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Media Stats: compare key data on Egypt & Iran

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STAT Egypt Iran HISTORY
Broadcast media mix of state-run and private broadcast media; state-run TV operates 2 national and 6 regional terrestrial networks as well as a few satellite channels; about 20 private satellite channels and a large number of Arabic satellite channels are available via subscription; state-run radio operates about 70 stations belonging to 8 networks; 2 privately-owned radio stations operational state-run broadcast media with no private, independent broadcasters; Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run TV broadcaster, operates 5 nationwide channels, a news channel, about 30 provincial channels, and several international channels; about 20 foreign Persian-language TV stations broadcasting on satellite TV are capable of being seen in Iran; satellite dishes are illegal and, while their use had been tolerated, authorities began confiscating satellite dishes following the unrest stemming from the 2009 presidential election; IRIB operates 8 nationwide radio networks, a number of provincial stations, and an external service; most major international broadcasters transmit to Iran
Households with television 88.6%
Ranked 61st. 16% more than Iran
76.58%
Ranked 75th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 28.33
Ranked 111th.
40.25
Ranked 101st. 42% more than Egypt

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 44.07
Ranked 95th. 70% more than Iran
26
Ranked 124th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 432.4
Ranked 100th. 68% more than Iran
256.77
Ranked 130th.
Internet > Users per 1000 116.13
Ranked 95th.
320.29
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Egypt

Internet users 20.14 million
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Iran
8.21 million
Ranked 35th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Middle East News Agency (MENA) - state-run</p> </p>Masrawy - news portal</p> <p>Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) - state-run</p> </p>Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) - English-language pages</p> </p>Fars News Agency - affiliated to Revolutionary Guards, English-language pages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14542234">Full Article</a>
Personal computers > Per capita 37.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.
109.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Egypt

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Egypt Radio Television Union (ERTU) - state-run, operates national, regional and external services including flagship General Programme Network</p> </p>Nile FM - private, Western pop</p> </p>Nogoum FM - private, Arabic pop</p> <p>IRIB - state-run, operates eight national networks, provincial services and an external service</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 115.29
Ranked 72nd. 50% more than Iran
76.92
Ranked 140th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 374.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.
455.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th. 22% more than Egypt

Television > List of TV stations <p>Egypt Radio Television Union (ERTU) - state-run, operates domestic and satellite networks, including Nile News, Nile TV International and Nile TV thematic channels</p> </p>Dream TV - private satellite network, operates Dream 1 targeting young viewers and Dream 2, an entertainment channel</p> </p>Al-Mihwar - private, via satellite</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13313373">Full Article</a> <p>IRIB - state-run, operates provincial, national and international services</p> </p>Press TV - IRIB&#039;s English-language satellite channel</p> </p>Al-Alam - IRIB network in Arabic</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 121.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th. 60% more than Iran
75.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.

Televisions per 1000 110.9
Ranked 106th. 65% more than Iran
67.26
Ranked 127th.
Personal computers per 1000 39.01
Ranked 34th.
105.95
Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Egypt

Radio broadcast stations AM 42 (plus 15 repeaters), FM 14, shortwave 3 AM 72, FM 5, shortwave 5
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 324.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
384 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 18% more than Egypt

Internet > Users > Per capita 107.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.
351.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Egypt

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 106.01
Ranked 117th.
376.3
Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Egypt

Televisions 7.7 million
Ranked 25th. 67% more than Iran
4.61 million
Ranked 33th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 139.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
364.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Egypt

Internet > Internet users 36.88 million
Ranked 15th. 80% more than Iran
20.5 million
Ranked 24th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 3,657 Mbps
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Iran
1,000 Mbps
Ranked 46th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 49.4 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Iran
15.06 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 86th.

Personal computers 2.8 million
Ranked 12th.
7.35 million
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Egypt

Television broadcast stations 98
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Iran
28
Ranked 17th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 1.69 billion min.
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Iran
510.9 million min.
Ranked 41st.

Radios per 1000 295.25
Ranked 106th. 19% more than Iran
248.02
Ranked 117th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 720.96
Ranked 108th. 1% more than Iran
714.62
Ranked 112th.

