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Media Stats: compare key data on India & Suriname

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STAT India Suriname 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 2 m
Households with television 32%
Ranked 98th.
65.93%
Ranked 81st. 2 times more than India

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 11.57
Ranked 128th.
57.43
Ranked 89th. 5 times more than India

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 12.58
Ranked 155th.
34.68
Ranked 115th. 3 times more than India

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 124.18
Ranked 159th.
342.72
Ranked 119th. 3 times more than India
Internet > Users per 1000 69.02
Ranked 111th.
86.2
Ranked 105th. 25% more than India

Internet users 61.34 million
Ranked 6th. 376 times more than Suriname
163,000
Ranked 140th.
Personal computers > Per capita 15.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.
45.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 3 times more than India
Personal computers per 1000 15.08
Ranked 48th.
42.26
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than India
Radio > List of radio stations <p>All India Radio - public, operates domestic and external networks</p> </p>Radio One - commercial radio network in six big cities</p> </p>Radio Mirchi - commercial network, stations in Mumbai, Delhi and other cities, mainly music, operated by The Times Group</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12557390">Full Article</a> <p>Radio Apintie - private</p> </p>Radio Sangeet Mala - private</p> </p>Radio SRS Suriname - government-owned, commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19998034">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 68.72
Ranked 152nd.
182.9
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than India

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 257.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.
708.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 3 times 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>ATV - government-owned, commercial</p> </p>STVS - government-owned, commercial</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 65.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
149.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th. 2 times more than India

Televisions per 1000 57.6
Ranked 133th.
129.4
Ranked 101st. 2 times more than India
Radio broadcast stations AM 153, FM 91, shortwave 68 AM 4, FM 13, shortwave 1
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 70.94
Ranked 42nd.
80.15
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than India

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.
698.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 5 times more than India

Internet > Users > Per capita 70.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.
93.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th. 32% more than India

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 25.13
Ranked 157th.
155.27
Ranked 105th. 6 times more than India

Televisions 63 million
Ranked 4th. 1000 times more than Suriname
63,000
Ranked 150th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 45.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd.
180.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 4 times more than India

Internet users > Per 100 people 4.54
Ranked 145th.
9.71
Ranked 121st. 2 times more than India

Internet > Internet users 151.6 million
Ranked 3rd. 780 times more than Suriname
194,269
Ranked 154th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 60.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.
65.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 9% more than India

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 20,000 Mbps
Ranked 8th. 444 times more than Suriname
45 Mbps
Ranked 66th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 18.27 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 59th.
100.17 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 41st. 5 times more than India

Personal computers 17 million
Ranked 4th. 850 times more than Suriname
20,000
Ranked 132nd.
Television broadcast stations 562
Ranked 2nd. 187 times more than Suriname
3
Ranked 7th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 3.1 billion min.
Ranked 8th. 34 times more than Suriname
90.19 million min.
Ranked 60th.

Radios per 1000 106.05
Ranked 164th.
616.18
Ranked 47th. 6 times more than India
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 555.73
Ranked 4th.
1,468.55
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than India

Internet > Percent using internet 12.58%
Ranked 153th.
34.68%
Ranked 116th. 3 times more than India

Telephones > Mobile cellular 893.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 944 times more than Suriname
947,000
Ranked 149th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.12 per capita
Ranked 147th.
0.711 per capita
Ranked 33th. 6 times more than India

Newspaper circulation per 1000 53.96
Ranked 27th.
57.51
Ranked 26th. 7% more than India
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 29.67
Ranked 4th.
160.91
Ranked 96th. 5 times more than India

Telephone mainlines per 1000 44.14
Ranked 103th.
162.27
Ranked 69th. 4 times more than India

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>De Ware Tijd - daily</p> </p>De West - daily</p>
Cinema attendance 2.86 billion
Ranked 1st. 27599 times more than Suriname
103,626
Ranked 76th.
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 international facilities are good
Cinema attendance per capita 2.61
Ranked 13th. 12 times more than Suriname
0.213
Ranked 60th.
Television receivers per 1000 63.61
Ranked 112th.
140.7
Ranked 86th. 2 times more than India

Newspapers 5,221
Ranked 1st. 2611 times more than Suriname
2
Ranked 61st.
Internet > IP addresses per capita 28.78
Ranked 162nd.
78.61
Ranked 132nd. 3 times more than India
Average cost of local call 0.02
Ranked 89th.
0.07
Ranked 52nd. 4 times more than India
Internet > Users 80 million
Ranked 3rd. 1818 times more than Suriname
44,000
Ranked 138th.

