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Media Stats: compare key data on Germany & Mauritius

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STAT Germany Mauritius HISTORY
Broadcast media a mixture of publicly operated and privately owned TV and radio stations; national and regional public broadcasters compete with nearly 400 privately owned national and regional TV stations; more than 90% of households have cable or satellite TV; hundreds of radio stations including multiple national radio networks, regional radio networks, and a large number of local radio stations the government maintains control over TV broadcasting through the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), which operates 3 analog and 10 digital TV stations; MBC is a shareholder in a local company that operates 2 pay TV stations; the state retains the largest radio broadcast network with multiple stations; several private radio broadcasters have entered the market since 2001; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available
Households with television 95%
Ranked 19th. 2% more than Mauritius
92.8%
Ranked 39th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 340.79
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Mauritius
107.55
Ranked 70th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 84
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Mauritius
41.39
Ranked 101st.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 841.64
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Mauritius
411.08
Ranked 105th.
Internet > Users per 1000 516.61
Ranked 33th. 92% more than Mauritius
269.75
Ranked 63th.

Internet users 65.12 million
Ranked 1st. 225 times more than Mauritius
290,000
Ranked 128th.
Personal computers > Per capita 545.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Mauritius
162.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.

Personal computers per 1000 545.35
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Mauritius
162.16
Ranked 44th.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>ARD - umbrella organisation of public radio services, including those of individual regions</p> </p>Deutschlandradio - operates national public stations Deutschlandfunk and Deutschlandradio Kultur, both offering current affairs and cultural programmes</p> </p>Deutsche Welle - international radio,, services in many languages</p> <p>MBC - state-run, broadcasting in English, French, Indian languages and Chinese; networks include RM1, RM2, Kool FM, Taal FM, World Hit FM</p> </p>Top FM - private, Bollywood music and Western pop</p> </p>Radio One - first private radio station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13882483">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 131.3
Ranked 46th. 16% more than Mauritius
113.09
Ranked 77th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,283.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 72% more than Mauritius
748.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>ARD - organisation of regional public broadcasters; operates Das Erste, the main national public TV channel</p> </p>ZDF - operates second national public TV channel</p> </p>n-tv - commercial, rolling-news</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17301193">Full Article</a> <p>MBC - state-run, operates three main channels and digital networks</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 566.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Mauritius
224.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.

Televisions per 1000 622.77
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Mauritius
210.99
Ranked 80th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 51, FM 787, shortwave 4 AM 4, FM 9, shortwave 0
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 267.47
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Mauritius
77.2
Ranked 40th.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,627.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 89% more than Mauritius
862.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 515.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 90% more than Mauritius
271.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 619.12
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Mauritius
270.32
Ranked 61st.

Televisions 51.4 million
Ranked 6th. 199 times more than Mauritius
258,000
Ranked 118th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 595.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Mauritius
285.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 75.48
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Mauritius
22.22
Ranked 95th.

Internet > Internet users 68.3 million
Ranked 7th. 126 times more than Mauritius
543,550
Ranked 129th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 291.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Mauritius
116.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 566,056 Mbps
Ranked 3rd. 9280 times more than Mauritius
61 Mbps
Ranked 83th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 6,859.93 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 8th. 138 times more than Mauritius
49.88 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 61st.

Personal computers 45 million
Ranked 4th. 225 times more than Mauritius
200,000
Ranked 92nd.

Television broadcast stations 373
Ranked 4th. 187 times more than Mauritius
2
Ranked 63th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 15.68 billion min.
Ranked 2nd. 140 times more than Mauritius
111.97 million min.
Ranked 74th.

Radios per 1000 942.64
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Mauritius
343.47
Ranked 93th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,282.02
Ranked 32nd. 50% more than Mauritius
852.53
Ranked 93th.

Internet > Percent using internet 84%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Mauritius
41.39%
Ranked 100th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 108.7 million
Ranked 10th. 84 times more than Mauritius
1.29 million
Ranked 144th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.948 per capita
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Mauritius
0.366 per capita
Ranked 78th.

