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Media Stats: compare key data on Egypt & Turkey

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STAT Egypt Turkey 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 Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) operates multiple TV and radio networks and stations; multiple privately owned national television stations and up to 300 private regional and local television stations; multi-channel cable TV subscriptions available; more than 1,000 private radio broadcast stations
Households with television 88.6%
Ranked 61st.
92.19%
Ranked 24th. 4% more than Egypt

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 28.33
Ranked 111th.
106.2
Ranked 71st. 4 times more than Egypt

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 44.07
Ranked 95th.
45.13
Ranked 93th. 2% more than Egypt

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 432.4
Ranked 100th.
446.01
Ranked 95th. 3% more than Egypt

Internet > Users per 1000 116.13
Ranked 95th.
191.62
Ranked 67th. 65% more than Egypt

Internet users 20.14 million
Ranked 21st.
35 million
Ranked 4th. 74% more than Egypt

Personal computers > Per capita 37.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.
52.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th. 38% more than Egypt

Personal computers per 1000 39.01
Ranked 34th.
55.4
Ranked 82nd. 42% 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>Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) - state broadcaster, services include cultural/educational network TRT 1, popular music network TRT 3 and Turkish folk/classical music station TRT 4</p> </p>Kral FM - popular private network</p> </p>Super FM - popular private network</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 115.29
Ranked 72nd. 27% more than Turkey
90.84
Ranked 124th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 374.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.
870.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. 2 times 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>Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) - state broadcaster, operates four national networks</p> </p>Star TV - private, the first station to break state TV&#039;s monopoly</p> </p>Show TV - private, widely-watched network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17992011">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 121.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th.
326.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Egypt

Televisions per 1000 110.9
Ranked 106th.
316.96
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Egypt
Radio broadcast stations AM 42 (plus 15 repeaters), FM 14, shortwave 3 AM 16, FM 107, shortwave 6
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 324.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
868.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Egypt

Internet > Users > Per capita 107.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.
180.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 68% more than Egypt

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 106.01
Ranked 117th.
187.3
Ranked 89th. 77% more than Egypt

Televisions 7.7 million
Ranked 25th.
20.9 million
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Egypt
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 139.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
258.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 85% more than Egypt

Internet > Internet users 36.88 million
Ranked 15th. 2% more than Turkey
35.99 million
Ranked 17th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 3,657 Mbps
Ranked 21st.
29,200 Mbps
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Egypt

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 49.4 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 47th.
405.19 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 26th. 8 times more than Egypt

Personal computers 2.8 million
Ranked 12th.
3.7 million
Ranked 28th. 32% more than Egypt

Television broadcast stations 98
Ranked 12th.
635
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Egypt
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 1.69 billion min.
Ranked 12th.
2.21 billion min.
Ranked 9th. 31% more than Egypt

Radios per 1000 295.25
Ranked 106th. 72% more than Turkey
171.37
Ranked 144th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 720.96
Ranked 108th.
881.23
Ranked 88th. 22% more than Egypt

Internet > Percent using internet 44.07%
Ranked 94th.
45.13%
Ranked 92nd. 2% more than Egypt

Telephones > Mobile cellular 83.42 million
Ranked 16th. 28% more than Turkey
65.32 million
Ranked 18th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.323 per capita
Ranked 88th. 82% more than Turkey
0.177 per capita
Ranked 127th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 134.33
Ranked 107th.
232.09
Ranked 71st. 73% more than Egypt

Telephone mainlines per 1000 144.84
Ranked 74th.
280.15
Ranked 44th. 93% 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>Hurriyet - mass-circulation daily</p> </p>Hurriyet Daily News - English-language version of Hurriyet</p> </p>Milliyet - mass-circulation daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17992011">Full Article</a>
Films produced 25
Ranked 25th.
27
Ranked 22nd. 8% more than Egypt
Cinema attendance 10.61 million
Ranked 39th.
31.5 million
Ranked 17th. 3 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 comprehensive telecommunications network undergoing rapid modernization and expansion, especially in mobile-cellular services
Cinema attendance per capita 0.153
Ranked 63th.
0.478
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Egypt
Television receivers per 1000 122.04
Ranked 90th.
346.18
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Egypt

