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Media Stats: compare key data on Estonia & United Kingdom

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STAT Estonia United Kingdom HISTORY
Broadcast media the publicly-owned broadcaster, Eesti Rahvusringhaaling (ERR), operates 2 television channels; national private TV channels expanding service; a range of channels are aimed at Russian-speaking viewers; high penetration rate for cable TV services with more than half of Estonian households connected; publicly-owned broadcaster, ERR, operates 4 radio networks and there are a growing number of private commercial radio stations broadcasting nationally, regionally, and locally public service broadcaster BBC is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world; BBC operates multiple TV networks with regional and local TV service; a mixed system of public and commercial TV broadcasters along with satellite and cable systems provide access to hundreds of TV stations throughout the world; BBC operates multiple national, regional, and local radio networks with multiple transmission sites; a large number of commercial radio stations as well as satellite radio services are available
Households with television 93.2%
Ranked 22nd.
97.5%
Ranked 15th. 5% more than Estonia

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 256.79
Ranked 29th.
337.99
Ranked 12th. 32% more than Estonia

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 79
Ranked 32nd.
87.02
Ranked 13th. 10% more than Estonia

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 795.2
Ranked 30th.
865.38
Ranked 12th. 9% more than Estonia

Internet > Users per 1000 581.36
Ranked 24th.
659.16
Ranked 15th. 13% more than Estonia

Internet users 969,700
Ranked 36th.
51.44 million
Ranked 7th. 53 times more than Estonia
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Baltic News Service (BNS) - private</p> </p>Delfi - news portal, in Estonian and Russian</p> <p>The Press Association</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 482.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th.
599.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 24% more than Estonia

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Eesti Raadio - public; four networks including flagship Vikerraadio</p> </p>Raadio Elmar - private, music</p> </p>Raadio Kuku - first private radio</p> <p>BBC Radio - national services include new-music station Radio 1, adult music station Radio 2, cultural network Radio 3, flagship speech station Radio 4 and news and sport station Five Live</p> </p>BBC Radio Scotland</p> </p>BBC Radio nan Gaidheal - Gaelic-language station for Scotland</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 154.55
Ranked 23th. 18% more than United Kingdom
130.75
Ranked 47th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,506.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 27% more than United Kingdom
1,184.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Eesti Televisioon - public, English-language pages</p> </p>TV3 - private</p> </p>Kanal 2 - private</p> <p>BBC TV - operates BBC1, BBC2 and digital services including BBC News channel</p> </p>BBC World News - commercially-funded international news channel</p> </p>ITV - major commercial network, organised around regional franchises</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 432.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th.
521.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 21% more than Estonia

Televisions per 1000 446.97
Ranked 31st.
512.03
Ranked 22nd. 15% more than Estonia
Personal computers per 1000 482.88
Ranked 6th.
599.49
Ranked 12th. 24% more than Estonia

Radio broadcast stations AM 0, FM 98, shortwave 0 AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 190.6
Ranked 19th.
289.75
Ranked 12th. 52% more than Estonia

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,402.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th.
1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 15% more than Estonia

Internet > Users > Per capita 592.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th.
661.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 12% more than Estonia

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 334.64
Ranked 48th.
522.08
Ranked 13th. 56% more than Estonia

Televisions 605,000
Ranked 96th.
30.5 million
Ranked 9th. 50 times more than Estonia
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 376.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.
554.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 47% more than Estonia

Internet users > Per 100 people 66.24
Ranked 23th.
76.02
Ranked 9th. 15% more than Estonia

Internet > Internet users 1.01 million
Ranked 119th.
54.86 million
Ranked 9th. 54 times more than Estonia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 191.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th.
320.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 68% more than Estonia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 4,800 Mbps
Ranked 18th.
781,554 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 163 times more than Estonia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 3,565.86 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 7th.
13,061.97 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Estonia

Personal computers 650,000
Ranked 22nd.
35.89 million
Ranked 5th. 55 times more than Estonia

Television broadcast stations 3
Ranked 21st.
228
Ranked 7th. 76 times more than Estonia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 146.99 million min.
Ranked 54th.
15.6 billion min.
Ranked 2nd. 106 times more than Estonia

Radios per 1000 746.18
Ranked 32nd.
1,418.59
Ranked 3rd. 90% more than Estonia
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 2,029.44
Ranked 1st. 56% more than United Kingdom
1,300.33
Ranked 29th.