Newspaper circulation per 1000 302.9
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Mauritius
112.85
Ranked 18th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 594.61
Ranked 8th. Twice as much as Mauritius
297.33
Ranked 51st.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 667.47
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Mauritius
288.76
Ranked 43th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - prestigious daily</p> </p>Sueddeutsche Zeitung - Munich-based daily</p> </p>Die Welt - Berlin-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17301193">Full Article</a> <p>L&#039;Express - daily</p> </p>Le Mauricien - daily</p> </p>Le Matinal - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13882483">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance 149 million
Ranked 5th. 112 times more than Mauritius
1.32 million
Ranked 59th.
Telephone system > General assessment Germany has one of the world's most technologically advanced telecommunications systems; as a result of intensive capital expenditures since reunification, the formerly backward system of the eastern part of the country, dating back to World War II, has been modernized and integrated with that of the western part small system with good service
Cinema attendance per capita 1.81
Ranked 22nd. 67% more than Mauritius
1.08
Ranked 33th.
Television receivers per 1000 566.83
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Mauritius
224.68
Ranked 69th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 212
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Mauritius
30
Ranked 37th.

Newspapers 398
Ranked 3rd. 80 times more than Mauritius
5
Ranked 51st.
Internet > IP addresses per capita 1,452.93
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Mauritius
378.22
Ranked 78th.
Average cost of local call 0.09
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Mauritius
0.03
Ranked 81st.
Internet > Users 42.5 million
Ranked 5th. 125 times more than Mauritius
340,000
Ranked 99th.

Internet > Internet penetration 84%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Mauritius
41.4%
Ranked 105th.
Newspaper circulation 25 million
Ranked 2nd. 181 times more than Mauritius
138,000
Ranked 32nd.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 960.36
Ranked 22nd. 67% more than Mauritius
573.74
Ranked 58th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,314.67
Ranked 43th. 14% more than Mauritius
1,150.48
Ranked 75th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 50.7 million
Ranked 4th. 145 times more than Mauritius
349,100
Ranked 106th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.66 million
Ranked 11th. 72 times more than Mauritius
1.49 million
Ranked 149th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 200
Ranked 8th. 100 times more than Mauritius
2
Ranked 166th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 27.91 million
Ranked 4th. 201 times more than Mauritius
138,900
Ranked 93th.

Cinemas > Per capita 0.057 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Mauritius
0.027 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 51.8 million
Ranked 4th. 138 times more than Mauritius
374,600
Ranked 107th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 60.51
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Mauritius
28.16
Ranked 59th.

Active military personnel 182,927
Ranked 1st.
0.0
Ranked 146th.
Radio receivers per 1000 948.38
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Mauritius
365.76
Ranked 76th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 960.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 67% more than Mauritius
573.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 275.31
Ranked 21st. 36 times more than Mauritius
7.57
Ranked 87th.

Number of PCs per million 484.75
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Mauritius
162.16
Ranked 45th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 92.4 million
Ranked 16th. 62 times more than Mauritius
1.49 million
Ranked 150th.

Radio receivers 77.8 million
Ranked 6th. 185 times more than Mauritius
420,000
Ranked 135th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas 1,823
Ranked 7th. 107 times more than Mauritius
17
Ranked 51st.

Television receivers 46.5 million
Ranked 6th. 180 times more than Mauritius
258,000
Ranked 115th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 3,718
Ranked 3rd. 744 times more than Mauritius
5
Ranked 53th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 4.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Mauritius
1.74 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.43$
Ranked 105th.
1.59$
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Germany

Mobile phone subscribers 79.2 million
Ranked 7th. 111 times more than Mauritius
713,300
Ranked 111th.

Telephone system > International country code - 49; Germany's international service is excellent worldwide, consisting of extensive land and undersea cable facilities as well as earth stations in the Inmarsat, Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Intersputnik satellite systems country code - 230; landing point for the SAFE submarine cable that provides links to Asia and South Africa where it connects to the SAT-3/WASC submarine cable that provides further links to parts of East Africa, and Europe; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean); new microwave link to Reunion; HF radiotelephone links to several countries
Internet > ISP 200
Ranked 2nd. 100 times more than Mauritius
2
Ranked 118th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 129.75
Ranked 23th. 59 times more than Mauritius
2.2
Ranked 75th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 50.7 million
Ranked 4th. 145 times more than Mauritius
349,100
Ranked 106th.

