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Media Stats: compare key data on India & Laos

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STAT India Laos HISTORY
Broadcast media Doordarshan, India's public TV network, operates about 20 national, regional, and local services; a large and increasing number of privately owned TV stations are distributed by cable and satellite service providers; by 2011, more than 100 million homes had access to cable and satellite TV offering more than 700 TV channels; government controls AM radio with All India Radio operating domestic and external networks; news broadcasts via radio are limited to the All India Radio Network; since 2000, privately-owned FM stations have been permitted and their numbers have increased rapidly 6 m
Households with television 32%
Ranked 98th. 6% more than Laos
30.3%
Ranked 100th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 11.57
Ranked 128th.
14.02
Ranked 126th. 21% more than India

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 12.58
Ranked 155th. 17% more than Laos
10.75
Ranked 160th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 124.18
Ranked 159th. 17% more than Laos
105.73
Ranked 165th.
Internet > Users per 1000 69.02
Ranked 111th. 4 times more than Laos
16.63
Ranked 132nd.

Internet users 61.34 million
Ranked 6th. 204 times more than Laos
300,000
Ranked 127th.
Personal computers > Per capita 15.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.
17.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 14% more than India

Personal computers per 1000 15.08
Ranked 48th.
17.27
Ranked 47th. 14% more than India

Radio > List of radio stations <p>All India Radio - public, operates domestic and external networks</p> </p>Radio One - commercial radio network in six big cities</p> </p>Radio Mirchi - commercial network, stations in Mumbai, Delhi and other cities, mainly music, operated by The Times Group</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12557390">Full Article</a> <p>Lao National Radio - state-run</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 68.72
Ranked 152nd.
101.85
Ranked 105th. 48% more than India

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 257.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Laos
226.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 128th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Doordarshan - public TV; operates national, regional, local and satellite services</p> </p>CNN-IBN - 24-hour news channel in English, partially owned by CNN&#039;s parent, Turner International</p> </p>New Delhi TV (NDTV) - operates NDTV 24x7 and NDTV-India news channels in English and Hindi</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12557390">Full Article</a> <p>Lao National TV - state-run</p> </p>Laos Television 3 - joint venture with Thai company</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 65.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th. 6 times more than Laos
10.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 154th.

Televisions per 1000 57.6
Ranked 133th. 6 times more than Laos
9.25
Ranked 172nd.
Radio broadcast stations AM 153, FM 91, shortwave 68 AM 7, FM 14, shortwave 2
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 70.94
Ranked 42nd. 27 times more than Laos
2.61
Ranked 72nd.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th. 6% more than Laos
120.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 70.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th. 5 times more than Laos
15.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 135th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 25.13
Ranked 157th. 49% more than Laos
16.85
Ranked 166th.

Televisions 63 million
Ranked 4th. 1212 times more than Laos
52,000
Ranked 155th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 45.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd. 3 times more than Laos
14.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 4.54
Ranked 145th.
8.5
Ranked 126th. 87% more than India

Internet > Internet users 151.6 million
Ranked 3rd. 214 times more than Laos
707,871
Ranked 125th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 20,000 Mbps
Ranked 8th. 1111 times more than Laos
18 Mbps
Ranked 73th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 18.27 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 59th. 6 times more than Laos
3.18 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 75th.

Personal computers 17 million
Ranked 4th. 170 times more than Laos
100,000
Ranked 42nd.

Television broadcast stations 562
Ranked 2nd. 80 times more than Laos
7
Ranked 20th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 3.1 billion min.
Ranked 8th. 158 times more than Laos
19.65 million min.
Ranked 104th.

Radios per 1000 106.05
Ranked 164th.
129.91
Ranked 158th. 22% more than India
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 555.73
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Laos
516.12
Ranked 135th.

