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  • Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
  • Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
  • Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
  • Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
  • Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
  • Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
  • Active military personnel: Active military.

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

  • Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.

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

  • Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • Television > Total number of channels: Total number of television channels.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Television > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of television channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
    Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems. 
     
    Values
     
    “per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.
     
    “sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.
     
    “sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.
     
    “sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.
     
    “ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking. 
     
     “nd”, no data.
     
     
  • Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions: Percentage of Government (public) television institutions.
  • Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions: Number of private radio institutions to government radio institutions. For instance, for every one government radio institution Turkey has 1,265 that are private.
  • 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.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • Newspapers > Newspaper journalists: Number of newspaper journalists by country.
  • Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public television channels with national coverage.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people: Total number of combined radio and television institutions. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
  • Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are financed by the government, also known as public radio institutions.
  • Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are private.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: 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.
  • Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles per 1,000,000 literate inhabitants. 
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • 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 average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita 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 system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
  • Telephone 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.
  • 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).
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Television > Percentage of private television institutions: Percentage of private television institutions.
  • Total number of combined radio and television institutions: Total number of radio and television institutions.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions: Number of private television institutions to government television institutions. For instance, for every one government television institution Turkey has 528 that are private.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.

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

  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
  • 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."
STAT India Nepal 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 state operates 2 TV stations as well as national and regional radio stations; roughly 30 independent TV channels are registered with only about half in regular operation; nearly 400 FM radio stations are licensed with roughly 300 operational
Households with television 32%
Ranked 98th. 2 times more than Nepal
13.18%
Ranked 128th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 11.57
Ranked 128th. 3 times more than Nepal
4.51
Ranked 142nd.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 12.58
Ranked 155th. 13% more than Nepal
11.15
Ranked 158th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 124.18
Ranked 159th. 13% more than Nepal
109.52
Ranked 162nd.
Internet > Users per 1000 69.02
Ranked 111th. 5 times more than Nepal
12.99
Ranked 135th.

Internet users 61.34 million
Ranked 6th. 106 times more than Nepal
577,800
Ranked 114th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Press Trust of India (PTI) - non-profit, owned by newspaper titles</p> </p>Asian News International (ANI) - commercial, privately-owned multimedia news agency</p> </p>Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) - privately-owned newswire</p> <p>National News Agency (RSS) - state-run</p> </p>nepalnews.com - private, online news</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 15.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 4 times more than Nepal
4.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 143th.

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>Radio Nepal - state-run, operates national and regional services</p> </p>Hits FM - commercial, music-based</p> </p>HBC 94 FM - operated by Himalayan Broadcasting Company</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12561481">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 68.72
Ranked 152nd. 30% more than Nepal
52.82
Ranked 172nd.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 257.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Nepal
41.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 143th.

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>Nepal Television Corporation (NTV) - state-run, operates NTV and NTV Metro channels</p> </p>Kantipur TV - private</p> </p>Image Channel TV - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12561481">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 65.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th. 11 times more than Nepal
5.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 162nd.

Televisions per 1000 57.6
Ranked 133th. 11 times more than Nepal
5.3
Ranked 180th.
Personal computers per 1000 15.08
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Nepal
4.66
Ranked 140th.

Radio broadcast stations AM 153, FM 91, shortwave 68 AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th. 5 times more than Nepal
25.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 70.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th. 6 times more than Nepal
11.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 25.13
Ranked 157th.
30.76
Ranked 156th. 22% more than India

Televisions 63 million
Ranked 4th. 485 times more than Nepal
130,000
Ranked 127th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 45.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd. 71% more than Nepal
26.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 101st.

Internet users > Per 100 people 4.54
Ranked 145th. 3 times more than Nepal
1.73
Ranked 166th.

Internet > Internet users 151.6 million
Ranked 3rd. 45 times more than Nepal
3.33 million
Ranked 77th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 20,000 Mbps
Ranked 8th. 423 times more than Nepal
47.3 Mbps
Ranked 62nd.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 18.27 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 59th. 10 times more than Nepal
1.74 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 82nd.