Internet > Percent using internet 44.07%
Ranked 94th. 70% more than Iran
26%
Ranked 125th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 83.42 million
Ranked 16th. 49% more than Iran
56.04 million
Ranked 21st.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.323 per capita
Ranked 88th. 16% more than Iran
0.279 per capita
Ranked 100th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 134.33
Ranked 107th.
350.87
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Egypt

Telephone mainlines per 1000 144.84
Ranked 74th.
270.63
Ranked 46th. 87% more than Egypt

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Al-Ahram - state-owned daily, the oldest newspaper in the Arab world</p> </p>Al-Ahram Weekly - English-language</p> </p>Al-Jumhuriyah - state-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13313373">Full Article</a> <p>Tehran Times - state-run English-language daily</p> </p>Iran Daily - English-language, published by state news agency IRNA</p> </p>Sharq (The East) - reformist daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14542234">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance 10.61 million
Ranked 39th.
26 million
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Egypt
Telephone system > General assessment underwent extensive upgrading during 1990s; principal centers at Alexandria, Cairo, Al Mansurah, Ismailia, Suez, and Tanta are connected by coaxial cable and microwave radio relay currently being modernized and expanded with the goal of not only improving the efficiency and increasing the volume of the urban service but also bringing telephone service to several thousand villages, not presently connected
Cinema attendance per capita 0.153
Ranked 63th.
0.379
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Egypt
Television receivers per 1000 122.04
Ranked 90th. 66% more than Iran
73.71
Ranked 107th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 28
Ranked 40th.
76
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Egypt

Internet > IP addresses per capita 101.02
Ranked 126th. 51% more than Iran
66.7
Ranked 137th.
Internet > Users 8.62 million
Ranked 28th.
23 million
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Egypt

Internet > Internet penetration 44.1%
Ranked 99th. 70% more than Iran
26%
Ranked 132nd.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 189.89
Ranked 104th. 84% more than Iran
102.95
Ranked 125th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,199.16
Ranked 64th. 58% more than Iran
760.98
Ranked 142nd.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 8.56 million
Ranked 22nd.
28.76 million
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Egypt

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 96.8 million
Ranked 16th. 66% more than Iran
58.16 million
Ranked 24th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 50
Ranked 21st.
100
Ranked 11th. Twice as much as Egypt
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2.29 million
Ranked 34th.
3.08 million
Ranked 27th. 34% more than Egypt

Cinemas > Per capita 0.002 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th.
0.005 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Egypt
Telephones > Main lines in use 8.71 million
Ranked 23th.
27.77 million
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Egypt

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 10.6
Ranked 117th.
37.63
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Egypt

Active military personnel 468,500
Ranked 4th.
523,000
Ranked 1st. 12% more than Egypt
Radio receivers per 1000 324.91
Ranked 88th. 20% more than Iran
271.82
Ranked 103th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 184.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th. 74% more than Iran
105.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 2.32
Ranked 109th. 59 times more than Iran
0.0394
Ranked 169th.

Number of PCs per million 32.58
Ranked 102nd.
105.95
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Egypt
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 96.8 million
Ranked 15th. 66% more than Iran
58.16 million
Ranked 24th.

Radio receivers 20.5 million
Ranked 20th. 21% more than Iran
17 million
Ranked 23th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 92.64 million
Ranked 15th.
96.17 million
Ranked 13th. 4% more than Egypt
Television receivers 7.7 million
Ranked 23th. 67% more than Iran
4.61 million
Ranked 32nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 200
Ranked 26th.
4,504
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Egypt

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 1.6 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Iran
0.46 per 1 million people
Ranked 59th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.45$
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Iran
0.55$
Ranked 103th.

Mobile phone subscribers 13.63 million
Ranked 28th. 89% more than Iran
7.22 million
Ranked 46th.