Internet > Percent using internet 79%
Ranked 30th.
87.02%
Ranked 13th. 10% more than Estonia

Telephones > Mobile cellular 1.86 million
Ranked 136th.
81.61 million
Ranked 1st. 44 times more than Estonia

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.721 per capita
Ranked 31st.
1.45 per capita
Ranked 4th. Twice as much as Estonia

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 367.69
Ranked 40th.
519.6
Ranked 15th. 41% more than Estonia

Telephone mainlines per 1000 328.39
Ranked 35th.
527.96
Ranked 11th. 61% more than Estonia

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Postimees - daily, Estonian and Russian-language editions</p> </p>Eesti Paevaleht - daily</p> </p>Ohtuleht - evening tabloid</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17220813">Full Article</a> <p>The Daily Telegraph - broadsheet</p> </p>Financial Times - daily, business</p> </p>The Guardian - daily, former broadsheet</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance 875,000
Ranked 64th.
139.5 million
Ranked 8th. 159 times more than Estonia
Telephone system > General assessment foreign investment in the form of joint business ventures greatly improved telephone service with a wide range of high quality voice, data, and Internet services available technologically advanced domestic and international system
Cinema attendance per capita 0.646
Ranked 41st.
2.34
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Estonia
Television receivers per 1000 432.29
Ranked 30th.
523
Ranked 18th. 21% more than Estonia

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 13
Ranked 57th.
299
Ranked 6th. 23 times more than Estonia

Internet > IP addresses per capita 945.75
Ranked 38th. 484 times more than United Kingdom
1.95
Ranked 1st.
Average cost of local call 0.09
Ranked 41st.
0.17
Ranked 6th. 89% more than Estonia
Internet > Users 780,000
Ranked 81st.
40.2 million
Ranked 6th. 52 times more than Estonia

Internet > Internet penetration 79%
Ranked 34th.
87%
Ranked 14th. 10% more than Estonia
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 1,073.7
Ranked 11th.
1,087.6
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Estonia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,545.88
Ranked 23th. 19% more than United Kingdom
1,298.63
Ranked 46th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 448,212
Ranked 98th.
33.01 million
Ranked 9th. 74 times more than Estonia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.07 million
Ranked 142nd.
82.11 million
Ranked 18th. 40 times more than Estonia

Internet > Internet Service Providers 38
Ranked 31st.
400
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Estonia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 343,949
Ranked 77th.
21.37 million
Ranked 6th. 62 times more than Estonia

Cinemas > Per capita 0.143 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United Kingdom
0.035 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.
Telephones > Main lines in use 471,900
Ranked 101st.
33.23 million
Ranked 9th. 70 times more than Estonia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 34.72
Ranked 47th.
52.88
Ranked 12th. 52% more than Estonia

Active military personnel 4,750
Ranked 118th.
205,850
Ranked 16th. 43 times more than Estonia
Radio receivers per 1000 721.67
Ranked 30th.
1,448.98
Ranked 4th. Twice as much as Estonia

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 1,073.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th.
1,087.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Estonia

Internet > Hosts per 1000 481.47
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
134.69
Ranked 38th.

Number of PCs per million 459.5
Ranked 23th.
599.49
Ranked 11th. 30% more than Estonia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 2.07 million
Ranked 143th.
84.94 million
Ranked 18th. 41 times more than Estonia

Radio receivers 1.01 million
Ranked 108th.
84.5 million
Ranked 5th. 84 times more than Estonia

Cinema > Number of cinemas 55
Ranked 41st.
697
Ranked 11th. 13 times more than Estonia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 1.98 million
Ranked 64th.
75.75 million
Ranked 17th. 38 times more than Estonia
Television receivers 605,000
Ranked 92nd.
30.5 million
Ranked 9th. 50 times more than Estonia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 99
Ranked 26th.
5,199
Ranked 1st. 53 times more than Estonia

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 2.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th.
3.91 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th. 78% more than Estonia
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.9$
Ranked 80th. 17% more than United Kingdom
0.77$
Ranked 89th.