Internet > Percent using internet 12.58%
Ranked 153th. 17% more than Laos
10.75%
Ranked 157th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 893.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 163 times more than Laos
5.48 million
Ranked 97th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.12 per capita
Ranked 147th.
0.148 per capita
Ranked 138th. 23% more than India

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 29.67
Ranked 4th. 41% more than Laos
21.09
Ranked 151st.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 44.14
Ranked 103th. 3 times more than Laos
13
Ranked 121st.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>The Times of India - Mumbai-based daily</p> </p>The Hindu - Chennai-based daily</p> </p>The Hindustan Times - New Delhi-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12557390">Full Article</a> <p>Vientiane Times - state-run, English-language</p> </p>Le Renovateur - state run, French-language</p> </p>Vientiane Mai - state-run daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15353971">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment supported by recent deregulation and liberalization of telecommunications laws and policies, India has emerged as one of the fastest growing telecom markets in the world; total telephone subscribership base exceeded 900 million in 2011, an overall teledensity of roughly 75%, and subscribership is currently growing more than 20 million per month; urban teledensity now exceeds 100% and rural teledensity is steadily growing service to general public is improving; the government relies on a radiotelephone network to communicate with remote areas
Television receivers per 1000 63.61
Ranked 112th. 6 times more than Laos
10.2
Ranked 152nd.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 1,255
Ranked 1st. 628 times more than Laos
2
Ranked 87th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 28.78
Ranked 162nd. 3 times more than Laos
8.32
Ranked 186th.
Internet > Users 80 million
Ranked 3rd. 800 times more than Laos
100,000
Ranked 124th.

Internet > Internet penetration 12.6%
Ranked 162nd. 18% more than Laos
10.7%
Ranked 168th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 79.85
Ranked 131st.
110.21
Ranked 122nd. 38% more than India

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 699.22
Ranked 148th.
976.85
Ranked 117th. 40% more than India

Telecoms > Telephone lines 31.08 million
Ranked 10th. 278 times more than Laos
112,000
Ranked 139th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 864.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 133 times more than Laos
6.49 million
Ranked 98th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 43
Ranked 27th. 43 times more than Laos
1
Ranked 192nd.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 14.31 million
Ranked 10th. 153 times more than Laos
93,200
Ranked 102nd.

Telephones > Main lines in use 32.69 million
Ranked 10th. 304 times more than Laos
107,600
Ranked 140th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 2.51
Ranked 156th. 39% more than Laos
1.81
Ranked 164th.

Active military personnel 1.32 million
Ranked 1st. 46 times more than Laos
29,100
Ranked 60th.
Radio receivers per 1000 117.12
Ranked 148th.
143.23
Ranked 140th. 22% more than India

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 82.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th.
112.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 123th. 37% more than India

Internet > Hosts per 1000 2.3
Ranked 110th. 14 times more than Laos
0.165
Ranked 148th.

Number of PCs per million 11.73
Ranked 129th. 3 times more than Laos
3.86
Ranked 150th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 864.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 201 times more than Laos
4.3 million
Ranked 117th.

Radio receivers 116 million
Ranked 4th. 159 times more than Laos
730,000
Ranked 123th.

Television receivers 63 million
Ranked 4th. 1212 times more than Laos
52,000
Ranked 150th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 1,150
Ranked 7th. 575 times more than Laos
2
Ranked 64th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.582 per 1 million people
Ranked 56th.
1.21 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than India

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.19$
Ranked 66th. 7% more than Laos
1.11$
Ranked 70th.

Mobile phone subscribers 90 million
Ranked 5th. 141 times more than Laos
638,202
Ranked 114th.

Telephone system > International country code - 91; a number of major international submarine cable systems, including Sea-Me-We-3 with landing sites at Cochin and Mumbai (Bombay), Sea-Me-We-4 with a landing site at Chennai, Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) with a landing site at Mumbai (Bombay), South Africa - Far East (SAFE) with a landing site at Cochin, the i2i cable network linking to Singapore with landing sites at Mumbai (Bombay) and Chennai (Madras), and Tata Indicom linking Singapore and Chennai (Madras), provide a significant increase in the bandwidth available for both voice and data traffic; satellite earth stations - 8 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region); 9 gateway exchanges operating from Mumbai (Bombay), New Delhi, Kolkata (Calcutta), Chennai (Madras), Jalandhar, Kanpur, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, and Ernakulam country code - 856; satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region) and a second to be developed by China
Internet > ISP 43
Ranked 16th. 43 times more than Laos
1
Ranked 138th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 1.15
Ranked 86th. 39 times more than Laos
0.0294
Ranked 104th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 31.08 million
Ranked 10th. 278 times more than Laos
112,000
Ranked 139th.

Radios 116 million
Ranked 4th. 159 times more than Laos
730,000
Ranked 124th.
Internet > Hosts 2.71 million
Ranked 24th. 2667 times more than Laos
1,015
Ranked 152nd.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 17.74 Mbps
Ranked 59th. 6 times more than Laos
3.11 Mbps
Ranked 75th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 79.24 million
Ranked 2nd. 5443 times more than Laos
14,558
Ranked 75th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 1,874
Ranked 1st. 312 times more than Laos
6
Ranked 85th.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 0.0
Ranked 42nd.
0.0
Ranked 61st.

