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Media Stats: compare key data on India & Nigeria

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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 nearly 70 federal-government-controlled national and regional TV stations; all 36 states operate TV stations; several private TV stations operational; cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; network of federal-government-controlled national, regional, and state radio stations; roughly 40 state-government-owned radio stations typically carry their own programs except for news broadcasts; about 20 private radio stations also operate; transmissions of international broadcasters are available
Households with television 32%
Ranked 98th. 25% more than Nigeria
25.6%
Ranked 107th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 11.57
Ranked 128th. 137 times more than Nigeria
0.0846
Ranked 176th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 12.58
Ranked 155th.
32.88
Ranked 120th. 3 times more than India

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 124.18
Ranked 159th.
320.5
Ranked 124th. 3 times more than India
Internet > Users per 1000 69.02
Ranked 111th. 2% more than Nigeria
67.94
Ranked 113th.

Internet users 61.34 million
Ranked 6th. 39% more than Nigeria
43.99 million
Ranked 9th.
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>News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) - government-owned</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 15.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Nigeria
6.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 135th.

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>Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) - state-run, operates 37 stations broadcasting in 15 languages</p> </p>Voice of Nigeria - FRCN&#039;s external service, via shortwave</p> </p>Ray Power - private, owned by DAAR Communications, runs music-based and speech-based FM stations</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 68.72
Ranked 152nd. 2% more than Nigeria
67.68
Ranked 153th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 257.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.
299.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th. 16% more than India

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>Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) - state-run, operates scores of national and regional stations; national services broadcast in English</p> </p>AIT - private, owned by DAAR Communications, broadcasting in Lagos, Abuja and internationally via satellite</p> </p>Minaj TV - private, eastern Nigeria and via cable/satellite</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 65.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th. 9% more than Nigeria
59.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th.

Televisions per 1000 57.6
Ranked 133th. 11% more than Nigeria
52.06
Ranked 134th.
Personal computers per 1000 15.08
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Nigeria
6.38
Ranked 134th.

Radio broadcast stations AM 153, FM 91, shortwave 68 AM 83, FM 36, shortwave 11
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 70.94
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Nigeria
25.41
Ranked 54th.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.
150.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th. 18% more than India

Internet > Users > Per capita 70.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.
74.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th. 5% more than India

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 25.13
Ranked 157th. 10 times more than Nigeria
2.48
Ranked 195th.

Televisions 63 million
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Nigeria
6.9 million
Ranked 26th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 45.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd. 4 times more than Nigeria
11.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 4.54
Ranked 145th.
15.86
Ranked 103th. 3 times more than India

Internet > Internet users 151.6 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Nigeria
55.93 million
Ranked 8th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 60.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Nigeria
23.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 20,000 Mbps
Ranked 8th. 154 times more than Nigeria
130 Mbps
Ranked 54th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 18.27 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 59th. 20 times more than Nigeria
0.92 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 84th.

Personal computers 17 million
Ranked 4th. 20 times more than Nigeria
867,000
Ranked 54th.

Television broadcast stations 562
Ranked 2nd. 187 times more than Nigeria
3
Ranked 7th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 3.1 billion min.
Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Nigeria
298.74 million min.
Ranked 61st.

Radios per 1000 106.05
Ranked 164th.
177.29
Ranked 142nd. 67% more than India
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 555.73
Ranked 4th. 18% more than Nigeria
470.45
Ranked 138th.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $52.35 billion
Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Nigeria
$6.43 billion
Ranked 47th.

Internet > Percent using internet 12.58%
Ranked 153th.
32.88%
Ranked 121st. 3 times more than India

Telephones > Mobile cellular 893.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Nigeria
95.17 million
Ranked 12th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.12 per capita
Ranked 147th.
0.204 per capita
Ranked 122nd. 70% more than India

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 29.67
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Nigeria
9.13
Ranked 171st.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 44.14
Ranked 103th. 5 times more than Nigeria
8.76
Ranked 126th.

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>The Guardian - influential, Lagos-based privately-owned national daily</p> </p>The Champion - Lagos-based daily</p> </p>The Punch - privately-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">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 further expansion and modernization of the fixed-line telephone network is needed; network quality remains a problem
Television receivers per 1000 63.61
Ranked 112th. 5% more than Nigeria
60.54
Ranked 115th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 1,255
Ranked 1st. 26% more than Nigeria
997
Ranked 2nd.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 28.78
Ranked 162nd. 5 times more than Nigeria
5.91
Ranked 193th.
Internet > Users 80 million
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Nigeria
10 million
Ranked 26th.

