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Media Stats: compare key data on Cuba & Mexico

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STAT Cuba Mexico 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 many TV stations and more than 1,400 radio stations with most privately owned; the Televisa group once had a virtual monopoly in TV broadcasting, but new broadcasting groups and foreign satellite and cable operators are now available
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.445
Ranked 166th.
105.23
Ranked 73th. 237 times more than Cuba

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 25.64
Ranked 126th.
38.42
Ranked 107th. 50% more than Cuba

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 256.73
Ranked 131st.
380.08
Ranked 111th. 48% more than Cuba
Internet > Users per 1000 115.91
Ranked 96th.
200.93
Ranked 81st. 73% more than Cuba

Internet users 1.61 million
Ranked 1st.
31.02 million
Ranked 12th. 19 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>Notimex - state-run</p> </p>El Universal - private</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 33.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.
135.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Cuba

Personal computers per 1000 33.39
Ranked 39th.
126.43
Ranked 18th. 4 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>Grupo ACIR - has stations in Mexico City and across the country</p> </p>MVS Radio - operates in the capital and elsewhere</p> </p>Nucleo Radio Mil - operates several mediumwave (AM) and FM stations in Mexico City</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18095250">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 14.95
Ranked 196th.
86.77
Ranked 132nd. 6 times more than Cuba

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 17.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 160th.
627.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 81st. 36 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>Televisa - Mexico&#039;s TV giant, operates four networks and has many local affiliates</p> </p>TV Azteca - main competitor of Televisa, operates two networks and local stations</p> </p>Once TV - Canal 11 - Canal 11 - public, educational, cultural</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18095250">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 240.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.
272.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. 13% more than Cuba

Televisions per 1000 234.75
Ranked 74th.
236.91
Ranked 70th. 1% more than Cuba
Radio broadcast stations AM 169, FM 55, shortwave 1 AM 850, FM 545, shortwave 15
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 64.69
Ranked 47th.
92.76
Ranked 41st. 43% more than Cuba

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 87.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th.
649.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th. 7 times more than Cuba

Internet > Users > Per capita 114.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.
209.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 81st. 83% more than Cuba

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 107.93
Ranked 116th.
167.3
Ranked 99th. 55% more than Cuba

Televisions 2.64 million
Ranked 54th.
25.6 million
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Cuba
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 91.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th.
181.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 99% more than Cuba

Internet users > Per 100 people 12.94
Ranked 108th.
22.16
Ranked 96th. 71% more than Cuba

Internet > Internet users 2.84 million
Ranked 79th.
44.17 million
Ranked 11th. 16 times more than Cuba
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 53.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.
94.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 75% more than Cuba

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 94 Mbps
Ranked 56th.
11,238 Mbps
Ranked 30th. 120 times more than Cuba

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 8.34 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 65th.
110.12 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 63th. 13 times more than Cuba

Personal computers 377,000
Ranked 29th.
14 million
Ranked 5th. 37 times more than Cuba

Television broadcast stations 58
Ranked 12th.
236
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Cuba
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 323.11 million min.
Ranked 43th.
12.13 billion min.
Ranked 2nd. 38 times more than Cuba

Radios per 1000 346.79
Ranked 92nd. 21% more than Mexico
286.89
Ranked 108th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 39.24
Ranked 182nd.
717.45
Ranked 110th. 18 times more than Cuba

Internet > Percent using internet 25.64%
Ranked 126th.
38.42%
Ranked 108th. 50% more than Cuba

Telephones > Mobile cellular 1.31 million
Ranked 143th.
94.56 million
Ranked 13th. 72 times more than Cuba

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.355 per capita
Ranked 79th. 8% more than Mexico
0.33 per capita
Ranked 87th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 103.47
Ranked 117th.
166.85
Ranked 93th. 61% more than Cuba