Internet > Top level domain .in .la
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 1.03
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Laos
0.319
Ranked 85th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 7.7$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Laos
3.51$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 66th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 570
Ranked 16th. 95 times more than Laos
6
Ranked 59th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 71.35
Ranked 44th. 28 times more than Laos
2.55
Ranked 75th.

Telephone system > Domestic mobile cellular service introduced in 1994 and organized nationwide into four metropolitan areas and 19 telecom circles each with multiple private service providers and one or more state-owned service providers; in recent years significant trunk capacity added in the form of fiber-optic cable and one of the world's largest domestic satellite systems, the Indian National Satellite system (INSAT), with 6 satellites supporting 33,000 very small aperture terminals (VSAT) 4
Internet country code .in .la
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 24.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Laos
6.26 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 69th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 2.88 min.
Ranked 112th.
3.5 min.
Ranked 102nd. 21% more than India

Telephone mainlines 49.75 million
Ranked 4th. 661 times more than Laos
75,303
Ranked 114th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $3.72 billion
Ranked 3rd.
0.0
Ranked 100th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.014 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th.
0.019 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 36% more than India
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 1.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 40 times more than Laos
0.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Selective filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 6.78$/month
Ranked 169th.
27.6$/month
Ranked 65th. 4 times more than India

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 2.96 min. per capita
Ranked 110th.
3.58 min. per capita
Ranked 103th. 21% more than India

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 100%
Ranked 2nd.
0.0
Ranked 64th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 5,294
Ranked 5th. 353 times more than Laos
15
Ranked 63th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 275
Ranked 18th. 46 times more than Laos
6
Ranked 57th.
Mobile cellular subscriptions 346.89 million
Ranked 3rd. 172 times more than Laos
2.02 million
Ranked 113th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 1.3 million
Ranked 22nd. 7647 times more than Laos
170
Ranked 109th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.0393
Ranked 192nd.
0.178
Ranked 169th. 5 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 760
Ranked 23th. 84 times more than Laos
9
Ranked 62nd.
Internet > IP addresses 34.69 million
Ranked 15th. 633 times more than Laos
54,784
Ranked 148th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 69.76
Ranked 31st. 12 times more than Laos
6.06
Ranked 50th.

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 165710000000 315000000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.46
Ranked 114th. 5 times more than Laos
0.1
Ranked 131st.

Number of PCs 13,030
Ranked 12th. 592 times more than Laos
22
Ranked 147th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 25.13
Ranked 161st. 49% more than Laos
16.85
Ranked 170th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 14,085
Ranked 9th. 160 times more than Laos
88
Ranked 65th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 59.05 million
Ranked 7th. 1166 times more than Laos
50,648
Ranked 124th.
Television broadcast stations per million 0.567
Ranked 61st.
1.19
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 13.98
Ranked 57th.
18.06
Ranked 60th. 29% more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 573
Ranked 15th. 287 times more than Laos
2
Ranked 63th.
Internet > TLD .in .la
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 30.43
Ranked 147th.
32.59
Ranked 141st. 7% more than India

Internet > Livejournal users 1,602
Ranked 24th. 45 times more than Laos
36
Ranked 178th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 825
Ranked 29th. 825 times more than Laos
1
Ranked 170th.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 91 856
Telephone subscribers per 1000 123.99
Ranked 112th. 1% more than Laos
123.22
Ranked 113th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 4.9%
Ranked 109th. 6 times more than Laos
0.8%
Ranked 134th.
E-Government rating 45.1
Ranked 57th. 13% more than Laos
40
Ranked 99th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 0.566
Ranked 53th.
1.23
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 5.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th. 69% more than Laos
3.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 59th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 16,079
Ranked 6th. 47 times more than Laos
344
Ranked 33th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.743 per 1 million people
Ranked 133th. 4 times more than Laos
0.173 per 1 million people
Ranked 161st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 5.25
Ranked 49th. 71% more than Laos
3.08
Ranked 58th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 1,299
Ranked 8th. 186 times more than Laos
7
Ranked 62nd.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 1.44
Ranked 185th.
6.32
Ranked 155th. 4 times more than India
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 5.5$
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Laos
1.74$
Ranked 72nd.