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 28
Ranked 40th.
70
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Egypt

Newspapers 16
Ranked 33th.
542
Ranked 2nd. 34 times more than Egypt
Internet > IP addresses per capita 101.02
Ranked 126th.
193.03
Ranked 105th. 91% more than Egypt
Internet > Users 8.62 million
Ranked 28th.
13.15 million
Ranked 18th. 53% more than Egypt

Internet > Internet penetration 44.1%
Ranked 99th.
45.1%
Ranked 97th. 2% more than Egypt
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 189.89
Ranked 104th.
643.74
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Egypt

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,199.16
Ranked 64th. 31% more than Turkey
914.64
Ranked 121st.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 8.56 million
Ranked 22nd.
13.86 million
Ranked 17th. 62% more than Egypt

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 96.8 million
Ranked 16th. 43% more than Turkey
67.68 million
Ranked 20th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 50
Ranked 21st. The same as Turkey
50
Ranked 24th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2.29 million
Ranked 34th.
7.86 million
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Egypt

Cinemas > Per capita 0.002 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th.
0.005 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Egypt

Telephones > Main lines in use 8.71 million
Ranked 23th.
15.21 million
Ranked 18th. 75% more than Egypt

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 10.6
Ranked 117th.
18.73
Ranked 89th. 77% more than Egypt

Active military personnel 468,500
Ranked 4th.
664,049
Ranked 1st. 42% more than Egypt
Radio receivers per 1000 324.91
Ranked 88th. 74% more than Turkey
187.17
Ranked 123th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 184.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.
605.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Egypt

Internet > Hosts per 1000 2.32
Ranked 109th.
37.9
Ranked 60th. 16 times more than Egypt

Number of PCs per million 32.58
Ranked 102nd.
55.4
Ranked 85th. 70% more than Egypt
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 96.8 million
Ranked 15th. 43% more than Turkey
67.68 million
Ranked 20th.

Radio receivers 20.5 million
Ranked 20th. 81% more than Turkey
11.3 million
Ranked 31st.

Cinema > Number of cinemas 232
Ranked 2nd.
302
Ranked 18th. 30% more than Egypt

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 92.64 million
Ranked 15th. 36% more than Turkey
68 million
Ranked 21st.
Television receivers 7.7 million
Ranked 23th.
20.9 million
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 200
Ranked 26th.
255
Ranked 16th. 27% more than Egypt

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 1.6 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th.
10.29 per 1 million people
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Egypt
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.45$
Ranked 58th.
2.4$
Ranked 46th. 66% more than Egypt

Mobile phone subscribers 13.63 million
Ranked 28th.
43.61 million
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Egypt

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 - 90; international service is provided by the SEA-ME-WE-3 submarine cable and by submarine fiber-optic cables in the Mediterranean and Black Seas that link Turkey with Italy, Greece, Israel, Bulgaria, Romania, and Russia; satellite earth stations - 12 Intelsat; mobile satellite terminals - 328 in the Inmarsat and Eutelsat systems
Internet > ISP 50
Ranked 11th. The same as Turkey
50
Ranked 6th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 1.58
Ranked 85th.
23.47
Ranked 50th. 15 times more than Egypt

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 8.56 million
Ranked 22nd.
13.86 million
Ranked 17th. 62% more than Egypt

Radios 20.5 million
Ranked 20th. 81% more than Turkey
11.3 million
Ranked 33th.
Films produced per million 0.36
Ranked 43th.
0.409
Ranked 41st. 14% more than Egypt
Internet > Hosts 175,342
Ranked 60th.
2.67 million
Ranked 25th. 15 times more than Egypt