Telephone mainlines per 1000 75.27
Ranked 93th.
176.21
Ranked 67th. 2 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>Excelsior - established daily</p> </p>La Jornada - daily</p> </p>Reforma - influential daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18095250">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance 9.24 million
Ranked 40th.
120 million
Ranked 10th. 13 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 adequate telephone service for business and government; improving quality and increasing mobile cellular availability, with mobile subscribers far outnumbering fixed-line subscribers; domestic satellite system with 120 earth stations; extensive microwave radio relay network; considerable use of fiber-optic cable and coaxial cable
Cinema attendance per capita 0.822
Ranked 38th.
1.11
Ranked 32nd. 35% more than Cuba
Television receivers per 1000 239.47
Ranked 64th.
258.67
Ranked 58th. 8% more than Cuba

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 10
Ranked 64th.
73
Ranked 21st. 7 times more than Cuba

Internet > IP addresses per capita 10.26
Ranked 182nd.
224.94
Ranked 96th. 22 times more than Cuba
Average cost of local call 0.09
Ranked 36th.
0.16
Ranked 7th. 78% more than Cuba
Internet > Users 1.31 million
Ranked 68th.
22.81 million
Ranked 12th. 17 times more than Cuba

Internet > Internet penetration 25.6%
Ranked 134th.
38.4%
Ranked 113th. 50% more than Cuba
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 11.91
Ranked 162nd.
428.62
Ranked 73th. 36 times more than Cuba

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 149.2
Ranked 196th.
833.99
Ranked 134th. 6 times more than Cuba

Telecoms > Telephone lines 1.22 million
Ranked 67th.
20.22 million
Ranked 14th. 17 times more than Cuba

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.68 million
Ranked 146th.
100.79 million
Ranked 13th. 60 times more than Cuba

Internet > Internet Service Providers 5
Ranked 114th.
51
Ranked 20th. 10 times more than Cuba
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5,013
Ranked 157th.
12.72 million
Ranked 12th. 2537 times more than Cuba

Cinemas > Per capita 0.071 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Mexico
0.024 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 1.19 million
Ranked 70th.
19.68 million
Ranked 15th. 16 times more than Cuba

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 10.79
Ranked 116th.
16.73
Ranked 99th. 55% more than Cuba

Active military personnel 49,000
Ranked 48th.
267,506
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Cuba
Radio receivers per 1000 353.77
Ranked 78th. 13% more than Mexico
313.23
Ranked 91st.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 11.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 163th.
460.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 39 times more than Cuba

Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.324
Ranked 138th.
92.66
Ranked 46th. 286 times more than Cuba

Number of PCs per million 26.61
Ranked 109th.
102.49
Ranked 66th. 4 times more than Cuba
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 1.68 million
Ranked 146th.
100.73 million
Ranked 12th. 60 times more than Cuba

Radio receivers 3.9 million
Ranked 64th.
31 million
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Cuba

Cinema > Number of cinemas 437
Ranked 16th.
802
Ranked 10th. 84% more than Cuba

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 1.3 million
Ranked 65th.
92.9 million
Ranked 14th. 71 times more than Cuba
Television receivers 2.64 million
Ranked 54th.
25.6 million
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 6
Ranked 40th.
475
Ranked 15th. 79 times more than Cuba

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 5.28 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Mexico
2.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 39th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 7.49$
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Mexico
0.83$
Ranked 10th.

Mobile phone subscribers 134,480
Ranked 147th.
47.46 million
Ranked 11th. 353 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 - 52; Columbus-2 fiber-optic submarine cable with access to the US, Virgin Islands, Canary Islands, Spain, and Italy; the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) and the MAYA-1 submarine cable system together provide access to Central America, parts of South America and the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 120 (32 Intelsat, 2 Solidaridad (giving Mexico improved access to South America, Central America, and much of the US as well as enhancing domestic communications), 1 Panamsat, numerous Inmarsat mobile earth stations); linked to Central American Microwave System of trunk connections
Internet > ISP 5
Ranked 21st.
51
Ranked 10th. 10 times more than Cuba
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 1.22 million
Ranked 67th.
20.22 million
Ranked 14th. 17 times more than Cuba

Radios 3.9 million
Ranked 65th.
31 million
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Cuba
Internet > Hosts 3,664
Ranked 126th.
10.65 million
Ranked 8th. 2907 times more than Cuba

Cinemas > Annual attendance 9.2 million
Ranked 38th.
120 million
Ranked 7th. 13 times more than Cuba

