 Ranked 93th.	460.03 Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Cuba
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>Asahi Shimbun - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Yomiuri Shimbun - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Mainichi Daily News - English-language pages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance	9.24 million Ranked 40th.	145 million Ranked 6th. 16 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	excellent domestic and international service
Cinema attendance per capita	0.822 Ranked 38th.	1.14 Ranked 31st. 38% more than Cuba
Television receivers per 1000	239.47 Ranked 64th.	686.01 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Cuba
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	10 Ranked 64th.	441 Ranked 5th. 44 times more than Cuba
Internet > IP addresses per capita	10.26 Ranked 182nd.	1,587.39 Ranked 21st. 155 times more than Cuba
Average cost of local call	0.09 Ranked 36th. 29% more than Japan	0.07 Ranked 48th.
Internet > Users	1.31 million Ranked 68th.	88.11 million Ranked 2nd. 67 times more than Cuba
Internet > Internet penetration	25.6% Ranked 134th.	79.1% Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Cuba
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	11.91 Ranked 162nd.	741.51 Ranked 46th. 62 times more than Cuba
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	149.2 Ranked 196th.	1,084.68 Ranked 89th. 7 times more than Cuba
Telecoms > Telephone lines	1.22 million Ranked 67th.	64.27 million Ranked 3rd. 53 times more than Cuba
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	1.68 million Ranked 146th.	138.36 million Ranked 7th. 82 times more than Cuba
Internet > Internet Service Providers	5 Ranked 114th.	73 Ranked 14th. 15 times more than Cuba
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	5,013 Ranked 157th.	35.3 million Ranked 3rd. 7041 times more than Cuba
Cinemas > Per capita	0.071 per 1,000 people Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Japan	0.018 per 1,000 people Ranked 28th.
Telephones > Main lines in use	1.19 million Ranked 70th.	64.67 million Ranked 3rd. 54 times more than Cuba
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	10.79 Ranked 116th.	50.47 Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Cuba
Active military personnel	49,000 Ranked 48th.	230,300 Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Cuba
Radio receivers per 1000	353.77 Ranked 78th.	955.66 Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Cuba
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	11.93 per 1,000 people Ranked 163th.	741.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th. 62 times more than Cuba
Internet > Hosts per 1000	0.324 Ranked 138th.	312.51 Ranked 17th. 963 times more than Cuba
Number of PCs per million	26.61 Ranked 109th.	541.64 Ranked 15th. 20 times more than Cuba
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	1.68 million Ranked 146th.	141.13 million Ranked 7th. 84 times more than Cuba
Radio receivers	3.9 million Ranked 64th.	120.5 million Ranked 3rd. 31 times more than Cuba
Cinema > Number of cinemas	437 Ranked 16th.	3,062 Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Cuba
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	1.3 million Ranked 65th.	121.25 million Ranked 8th. 93 times more than Cuba
Television receivers	2.64 million Ranked 54th.	86.5 million Ranked 3rd. 33 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	6 Ranked 40th.	1,078 Ranked 11th. 180 times more than Cuba
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	7.49$ Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Japan	1.63$ Ranked 5th.
Mobile phone subscribers	134,480 Ranked 147th.	94.75 million Ranked 4th. 705 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 - 81; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 7 Intelsat (Pacific and Indian Oceans), 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region), 2 Inmarsat (Pacific and Indian Ocean regions), and 8 SkyPerfect JSAT
Internet > ISP	5 Ranked 21st.	73 Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Cuba
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	1.22 million Ranked 67th.	64.27 million Ranked 3rd. 53 times more than Cuba
Radios	3.9 million Ranked 65th.	120.5 million Ranked 3rd. 31 times more than Cuba
Internet > Hosts	3,664 Ranked 126th.	39.91 million Ranked 2nd. 10892 times more than Cuba
Cinemas > Annual attendance	9.2 million Ranked 38th.	145 million Ranked 4th. 16 times more than Cuba
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	53.87 Ranked 42nd.	566.69 Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Cuba
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	0.835 Ranked 35th.	1.14 Ranked 27th. 37% more than Cuba
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	8.32 Mbps Ranked 65th.	1,037.94 Mbps Ranked 30th. 125 times more than Cuba
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	727,600 Ranked 39th.	70.45 million Ranked 3rd. 97 times more than Cuba
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	2 Ranked 126th.	108 Ranked 15th. 54 times more than Cuba
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	600,000 Ranked 36th.	71.9 million Ranked 2nd. 120 times more than Cuba
Internet > Top level domain	.cu	.jp
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	0.887 Ranked 61st.	3.45 Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	43 Ranked 29th.	1,363 Ranked 8th. 32 times more than Cuba
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	64.54 Ranked 48th.	551.39 Ranked 2nd. 9 times 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	high level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind
Internet country code	.cu	.jp
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	28.66 min. Ranked 52nd.	43.41 min. Ranked 46th. 51% more than Cuba
Telephone mainlines	849,927 Ranked 69th.	58.78 million Ranked 2nd. 69 times more than Cuba
Cinemas	782 Ranked 15th.	2,221 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.086 per 1,000 people Ranked 34th.	0.447 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Cuba
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	nd
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people	127.61 Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Japan	19.18 Ranked 16th.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	30$/month Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Japan	13.79$/month Ranked 125th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	28.73 min. per capita Ranked 53th.	43.41 min. per capita Ranked 46th. 51% more than Cuba
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people	38.67 Ranked 10th. 61% more than Japan	23.97 Ranked 17th.