Mobile phone subscribers 1.45 million
Ranked 87th.
65.5 million
Ranked 9th. 45 times more than Estonia

Telephone system > International country code - 372; fiber-optic cables to Finland, Sweden, Latvia, and Russia provide worldwide packet-switched service; 2 international switches are located in Tallinn country code - 44; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and US; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (7 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Eutelsat; at least 8 large international switching centers
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 133.13
Ranked 22nd.
163.79
Ranked 16th. 23% more than Estonia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 448,212
Ranked 97th.
33.01 million
Ranked 9th. 74 times more than Estonia

Radios 1.01 million
Ranked 109th.
84.5 million
Ranked 5th. 84 times more than Estonia
Internet > Hosts 645,495
Ranked 44th.
8.27 million
Ranked 10th. 13 times more than Estonia

Cinemas > Annual attendance 900,000
Ranked 45th.
139.5 million
Ranked 5th. 155 times more than Estonia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 191.31
Ranked 17th.
325.32
Ranked 6th. 70% more than Estonia

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.654
Ranked 33th.
2.38
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Estonia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 3,565.86 Mbps
Ranked 7th.
13,054.65 Mbps
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Estonia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 257,000
Ranked 47th.
17.38 million
Ranked 6th. 68 times more than Estonia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 13
Ranked 60th.
109
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Estonia

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 38.46%
Ranked 15th. 49% more than United Kingdom
25.75%
Ranked 28th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 262,000
Ranked 43th.
19.16 million
Ranked 5th. 73 times more than Estonia

Internet > Top level domain .ee .uk
Television > Total number of channels 3
Ranked 23th.
31
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Estonia
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 9.7
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
4.76
Ranked 19th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 274
Ranked 15th.
8,902
Ranked 1st. 32 times more than Estonia

Television > Total number of channels per million people 2.23
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
0.512
Ranked 17th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 190.47
Ranked 20th.
290.22
Ranked 13th. 52% more than Estonia

Telephone system > Domestic substantial fiber-optic cable systems carry telephone, TV, and radio traffic in the digital mode; Internet services are widely available; schools and libraries are connected to the Internet, a large percentage of the population files income-tax returns online, and online voting was used for the first time in the 2005 local elections equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems
Internet country code .ee .uk
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 366.38 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 2nd.
366.57 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 5th. The same as Estonia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 108.94 min.
Ranked 24th.
263.92 min.
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Estonia

Telephone mainlines 442,045
Ranked 80th.
31.8 million
Ranked 7th. 72 times more than Estonia

Cinemas 200
Ranked 38th.
2,019
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Estonia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 2.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 25% more than United Kingdom
1.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 133.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th.
163.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 23% more than Estonia

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 10.78$/month
Ranked 146th.
27.25$/month
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Estonia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 108.96 min. per capita
Ranked 24th.
262.18 min. per capita
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Estonia

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 40.94
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
11.5
Ranked 32nd.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 61.54%
Ranked 43th.
74.25%
Ranked 30th. 21% more than Estonia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 1,082
Ranked 17th.
22,104
Ranked 1st. 20 times more than Estonia

Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.52 million
Ranked 108th.
77.36 million
Ranked 12th. 31 times more than Estonia

Internet > Broadband subscribers 179,200
Ranked 46th.
9.86 million
Ranked 6th. 55 times more than Estonia

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 28.07
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than United Kingdom
6.72
Ranked 46th.
Cinemas per million 142.9
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United Kingdom
34.8
Ranked 27th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 519
Ranked 20th.
17,106
Ranked 1st. 33 times more than Estonia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 13
Ranked 46th.
108
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Estonia

Internet > IP addresses 1.21 million
Ranked 73th.
123.5 million
Ranked 4th. 102 times more than Estonia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 169.72
Ranked 22nd.
750.09
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Estonia

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 782000000 8999999000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 23.71
Ranked 20th.
28.13
Ranked 14th. 19% more than Estonia