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 53.87
Ranked 42nd.
89.06
Ranked 37th. 65% more than Cuba

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.835
Ranked 35th.
1.17
Ranked 26th. 41% more than Cuba

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 8.32 Mbps
Ranked 65th.
102.74 Mbps
Ranked 63th. 12 times more than Cuba

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 2
Ranked 126th.
300
Ranked 7th. 150 times more than Cuba

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 727,600
Ranked 39th.
9.25 million
Ranked 9th. 13 times more than Cuba

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 66.67%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Mexico
19.18%
Ranked 36th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 600,000
Ranked 36th.
9.25 million
Ranked 6th. 15 times more than Cuba

Internet > Top level domain .cu .mx
Television > Total number of channels 27
Ranked 18th.
272
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Cuba
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.887
Ranked 61st. 45% more than Mexico
0.612
Ranked 68th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 43
Ranked 29th.
256
Ranked 25th. 6 times more than Cuba

Television > Total number of channels per million people 2.39
Ranked 22nd.
2.46
Ranked 21st. 3% more than Cuba
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 64.54
Ranked 48th.
89.06
Ranked 43th. 38% 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 despite the opening to competition in January 1997, Telmex remains dominant; Fixed-line teledensity is less than 20 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is about 80 per 100 persons
Internet country code .cu .mx
Telephone mainlines 849,927
Ranked 69th.
19.51 million
Ranked 10th. 23 times more than Cuba

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 28.66 min.
Ranked 52nd.
110.9 min.
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Cuba

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 110th.
$3.58 billion
Ranked 4th.

Cinemas 782
Ranked 15th.
2,320
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.086 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 18% more than Mexico
0.073 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering nd No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 30$/month
Ranked 59th. 50% more than Mexico
20.05$/month
Ranked 103th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 28.73 min. per capita
Ranked 53th.
118.87 min. per capita
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Cuba

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 38.67
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Mexico
7.15
Ranked 40th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 33.33%
Ranked 42nd.
80.82%
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 15
Ranked 29th.
341
Ranked 17th. 23 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 380
Ranked 27th.
468
Ranked 31st. 23% more than Cuba

Mobile cellular subscriptions 331,736
Ranked 154th.
75.31 million
Ranked 13th. 227 times more than Cuba

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.445
Ranked 142nd.
0.472
Ranked 140th. 6% more than Cuba
Cinemas per million 70.93
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Mexico
22.67
Ranked 26th.

Cinemas > Seats per 1000 15.65
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Mexico
6.1
Ranked 22nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 73
Ranked 34th.
1,241
Ranked 18th. 17 times more than Cuba

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 2
Ranked 69th.
311
Ranked 8th. 156 times more than Cuba

Internet > IP addresses 113,664
Ranked 133th.
25.86 million
Ranked 18th. 228 times more than Cuba
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 107.05
Ranked 27th. 18 times more than Mexico
5.91
Ranked 50th.

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 70000000 40773000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.02
Ranked 157th.
7.14
Ranked 61st. 357 times more than Cuba

Number of PCs 300
Ranked 78th.
11,210
Ranked 14th. 37 times more than Cuba
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 107.93
Ranked 122nd.
167.3
Ranked 104th. 55% more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 952
Ranked 32nd.
6,952
Ranked 20th. 7 times more than Cuba

Television broadcast stations per million 5.26
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Mexico
2.38
Ranked 45th.
Radio > Total number of channels 87
Ranked 13th.
339
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Cuba
Cinemas > Seats 172,500
Ranked 10th.
624,100
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 34
Ranked 32nd.
478
Ranked 18th. 14 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 85.75
Ranked 36th. 24% more than Mexico
69.05
Ranked 51st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 31
Ranked 38th. 19% more than Mexico
26
Ranked 42nd.