Telephone system > International country code - 20; landing point for Aletar, the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks, Link Around the Globe (FLAG) Falcon and FLAG FEA; satellite earth stations - 4 (2 Intelsat - Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean, 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat); tropospheric scatter to Sudan; microwave radio relay to Israel; a participant in Medarabtel country code - 98; submarine fiber-optic cable to UAE with access to Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic line runs from Azerbaijan through the northern portion of Iran to Turkmenistan with expansion to Georgia and Azerbaijan; HF radio and microwave radio relay to Turkey, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Syria, Kuwait, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; satellite earth stations - 13 (9 Intelsat and 4 Inmarsat)
Internet > ISP 50
Ranked 11th.
100
Ranked 3rd. Twice as much as Egypt
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 1.58
Ranked 85th. 6 times more than Iran
0.258
Ranked 84th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 8.56 million
Ranked 22nd.
28.76 million
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Egypt

Radios 20.5 million
Ranked 20th. 21% more than Iran
17 million
Ranked 23th.
Internet > Hosts 175,342
Ranked 60th. 61 times more than Iran
2,860
Ranked 131st.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 10.6 million
Ranked 35th.
26 million
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Egypt
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.171
Ranked 51st.
0.43
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Egypt
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 50.95 Mbps
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Iran
14.59 Mbps
Ranked 86th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2.08 million
Ranked 19th. 26% more than Iran
1.65 million
Ranked 38th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 16
Ranked 43th.
172
Ranked 10th. 11 times more than Egypt

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 0.0
Ranked 56th.
15.38%
Ranked 35th.
Internet > Top level domain .eg .ir
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.015$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 73th.
0.025$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 69th. 67% more than Egypt

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.353
Ranked 76th.
1.01
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Egypt

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 18.08$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Iran
1.84$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 72nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 219
Ranked 29th.
1,844
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Egypt

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 31.95
Ranked 40th. 19% more than Iran
26.87
Ranked 102nd.
Telephone system > Domestic largest fixed-line system in the region; as of 2011 there were multiple mobile-cellular networks with a total of roughly 83 million subscribers the addition of new fiber cables and modern switching and exchange systems installed by Iran's state-owned telecom company have improved and expanded the fixed-line network greatly; fixed-line availability has more than doubled to more than 27 million lines since 2000; additionally, mobile-cellular service has increased dramatically serving roughly 56 million subscribers in 2011; combined fixed and mobile-cellular subscribership now exceeds 100 per 100 persons
Internet country code .eg .ir
Internet > Urban households with personal computer per thousand people 15.87
Ranked 3rd.
85.69
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Egypt
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 40.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 30th. 6 times more than Iran
7.38 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 101st.

Telephone mainlines 10.4 million
Ranked 19th.
18.99 million
Ranked 11th. 83% more than Egypt

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 23.88 min.
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Iran
7.45 min.
Ranked 92nd.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $831.60 million
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Iran
$242.40 million
Ranked 33th.

Cinemas 122
Ranked 45th.
287
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.022 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.
0.236 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 11 times more than Egypt

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 1.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 6 times more than Iran
0.267 per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering Pervasive filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 4.97$/month
Ranked 171st. 2 times more than Iran
2.26$/month
Ranked 174th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 23.21 min. per capita
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Iran
7.7 min. per capita
Ranked 93th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 100%
Ranked 8th. 18% more than Iran
84.62%
Ranked 18th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 19.37$ per capita
Ranked 71st.
76.81$ per capita
Ranked 61st. 4 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 215
Ranked 21st.
1,486
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 256
Ranked 38th. 4% more than Iran
247
Ranked 28th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 113,526
Ranked 53th. 6 times more than Iran
17,700
Ranked 54th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.72
Ranked 120th.
1.46
Ranked 101st. 2 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 150
Ranked 39th.
2,426
Ranked 9th. 16 times more than Egypt

Cinemas > Seats per 1000 1.55
Ranked 40th.
2.86
Ranked 33th. 85% more than Egypt
Cinemas per million 1.96
Ranked 56th.
4.75
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Egypt
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 16
Ranked 47th.
112
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Egypt

Internet > IP addresses 8.45 million
Ranked 37th. 61% more than Iran
5.26 million
Ranked 50th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 3435000000 10354800000000
Number of PCs 2,300
Ranked 40th.
7,347
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Egypt
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 106.01
Ranked 123th.
376.3
Ranked 46th. 4 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 1,410
Ranked 39th.
14,783
Ranked 7th. 10 times more than Egypt