Internet > Internet penetration 12.6%
Ranked 162nd.
34.7%
Ranked 122nd. 3 times more than India
Newspaper circulation 59.02 million
Ranked 1st. 2108 times more than Suriname
28,000
Ranked 42nd.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 79.85
Ranked 131st.
466.01
Ranked 69th. 6 times more than India

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 699.22
Ranked 148th.
1,827.74
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than India

Telecoms > Telephone lines 31.08 million
Ranked 10th. 374 times more than Suriname
83,000
Ranked 145th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 864.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 885 times more than Suriname
977,000
Ranked 155th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 43
Ranked 27th. 22 times more than Suriname
2
Ranked 157th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 14.31 million
Ranked 10th. 466 times more than Suriname
30,700
Ranked 120th.

Cinemas > Per capita 0.023 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 12 times more than Suriname
0.002 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 32.69 million
Ranked 10th. 382 times more than Suriname
85,500
Ranked 145th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 2.51
Ranked 156th.
16.17
Ranked 102nd. 6 times more than India

Active military personnel 1.32 million
Ranked 1st. 720 times more than Suriname
1,840
Ranked 130th.
Radio receivers per 1000 117.12
Ranked 148th.
669.99
Ranked 41st. 6 times more than India

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 82.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th.
518.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th. 6 times more than India

Internet > Hosts per 1000 2.3
Ranked 110th. 36 times more than Suriname
0.064
Ranked 161st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 864.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 1520 times more than Suriname
569,069
Ranked 159th.

Radio receivers 116 million
Ranked 4th. 387 times more than Suriname
300,000
Ranked 146th.

Television receivers 63 million
Ranked 4th. 1000 times more than Suriname
63,000
Ranked 143th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 1,150
Ranked 7th. 72 times more than Suriname
16
Ranked 62nd.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.582 per 1 million people
Ranked 56th.
6.91 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than India
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.19$
Ranked 66th.
1.33$
Ranked 9th. 12% more than India

Mobile phone subscribers 90 million
Ranked 5th. 387 times more than Suriname
232,785
Ranked 137th.

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 - 597; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Internet > ISP 43
Ranked 16th. 22 times more than Suriname
2
Ranked 112th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 1.15
Ranked 86th.
2
Ranked 79th. 74% more than India

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 31.08 million
Ranked 10th. 374 times more than Suriname
83,000
Ranked 145th.

Radios 116 million
Ranked 4th. 387 times more than Suriname
300,000
Ranked 146th.
Internet > Hosts 2.71 million
Ranked 24th. 82030 times more than Suriname
33
Ranked 201st.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 2.86 billion
Ranked 1st. 28600 times more than Suriname
100,000
Ranked 61st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 58.57
Ranked 44th.
61.68
Ranked 42nd. 5% more than India

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 2.84
Ranked 10th. 13 times more than Suriname
0.223
Ranked 49th.

Newspapers per million 4.77
Ranked 24th. 16% more than Suriname
4.11
Ranked 25th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 17.74 Mbps
Ranked 59th.
90.09 Mbps
Ranked 41st. 5 times more than India

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 1,874
Ranked 1st. 469 times more than Suriname
4
Ranked 4th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 79.24 million
Ranked 2nd. 2185 times more than Suriname
36,264
Ranked 2nd.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 59.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 2108 times more than Suriname
28,000
Ranked 75th.

Internet > Top level domain .in .sr
Television > Total number of channels 27
Ranked 17th. 80% more than Suriname
15
Ranked 27th.
Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.024
Ranked 66th.
30.03
Ranked 3rd. 1254 times more than India
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 71.35
Ranked 44th.
72.6
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than India

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) combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity 185 telephones per 100 persons; microwave radio relay network
Internet country code .in .sr
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 24.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 41st.
33.54 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 34th. 35% more than India

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 2.88 min.
Ranked 112th.
182.79 min.
Ranked 15th. 63 times more than India

Telephone mainlines 49.75 million
Ranked 4th. 614 times more than Suriname
81,056
Ranked 112th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $3.72 billion
Ranked 3rd.
0.0
Ranked 112th.