Internet > TLD .cu .mx
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 2.96
Ranked 177th.
70.81
Ranked 102nd. 24 times more than Cuba

Internet > Livejournal users 152
Ranked 97th.
1,365
Ranked 26th. 9 times more than Cuba
Internet > Secure Internet servers 1
Ranked 169th.
1,038
Ranked 28th. 1038 times more than Cuba

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 0.0885
Ranked 46th.
0.26
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Cuba

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 1
Ranked 46th.
31
Ranked 12th. 31 times more than Cuba

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 100%
Ranked 11th. 24% more than Mexico
80.65%
Ranked 27th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.838 per capita
Ranked 34th.
1.24 per capita
Ranked 23th. 48% more than Cuba

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 82.87
Ranked 19th. 14 times more than Mexico
5.91
Ranked 34th.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 53 52
Telephone subscribers per 1000 87.18
Ranked 119th.
604.83
Ranked 68th. 7 times more than Cuba

E-Government rating 48
Ranked 31st.
52
Ranked 15th. 8% more than Cuba
Population covered by mobile telephony 61%
Ranked 99th.
99.9%
Ranked 12th. 64% more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 34.29 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th. 7 times more than Mexico
4.91 per 1 million people
Ranked 48th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 3.87
Ranked 31st. 52% more than Mexico
2.54
Ranked 45th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.18
Ranked 71st.
2.99
Ranked 27th. 17 times more than Cuba

Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 14.81%
Ranked 41st.
0.0
Ranked 59th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.089 per 1 million people
Ranked 171st.
9.96 per 1 million people
Ranked 88th. 112 times more than Cuba

Radio > Total number of channels per million people 7.7
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Mexico
3.06
Ranked 26th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.0886 Number
Ranked 40th.
0.0
Ranked 65th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 1.1 million
Ranked 74th.
20.67 million
Ranked 13th. 19 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 6.77 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th. 36% more than Mexico
4.97 per 1 million people
Ranked 39th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 62
Ranked 32nd.
436
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 34.23
Ranked 31st. 7 times more than Mexico
4.65
Ranked 50th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals per 1000 104.68
Ranked 13th.
196.03
Ranked 8th. 87% more than Cuba

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 2.79 per 1 million people
Ranked 45th. 11 times more than Mexico
0.265 per 1 million people
Ranked 59th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 2.78
Ranked 45th. 11 times more than Mexico
0.25
Ranked 59th.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 13.48
Ranked 123th. 8% more than Mexico
12.48
Ranked 127th.
Website defacements 5
Ranked 83th.
341
Ranked 4th. 68 times more than Cuba
Website defacements per million 0.447
Ranked 95th.
3.24
Ranked 50th. 7 times more than Cuba
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.21 million
Ranked 20th. 97% more than Mexico
614,000
Ranked 27th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 53
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Mexico
52
Ranked 29th.
Phone system > International dialling code +53 +52
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.177
Ranked 143th.
2.81
Ranked 61st. 16 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 75
Ranked 27th.
473
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 22.83 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd. 6% more than Mexico
21.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 22.79
Ranked 34th. 11% more than Mexico
20.45
Ranked 46th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 1086000000 210173000000
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.321 per 1,000 people
Ranked 157th.
96.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 302 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 5.58
Ranked 34th. 29% more than Mexico
4.33
Ranked 46th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 1.35
Ranked 29th.
3.39
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Cuba

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 75.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th.
189.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Cuba

Telephone lines 1.1 million
Ranked 68th.
20.67 million
Ranked 14th. 19 times more than Cuba

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2,000
Ranked 150th.
7.6 million
Ranked 12th. 3798 times more than Cuba

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 2.92%
Ranked 138th.
17.24%
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Cuba

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.9%
Ranked 57th.
20.94%
Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 3.88 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th. 44% more than Mexico
2.69 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 1.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 66% more than Mexico
0.897 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.665$ per 1 million people
Ranked 5th. 83 times more than Mexico
0.008$ per 1 million people
Ranked 12th.

Telephone systems > Privatisation 1994 1990
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 87.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th.
649.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 7 times more than Cuba

Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 15.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Mexico
6.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 9.85
Ranked 116th.
19.43
Ranked 87th. 97% more than Cuba

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 22.63$/month
Ranked 16th. 62% more than Mexico
14$/month
Ranked 58th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.0
Ranked 109th.
0.304%
Ranked 49th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 0.541 per 1 million people
Ranked 40th.
4.99 per 1 million people
Ranked 40th. 9 times more than Cuba

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals per million 18.4
Ranked 24th. 7 times more than Mexico
2.68
Ranked 33th.