Television broadcast stations per million 1.6
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Iran
0.448
Ranked 63th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 22
Ranked 56th.
227.93
Ranked 27th. 10 times more than Egypt

Cinemas > Seats 96,100
Ranked 17th.
173,000
Ranked 9th. 80% more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 44
Ranked 39th.
733
Ranked 10th. 17 times more than Egypt

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 45
Ranked 39th.
906
Ranked 6th. 20 times more than Egypt

Internet > Rural households with personal computer 217,976
Ranked 2nd.
608,900
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Egypt
Internet > Rural households with internet 38,451
Ranked 4th.
237,094
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Egypt
Internet > Rural households with internet per thousand people 0.527
Ranked 6th.
3.14
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Egypt
Internet > Households with personal computer per thousand people 18.86
Ranked 4th.
93.76
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Egypt
Internet > Households with internet per thousand people 5.34
Ranked 5th.
49.42
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Egypt
Internet > Rural households with personal computer per thousand people 2.99
Ranked 4th.
8.07
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Egypt
Internet > TLD .eg .ir
Internet > Livejournal users 392
Ranked 51st. 4 times more than Iran
88
Ranked 125th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 53
Ranked 74th. 89% more than Iran
28
Ranked 92nd.

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 100%
Ranked 4th. The same as Iran
100%
Ranked 8th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 0.128
Ranked 49th.
1.25
Ranked 29th. 10 times more than Egypt

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 10
Ranked 29th.
94
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Egypt

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.17 per capita
Ranked 51st.
0.441 per capita
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Egypt
Telecommunications > Country calling code 20 98
Telephone subscribers per 1000 334.72
Ranked 90th.
373.59
Ranked 89th. 12% more than Egypt

E-Government rating 41
Ranked 89th.
44
Ranked 66th. 7% more than Egypt
Population covered by mobile telephony 98%
Ranked 27th. 9% more than Iran
90%
Ranked 74th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 3.95 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st. About the same as Iran
3.94 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 3.42
Ranked 43th.
28.43
Ranked 18th. 8 times more than Egypt

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.246
Ranked 70th.
1.7
Ranked 49th. 7 times more than Egypt

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.703 per 1 million people
Ranked 134th. 74% more than Iran
0.405 per 1 million people
Ranked 147th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 9.6 million
Ranked 23th.
27.77 million
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Egypt
Information and Communication Technology Index > 2009 3.92
Ranked 13th.
5.65
Ranked 6th. 44% more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 86
Ranked 37th.
906
Ranked 11th. 11 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 3.99
Ranked 53th. 5% more than Iran
3.81
Ranked 38th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 1.48 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th.
9.76 per 1 million people
Ranked 27th. 7 times more than Egypt

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 0.682 per 1 million people
Ranked 58th.
14.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th. 21 times more than Egypt

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 0.691
Ranked 58th.
13.75
Ranked 28th. 20 times more than Egypt

Internet > Livejournal users per million 5.55
Ranked 160th. 4 times more than Iran
1.27
Ranked 189th.
Website defacements per million 0.684
Ranked 93th. 63% more than Iran
0.419
Ranked 97th.
Website defacements 46
Ranked 35th. 64% more than Iran
28
Ranked 48th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 18.39%
Ranked 78th. 6 times more than Iran
2.95%
Ranked 146th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 33.33%
Ranked 48th. 31 times more than Iran
1.08%
Ranked 149th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 1.95 per 1 million people
Ranked 54th.
21.02 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th. 11 times more than Egypt

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 2.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 130th. 50 times more than Iran
0.043 per 1,000 people
Ranked 188th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.246
Ranked 68th.
2.48
Ranked 67th. 10 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 3.38 per 1 million people
Ranked 41st.
29.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th. 9 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 1.34
Ranked 52nd.
13.97
Ranked 28th. 10 times more than Egypt

Television standard > VHF SECAM B/PAL B SECAM B
Internet > ISP per million 0.756
Ranked 83th.
1.48
Ranked 12th. 95% more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 3.35
Ranked 43th.
22.91
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Egypt

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 18.39$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 71st. 5 times more than Iran
3.37$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 93th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.02$ per 1 million people
Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Iran
0.008$ per 1 million people
Ranked 105th.