Personal computers 17 million
Ranked 4th. 146 times more than Nepal
116,199
Ranked 105th.

Television broadcast stations 562
Ranked 2nd. 562 times more than Nepal
1
Ranked 10th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 3.1 billion min.
Ranked 8th. 19 times more than Nepal
159.43 million min.
Ranked 52nd.

Radios per 1000 106.05
Ranked 164th. 3 times more than Nepal
34.25
Ranked 193th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 555.73
Ranked 4th. 94% more than Nepal
286.98
Ranked 159th.

Internet > Percent using internet 12.58%
Ranked 153th. 13% more than Nepal
11.15%
Ranked 156th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 893.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 67 times more than Nepal
13.36 million
Ranked 55th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.12 per capita
Ranked 147th. 3 times more than Nepal
0.037 per capita
Ranked 178th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 29.67
Ranked 4th.
30.91
Ranked 144th. 4% more than India

Telephone mainlines per 1000 44.14
Ranked 103th. 2 times more than Nepal
17.74
Ranked 115th.

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 poor telephone and telegraph service; fair radiotelephone communication service and mobile-cellular telephone network
Television receivers per 1000 63.61
Ranked 112th. 11 times more than Nepal
6.01
Ranked 160th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 28.78
Ranked 162nd. 81% more than Nepal
15.92
Ranked 173th.
Average cost of local call 0.02
Ranked 89th. Twice as much as Nepal
0.01
Ranked 104th.
Internet > Users 80 million
Ranked 3rd. 237 times more than Nepal
337,100
Ranked 100th.

Internet > Internet penetration 12.6%
Ranked 162nd. 14% more than Nepal
11.1%
Ranked 165th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 79.85
Ranked 131st. 8 times more than Nepal
9.84
Ranked 163th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 699.22
Ranked 148th. 17% more than Nepal
596.19
Ranked 164th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 31.08 million
Ranked 10th. 37 times more than Nepal
845,000
Ranked 82nd.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 864.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 53 times more than Nepal
16.38 million
Ranked 56th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 43
Ranked 27th. 7 times more than Nepal
6
Ranked 105th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 14.31 million
Ranked 10th. 115 times more than Nepal
124,000
Ranked 95th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 32.69 million
Ranked 10th. 39 times more than Nepal
845,500
Ranked 85th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 2.51
Ranked 156th.
3.03
Ranked 155th. 21% more than India

Active military personnel 1.32 million
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Nepal
95,753
Ranked 30th.
Radio receivers per 1000 117.12
Ranked 148th. 3 times more than Nepal
38.8
Ranked 176th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 82.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th. 9 times more than Nepal
9.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 165th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 2.3
Ranked 110th. 43% more than Nepal
1.61
Ranked 116th.

Number of PCs per million 11.73
Ranked 129th. 3 times more than Nepal
4.65
Ranked 147th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 864.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 53 times more than Nepal
16.38 million
Ranked 56th.

Radio receivers 116 million
Ranked 4th. 138 times more than Nepal
840,000
Ranked 115th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 904.48 million
Ranked 2nd. 50 times more than Nepal
18.24 million
Ranked 42nd.
Television receivers 63 million
Ranked 4th. 485 times more than Nepal
130,000
Ranked 123th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.582 per 1 million people
Ranked 56th. 14 times more than Nepal
0.043 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.19$
Ranked 66th.
2.04$
Ranked 39th. 71% more than India

Mobile phone subscribers 90 million
Ranked 5th. 362 times more than Nepal
248,820
Ranked 133th.

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 - 977; radiotelephone communications; microwave and fiber landlines to India; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)
Internet > ISP 43
Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Nepal
6
Ranked 77th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 31.08 million
Ranked 10th. 37 times more than Nepal
845,000
Ranked 81st.