Internet > ISP per million 0.0413
Ranked 131st.
0.186
Ranked 113th. 4 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 0.58 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th.
1.28 per 1 million people
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 3.41 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th.
8.74 per 1 million people
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than India
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 4.82
Ranked 72nd. 53% more than Laos
3.16
Ranked 79th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 43.07%
Ranked 28th.
65.09%
Ranked 7th. 51% more than India

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 66.44%
Ranked 8th. 113 times more than Laos
0.59%
Ranked 152nd.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $3.01
Ranked 78th.
0.0
Ranked 100th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 77.48 million
Ranked 5th. 2242 times more than Laos
34,550
Ranked 41st.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 11.79
Ranked 47th. 49% more than Laos
7.91
Ranked 55th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.8
Ranked 14th.
0.0
Ranked 123th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 5.67$ per capita
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Laos
1.78$ per capita
Ranked 72nd.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 3.32
Ranked 143th. 61% more than Laos
2.06
Ranked 151st.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 2.39$/month
Ranked 178th.
3.8$/month
Ranked 167th. 59% more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 1.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st.
1.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 58th. 13% more than India
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 3.28$/month
Ranked 110th.
5.64$/month
Ranked 110th. 72% more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 0.774 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th.
1.92 per 1 million people
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than India
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 6.2 billion$
Ranked 2nd. 614 times more than Laos
10.1 million$
Ranked 76th.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.042 per 1 million people
Ranked 124th.
0.191 per 1 million people
Ranked 108th. 5 times more than India
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.722
Ranked 132nd. 4 times more than Laos
0.17
Ranked 159th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 3.57
Ranked 145th. 4 times more than Laos
0.903
Ranked 175th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 1.14
Ranked 128th.
1.46
Ranked 125th. 29% more than India

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 14.48
Ranked 41st.
60.36
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than India
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 91
Ranked 41st.
856
Ranked 26th. 9 times more than India
Phone system > International dialling code +91 +856
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 48.37
Ranked 111th. 6 times more than Laos
7.56
Ranked 133th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.69
Ranked 89th. 60% more than Laos
1.05
Ranked 104th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 3,350
Ranked 9th. 82 times more than Laos
41
Ranked 63th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 2.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 128th. 16 times more than Laos
0.152 per 1,000 people
Ranked 168th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 699.22
Ranked 148th. 8% more than Laos
647.02
Ranked 156th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.039 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 120th. 95% more than Laos
0.02 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 136th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 3.32
Ranked 55th.
8.42
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than India
Telephone lines 37.9 million
Ranked 8th. 297 times more than Laos
127,799
Ranked 127th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.28 million
Ranked 15th. 865 times more than Laos
6,107
Ranked 127th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 688000000000 508000000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1.55
Ranked 128th. 3 times more than Laos
0.47
Ranked 153th.

Internet servers using encryption 1,796
Ranked 28th. 599 times more than Laos
3
Ranked 159th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 1.29
Ranked 53th.
1.44
Ranked 57th. 11% more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 0.754
Ranked 54th.
1.85
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 0.273
Ranked 52nd.
1.23
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than India
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 45.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd. 3 times more than Laos
13.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.404 per 1,000 people
Ranked 124th. 58% more than Laos
0.255 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 45.93%
Ranked 15th.
95.45%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than India

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.71$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 96th.
443.87$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 27th. 260 times more than India

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.001$ per 1 million people
Ranked 111th.
0.199$ per 1 million people
Ranked 52nd. 199 times more than India

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th. 1% more than Laos
125.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 0.28 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st.
1.28 per 1 million people
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than India
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 2.47
Ranked 158th. 41% more than Laos
1.76
Ranked 166th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.202%
Ranked 65th.
0.0
Ranked 98th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 1.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Laos
0.426 per 1 million people
Ranked 62nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 0.569
Ranked 54th. 38% more than Laos
0.411
Ranked 59th.
Telephone subscribers 139.75 million
Ranked 4th. 196 times more than Laos
713,505
Ranked 103th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 107.93
Ranked 120th.
130.02
Ranked 100th. 20% more than India

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 1.93% GDP
Ranked 69th. 16% more than Laos
1.66% GDP
Ranked 73th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 1.14
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Laos
0.411
Ranked 61st.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 5,351
Ranked 3rd. 297 times more than Laos
18
Ranked 67th.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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