Radios 77.8 million
Ranked 6th. 185 times more than Mauritius
420,000
Ranked 135th.
Internet > Hosts 22.61 million
Ranked 3rd. 2353 times more than Mauritius
9,609
Ranked 107th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 149 million
Ranked 3rd. 115 times more than Mauritius
1.3 million
Ranked 41st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 291.27
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Mauritius
116.27
Ranked 30th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 1.81
Ranked 18th. 64% more than Mauritius
1.11
Ranked 28th.

Newspapers per million 4.82
Ranked 23th. 18% more than Mauritius
4.09
Ranked 26th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 6,859.93 Mbps
Ranked 8th. 138 times more than Mauritius
49.89 Mbps
Ranked 61st.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 347
Ranked 6th. 35 times more than Mauritius
10
Ranked 70th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 22.1 million
Ranked 5th. 233 times more than Mauritius
95,000
Ranked 55th.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 37.74%
Ranked 16th.
0.0
Ranked 63th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 23.95 million
Ranked 4th. 174 times more than Mauritius
138,000
Ranked 48th.

Internet > Top level domain .de .mu
Television > Total number of channels 29
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Mauritius
11
Ranked 29th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 2.59
Ranked 39th.
23.33
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Germany

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 2,756
Ranked 5th. 2756 times more than Mauritius
1
Ranked 71st.

Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.352
Ranked 23th.
8.85
Ranked 12th. 25 times more than Germany
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 267.83
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Mauritius
77.02
Ranked 42nd.

Telephone system > Domestic Germany is served by an extensive system of automatic telephone exchanges connected by modern networks of fiber-optic cable, coaxial cable, microwave radio relay, and a domestic satellite system; cellular telephone service is widely available, expanding rapidly, and includes roaming service to many foreign countries monopoly over fixed-line services terminated in 2005; fixed-line teledensity roughly 30 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services launched in 1989 with current teledensity roughly 100 per 100 persons
Internet country code .de .mu
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 205.76 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 12th. 18 times more than Mauritius
11.62 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 79th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 190.76 min.
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Mauritius
91.56 min.
Ranked 41st.

Telephone mainlines 55.05 million
Ranked 3rd. 153 times more than Mauritius
359,000
Ranked 84th.

Cinemas 4,712
Ranked 1st. 147 times more than Mauritius
32
Ranked 33th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.951 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 20 times more than Mauritius
0.047 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 129.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 59 times more than Mauritius
2.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 7.4$/month
Ranked 164th.
17.46$/month
Ranked 111th. 2 times more than Germany

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 190.77 min. per capita
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Mauritius
91.56 min. per capita
Ranked 42nd.

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 22.13
Ranked 20th. 63% more than Mauritius
13.57
Ranked 29th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 62.26%
Ranked 42nd.
0.0
Ranked 63th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 12,798
Ranked 4th. 2560 times more than Mauritius
5
Ranked 57th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 105.52 million
Ranked 9th. 102 times more than Mauritius
1.03 million
Ranked 133th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 10.7 million
Ranked 5th. 3951 times more than Mauritius
2,708
Ranked 86th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 2.42
Ranked 76th. 48% more than Mauritius
1.64
Ranked 94th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 10,550
Ranked 4th. 5275 times more than Mauritius
2
Ranked 55th.

Cinemas > Seats per 1000 10.17
Ranked 17th.
13.61
Ranked 9th. 34% more than Germany

Cinemas per million 57.39
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Mauritius
27.23
Ranked 24th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 382
Ranked 6th. 76 times more than Mauritius
5
Ranked 61st.

Internet > IP addresses 118.13 million
Ranked 5th. 238 times more than Mauritius
496,640
Ranked 95th.
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 5.14%
Ranked 46th.
33.33%
Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Germany
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 73.92
Ranked 30th.
299.99
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Germany

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 5700000000 816000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 27.52
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Mauritius
7.23
Ranked 60th.

Number of PCs 40,000
Ranked 3rd. 200 times more than Mauritius
200
Ranked 95th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 619.12
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Mauritius
270.32
Ranked 66th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 78,042
Ranked 2nd. 1419 times more than Mauritius
55
Ranked 57th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 33.34 million
Ranked 11th. 118 times more than Mauritius
282,302
Ranked 107th.
Television broadcast stations per million 4.57
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Mauritius
1.74
Ranked 47th.
Radio > Total number of channels 56
Ranked 20th. 7 times more than Mauritius
8
Ranked 47th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 951.18
Ranked 17th. 20 times more than Mauritius
47.4
Ranked 54th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 5,921
Ranked 4th. 2961 times more than Mauritius
2
Ranked 55th.