Press Freedom Index > 2010 127
Ranked 10th.
175
Ranked 1st. 38% more than Egypt
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 22.51$
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Iran
4.99$
Ranked 62nd.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 324.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
384 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 18% more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 3.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd.
23.69 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 3.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 46th.
71.79 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 23 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 0.687
Ranked 53th.
11.3
Ranked 24th. 16 times more than Egypt

Telephone subscribers 24.03 million
Ranked 23th.
26.21 million
Ranked 21st. 9% more than Egypt

Telephone subscribers per employee 312.41
Ranked 66th.
407.04
Ranked 54th. 30% more than Egypt

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.55% GDP
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Iran
1.27% GDP
Ranked 129th.

Television standard > UHF SECAM G/PAL G SECAM G
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 1.5
Ranked 49th.
9.44
Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Egypt

Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.743 per 1 million people
Ranked 78th.
1.53 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Egypt
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 1.62 billion$
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Iran
350 million$
Ranked 32nd.

Internet > Households with internet 390,000
Ranked 4th.
3.73 million
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Egypt
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $10.30
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Iran
$3.17
Ranked 76th.

Phone system > International dialling code +20 +98
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 3.7
Ranked 144th. 3 times more than Iran
1.35
Ranked 167th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 2.72
Ranked 112th.
4.07
Ranked 101st. 49% more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 18
Ranked 40th.
706
Ranked 4th. 39 times more than Egypt

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.691
Ranked 50th.
13.75
Ranked 47th. 20 times more than Egypt

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.2
Ranked 34th. Twice as much as Iran
0.1
Ranked 46th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 126
Ranked 44th.
1,319
Ranked 13th. 10 times more than Egypt

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.242 per 1 million people
Ranked 69th.
1.76 per 1 million people
Ranked 48th. 7 times more than Egypt

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 21.83$ per capita
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Iran
5.13$ per capita
Ranked 60th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 0.278 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th.
11.25 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st. 40 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 1.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th.
14.44 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th. 11 times more than Egypt

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.073 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 94th.
0.142 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 50th. 95% more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 2.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th.
38.67 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th. 17 times more than Egypt

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 45
Ranked 31st.
906
Ranked 10th. 20 times more than Egypt

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.726
Ranked 131st. 84% more than Iran
0.394
Ranked 145th.

Internet > Households with personal computer 1.38 million
Ranked 1st.
7.07 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Egypt
Internet > Urban households with personal computer 1.16 million
Ranked 1st.
6.46 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Egypt
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 0.1 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 57th.
2.56 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 117th. 26 times more than Egypt

Royalties and fees $0.90
Ranked 36th.
0.0
Ranked 75th.
Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 1.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.
2.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 90% more than Egypt
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 21.27%
Ranked 29th.
73.68%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Egypt

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 5.8$/month
Ranked 147th. 2 times more than Iran
2.64$/month
Ranked 174th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 10.19
Ranked 120th.
38.03
Ranked 38th. 4 times more than Egypt

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,199.16
Ranked 60th. 58% more than Iran
760.98
Ranked 141st.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.323%
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Iran
0.1%
Ranked 91st.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 4.03$/month
Ranked 107th. 66% more than Iran
2.43$/month
Ranked 140th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 0.281
Ranked 51st.
10.89
Ranked 21st. 39 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 1.97
Ranked 56th.
20.34
Ranked 36th. 10 times more than Egypt

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 19044790000 14053700000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 2.34
Ranked 50th.
37.4
Ranked 26th. 16 times more than Egypt

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 140.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.
278.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 98% more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 3.12
Ranked 47th.
69.44
Ranked 6th. 22 times more than Egypt

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.754 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 8% more than Iran
0.695 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 20
Ranked 52nd.
98
Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 96
Ranked 32nd.
612
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Egypt

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