Number of PCs 620
Ranked 59th.
35,890
Ranked 4th. 58 times more than Estonia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 334.64
Ranked 53th.
522.08
Ranked 16th. 56% more than Estonia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 3,265
Ranked 21st.
110,965
Ranked 1st. 34 times more than Estonia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 924,699
Ranked 74th.
45.42 million
Ranked 9th. 49 times more than Estonia
Television broadcast stations per million 2.2
Ranked 9th.
3.93
Ranked 19th. 79% more than Estonia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 2,373.42
Ranked 5th. 25% more than United Kingdom
1,897.25
Ranked 6th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 186
Ranked 16th.
10,520
Ranked 1st. 57 times more than Estonia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 93
Ranked 27th.
467
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Estonia

Internet > TLD .ee .uk
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 188.3
Ranked 2nd. 49% more than United Kingdom
125.98
Ranked 24th.

Internet > Livejournal users 1,140
Ranked 29th.
71,742
Ranked 3rd. 63 times more than Estonia
Internet > Secure Internet servers 219
Ranked 46th.
33,892
Ranked 3rd. 155 times more than Estonia

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 86.67%
Ranked 23th. 39% more than United Kingdom
62.37%
Ranked 28th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 11.19
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than United Kingdom
1.72
Ranked 23th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 15
Ranked 23th.
108
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Estonia

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.654 per capita
Ranked 33th.
2.38 per capita
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Estonia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 357.98
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
106.06
Ranked 16th.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 372 44
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2005.01.01 1999.01.??
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 7 days
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than United Kingdom
1 days
Ranked 29th.
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,402.09
Ranked 21st.
1,615.56
Ranked 7th. 15% more than Estonia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 72.5%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than United Kingdom
72%
Ranked 14th.
E-Government rating 48
Ranked 36th.
54.8
Ranked 9th. 14% more than Estonia
Population covered by mobile telephony 99%
Ranked 37th. The same as United Kingdom
99%
Ranked 14th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 199.18
Ranked 5th. 31% more than United Kingdom
152.2
Ranked 7th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 786.54 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United Kingdom
377.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 9.49
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than United Kingdom
1.83
Ranked 48th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 795
Ranked 19th.
13,437
Ranked 5th. 17 times more than Estonia

Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 100%
Ranked 7th. 24% more than United Kingdom
80.65%
Ranked 13th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 163.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th.
561.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Estonia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 498,100
Ranked 97th.
33.21 million
Ranked 8th. 67 times more than Estonia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 179
Ranked 21st.
12,433
Ranked 1st. 69 times more than Estonia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 88.69 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United Kingdom
36.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 786.53
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United Kingdom
377.93
Ranked 7th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 67.91
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than United Kingdom
7.93
Ranked 34th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 67.91 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than United Kingdom
7.82 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 844.89
Ranked 20th.
1,198.34
Ranked 18th. 42% more than Estonia
Website defacements per million 12.46
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
5.09
Ranked 34th.
Internet > Linux web servers 36
Ranked 31st.
1,339
Ranked 4th. 37 times more than Estonia
Website defacements 17
Ranked 54th.
301
Ranked 6th. 18 times more than Estonia
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $377.38 million
Ranked 40th.
$19.68 billion
Ranked 4th. 52 times more than Estonia

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 493.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
135.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 88.94
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than United Kingdom
16.87
Ranked 52nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 86
Ranked 21st.
3,570
Ranked 1st. 42 times more than Estonia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 730.19
Ranked 11th. 2% more than United Kingdom
716.45
Ranked 13th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.667$ per 1 million people
Ranked 30th. 51 times more than United Kingdom
0.013$ per 1 million people
Ranked 101st.

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 163
Ranked 36th.
559.31
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Estonia

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 37.16
Ranked 43th.
54.08
Ranked 14th. 46% more than Estonia

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 33.45
Ranked 47th.
52.57
Ranked 13th. 57% more than Estonia

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 15.59$/month
Ranked 46th.
31.28$/month
Ranked 9th. Twice as much as Estonia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 62.52
Ranked 4th. 2% more than United Kingdom
61.04
Ranked 6th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 135.21
Ranked 6th.
179.87
Ranked 5th. 33% more than Estonia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 9.63
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than United Kingdom
1.82
Ranked 84th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,545.88
Ranked 21st. 15% more than United Kingdom
1,343.35
Ranked 40th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 80.08$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 55th. 222 times more than United Kingdom
0.361$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 107th.