Internet > Internet penetration 12.6%
Ranked 162nd.
32.9%
Ranked 127th. 3 times more than India
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 79.85
Ranked 131st.
133.16
Ranked 114th. 67% more than India

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 699.22
Ranked 148th. 5% more than Nigeria
667.98
Ranked 154th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 31.08 million
Ranked 10th. 74 times more than Nigeria
418,166
Ranked 101st.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 864.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Nigeria
112.78 million
Ranked 10th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 43
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Nigeria
11
Ranked 83th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 14.31 million
Ranked 10th. 1002 times more than Nigeria
14,279
Ranked 141st.

Telephones > Main lines in use 32.69 million
Ranked 10th. 45 times more than Nigeria
719,400
Ranked 89th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 2.51
Ranked 156th. 10 times more than Nigeria
0.248
Ranked 194th.

Active military personnel 1.32 million
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Nigeria
80,000
Ranked 31st.
Radio receivers per 1000 117.12
Ranked 148th.
206.18
Ranked 121st. 76% more than India

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 82.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th.
131.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th. 60% more than India

Internet > Hosts per 1000 2.3
Ranked 110th. 332 times more than Nigeria
0.00693
Ranked 184th.

Number of PCs per million 11.73
Ranked 129th. 84% more than Nigeria
6.38
Ranked 140th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 864.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Nigeria
112.78 million
Ranked 10th.

Radio receivers 116 million
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Nigeria
23.5 million
Ranked 18th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 904.48 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Nigeria
114 million
Ranked 9th.
Television receivers 63 million
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Nigeria
6.9 million
Ranked 24th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 1,150
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Nigeria
203
Ranked 32nd.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.582 per 1 million people
Ranked 56th. 25 times more than Nigeria
0.023 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.19$
Ranked 66th.
1.49$
Ranked 56th. 25% more than India

Mobile phone subscribers 90 million
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Nigeria
18.59 million
Ranked 22nd.

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 - 234; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)
Internet > ISP 43
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Nigeria
11
Ranked 61st.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 1.15
Ranked 86th. 322 times more than Nigeria
0.00358
Ranked 113th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 31.08 million
Ranked 10th. 74 times more than Nigeria
418,166
Ranked 100th.

Radios 116 million
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Nigeria
23.5 million
Ranked 18th.
Internet > Hosts 2.71 million
Ranked 24th. 2583 times more than Nigeria
1,048
Ranked 151st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 58.57
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Nigeria
23.62
Ranked 58th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 17.74 Mbps
Ranked 59th. 19 times more than Nigeria
0.931 Mbps
Ranked 84th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 1,874
Ranked 1st. 49 times more than Nigeria
38
Ranked 33th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 79.24 million
Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than Nigeria
2.76 million
Ranked 14th.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 0.0
Ranked 42nd.
0.101%
Ranked 42nd.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 59.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 21 times more than Nigeria
2.76 million
Ranked 18th.

Internet > Top level domain .in .ng
Television > Total number of channels 27
Ranked 17th.
137
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than India
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.058$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 39th. 66% more than Nigeria
0.035$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 63th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 1.03
Ranked 56th.
6.07
Ranked 17th. 6 times more than India

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 7.7$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 27th.
23.36$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 570
Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Nigeria
80
Ranked 40th.
Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.024
Ranked 66th.
0.981
Ranked 31st. 41 times more than India
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 71.35
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Nigeria
23.62
Ranked 44th.

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) the addition of a second fixed-line provider in 2002 resulted in faster growth but subscribership remains only about 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services growing rapidly, in part responding to the shortcomings of the fixed-line network; multiple cellular providers operate nationally with subscribership base approaching 60 per 100 persons
Internet country code .in .ng
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 24.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 41st. 19 times more than Nigeria
1.31 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 76th.

Telephone mainlines 49.75 million
Ranked 4th. 41 times more than Nigeria
1.22 million
Ranked 59th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 2.88 min.
Ranked 112th. 21% more than Nigeria
2.37 min.
Ranked 122nd.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $3.72 billion
Ranked 3rd. 75% more than Nigeria
$2.13 billion
Ranked 6th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.014 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. 17% more than Nigeria
0.012 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 1.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 297 times more than Nigeria
0.004 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Selective filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 6.78$/month
Ranked 169th.
50.42$/month
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than India

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 2.96 min. per capita
Ranked 110th. 27% more than Nigeria
2.33 min. per capita
Ranked 121st.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 100%
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Nigeria
99.9%
Ranked 17th.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $45.31
Ranked 66th. 9% more than Nigeria
$41.53
Ranked 69th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 49.83$ per capita
Ranked 69th. 83% more than Nigeria
27.22$ per capita
Ranked 70th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 275
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Nigeria
91
Ranked 35th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 5,294
Ranked 5th. 40 times more than Nigeria
133
Ranked 53th.
Mobile cellular subscriptions 346.89 million
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Nigeria
62.99 million
Ranked 17th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 1.3 million
Ranked 22nd. 2600 times more than Nigeria
500
Ranked 101st.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.0393
Ranked 192nd.
0.083
Ranked 178th. 2 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 760
Ranked 23th. 7 times more than Nigeria
116
Ranked 49th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 5,221
Ranked 1st. 209 times more than Nigeria
25
Ranked 39th.