Internet hosts	None	None
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	15 Ranked 29th.	1,402 Ranked 3rd. 93 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	380 Ranked 27th.	11,924 Ranked 5th. 31 times more than Cuba
Mobile cellular subscriptions	331,736 Ranked 154th.	110.39 million Ranked 8th. 333 times more than Cuba
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.445 Ranked 142nd.	0.572 Ranked 130th. 29% more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	73 Ranked 34th.	12,155 Ranked 2nd. 167 times more than Cuba
Cinemas per million	70.93 Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Japan	17.54 Ranked 28th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	2 Ranked 69th.	110 Ranked 13th. 55 times more than Cuba
Internet > IP addresses	113,664 Ranked 133th.	202.18 million Ranked 3rd. 1779 times more than Cuba
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	70000000	2694800000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	0.02 Ranked 157th.	23.58 Ranked 21st. 1179 times more than Cuba
Number of PCs	300 Ranked 78th.	69,200 Ranked 1st. 231 times more than Cuba
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	107.93 Ranked 122nd.	503.86 Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	952 Ranked 32nd.	56,221 Ranked 4th. 59 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	34 Ranked 32nd.	10,046 Ranked 1st. 295 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	85.75 Ranked 36th.	447.05 Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Cuba
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	31 Ranked 38th. 5 times more than Japan	6 Ranked 54th.
Internet > TLD	.cu	.jp
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	2.96 Ranked 177th.	86.45 Ranked 82nd. 29 times more than Cuba
Internet > Livejournal users	152 Ranked 97th.	5,559 Ranked 8th. 37 times more than Cuba
Internet > Secure Internet servers	1 Ranked 169th.	42,338 Ranked 2nd. 42338 times more than Cuba
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies	100% Ranked 11th. 2% more than Japan	97.78% Ranked 16th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	0.0885 Ranked 46th.	2.11 Ranked 15th. 24 times more than Cuba
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	1 Ranked 46th.	270 Ranked 1st. 270 times more than Cuba
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	0.838 per capita Ranked 34th.	1.15 per capita Ranked 28th. 37% more than Cuba
Telecommunications > Country calling code	53	81
Telephone subscribers per 1000	87.18 Ranked 119th.	1,201.54 Ranked 35th. 14 times more than Cuba
E-Government rating	48 Ranked 31st.	52 Ranked 13th. 8% more than Cuba
Population covered by mobile telephony	61% Ranked 99th.	99% Ranked 26th. 62% more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	34.29 per 1 million people Ranked 30th.	94.81 per 1 million people Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	3.87 Ranked 31st.	10.84 Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Cuba
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	0.18 Ranked 71st.	0.867 Ranked 62nd. 5 times more than Cuba
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	3,425 Ranked 11th.	20,315 Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Cuba
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	0.089 per 1 million people Ranked 171st.	331.89 per 1 million people Ranked 28th. 3729 times more than Cuba
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	1.1 million Ranked 74th.	47.58 million Ranked 4th. 43 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	6.77 per 1 million people Ranked 29th.	9.14 per 1 million people Ranked 38th. 35% more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	62 Ranked 32nd.	2,543 Ranked 7th. 41 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	34.23 Ranked 31st.	94.81 Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Cuba
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	2.79 per 1 million people Ranked 45th. 58 times more than Japan	0.048 per 1 million people Ranked 58th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	2.78 Ranked 45th. 58 times more than Japan	0.0476 Ranked 59th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	13.48 Ranked 123th.	43.51 Ranked 88th. 3 times more than Cuba
Website defacements per million	0.447 Ranked 95th.	1.33 Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Cuba
Website defacements	5 Ranked 83th.	169 Ranked 9th. 34 times more than Cuba
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.177 Ranked 143th.	0.845 Ranked 110th. 5 times more than Cuba
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people	175.7 Ranked 4th. 26% more than Japan	139.55 Ranked 11th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	1086000000	19567300000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	22.83 per 1 million people Ranked 32nd.	101.54 per 1 million people Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	5.58 Ranked 34th.	20.22 Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Cuba
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	0.321 per 1,000 people Ranked 157th.	313.53 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 977 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	1.35 Ranked 29th.	11.15 Ranked 31st. 8 times more than Cuba
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.665$ per 1 million people Ranked 5th. 51 times more than Japan	0.013$ per 1 million people Ranked 10th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	3.88 per 1 million people Ranked 29th.	10.84 per 1 million people Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Cuba
Internet > ISP per million	0.447 Ranked 28th.	0.575 Ranked 89th. 29% more than Cuba
Telephone systems > Privatisation	1994	1985
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female	1,441 Ranked 2nd.	2,450 Ranked 4th. 70% more than Cuba
