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Media Stats: compare key data on Eritrea & Netherlands

Definitions

  • Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • 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.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • 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).
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • 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.
     
     
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. 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)
  • 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
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). 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.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: 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 $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people 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.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • 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.
  • Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Internet > ISP 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.
  • 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.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles per 1,000,000 literate inhabitants. 
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
STAT Eritrea Netherlands HISTORY
Broadcast media government controls broadcast media with private ownership prohibited; 1 state-owned TV station; state-owned radio operates 2 networks; purchases of satellite dishes and subscriptions to international broadcast media are permitted more than 90% of households are connected to cable or satellite TV systems that provide a wide range of domestic and foreign channels; public service broadcast system includes multiple broadcasters, 3 with a national reach and the remainder operating in regional and local markets; 2 major nationwide commercial television companies, each with 3 or more stations, and many commercial TV stations in regional and local markets; nearly 600 radio stations with a mix of public and private stations providing national or regional coverage
Households with television 14.37%
Ranked 48th.
99.42%
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Eritrea

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.0204
Ranked 184th.
393.14
Ranked 4th. 19282 times more than Eritrea

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 0.8
Ranked 201st.
93
Ranked 5th. 116 times more than Eritrea

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 7.81
Ranked 205th.
925.88
Ranked 5th. 119 times more than Eritrea

Internet > Users per 1000 23.03
Ranked 128th.
915.66
Ranked 2nd. 40 times more than Eritrea

Internet users 200,000
Ranked 4th.
14.87 million
Ranked 9th. 74 times more than Eritrea

News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Shabait.com - Ministry of Information website</p> </p>Erina (Eritrean News Agency) - state-run</p> <p>Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANP) - news agency</p> </p>DutchNews.nl - news in English</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 7.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.
682.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 86 times more than Eritrea

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea (Dimtsi Hafash) - state-run, operates two networks, programmes in 11 languages</p> </p>Radio Zara - state-run, FM network</p> <p>NOS - public radio, operates news and information station Radio 1, music network Radio 2, pop station 3FM, cultural station Radio 4</p> </p>Radio Netherlands - international broadcaster, language services include English</p> </p>Sky Radio - popular commercial FM station, continuous music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17741366">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 5.47
Ranked 200th.
117.52
Ranked 67th. 21 times more than Eritrea

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 14.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 162nd.
1,056.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 74 times more than Eritrea

Television > List of TV stations <p>Eri TV - state-run</p> <p>NOS - public broadcaster</p> </p>BVN TV - public, for Dutch-speakers abroad</p> </p>RTL - commercial, operates RTL4, RTL5, RTL7 and RTL8</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17741366">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 0.311 per 1,000 people
Ranked 176th.
519 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 1669 times more than Eritrea

Televisions per 1000 0.224
Ranked 191st.
499.22
Ranked 24th. 2233 times more than Eritrea
Personal computers per 1000 7.21
Ranked 52nd.
682.36
Ranked 7th. 95 times more than Eritrea

Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM NA, shortwave 2 AM 4, FM 246, shortwave 3
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 17.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th.
1,435.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 81 times more than Eritrea

Internet > Users > Per capita 24.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 130th.
905.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 37 times more than Eritrea

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 9.8
Ranked 177th.
422.6
Ranked 31st. 43 times more than Eritrea

Televisions 1,000
Ranked 209th.
8.1 million
Ranked 23th. 8100 times more than Eritrea
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 8.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd.
442.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 54 times more than Eritrea

Internet users > Per 100 people 4.06
Ranked 148th.
86.98
Ranked 3rd. 21 times more than Eritrea

Internet > Internet users 48,692
Ranked 180th.
15.56 million
Ranked 32nd. 320 times more than Eritrea

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 8 Mbps
Ranked 81st.
334,578 Mbps
Ranked 4th. 41822 times more than Eritrea

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 1.82 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 81st.
20,549.29 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 2nd. 11303 times more than Eritrea

Personal computers 35,000
Ranked 47th.
11.11 million
Ranked 15th. 317 times more than Eritrea

Television broadcast stations 2
Ranked 29th.
21
Ranked 25th. 11 times more than Eritrea
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 42.21 million min.
Ranked 69th.
4.95 billion min.
Ranked 11th. 117 times more than Eritrea

Radios per 1000 77.14
Ranked 174th.
942.97
Ranked 15th. 12 times more than Eritrea
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 25.39
Ranked 183th.
1,281.4
Ranked 33th. 50 times more than Eritrea