Internet > IP addresses 34.69 million
Ranked 15th. 35 times more than Nigeria
1.01 million
Ranked 77th.
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 1.2%
Ranked 59th.
86.72%
Ranked 10th. 72 times more than India
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 165710000000 50000000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.46
Ranked 114th. 12 times more than Nigeria
0.04
Ranked 147th.

Number of PCs 13,030
Ranked 12th. 15 times more than Nigeria
867
Ranked 55th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 25.13
Ranked 161st. 10 times more than Nigeria
2.48
Ranked 198th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 14,085
Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Nigeria
1,314
Ranked 42nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 59.05 million
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Nigeria
17.34 million
Ranked 18th.
Television broadcast stations per million 0.567
Ranked 61st. 24 times more than Nigeria
0.0232
Ranked 19th.

Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 22
Ranked 25th. 72 times more than Nigeria
0.307
Ranked 60th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 573
Ranked 15th. 11 times more than Nigeria
52
Ranked 44th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 13.98
Ranked 57th. 15% more than Nigeria
12.12
Ranked 63th.
Internet > TLD .in .ng
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 30.43
Ranked 147th.
41.66
Ranked 134th. 37% more than India

Internet > Livejournal users 1,602
Ranked 24th. 39 times more than Nigeria
41
Ranked 174th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 825
Ranked 29th. 23 times more than Nigeria
36
Ranked 87th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price 19 Free
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2011.01.20 2013.04.22
Telecommunications > Country calling code 91 234
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 7 days
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Nigeria
2 days
Ranked 1st.
Telephone subscribers per 1000 123.99
Ranked 112th.
141.92
Ranked 110th. 14% more than India

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 4.9%
Ranked 109th.
10.2%
Ranked 91st. 2 times more than India
E-Government rating 45.1
Ranked 57th. 41% more than Nigeria
32
Ranked 165th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 5.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Nigeria
1.22 per 1 million people
Ranked 64th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 0.566
Ranked 53th.
0.738
Ranked 57th. 30% more than India
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 5.18
Ranked 21st. 24 times more than Nigeria
0.214
Ranked 94th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 16,079
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Nigeria
6,148
Ranked 11th.
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 25.93%
Ranked 35th. 36 times more than Nigeria
0.73%
Ranked 54th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.743 per 1 million people
Ranked 133th. 3 times more than Nigeria
0.249 per 1 million people
Ranked 152nd.

Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.00177 Number
Ranked 51st.
0.0215 Number
Ranked 45th. 12 times more than India
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 30.79 million
Ranked 9th. 24 times more than Nigeria
1.31 million
Ranked 69th.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 4.35%
Ranked 42nd.
76.53%
Ranked 6th. 18 times more than India
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 95.65%
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Nigeria
23.47%
Ranked 63th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 1,299
Ranked 8th. 24 times more than Nigeria
55
Ranked 52nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 0.413 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Nigeria
0.165 per 1 million people
Ranked 61st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 5.25
Ranked 49th. 4 times more than Nigeria
1.23
Ranked 63th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 1.44
Ranked 185th. 5 times more than Nigeria
0.301
Ranked 197th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.71$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 96th.
20.68$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 69th. 12 times more than India

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 2.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 128th. 337 times more than Nigeria
0.007 per 1,000 people
Ranked 204th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.001$ per 1 million people
Ranked 111th.
0.011$ per 1 million people
Ranked 104th. 11 times more than India

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $51.80 billion
Ranked 2nd. 1416 times more than Nigeria
$36.59 million
Ranked 64th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 0.58 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th.
0.734 per 1 million people
Ranked 58th. 27% more than India
Internet > ISP per million 0.0413
Ranked 131st.
0.0895
Ranked 120th. 2 times more than India
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.
140.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th. 10% more than India

Telephone system > Regulation 1997 1992
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 0.28 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st.
0.835 per 1 million people
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than India
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 2.47
Ranked 158th. 10 times more than Nigeria
0.251
Ranked 196th.

