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Media Stats: compare key data on Greenland & United States

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  • 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 > 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
     
     
  • 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."
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
  • 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)
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand 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."
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • 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.
  • Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • 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.
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
STAT Greenland United States HISTORY
Broadcast media the Greenland Broadcasting Company provides public radio and television services throughout the island with a broadcast station and a series of repeaters; a few private local television and radio stations broadcast; Danish public radio rebroadcasts are available 4
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 799.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.
1,227.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 53% more than Greenland

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 195.29
Ranked 44th.
281.99
Ranked 22nd. 44% more than Greenland

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 64.9
Ranked 52nd.
81.03
Ranked 26th. 25% more than Greenland

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 648.75
Ranked 52nd.
803.03
Ranked 28th. 24% more than Greenland
Internet > Users > Per capita 922.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 33% more than United States
695.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.

Internet > Users per 1000 919.46
Ranked 1st. 32% more than United States
697.1
Ranked 8th.

Internet users 36,000
Ranked 172nd.
245 million
Ranked 2nd. 6806 times more than Greenland
Personal computers > Per capita 107.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.
762.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Greenland

Personal computers per 1000 107.53
Ranked 24th.
764.36
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Greenland

Radio broadcast stations AM 5, FM 12, shortwave 0 AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 103.76
Ranked 99th. 6% more than United States
98.17
Ranked 111th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 332.69
Ranked 49th.
442.8
Ranked 25th. 33% more than Greenland

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,178.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 39% more than United States
846.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.

Televisions per 1000 528.49
Ranked 17th.
754.89
Ranked 3rd. 43% more than Greenland
Televisions 30,000
Ranked 167th.
219 million
Ranked 2nd. 7300 times more than Greenland
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 634.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 17% more than United States
541.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 63.91
Ranked 27th.
75.77
Ranked 11th. 19% more than Greenland

Internet > Internet users 37,442
Ranked 191st.
254.3 million
Ranked 2nd. 6792 times more than Greenland
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 6 Mbps
Ranked 87th.
970,953.5 Mbps
Ranked 1st. 161826 times more than Greenland

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 106.76 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 27th.
3,306.44 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 19th. 31 times more than Greenland

Personal computers 6,000
Ranked 99th.
223.81 million
Ranked 1st. 37302 times more than Greenland

Television broadcast stations 1
Ranked 74th.
2,218
Ranked 1st. 2218 times more than Greenland

Radios per 1000 528.49
Ranked 65th.
1,982.02
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Greenland
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 949.88
Ranked 75th. 2% more than United States
932.29
Ranked 78th.

Internet > Percent using internet 64.9%
Ranked 50th.
81.03%
Ranked 24th. 25% more than Greenland

Telephones > Mobile cellular 58,700
Ranked 182nd.
290.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 4945 times more than Greenland

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 390.6
Ranked 34th.
459.63
Ranked 20th. 18% more than Greenland

Telephone mainlines per 1000 447.46
Ranked 33th.
607.73
Ranked 8th. 36% more than Greenland

Telephone system > General assessment adequate domestic and international service provided by satellite, cables and microwave radio relay; totally digital since 1995 a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
Internet > IP addresses per capita 283.98
Ranked 85th.
4,911.96
Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Greenland
Average cost of local call 0.27
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States
0.09
Ranked 3rd.
Internet > Users 52,000
Ranked 136th.
208 million
Ranked 2nd. 4000 times more than Greenland

Internet > Internet penetration 64.9%
Ranked 55th.
81%
Ranked 29th. 25% more than Greenland
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 565.8
Ranked 62nd.
682.36
Ranked 50th. 21% more than Greenland

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,046.01
Ranked 100th. 6% more than United States
987.53
Ranked 110th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 18,910
Ranked 180th.
139 million
Ranked 2nd. 7351 times more than Greenland

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 59,455
Ranked 192nd.
310 million
Ranked 3rd. 5214 times more than Greenland

Internet > Internet Service Providers 1
Ranked 202nd.
7,000
Ranked 1st. 7000 times more than Greenland
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 11,100
Ranked 144th.
88.52 million
Ranked 2nd. 7975 times more than Greenland

Telephones > Main lines in use 19,900
Ranked 172nd.
146 million
Ranked 2nd. 7337 times more than Greenland

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 33.3
Ranked 49th.
44.41
Ranked 23th. 33% more than Greenland

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 565.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.
680.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 20% more than Greenland

Internet > Hosts per 1000 250.89
Ranked 22nd.
1,039.15
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Greenland

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 59,455
Ranked 190th.
303.05 million
Ranked 3rd. 5097 times more than Greenland

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 17.86 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than United States
7.42 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th.