Television standard > UHF PAL G/SECAM <a href=/encyclopedia/Kelvin>K</a> PAL I
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.79% GDP
Ranked 14th. 84% more than United Kingdom
3.15% GDP
Ranked 81st.

Telephone subscribers per employee 485.65
Ranked 39th. 37% more than United Kingdom
353.44
Ranked 51st.

Telephone subscribers 1.89 million
Ranked 80th.
97.3 million
Ranked 6th. 52 times more than Estonia

Some Kind of Bliss > Chart performance > Year 1997 1997
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,402.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th.
1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 15% more than Estonia

Telephone systems > Privatisation 1993 1984
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 8.74%
Ranked 68th.
27.48%
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Estonia

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.
3.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 53% more than Estonia

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 328.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th.
527.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 61% more than Estonia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 377.28
Ranked 4th. 29% more than United Kingdom
292.47
Ranked 7th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 130.12
Ranked 6th.
212.58
Ranked 4th. 63% more than Estonia

Internet servers using encryption 422
Ranked 49th.
55,564
Ranked 4th. 132 times more than Estonia

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 314.84
Ranked 29th.
904.85
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Estonia

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 9545000000 36631000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 521.93
Ranked 6th. 24% more than United Kingdom
422.55
Ranked 8th.

Royalties and fees $1.10
Ranked 33th.
$123.90
Ranked 7th. 113 times more than Estonia
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch December 15, 2006 15 November 1998
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 590.6
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
223.12
Ranked 13th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 25.67
Ranked 28th.
34.03
Ranked 12th. 33% more than Estonia

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 660
Ranked 31st.
1,478.28
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Estonia

Phone subscribers 807.52
Ranked 34th.
1,358.44
Ranked 8th. 68% more than Estonia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 120
Ranked 37th.
1,010
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Estonia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 357.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
104.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 377.28 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 29% more than United Kingdom
291.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 130.12 per 1 million people
Ranked 5th.
212.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 63% more than Estonia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 62.52 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 3% more than United Kingdom
60.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 181st.
2.9
Ranked 4th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 88.69
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United Kingdom
36.64
Ranked 12th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 105.72
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than United Kingdom
20.62
Ranked 34th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 229,000
Ranked 34th.
44.91 million
Ranked 6th. 196 times more than Estonia

Phone system > International dialling code + 372 +44
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 122
Ranked 22nd.
2,143
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Estonia

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 26.17%
Ranked 49th.
39.11%
Ranked 23th. 49% more than Estonia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 27.81%
Ranked 52nd.
45.41%
Ranked 23th. 63% more than Estonia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 32.72%
Ranked 49th. 4% more than United Kingdom
31.51%
Ranked 53th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 521.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 24% more than United Kingdom
421.77 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 718
Ranked 21st.
24,714
Ranked 1st. 34 times more than Estonia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 9.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than United Kingdom
1.81 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 501,000
Ranked 28th.
6.25 million
Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Estonia

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.322 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 6th. 60% more than United Kingdom
0.201 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 23th.
Telephone lines 498,129
Ranked 91st.
33.21 million
Ranked 10th. 67 times more than Estonia

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 317,893
Ranked 58th.
17.28 million
Ranked 6th. 54 times more than Estonia

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 7.2%
Ranked 48th.
10.08%
Ranked 23th. 40% more than Estonia

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 6.5%
Ranked 26th.
7.74%
Ranked 19th. 19% more than Estonia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 199.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 31% more than United Kingdom
151.92 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th.

Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners Season 1, 2007 : In progress Season 1, 2001-02 : Will Young <br> Season 2, 2003 : Michelle McManus
Telephone system > Regulation 1998 1984
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 16.3 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 62nd. 48% more than United Kingdom
11 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 54th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 8.75$/month
Ranked 115th.
14.02$/month
Ranked 57th. 60% more than Estonia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 71.97 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd.
88.73 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 23% more than Estonia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 71.97
Ranked 4th.
88.89
Ranked 5th. 24% more than Estonia

Internet > Linux web servers per million 26.39
Ranked 13th. 16% more than United Kingdom
22.65
Ranked 15th.

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