Telephone subscribers 984,407
Ranked 94th.
66.97 million
Ranked 9th. 68 times more than Cuba

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals 205
Ranked 17th.
278
Ranked 16th. 36% more than Cuba

Telephone subscribers per employee 40.96
Ranked 142nd.
617.16
Ranked 25th. 15 times more than Cuba

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.64% GDP
Ranked 103th.
2.72% GDP
Ranked 98th. 3% more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 0.54
Ranked 41st.
4.72
Ranked 41st. 9 times more than Cuba

Television standard > UHF NTSC M NTSC M
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.0885
Ranked 168th.
9.26
Ranked 89th. 105 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 3.06
Ranked 32nd.
4.75
Ranked 39th. 55% more than Cuba

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 42
Ranked 51st. 4 times more than Mexico
11
Ranked 63th.

Phone subscribers 51.68
Ranked 120th.
354
Ranked 69th. 7 times more than Cuba
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 60 million$
Ranked 54th.
3.33 billion$
Ranked 7th. 56 times more than Cuba

Total number of combined radio and television institutions 1 Number
Ranked 49th.
0.0
Ranked 66th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.448 per 1 million people
Ranked 27th.
0.521 per 1 million people
Ranked 86th. 16% more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 6.59 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th.
13.03 per 1 million people
Ranked 41st. 98% more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 5.59 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd. 22% more than Mexico
4.58 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 0.993 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th.
7.61 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th. 8 times more than Cuba

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 5.36$ per capita
Ranked 51st.
32.31$ per capita
Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Cuba

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 0.0887
Ranked 197th.
28.07
Ranked 102nd. 316 times more than Cuba

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.0446
Ranked 166th.
10.95
Ranked 69th. 246 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 6.76
Ranked 31st. 44% more than Mexico
4.7
Ranked 43th.

Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 6.9%
Ranked 41st.
0.0
Ranked 61st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 11
Ranked 34th.
725
Ranked 7th. 66 times more than Cuba

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals 1.17 million
Ranked 11th.
20.36 million
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 6.58
Ranked 35th.
12.33
Ranked 43th. 87% more than Cuba

Internet servers using encryption 1
Ranked 172nd.
1,853
Ranked 27th. 1853 times more than Cuba

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 0.09
Ranked 177th.
17.25
Ranked 82nd. 192 times more than Cuba

Latin Grammy Awards > Awards 4
Ranked 6th.
11
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Cuba

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 149.2
Ranked 194th.
833.51
Ranked 130th. 6 times more than Cuba

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 82.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 13 times more than Mexico
6.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals > Per capita 104.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th.
207.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 98% more than Cuba

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 119th.
0.6
Ranked 18th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 4.65
Ranked 62nd. 26 times more than Mexico
0.177
Ranked 71st.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 0.0
Ranked 110th.
$29.58
Ranked 11th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 6.45%
Ranked 71st.
19.4%
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Cuba

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 3.73
Ranked 75th. 36 times more than Mexico
0.103
Ranked 93th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 253
Ranked 31st.
2,059
Ranked 17th. 8 times more than Cuba

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 70th.
3.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th. 18 times more than Cuba

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 923,000
Ranked 19th. 50% more than Mexico
614,000
Ranked 21st.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.088 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 81st.
0.111 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 68th. 26% more than Cuba
Television standard > VHF NTSC M NTSC M
Internet > ISP per million 0.447
Ranked 28th.
0.491
Ranked 93th. 10% more than Cuba
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 5.35$
Ranked 50th.
30.08$
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Cuba

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 7.6 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Mexico
1.8 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 50th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 1.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th.
3.58 per 1 million people
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Cuba

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 10.81
Ranked 116th.
17.41
Ranked 95th. 61% more than Cuba

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals > Per capita 18.43 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 6 times more than Mexico
2.84 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 13.13$/month
Ranked 58th.
16.08$/month
Ranked 43th. 22% more than Cuba

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 0.991
Ranked 35th.
7.2
Ranked 32nd. 7 times more than Cuba

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