Cinemas > Seats 835,000
Ranked 1st. 52 times more than Mauritius
16,000
Ranked 24th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 25
Ranked 43th.
33
Ranked 37th. 32% more than Germany

Internet > TLD .de .mu
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 128.51
Ranked 23th. 58% more than Mauritius
81.43
Ranked 88th.

Internet > Livejournal users 9,346
Ranked 6th. 199 times more than Mauritius
47
Ranked 163th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 28,730
Ranked 4th. 1249 times more than Mauritius
23
Ranked 98th.

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 93.2%
Ranked 19th.
100%
Ranked 15th. 7% more than Germany

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 1.26
Ranked 28th.
3.11
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Germany

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 103
Ranked 4th. 26 times more than Mauritius
4
Ranked 40th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 1.81 per capita
Ranked 18th. 64% more than Mauritius
1.11 per capita
Ranked 29th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 24.58
Ranked 29th.
126.38
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Germany

Telecommunications > Country calling code 49 230
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,627.83
Ranked 5th. 89% more than Mauritius
862.5
Ranked 51st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 41%
Ranked 40th. 91% more than Mauritius
21.5%
Ranked 70th.
E-Government rating 52.6
Ranked 11th. 30% more than Mauritius
40.6
Ranked 94th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 99%
Ranked 20th.
99.8%
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Germany

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 33.64
Ranked 21st. 38 times more than Mauritius
0.882
Ranked 64th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 156.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th. 36 times more than Mauritius
4.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 4.65
Ranked 21st. 10% more than Mauritius
4.21
Ranked 22nd.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 26,000
Ranked 4th. 63 times more than Mauritius
414
Ranked 23th.
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 58.62%
Ranked 22nd.
90.91%
Ranked 15th. 55% more than Germany
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 348.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 27th. 19 times more than Mauritius
18.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 78th.

Radio > Total number of channels per million people 0.679
Ranked 53th.
6.43
Ranked 18th. 9 times more than Germany
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.121 Number
Ranked 37th.
0.804 Number
Ranked 23th. 7 times more than Germany
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 4.72%
Ranked 40th.
25%
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 156.24
Ranked 18th. 36 times more than Mauritius
4.31
Ranked 52nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 76.75 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Mauritius
8.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 9,695
Ranked 2nd. 746 times more than Mauritius
13
Ranked 49th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 0.304 per 1 million people
Ranked 58th.
27.8 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th. 91 times more than Germany

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 0.304
Ranked 58th.
27.8
Ranked 19th. 91 times more than Germany

Internet > Livejournal users per million 113.26
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Mauritius
38.11
Ranked 96th.
Website defacements 162
Ranked 10th. 162 times more than Mauritius
1
Ranked 125th.
Internet > Linux web servers 1,919
Ranked 3rd. 384 times more than Mauritius
5
Ranked 63th.
Website defacements per million 1.97
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Mauritius
0.833
Ranked 90th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 197.89
Ranked 14th. 19 times more than Mauritius
10.34
Ranked 51st.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 641.11
Ranked 20th. 10 times more than Mauritius
61.95
Ranked 62nd.

Internet servers using encryption 52,494
Ranked 4th. 664 times more than Mauritius
79
Ranked 77th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 118.35
Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Mauritius
11.2
Ranked 38th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 6,287
Ranked 1st. 629 times more than Mauritius
10
Ranked 50th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 128.79
Ranked 16th. 75 times more than Mauritius
1.72
Ranked 52nd.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 33.72%
Ranked 34th.
35.38%
Ranked 28th. 5% more than Germany

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 49.15%
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Mauritius
20.48%
Ranked 72nd.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 37.74%
Ranked 37th. 31% more than Mauritius
28.9%
Ranked 62nd.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.412
Ranked 103th.
27.57
Ranked 39th. 67 times more than Germany

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 197.9 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 19 times more than Mauritius
10.34 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 667.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Mauritius
288.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 16,210
Ranked 2nd. 1351 times more than Mauritius
12
Ranked 54th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 4.65 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th. 10% more than Mauritius
4.21 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 2.02 million
Ranked 10th. 13 times more than Mauritius
150,000
Ranked 30th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 68% more than Mauritius
1.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 8.53%
Ranked 69th.
15.25%
Ranked 43th. 79% more than Germany