Cinemas > Annual attendance 10.6 million
Ranked 35th.
31.5 million
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Egypt

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.171
Ranked 51st.
0.514
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Egypt

Newspapers per million 0.23
Ranked 61st.
8.22
Ranked 15th. 36 times more than Egypt
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 50.95 Mbps
Ranked 47th.
431.04 Mbps
Ranked 26th. 8 times more than Egypt

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2.08 million
Ranked 19th.
6.84 million
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Egypt
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 16
Ranked 43th.
588
Ranked 4th. 37 times more than Egypt

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 0.0
Ranked 56th.
11.43%
Ranked 36th.

Internet > Top level domain .eg .tr
Television > Total number of channels 33
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Turkey
7
Ranked 3rd.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.015$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 73th.
0.079$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Egypt

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.353
Ranked 76th.
0.958
Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Egypt

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 18.08$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 11th.
19.84$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 10th. 10% more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 219
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Turkey
68
Ranked 27th.

Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.46
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than Turkey
0.101
Ranked 5th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 31.95
Ranked 40th.
115.15
Ranked 56th. 4 times more than Egypt
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 additional digital exchanges are permitting a rapid increase in subscribers; the construction of a network of technologically advanced intercity trunk lines, using both fiber-optic cable and digital microwave radio relay, is facilitating communication between urban centers; remote areas are reached by a domestic satellite system; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 100 telephones per 100 persons
Internet country code .eg .tr
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 40.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 30th.
80.55 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 21st. 97% more than Egypt

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 23.88 min.
Ranked 55th.
33.05 min.
Ranked 50th. 38% more than Egypt

Telephone mainlines 10.4 million
Ranked 19th.
18.98 million
Ranked 12th. 83% more than Egypt

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $831.60 million
Ranked 14th.
$2.33 billion
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Egypt

Cinemas 122
Ranked 45th.
344
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.022 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.
0.044 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. Twice as much as Egypt

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 1.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th.
22.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 14 times more than Egypt

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering Selective filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 4.97$/month
Ranked 171st.
11.61$/month
Ranked 140th. 2 times more than Egypt

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 23.21 min. per capita
Ranked 55th.
31.05 min. per capita
Ranked 51st. 34% more than Egypt

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 3.13
Ranked 2nd.
4.4
Ranked 45th. 41% more than Egypt

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 100%
Ranked 8th. 13% more than Turkey
88.57%
Ranked 14th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 19.37$ per capita
Ranked 71st.
452.01$ per capita
Ranked 35th. 23 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 256
Ranked 38th.
1,096
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 215
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Turkey
82
Ranked 21st.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 113,526
Ranked 53th.
1.59 million
Ranked 19th. 14 times more than Egypt

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.72
Ranked 120th.
0.758
Ranked 119th. 5% more than Egypt
Cinemas > Seats per 1000 1.55
Ranked 40th.
1.95
Ranked 37th. 26% more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 150
Ranked 39th.
285
Ranked 25th. 90% more than Egypt

Cinemas per million 1.96
Ranked 56th.
5.7
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Egypt

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 16
Ranked 47th.
542
Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Egypt

Internet > IP addresses 8.45 million
Ranked 37th.
15.39 million
Ranked 24th. 82% more than Egypt
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 12.5%
Ranked 29th. 66 times more than Turkey
0.189%
Ranked 64th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 3435000000 1.44727e+015
Number of PCs 2,300
Ranked 40th.
3,703
Ranked 28th. 61% more than Egypt
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 106.01
Ranked 123th.
187.3
Ranked 94th. 77% more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 1,410
Ranked 39th.
2,920
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Egypt