Mobile phone subscribers 32,200
Ranked 181st.
201.65 million
Ranked 2nd. 6262 times more than Greenland

Telephone system > International country code - 299; satellite earth stations - 15 (12 Intelsat, 1 Eutelsat, 2 Americom GE-2 (all Atlantic Ocean)) country code - 1; multiple ocean cable systems provide international connectivity; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions)
Internet > ISP 1
Ranked 146th.
7,000
Ranked 1st. 7000 times more than Greenland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 18,910
Ranked 180th.
139 million
Ranked 2nd. 7351 times more than Greenland

Radios 30,000
Ranked 198th.
575 million
Ranked 1st. 19167 times more than Greenland
Internet > Hosts 14,132
Ranked 99th.
316 million
Ranked 1st. 22361 times more than Greenland

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 106.76 Mbps
Ranked 28th.
3,316.04 Mbps
Ranked 19th. 31 times more than Greenland

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1,000
Ranked 163th.
57.35 million
Ranked 4th. 57347 times more than Greenland

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 2
Ranked 144th.
1,486
Ranked 2nd. 743 times more than Greenland

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 17.89
Ranked 114th.
195.85
Ranked 19th. 11 times more than Greenland

Telephone system > Domestic microwave radio relay and satellite a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country
Internet country code .gl .us
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 1,740.58 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 53th. 21 times more than United States
83.14 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 29th.

Telephone mainlines 25,330
Ranked 166th.
177.95 million
Ranked 2nd. 7025 times more than Greenland

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet hosts None None
Mobile cellular subscriptions 55,816
Ranked 173th.
270.5 million
Ranked 4th. 4846 times more than Greenland

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 17.62
Ranked 30th.
24.13
Ranked 23th. 37% more than Greenland
Internet > IP addresses 16,384
Ranked 179th.
1.54 billion
Ranked 1st. 94092 times more than Greenland
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 124000000 26836000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 18.53
Ranked 28th.
24.02
Ranked 18th. 30% more than Greenland

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 332.69
Ranked 54th.
442.8
Ranked 28th. 33% more than Greenland

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 2,803
Ranked 144th.
234.41 million
Ranked 1st. 83629 times more than Greenland
Television broadcast stations per million 17.86
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than United States
7.43
Ranked 15th.

Internet > TLD .gl .us
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 99.09
Ranked 64th. 11% more than United States
88.87
Ranked 80th.

Internet > Livejournal users 94
Ranked 119th.
1.29 million
Ranked 1st. 13753 times more than Greenland
Internet > Secure Internet servers 6
Ranked 130th.
259,881
Ranked 1st. 43314 times more than Greenland

Telecommunications > Country calling code 299 1
Telephone subscribers per 1000 799.41
Ranked 47th.
1,230.67
Ranked 35th. 54% more than Greenland

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 4.9%
Ranked 110th.
74.7%
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Greenland
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 105.68 per 1 million people
Ranked 41st.
869.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Greenland

Internet > Livejournal users per million 1,651.7
Ranked 16th.
4,415.29
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Greenland
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 299
Ranked 21st. 299 times more than United States
1
Ranked 32nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 48.57
Ranked 110th.
740.25
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Greenland
Telephone lines 22,818
Ranked 168th.
154.65 million
Ranked 3rd. 6778 times more than Greenland

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 10,480
Ranked 109th.
73.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 6977 times more than Greenland

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 7.55%
Ranked 50th.
12.49%
Ranked 15th. 65% more than Greenland

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.3%
Ranked 102nd.
12.78%
Ranked 16th. 43 times more than Greenland

Television standard > VHF NTSC/PAL B NTSC M
Internet > ISP per million 17.79
Ranked 21st.
24.34
Ranked 3rd. 37% more than Greenland
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 799.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.
1,227.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 53% more than Greenland

Telephone subscribers 45,254
Ranked 170th.
360.35 million
Ranked 2nd. 7963 times more than Greenland

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 40.51
Ranked 34th.
50.81
Ranked 17th. 25% more than Greenland

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 6.85$/month
Ranked 133th. 31% more than United States
5.21$/month
Ranked 153th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 103.56
Ranked 112th.
345.72
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Greenland

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 6.9% GDP
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than United States
2.67% GDP
Ranked 96th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 19.37
Ranked 44th.
28.03
Ranked 22nd. 45% more than Greenland

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,477.83
Ranked 18th. About the same as United States
1,474.08
Ranked 19th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 35.78
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than United States
5.08
Ranked 42nd.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 2
Ranked 104th.
7,607
Ranked 1st. 3804 times more than Greenland

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,046.01
Ranked 99th. 8% more than United States
965.4
Ranked 113th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 146th.
35.9
Ranked 1st.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 17.79 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th.
24.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 36% more than Greenland
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 105.68
Ranked 40th.
870.97
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Greenland

Phone subscribers 765.97
Ranked 37th.
1,117.9
Ranked 22nd. 46% more than Greenland
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 25.67%
Ranked 87th. 3 times more than United States
9.22%
Ranked 87th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 33
Ranked 50th.
44.02
Ranked 25th. 33% more than Greenland

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 36.32$/month
Ranked 5th. 45% more than United States
25.02$/month
Ranked 26th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 630000000 291122000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 588.64
Ranked 21st.
1,234.13
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Greenland

Internet servers using encryption 33
Ranked 99th.
378,887
Ranked 1st. 11481 times more than Greenland

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 447.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.
605.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 35% more than Greenland

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 7.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States
3.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 245.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th.
1,040.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Greenland

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 35.14
Ranked 28th. 35% more than United States
25.98
Ranked 42nd.

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