Internet > Percent using internet 0.8%
Ranked 199th.
93%
Ranked 5th. 116 times more than Eritrea

Telephones > Mobile cellular 241,900
Ranked 167th.
19.84 million
Ranked 45th. 82 times more than Eritrea

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.107 per capita
Ranked 153th.
0.98 per capita
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than Eritrea

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 8.73
Ranked 174th.
442.82
Ranked 22nd. 51 times more than Eritrea

Telephone mainlines per 1000 7.77
Ranked 131st.
465.69
Ranked 17th. 60 times more than Eritrea

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Hadas Eritrea - government-owned, published three days a week</p> </p>Eritrea Profile - government-owned weekly, in English</p> </p>Tirigta - pro-government youth weekly owned by ruling party</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13349077">Full Article</a> <p>Algemeen Dagblad - national, daily</p> </p>NRC Handelsblad - national, daily</p> </p>De Telegraaf - national, daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17741366">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment inadequate; most fixed-line telephones are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system; cell phones in increasing use throughout the country highly developed and well maintained
Television receivers per 1000 0.281
Ranked 175th.
518.88
Ranked 20th. 1847 times more than Eritrea

Internet > IP addresses per capita 0.67
Ranked 216th.
2,772.15
Ranked 5th. 4138 times more than Eritrea
Average cost of local call 0.03
Ranked 75th.
0.11
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Eritrea
Internet > Users 120,000
Ranked 117th.
15 million
Ranked 18th. 125 times more than Eritrea

Internet > Internet penetration 0.8%
Ranked 209th.
93%
Ranked 6th. 116 times more than Eritrea
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 8.33
Ranked 164th.
970.23
Ranked 21st. 116 times more than Eritrea

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 49.79
Ranked 200th.
1,171.48
Ranked 68th. 24 times more than Eritrea

Telecoms > Telephone lines 60,090
Ranked 154th.
7.09 million
Ranked 24th. 118 times more than Eritrea

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 305,283
Ranked 170th.
19.64 million
Ranked 50th. 64 times more than Eritrea

Internet > Internet Service Providers 5
Ranked 117th.
52
Ranked 19th. 10 times more than Eritrea
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 125
Ranked 183th.
6.59 million
Ranked 16th. 52736 times more than Eritrea

Telephones > Main lines in use 58,500
Ranked 151st.
7.13 million
Ranked 25th. 122 times more than Eritrea

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 0.98
Ranked 176th.
42.97
Ranked 29th. 44 times more than Eritrea

Active military personnel 201,750
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Netherlands
61,302
Ranked 1st.
Radio receivers per 1000 96.9
Ranked 155th.
980.1
Ranked 12th. 10 times more than Eritrea

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 9.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 164th.
970.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 106 times more than Eritrea

Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.2
Ranked 145th.
667.84
Ranked 5th. 3347 times more than Eritrea

Number of PCs per million 3.22
Ranked 153th.
682.36
Ranked 5th. 212 times more than Eritrea
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 305,283
Ranked 169th.
19.72 million
Ranked 49th. 65 times more than Eritrea

Radio receivers 345,000
Ranked 142nd.
15.3 million
Ranked 24th. 44 times more than Eritrea

Television receivers 1,000
Ranked 182nd.
8.1 million
Ranked 21st. 8100 times more than Eritrea

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.441 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd.
1.36 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Eritrea
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 3.59$
Ranked 14th. 11 times more than Netherlands
0.32$
Ranked 108th.

Mobile phone subscribers 40,438
Ranked 159th.
15.83 million
Ranked 26th. 392 times more than Eritrea

Telephone system > International country code - 291 country code - 31; submarine cables provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 5 (3 Intelsat - 1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean, 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat
Internet > ISP 5
Ranked 23th.
52
Ranked 9th. 10 times more than Eritrea
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 60,090
Ranked 154th.
7.09 million
Ranked 24th. 118 times more than Eritrea

Radios 345,000
Ranked 142nd.
15.3 million
Ranked 26th. 44 times more than Eritrea
Internet > Hosts 1,074
Ranked 150th.
10.98 million
Ranked 7th. 10226 times more than Eritrea

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 1.65 Mbps
Ranked 82nd.
20,549.23 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 12468 times more than Eritrea

Internet > Top level domain .er .nl
Telephone system > Domestic combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership is less than 5 per 100 persons extensive fixed-line fiber-optic network; large cellular telephone system with 5 major operators utilizing the third generation of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) technology; one in five households now use Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) services
Internet country code .er .nl
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 8.25 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 66th.
551.47 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 2nd. 67 times more than Eritrea