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 22.47 million
Ranked 14th. 73% more than Turkey
13.02 million
Ranked 20th.
Television broadcast stations per million 1.6
Ranked 25th.
10.85
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Egypt
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 1
Ranked 56th.
1,265
Ranked 1st. 1265 times more than Egypt
Cinemas > Seats 96,100
Ranked 17th.
118,000
Ranked 14th. 23% more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 22
Ranked 56th.
46.91
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 44
Ranked 39th.
91
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Egypt

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 45
Ranked 39th.
688
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Egypt

Internet > TLD .eg .tr
Internet > Livejournal users 392
Ranked 51st. 2% more than Turkey
386
Ranked 52nd.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 53
Ranked 74th.
1,794
Ranked 19th. 34 times more than Egypt

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 0.128
Ranked 49th.
0.26
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Egypt

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 10
Ranked 29th.
19
Ranked 18th. 90% more than Egypt

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 100%
Ranked 4th. 27% more than Turkey
78.95%
Ranked 29th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.17 per capita
Ranked 51st.
0.483 per capita
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Egypt

Telecommunications > Country calling code 20 90
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2008.04.?? 2008.11.09
Telephone subscribers per 1000 334.72
Ranked 90th.
923.89
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Egypt

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 26.9%
Ranked 60th. 65% more than Turkey
16.3%
Ranked 79th.
E-Government rating 41
Ranked 89th.
46
Ranked 52nd. 12% more than Egypt
Population covered by mobile telephony 98%
Ranked 27th. 2% more than Turkey
96.3%
Ranked 33th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 3.42
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Turkey
1.09
Ranked 36th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 3.95 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st.
16.53 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Egypt

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.246
Ranked 70th.
8.58
Ranked 12th. 35 times more than Egypt

Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 39.39%
Ranked 26th.
85.71%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Egypt
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.703 per 1 million people
Ranked 134th.
24.6 per 1 million people
Ranked 73th. 35 times more than Egypt

Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.0139 Number
Ranked 49th.
2.42 Number
Ranked 9th. 174 times more than Egypt
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 9.6 million
Ranked 23th.
17.5 million
Ranked 17th. 82% more than Egypt
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 50%
Ranked 9th. 633 times more than Turkey
0.079%
Ranked 66th.
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 50%
Ranked 59th.
99.92%
Ranked 4th. Twice as much as Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 3.99
Ranked 53th.
17.61
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 86
Ranked 37th.
210
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 1.48 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Turkey
0.679 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 0.682 per 1 million people
Ranked 58th.
10.21 per 1 million people
Ranked 31st. 15 times more than Egypt

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 0.691
Ranked 58th.
10.89
Ranked 31st. 16 times more than Egypt

Internet > Livejournal users per million 5.55
Ranked 160th.
5.77
Ranked 159th. 4% more than Egypt
Website defacements 46
Ranked 35th.
49
Ranked 32nd. 7% more than Egypt
Website defacements per million 0.684
Ranked 93th.
0.764
Ranked 92nd. 12% more than Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 1.95 per 1 million people
Ranked 54th.
9.79 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Egypt

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 2.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 130th.
37.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 17 times more than Egypt

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 324.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
868.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 3.38 per 1 million people
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Turkey
1.03 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.

Television standard > VHF SECAM B/PAL B PAL B
Internet > ISP per million 0.756
Ranked 83th.
0.78
Ranked 22nd. 3% more than Egypt
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 22.51$
Ranked 29th.
106.17$
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Egypt

Telephone system > Regulation 1998 2000
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 0.1 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 57th.
30.39 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 29th. 304 times more than Egypt

Telephone subscribers 24.03 million
Ranked 23th.
62.59 million
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 3.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Turkey
1.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals 235
Ranked 20th.
1,635
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Egypt

Telephone subscribers per employee 312.41
Ranked 66th.
882.78
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Egypt

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.55% GDP
Ranked 42nd.
3.61% GDP
Ranked 66th. 2% more than Egypt