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 0.156$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 108th.
252.8$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 3rd. 1620 times more than Germany

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.005$ per 1 million people
Ranked 108th.
1.28$ per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 256 times more than Germany

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.169 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 34th. 32% more than Mauritius
0.128 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 57th.
Telephone lines 51.4 million
Ranked 4th. 141 times more than Mauritius
364,536
Ranked 97th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 22.6 million
Ranked 4th. 246 times more than Mauritius
91,734
Ranked 82nd.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 8.81%
Ranked 33th. 49% more than Mauritius
5.92%
Ranked 63th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 6.9%
Ranked 23th. 72% more than Mauritius
4.02%
Ranked 40th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 33.65 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 38 times more than Mauritius
0.882 per 1 million people
Ranked 65th.

Television standard > VHF PAL B SECAM B
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,627.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 89% more than Mauritius
862.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.

Telephone system > Regulation 1998 1988
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 62.6
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Mauritius
28.73
Ranked 56th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 17.34$/month
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Mauritius
4.17$/month
Ranked 162nd.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 61.84
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Mauritius
26.57
Ranked 63th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 45.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 11 times more than Mauritius
4.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 26.47$/month
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Mauritius
7.87$/month
Ranked 91st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 43.7
Ranked 9th. 12 times more than Mauritius
3.53
Ranked 43th.

Telephone subscribers 134.25 million
Ranked 5th. 125 times more than Mauritius
1.07 million
Ranked 90th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 559.19
Ranked 32nd. 24% more than Mauritius
451.5
Ranked 42nd.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.04% GDP
Ranked 51st.
3.22% GDP
Ranked 79th. 6% more than Germany

Phone subscribers 1,316.52
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Mauritius
509.08
Ranked 56th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 10 Number
Ranked 13th. 10 times more than Mauritius
1 Number
Ranked 52nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 24.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th.
126.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Germany

Internet > ISP > Per capita 2.43 per 1 million people
Ranked 13th. 44% more than Mauritius
1.69 per 1 million people
Ranked 57th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 128.8 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th. 75 times more than Mauritius
1.72 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 118.36 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Mauritius
11.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 43.7 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th. 12 times more than Mauritius
3.53 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 315.09
Ranked 12th.
333
Ranked 9th. 6% more than Germany
Internet > IP addresses (share) 2.8
Ranked 5th.
0.0
Ranked 206th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 76.75
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Mauritius
8.62
Ranked 35th.

Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 3.57%
Ranked 46th.
100%
Ranked 6th. 28 times more than Germany
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 6.1 million
Ranked 10th. 16 times more than Mauritius
370,000
Ranked 31st.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 34
Ranked 55th. The same as Mauritius
34
Ranked 56th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 348.76
Ranked 26th. 19 times more than Mauritius
18.36
Ranked 78th.

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 8.7 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 115th.
41.47 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Germany

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,090.92
Ranked 24th. 8 times more than Mauritius
134.73
Ranked 63th.

Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 10.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th.
13.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 34% more than Germany

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 34.04
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Mauritius
10.57
Ranked 72nd.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 4.21
Ranked 48th.
8.11
Ranked 25th. 93% more than Germany

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 72.28
Ranked 16th. 42 times more than Mauritius
1.72
Ranked 49th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,128.35
Ranked 77th.
1,150.48
Ranked 73th. 2% more than Germany

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 68300000000 5350900000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 45.39
Ranked 15th. 11 times more than Mauritius
4.31
Ranked 43th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $19.41 billion
Ranked 5th. 236 times more than Mauritius
$82.08 million
Ranked 61st.

Internet > Linux web servers per million 23.3
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Mauritius
4.17
Ranked 48th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 274.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 36 times more than Mauritius
7.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 3,580
Ranked 1st. 895 times more than Mauritius
4
Ranked 64th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 410.81
Ranked 39th. 92% more than Mauritius
213.5
Ranked 70th.
Internet > ISP per million 2.43
Ranked 13th. 44% more than Mauritius
1.69
Ranked 64th.
Phone system > International dialling code +49 +230
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 0.482
Ranked 80th.
43.5
Ranked 24th. 90 times more than Germany

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