Telephone subscribers 139.75 million
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Nigeria
19.81 million
Ranked 26th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 107.93
Ranked 120th.
255.7
Ranked 76th. 2 times more than India

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 1.93% GDP
Ranked 69th.
3.47% GDP
Ranked 45th. 80% more than India

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 3.57
Ranked 145th. 2 times more than Nigeria
1.74
Ranked 159th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 1.14
Ranked 128th. 133 times more than Nigeria
0.00857
Ranked 176th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 14.48
Ranked 41st.
45.21
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than India
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 5,351
Ranked 3rd. 59 times more than Nigeria
90
Ranked 43th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 6.2 billion$
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Nigeria
2.31 billion$
Ranked 8th.

Television > Percentage of private television institutions 98.8%
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Nigeria
13.28%
Ranked 58th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 2 Number
Ranked 27th.
3 Number
Ranked 24th. 50% more than India
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.042 per 1 million people
Ranked 124th.
0.088 per 1 million people
Ranked 115th. 2 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 0.774 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th.
1.06 per 1 million people
Ranked 62nd. 37% more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 1.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Nigeria
0.505 per 1 million people
Ranked 61st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 0.415 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th. 26% more than Nigeria
0.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 59th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 5.67$ per capita
Ranked 56th.
16.36$ per capita
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 0.403
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Nigeria
0.166
Ranked 60th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.69
Ranked 89th. 6 times more than Nigeria
0.279
Ranked 133th.

Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions 82
Ranked 6th. 535 times more than Nigeria
0.153
Ranked 54th.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1.55
Ranked 128th. 91% more than Nigeria
0.81
Ranked 140th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 91
Ranked 41st.
234
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than India
Internet servers using encryption 1,796
Ranked 28th. 14 times more than Nigeria
125
Ranked 67th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 1.29
Ranked 53th. 3 times more than Nigeria
0.507
Ranked 60th.
Phone system > International dialling code +91 +234
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 48.37
Ranked 111th.
99.36
Ranked 93th. 2 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 408
Ranked 14th. 11 times more than Nigeria
36
Ranked 40th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 4.82
Ranked 72nd. 7 times more than Nigeria
0.662
Ranked 101st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 0.273
Ranked 52nd.
0.839
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 3.41 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th.
4.86 per 1 million people
Ranked 59th. 43% more than India
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 5.5$
Ranked 57th.
16.56$
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than India

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 126 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Nigeria
20.6 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 37th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 699.22
Ranked 148th. 5% more than Nigeria
667.98
Ranked 153th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 3.32
Ranked 55th.
4.89
Ranked 58th. 47% more than India
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 688000000000 450309000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 0.754
Ranked 54th.
1.07
Ranked 61st. 42% more than India
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 3.32
Ranked 143th. 4 times more than Nigeria
0.86
Ranked 168th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 2.39$/month
Ranked 178th.
10.6$/month
Ranked 95th. 4 times more than India

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.202%
Ranked 65th.
0.811%
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 1.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 48th.
1.86 per 1 million people
Ranked 54th. 59% more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 0.405
Ranked 48th. 22% more than Nigeria
0.332
Ranked 57th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 0.569
Ranked 54th. 19% more than Nigeria
0.48
Ranked 58th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 45.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd. 5 times more than Nigeria
8.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 1.14
Ranked 49th.
1.87
Ranked 53th. 64% more than India
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.404 per 1,000 people
Ranked 124th. 3 times more than Nigeria
0.117 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.8
Ranked 14th.
0.0
Ranked 193th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 11.79
Ranked 47th. 7 times more than Nigeria
1.66
Ranked 72nd.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 45.93%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Nigeria
18.06%
Ranked 76th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $3.01
Ranked 78th.
$12.61
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than India

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.722
Ranked 132nd. 3 times more than Nigeria
0.251
Ranked 150th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 406
Ranked 10th. 23 times more than Nigeria
18
Ranked 53th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 65.89%
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Nigeria
4.39%
Ranked 122nd.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 66.44%
Ranked 8th.
81.83%
Ranked 3rd. 23% more than India

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 43.07%
Ranked 28th.
64.2%
Ranked 7th. 49% more than India

Phone subscribers 43.78
Ranked 123th. 5 times more than Nigeria
8.9
Ranked 150th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 3,350
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Nigeria
530
Ranked 39th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 5.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th. 25 times more than Nigeria
0.211 per 1 million people
Ranked 93th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.039 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 120th.
0.069 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 99th. 77% more than India
Telephone lines 37.9 million
Ranked 8th. 29 times more than Nigeria
1.31 million
Ranked 65th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.28 million
Ranked 15th. 78 times more than Nigeria
67,776
Ranked 85th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 5.04%
Ranked 79th.
10.19%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than India

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.31%
Ranked 64th.
0.0
Ranked 115th.

Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B

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