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.323%
Ranked 45th. 10% more than Turkey
0.295%
Ranked 51st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 3.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 46th.
3.85 per 1 million people
Ranked 31st. 25% more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 0.281
Ranked 51st.
2.23
Ranked 33th. 8 times more than Egypt

Television standard > UHF SECAM G/PAL G PAL G
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 0.687
Ranked 53th.
1.46
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Egypt

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals per million 3.61
Ranked 34th.
25.88
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 3.12
Ranked 47th.
4.1
Ranked 33th. 31% more than Egypt

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.246
Ranked 68th.
8.8
Ranked 24th. 36 times more than Egypt

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 2.72
Ranked 112th.
10.55
Ranked 73th. 4 times more than Egypt

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 3.7
Ranked 144th.
116.76
Ranked 67th. 32 times more than Egypt

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,199.16
Ranked 60th. 31% more than Turkey
914.64
Ranked 119th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 1.34
Ranked 52nd.
3.37
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Egypt

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 45
Ranked 31st.
1,771
Ranked 8th. 39 times more than Egypt

Total number of combined radio and television institutions 1 Number
Ranked 40th.
164 Number
Ranked 3rd. 164 times more than Egypt
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.743 per 1 million people
Ranked 78th. 2% more than Turkey
0.73 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 3.35
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Turkey
1.32
Ranked 30th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 2.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th.
4.3 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th. 86% more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 1.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th.
3.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 0.278 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th.
2.1 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd. 8 times more than Egypt

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 21.83$ per capita
Ranked 29th.
99.8$ per capita
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Egypt

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 18.39$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 71st. 84% more than Turkey
9.98$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 98th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.02$ per 1 million people
Ranked 89th.
0.034$ per 1 million people
Ranked 92nd. 70% more than Egypt

Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions 7
Ranked 35th.
528
Ranked 1st. 75 times more than Egypt
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 20
Ranked 52nd.
90
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than Egypt
Phone system > International dialling code +20 +90
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 263.45
Ranked 60th. 63% more than Turkey
161.32
Ranked 78th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 7.28%
Ranked 112th. 4 times more than Turkey
1.63%
Ranked 130th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 18.39%
Ranked 78th. 74% more than Turkey
10.59%
Ranked 107th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 33.33%
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Turkey
11.44%
Ranked 119th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.754 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.
0.857 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 14% more than Egypt

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 140.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.
263.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 88% more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 2.34
Ranked 50th.
4.58
Ranked 37th. 96% more than Egypt

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 19044790000 1.55461e+016
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 1.97
Ranked 56th.
10.43
Ranked 38th. 5 times more than Egypt

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.726
Ranked 131st.
26.14
Ranked 70th. 36 times more than Egypt

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 1.62 billion$
Ranked 9th.
7.19 billion$
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Egypt

Television > Percentage of private television institutions 87.5%
Ranked 39th.
99.81%
Ranked 5th. 14% more than Egypt
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.2
Ranked 34th.
0.4
Ranked 25th. Twice as much as Egypt
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 1.5
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Turkey
0.723
Ranked 40th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $10.30
Ranked 45th.
$31.46
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 96
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Turkey
45
Ranked 31st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 18
Ranked 40th.
139
Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Egypt

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.691
Ranked 50th.
26.49
Ranked 40th. 38 times more than Egypt

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 126
Ranked 44th.
649
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Egypt

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.242 per 1 million people
Ranked 69th.
8.04 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 33 times more than Egypt

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.073 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 94th. The same as Turkey
0.073 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 96th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 21.27%
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Turkey
9.31%
Ranked 67th.

Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 1.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.
1.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 20% more than Egypt

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 5.8$/month
Ranked 147th.
12.57$/month
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Egypt

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 10.19
Ranked 120th.
18.6
Ranked 89th. 82% more than Egypt

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals > Per capita 3.56 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th.
24.25 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Egypt

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 4.03$/month
Ranked 107th.
14.73$/month
Ranked 62nd. 4 times more than Egypt

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