Radios 116 million
Ranked 4th. 138 times more than Nepal
840,000
Ranked 116th.
Internet > Hosts 2.71 million
Ranked 24th. 64 times more than Nepal
42,219
Ranked 77th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 17.74 Mbps
Ranked 59th. 9 times more than Nepal
1.87 Mbps
Ranked 81st.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 1,874
Ranked 1st. 65 times more than Nepal
29
Ranked 44th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 79.24 million
Ranked 2nd. 317 times more than Nepal
250,000
Ranked 76th.
Television > Total number of channels 27
Ranked 17th. 9 times more than Nepal
3
Ranked 48th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 7.7$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 27th. 67% more than Nepal
4.6$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 53th.

Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.024
Ranked 66th.
0.119
Ranked 58th. 5 times more than India
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 71.35
Ranked 44th. 6 times more than Nepal
11.84
Ranked 123th.
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) mobile-cellular telephone subscribership base is increasing with roughly 90% of the population living in areas covered by mobile carriers
Internet country code .in .np
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 24.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Nepal
6.4 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 68th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 2.88 min.
Ranked 112th.
6.4 min.
Ranked 66th. 2 times more than India

Telephone mainlines 49.75 million
Ranked 4th. 111 times more than Nepal
448,639
Ranked 79th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $3.72 billion
Ranked 3rd.
0.0
Ranked 113th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Selective filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 6.78$/month
Ranked 169th.
8.11$/month
Ranked 159th. 20% more than India

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 2.96 min. per capita
Ranked 110th.
6 min. per capita
Ranked 66th. 2 times more than India

Internet hosts None None
Mobile cellular subscriptions 346.89 million
Ranked 3rd. 83 times more than Nepal
4.2 million
Ranked 89th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.0393
Ranked 192nd.
0.245
Ranked 160th. 6 times more than India
Internet > IP addresses 34.69 million
Ranked 15th. 73 times more than Nepal
475,904
Ranked 96th.
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 1.2%
Ranked 59th.
16.67%
Ranked 26th. 14 times more than India
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 165710000000 1922000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.46
Ranked 114th. 15 times more than Nepal
0.03
Ranked 151st.

Number of PCs 13,030
Ranked 12th. 112 times more than Nepal
116
Ranked 111th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 25.13
Ranked 161st.
30.76
Ranked 160th. 22% more than India

Television broadcast stations per million 0.567
Ranked 61st. 13 times more than Nepal
0.0451
Ranked 9th.
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 22
Ranked 25th.
56
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than India
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 38,607
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Nepal
2,288
Ranked 4th.

Internet > TLD .in .np
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 30.43
Ranked 147th. 2 times more than Nepal
14.58
Ranked 166th.

Internet > Livejournal users 1,602
Ranked 24th. 20 times more than Nepal
81
Ranked 129th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 825
Ranked 29th. 49 times more than Nepal
17
Ranked 107th.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 91 977
Telephone subscribers per 1000 123.99
Ranked 112th. 4 times more than Nepal
27.58
Ranked 136th.

E-Government rating 45.1
Ranked 57th. 3% more than Nepal
44
Ranked 70th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 16,079
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Nepal
2,595
Ranked 13th.
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 25.93%
Ranked 35th.
100%
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than India
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.743 per 1 million people
Ranked 133th. 21% more than Nepal
0.615 per 1 million people
Ranked 137th.

Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.00177 Number
Ranked 51st.
0.0791 Number
Ranked 41st. 45 times more than India
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 30.79 million
Ranked 9th. 38 times more than Nepal
805,100
Ranked 87th.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 4.35%
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Nepal
1.75%
Ranked 55th.
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 95.65%
Ranked 28th.
98.25%
Ranked 15th. 3% more than India
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 38.31
Ranked 15th.
103.18
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than India

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 39.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th.
98.08 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than India

Internet > Livejournal users per million 1.44
Ranked 185th.
3.25
Ranked 170th. 2 times more than India
Website defacements per million 0.112
Ranked 115th. 3 times more than Nepal
0.0423
Ranked 120th.
Website defacements 119
Ranked 16th. 119 times more than Nepal
1
Ranked 118th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 65.89%
Ranked 3rd. 59% more than Nepal
41.47%
Ranked 18th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 11.79
Ranked 47th.
443.35
Ranked 1st. 38 times more than India

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.8
Ranked 14th.
0.0
Ranked 173th.
Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Internet > ISP per million 0.0413
Ranked 131st.
0.259
Ranked 108th. 6 times more than India
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 3.57
Ranked 145th. 44% more than Nepal
2.48
Ranked 153th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 1.14
Ranked 128th. 3 times more than Nepal
0.4
Ranked 142nd.