Cinemas 21,801
Ranked 2nd. 21801 times more than Suriname
1
Ranked 60th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.014 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th.
0.112 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th. 8 times more than India
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 1.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.
2.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 88% more than India

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Selective filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 6.78$/month
Ranked 169th.
30.2$/month
Ranked 57th. 4 times more than India

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 2.96 min. per capita
Ranked 110th.
202.01 min. per capita
Ranked 12th. 68 times more than India

Internet hosts None None
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 5,294
Ranked 5th. 5294 times more than Suriname
1
Ranked 76th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 275
Ranked 18th. 138 times more than Suriname
2
Ranked 69th.
Mobile cellular subscriptions 346.89 million
Ranked 3rd. 834 times more than Suriname
416,000
Ranked 146th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 1.3 million
Ranked 22nd. 1299 times more than Suriname
1,001
Ranked 98th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.0393
Ranked 192nd.
4.11
Ranked 61st. 104 times more than India
Cinemas per million 22.01
Ranked 34th. 10 times more than Suriname
2.23
Ranked 57th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 760
Ranked 23th. 380 times more than Suriname
2
Ranked 72nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 5,221
Ranked 1st. 2611 times more than Suriname
2
Ranked 95th.

Internet > IP addresses 34.69 million
Ranked 15th. 788 times more than Suriname
44,032
Ranked 152nd.
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 1.2%
Ranked 59th.
7.41%
Ranked 37th. 6 times more than India
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 69.76
Ranked 31st.
86.08
Ranked 1st. 23% more than India

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 165710000000 41974000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.46
Ranked 114th.
1.12
Ranked 104th. 2 times more than India

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 25.13
Ranked 161st.
155.27
Ranked 110th. 6 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 14,085
Ranked 9th. 300 times more than Suriname
47
Ranked 74th.
Television broadcast stations per million 0.567
Ranked 61st.
6.43
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than India
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 22
Ranked 25th. 13% more than Suriname
19.5
Ranked 28th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 13.98
Ranked 57th.
106.4
Ranked 50th. 8 times more than India
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 38,607
Ranked 1st. 4290 times more than Suriname
9
Ranked 54th.

Internet > TLD .in .sr
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 30.43
Ranked 147th.
80.76
Ranked 90th. 3 times more than India

Internet > Livejournal users 1,602
Ranked 24th. 89 times more than Suriname
18
Ranked 206th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 825
Ranked 29th. 118 times more than Suriname
7
Ranked 126th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 2.91 per capita
Ranked 11th. 12 times more than Suriname
0.237 per capita
Ranked 49th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 67.3
Ranked 22nd.
138.79
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than India

Telecommunications > Country calling code 91 597
Telephone subscribers per 1000 123.99
Ranked 112th.
628.28
Ranked 66th. 5 times more than India

E-Government rating 45.1
Ranked 57th. 41% more than Suriname
32
Ranked 163th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 5.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Suriname
2.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 70th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 5.18
Ranked 21st. 18% more than Suriname
4.41
Ranked 24th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 16,079
Ranked 6th. 473 times more than Suriname
34
Ranked 6th.
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 25.93%
Ranked 35th. 94% more than Suriname
13.33%
Ranked 43th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.743 per 1 million people
Ranked 133th.
15.5 per 1 million people
Ranked 83th. 21 times more than India

Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.00177 Number
Ranked 51st.
22.02 Number
Ranked 1st. 12410 times more than India
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 4.35%
Ranked 42nd.
4.88%
Ranked 38th. 12% more than India
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 95.65%
Ranked 28th. 1% more than Suriname
95.12%
Ranked 31st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 1,299
Ranked 8th. 1299 times more than Suriname
1
Ranked 76th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 5.25
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Suriname
2.26
Ranked 69th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 0.413 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st.
43.06 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 104 times more than India
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 38.31
Ranked 15th. 93% more than Suriname
19.83
Ranked 23th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 39.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 86% more than Suriname
21.12 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 1.44
Ranked 185th.
36.48
Ranked 98th. 25 times more than India
Website defacements 119
Ranked 16th. 60 times more than Suriname
2
Ranked 108th.
Website defacements per million 0.112
Ranked 115th.
4.23
Ranked 40th. 38 times more than India
Telephone subscribers per employee 107.93
Ranked 120th.
286.23
Ranked 70th. 3 times more than India

Telephone subscribers 139.75 million
Ranked 4th. 445 times more than Suriname
313,841
Ranked 120th.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.
698.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 5 times more than India

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.001$ per 1 million people
Ranked 111th.
2.96$ per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 2961 times more than India

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.71$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 96th.
991.33$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 1st. 580 times more than India

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 45.93%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Suriname
18.66%
Ranked 36th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 1.29
Ranked 53th.
2.26
Ranked 61st. 76% more than India
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 688000000000 277176000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 3.32
Ranked 55th.
13.58
Ranked 57th. 4 times more than India
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 699.22
Ranked 148th.
1,064.59
Ranked 95th. 52% more than India