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	87.35 per 1,000 people Ranked 118th.	1,201.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 14 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	1.35 per 1 million people Ranked 28th.	11.15 per 1 million people Ranked 31st. 8 times more than Cuba
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	9.85 Ranked 116th.	37.92 Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	0.541 per 1 million people Ranked 40th.	8.57 per 1 million people Ranked 43th. 16 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	0.991 Ranked 35th.	14.24 Ranked 24th. 14 times more than Cuba
Telephone subscribers	984,407 Ranked 94th.	153.53 million Ranked 3rd. 156 times more than Cuba
Telephone subscribers per employee	40.96 Ranked 142nd.	1,283.41 Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Cuba
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	2.64% GDP Ranked 103th.	3.94% GDP Ranked 58th. 49% more than Cuba
Television standard > UHF	NTSC M	NTSC M
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists	1,984 Ranked 3rd.	17,829 Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Cuba
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	42 Ranked 51st. 7 times more than Japan	6 Ranked 40th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	6.59 per 1 million people Ranked 33th.	96.65 per 1 million people Ranked 19th. 15 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	5.59 per 1 million people Ranked 32nd.	20.22 per 1 million people Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	0.993 per 1 million people Ranked 34th.	14.24 per 1 million people Ranked 24th. 14 times more than Cuba
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	0.0887 Ranked 197th.	750.05 Ranked 28th. 8454 times more than Cuba
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	0.0446 Ranked 166th.	27.92 Ranked 23th. 626 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	6.76 Ranked 31st.	9.14 Ranked 37th. 35% more than Cuba
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	303.31 Ranked 11th. 91% more than Japan	158.99 Ranked 17th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	53 Ranked 28th.	81 Ranked 46th. 53% more than Cuba
Phone system > International dialling code	+53	+81
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists	1,441 Ranked 2nd.	2,450 Ranked 4th. 70% more than Cuba
Telephone lines	1.1 million Ranked 68th.	48.43 million Ranked 5th. 44 times more than Cuba
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	2,000 Ranked 150th.	30.11 million Ranked 3rd. 15054 times more than Cuba
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	2.92% Ranked 138th.	10.31% Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Cuba
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	1.9% Ranked 57th.	14.31% Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Cuba
Television standard > VHF	NTSC M	NTSC M
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.0 Ranked 119th.	4.7 Ranked 3rd.
Internet > ISP > Per capita	0.448 per 1 million people Ranked 27th.	0.575 per 1 million people Ranked 83th. 28% more than Cuba
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio	72.63 Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Japan	13.74 Ranked 25th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	0.0885 Ranked 168th.	331.4 Ranked 27th. 3745 times more than Cuba
Phone subscribers	51.68 Ranked 120th.	1,184.84 Ranked 19th. 23 times more than Cuba
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	7.6 per 100 mainlines Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Japan	1.7 per 100 mainlines Ranked 131st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	149.2 Ranked 194th.	1,106.36 Ranked 84th. 7 times more than Cuba
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	22.63$/month Ranked 16th. 10% more than Japan	20.51$/month Ranked 21st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	22.79 Ranked 34th.	101.54 Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Cuba
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	10.81 Ranked 116th.	50.84 Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Cuba
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	13.13$/month Ranked 58th.	26.15$/month Ranked 22nd. Twice as much as Cuba
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	0.09 Ranked 177th.	519.59 Ranked 24th. 5773 times more than Cuba
Internet servers using encryption	1 Ranked 172nd.	66,279 Ranked 3rd. 66279 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	6.58 Ranked 35th.	96.65 Ranked 19th. 15 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	3.06 Ranked 32nd.	79.88 Ranked 14th. 26 times more than Cuba
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people	127.61 Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Japan	19.18 Ranked 16th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	75.42 per 1,000 people Ranked 93th.	460.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	0.54 Ranked 41st.	8.57 Ranked 42nd. 16 times more than Cuba
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	1.49 per 1,000 people Ranked 61st. 66% more than Japan	0.896 per 1,000 people Ranked 69th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	3.73 Ranked 75th. 78 times more than Japan	0.0476 Ranked 43th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	253 Ranked 31st.	12,770 Ranked 4th. 50 times more than Cuba
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	0.18 per 1 million people Ranked 70th.	0.867 per 1 million people Ranked 61st. 5 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	11 Ranked 34th.	1,791 Ranked 6th. 163 times more than Cuba
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	6.45% Ranked 71st.	12.83% Ranked 53th. 99% more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	75 Ranked 27th.	1,149 Ranked 7th. 15 times more than Cuba
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.088 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 81st.	0.185 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Cuba

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