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 126 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 3rd. 85% more than Nepal
68 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 6th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 699.22
Ranked 148th. 17% more than Nepal
596.19
Ranked 163th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.001$ per 1 million people
Ranked 111th.
0.077$ per 1 million people
Ranked 74th. 77 times more than India

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 688000000000 6070423000
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.202%
Ranked 65th.
0.0
Ranked 110th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1.55
Ranked 128th. 46% more than Nepal
1.06
Ranked 137th.

Internet servers using encryption 1,796
Ranked 28th. 58 times more than Nepal
31
Ranked 101st.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.71$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 96th.
303.04$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 30th. 177 times more than India

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 5.5$
Ranked 57th. 4 times more than Nepal
1.34$
Ranked 76th.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th. 5 times more than Nepal
25.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.

Telephone system > Regulation 1997 1998
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 3.32
Ranked 143th. 19% more than Nepal
2.79
Ranked 147th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 2.39$/month
Ranked 178th. 19% more than Nepal
2.01$/month
Ranked 180th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 2.47
Ranked 158th.
2.72
Ranked 156th. 10% more than India

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 3.28$/month
Ranked 110th. 5% more than Nepal
3.11$/month
Ranked 111th.

Telephone subscribers 139.75 million
Ranked 4th. 200 times more than Nepal
697,459
Ranked 106th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 107.93
Ranked 120th.
110.03
Ranked 88th. 2% more than India

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 1.93% GDP
Ranked 69th. 58% more than Nepal
1.22% GDP
Ranked 130th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 14.48
Ranked 41st.
102.6
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than India
Phone subscribers 43.78
Ranked 123th. 3 times more than Nepal
13.87
Ranked 140th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.722
Ranked 132nd. 9% more than Nepal
0.663
Ranked 134th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 5,351
Ranked 3rd. 54% more than Nepal
3,465
Ranked 4th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 6.2 billion$
Ranked 2nd. 182 times more than Nepal
34 million$
Ranked 65th.

Television > Percentage of private television institutions 98.8%
Ranked 10th. 19% more than Nepal
83.33%
Ranked 41st.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 2 Number
Ranked 27th. The same as Nepal
2 Number
Ranked 30th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.042 per 1 million people
Ranked 124th.
0.246 per 1 million people
Ranked 104th. 6 times more than India
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.69
Ranked 89th. 23% more than Nepal
1.37
Ranked 97th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 5.67$ per capita
Ranked 56th. 5 times more than Nepal
1.25$ per capita
Ranked 76th.

Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions 82
Ranked 6th. 16 times more than Nepal
5
Ranked 37th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 91
Ranked 41st.
977
Ranked 8th. 11 times more than India
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $3.01
Ranked 78th.
0.0
Ranked 113th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 45.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd. 3 times more than Nepal
16.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.404 per 1,000 people
Ranked 124th. 2 times more than Nepal
0.183 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 45.93%
Ranked 15th. 72% more than Nepal
26.66%
Ranked 28th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 66.44%
Ranked 8th. 74% more than Nepal
38.18%
Ranked 35th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 43.07%
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Nepal
17.34%
Ranked 104th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 4.82
Ranked 72nd.
139.03
Ranked 1st. 29 times more than India

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 2.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 128th. 65% more than Nepal
1.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.039 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 120th. 34% more than Nepal
0.029 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 130th.
Telephone lines 37.9 million
Ranked 8th. 47 times more than Nepal
805,061
Ranked 81st.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.28 million
Ranked 15th. 528 times more than Nepal
10,000
Ranked 120th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 5.04%
Ranked 79th.
5.42%
Ranked 93th. 8% more than India

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.31%
Ranked 64th. 13 times more than Nepal
0.1%
Ranked 118th.

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