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.69
Ranked 89th.
8.01
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than India

Royalties and fees $0.10
Ranked 54th.
0.0
Ranked 70th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 14.48
Ranked 41st.
67.3
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than India
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 1.14
Ranked 128th.
5.75
Ranked 89th. 5 times more than India

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 3.57
Ranked 145th.
37.42
Ranked 94th. 10 times more than India

Phone subscribers 43.78
Ranked 123th.
373.56
Ranked 64th. 9 times more than India
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 5,351
Ranked 3rd. 1338 times more than Suriname
4
Ranked 1st.

Television > Percentage of private television institutions 98.8%
Ranked 10th. 7% more than Suriname
92.59%
Ranked 31st.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 2 Number
Ranked 27th.
11 Number
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than India
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 69.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.
147.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than India

Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.042 per 1 million people
Ranked 124th.
4.61 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th. 110 times more than India
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.8
Ranked 14th.
0.0
Ranked 171st.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 11.79
Ranked 47th.
14.05
Ranked 1st. 19% more than India
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 77.48 million
Ranked 5th. 1802 times more than Suriname
43,000
Ranked 1st.

Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions 82
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Suriname
12.5
Ranked 27th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $3.01
Ranked 78th.
0.0
Ranked 112th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 406
Ranked 10th. 23 times more than Suriname
18
Ranked 56th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 65.89%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Suriname
26.73%
Ranked 47th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 66.44%
Ranked 8th. 81% more than Suriname
36.8%
Ranked 38th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 43.07%
Ranked 28th.
53.71%
Ranked 14th. 25% more than India

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 4.82
Ranked 72nd.
8.01
Ranked 1st. 66% more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 3.41 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th.
14.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 58th. 4 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 3,350
Ranked 9th. 558 times more than Suriname
6
Ranked 75th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 5.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th. 13% more than Suriname
4.69 per 1 million people
Ranked 23th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 67.83 million
Ranked 2nd. 1077 times more than Suriname
63,000
Ranked 43th.

Telephone lines 37.9 million
Ranked 8th. 465 times more than Suriname
81,500
Ranked 136th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $51.80 billion
Ranked 2nd.
0.0
Ranked 130th.

Television standard > VHF PAL B NTSC M
Internet > ISP per million 0.0413
Ranked 131st.
4.29
Ranked 43th. 104 times more than India
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 126 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Suriname
38.58 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 24th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 3.32
Ranked 143th.
15.82
Ranked 98th. 5 times more than India

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 2.39$/month
Ranked 178th.
9.62$/month
Ranked 105th. 4 times more than India
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 2.47
Ranked 158th.
15.54
Ranked 104th. 6 times more than India

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.202%
Ranked 65th.
0.0
Ranked 109th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 1.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 48th.
38.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th. 33 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 1.14
Ranked 49th.
36.22
Ranked 20th. 32 times more than India
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.404 per 1,000 people
Ranked 124th.
2.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 6 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 0.774 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th.
4.78 per 1 million people
Ranked 59th. 6 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 1.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st.
2.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 61st. 81% more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 0.415 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th.
2.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th. 6 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 0.403
Ranked 53th.
40.75
Ranked 10th. 101 times more than India
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 91
Ranked 41st.
597
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than India
Phone system > International dialling code +91 +597
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 408
Ranked 14th. 408 times more than Suriname
1
Ranked 67th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 2.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 128th. 34 times more than Suriname
0.069 per 1,000 people
Ranked 180th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.28 million
Ranked 15th. 918 times more than Suriname
5,754
Ranked 129th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 5.04%
Ranked 79th. 3% more than Suriname
4.89%
Ranked 103th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.722
Ranked 132nd.
13.86
Ranked 82nd. 19 times more than India

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1.55
Ranked 128th.
19.24
Ranked 81st. 12 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 0.28 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st.
4.78 per 1 million people
Ranked 40th. 17 times more than India
Internet servers using encryption 1,796
Ranked 28th. 180 times more than Suriname
10
Ranked 127th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 0.754
Ranked 54th.
4.53
Ranked 60th. 6 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 0.273
Ranked 52nd.
4.53
Ranked 40th. 17 times more than India
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 3.28$/month
Ranked 110th.
6.55$/month
Ranked 113th. Twice as much as India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 0.405
Ranked 48th.
2.26
Ranked 47th. 6 times more than India
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 45.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.
180.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than India

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