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 9.05 min.
Ranked 63th.
310.82 min.
Ranked 17th. 34 times more than Eritrea

Telephone mainlines 37,712
Ranked 125th.
7.6 million
Ranked 22nd. 202 times more than Eritrea

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 28.63$/month
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Netherlands
12.37$/month
Ranked 133th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 9.97 min. per capita
Ranked 63th.
310.82 min. per capita
Ranked 16th. 31 times more than Eritrea

Internet hosts None None
Mobile cellular subscriptions 108,631
Ranked 166th.
20.63 million
Ranked 36th. 190 times more than Eritrea

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 1.12
Ranked 109th.
3.2
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Eritrea
Internet > IP addresses 4,096
Ranked 205th.
46.38 million
Ranked 12th. 11323 times more than Eritrea
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 240600000 2949000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.0
Ranked 173th.
35.31
Ranked 6th.

Number of PCs 15
Ranked 156th.
11,110
Ranked 15th. 741 times more than Eritrea
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 9.8
Ranked 181st.
422.6
Ranked 34th. 43 times more than Eritrea

Television broadcast stations per million 0.397
Ranked 30th.
1.36
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Eritrea
Internet > TLD .er .nl
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 2.2
Ranked 179th.
125.43
Ranked 25th. 57 times more than Eritrea

Internet > Livejournal users 43
Ranked 171st.
5,528
Ranked 9th. 129 times more than Eritrea
Telecommunications > Country calling code 291 31
Telephone subscribers per 1000 16.1
Ranked 138th.
1,435.92
Ranked 20th. 89 times more than Eritrea

E-Government rating 36
Ranked 134th.
44
Ranked 73th. 22% more than Eritrea
Internet > Livejournal users per million 9.22
Ranked 145th.
339.52
Ranked 42nd. 37 times more than Eritrea
Telephone subscribers 78,150
Ranked 134th.
23.43 million
Ranked 25th. 300 times more than Eritrea

Telephone subscribers per employee 71.24
Ranked 92nd.
352.89
Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Eritrea

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.63% GDP
Ranked 60th.
3.29% GDP
Ranked 78th. 25% more than Eritrea

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 394739500 14715000000
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 5,653.33$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 6th. 10727 times more than Netherlands
0.527$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 103th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 49.79
Ranked 197th.
1,175.89
Ranked 66th. 24 times more than Eritrea

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.848$ per 1 million people
Ranked 25th. 42 times more than Netherlands
0.02$ per 1 million people
Ranked 90th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.00224
Ranked 184th.
39.44
Ranked 4th. 17608 times more than Eritrea

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 3
Ranked 95th.
558
Ranked 16th. 186 times more than Eritrea

Internet > ISP > Per capita 1.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th.
3.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Eritrea
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 17.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th.
1,435.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 81 times more than Eritrea

Phone system > International dialling code +291 +31
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.195 per 1,000 people
Ranked 165th.
659.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 3384 times more than Eritrea

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.036 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 126th.
0.231 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Eritrea
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $8.24 million
Ranked 90th.
$10.25 billion
Ranked 6th. 1244 times more than Eritrea

Internet > ISP per million 1.22
Ranked 20th.
3.27
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Eritrea
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.197 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.
3.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 19 times more than Eritrea

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 8.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 127th.
465.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 54 times more than Eritrea

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 131st.
1.1
Ranked 12th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 2.01
Ranked 71st.
46.88
Ranked 18th. 23 times more than Eritrea
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 16.56%
Ranked 96th.
57.46%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Eritrea

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 20.96%
Ranked 97th.
54.56%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Eritrea

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.643
Ranked 102nd.
34.27
Ranked 29th. 53 times more than Eritrea

Telephone lines 40,415
Ranked 154th.
7.32 million
Ranked 23th. 181 times more than Eritrea

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 0.0
Ranked 175th.
5.81 million
Ranked 13th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 5.2%
Ranked 95th.
12.59%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Eritrea

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.22%
Ranked 98th.
11.78%
Ranked 17th. 54 times more than Eritrea

Telephone system > Regulation 1998 1997
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 54.32 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 8th. 109 times more than Netherlands
0.5 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 101st.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 61.53%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Netherlands
20.04%
Ranked 92nd.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 0.82
Ranked 171st.
44.49
Ranked 24th. 54 times more than Eritrea

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 1.08
Ranked 175th.
42.4
Ranked 30th. 39 times more than Eritrea

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