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Media Stats: compare key data on Japan & Mauritius

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STAT Japan Mauritius HISTORY
Broadcast media a mixture of public and commercial broadcast TV and radio stations; 6 national terrestrial TV networks including 1 public broadcaster; the large number of radio and TV stations available provide a wide range of choices; satellite and cable services provide access to international channels the government maintains control over TV broadcasting through the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), which operates 3 analog and 10 digital TV stations; MBC is a shareholder in a local company that operates 2 pay TV stations; the state retains the largest radio broadcast network with multiple stations; several private radio broadcasters have entered the market since 2001; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available
Households with television 99%
Ranked 5th. 7% more than Mauritius
92.8%
Ranked 39th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 276.69
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Mauritius
107.55
Ranked 70th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 79.05
Ranked 31st. 91% more than Mauritius
41.39
Ranked 101st.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 791.21
Ranked 31st. 92% more than Mauritius
411.08
Ranked 105th.
Internet > Users per 1000 689.59
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Mauritius
269.75
Ranked 63th.

Internet users 99.18 million
Ranked 3rd. 342 times more than Mauritius
290,000
Ranked 128th.
Personal computers > Per capita 541.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Mauritius
162.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.

Personal computers per 1000 541.64
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Mauritius
162.16
Ranked 44th.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>NHK - public, operates news/speech-based Radio 1, cultural/educational network Radio 2, classical music-based network FM Radio, external service Radio Japan</p> </p>Inter FM - Tokyo commercial music station</p> </p>J-Wave - Tokyo commercial music station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a> <p>MBC - state-run, broadcasting in English, French, Indian languages and Chinese; networks include RM1, RM2, Kool FM, Taal FM, World Hit FM</p> </p>Top FM - private, Bollywood music and Western pop</p> </p>Radio One - first private radio station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13882483">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 109.43
Ranked 86th.
113.09
Ranked 77th. 3% more than Japan

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 842.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 13% more than Mauritius
748.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>NHK - public, operates the General TV, Educational TV channels. NHK also runs HD satellite channels BS1 and BS Premium. NHK World is the organisation&#039;s international English-language channel.</p> </p>TV Asahi - national commercial network</p> </p>Fuji TV - national commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a> <p>MBC - state-run, operates three main channels and digital networks</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 686.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Mauritius
224.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.

Televisions per 1000 677.27
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Mauritius
210.99
Ranked 80th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21 AM 4, FM 9, shortwave 0
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 551.23
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Mauritius
77.2
Ranked 40th.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,201.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 39% more than Mauritius
862.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 691.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Mauritius
271.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 503.86
Ranked 16th. 86% more than Mauritius
270.32
Ranked 61st.

Televisions 86.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 335 times more than Mauritius
258,000
Ranked 118th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 402.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 41% more than Mauritius
285.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 75.16
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Mauritius
22.22
Ranked 95th.

Internet > Internet users 100.68 million
Ranked 4th. 185 times more than Mauritius
543,550
Ranked 129th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 566.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Mauritius
116.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 132,608 Mbps
Ranked 9th. 2174 times more than Mauritius
61 Mbps
Ranked 83th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 1,037.92 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 30th. 21 times more than Mauritius
49.88 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 61st.

Personal computers 69.2 million
Ranked 2nd. 346 times more than Mauritius
200,000
Ranked 92nd.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 5.55 billion min.
Ranked 6th. 50 times more than Mauritius
111.97 million min.
Ranked 74th.

Radios per 1000 943.48
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Mauritius
343.47
Ranked 93th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 900.9
Ranked 83th. 6% more than Mauritius
852.53
Ranked 93th.

Internet > Percent using internet 79.05%
Ranked 29th. 91% more than Mauritius
41.39%
Ranked 100th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 132.76 million
Ranked 7th. 103 times more than Mauritius
1.29 million
Ranked 144th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.956 per capita
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Mauritius
0.366 per capita
Ranked 78th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 347.79
Ranked 45th. 17% more than Mauritius
297.33
Ranked 51st.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 460.03
Ranked 19th. 59% more than Mauritius
288.76
Ranked 43th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Asahi Shimbun - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Yomiuri Shimbun - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Mainichi Daily News - English-language pages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a> <p>L&#039;Express - daily</p> </p>Le Mauricien - daily</p> </p>Le Matinal - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13882483">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance 145 million
Ranked 6th. 109 times more than Mauritius
1.32 million
Ranked 59th.
Telephone system > General assessment excellent domestic and international service small system with good service
Cinema attendance per capita 1.14
Ranked 31st. 5% more than Mauritius
1.08
Ranked 33th.
Television receivers per 1000 686.01
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Mauritius
224.68
Ranked 69th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 441
Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Mauritius
30
Ranked 37th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 1,587.39
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Mauritius
378.22
Ranked 78th.
Average cost of local call 0.07
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Mauritius
0.03
Ranked 81st.
Internet > Users 88.11 million
Ranked 2nd. 259 times more than Mauritius
340,000
Ranked 99th.

Internet > Internet penetration 79.1%
Ranked 33th. 91% more than Mauritius
41.4%
Ranked 105th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 741.51
Ranked 46th. 29% more than Mauritius
573.74
Ranked 58th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,084.68
Ranked 89th.
1,150.48
Ranked 75th. 6% more than Japan

Telecoms > Telephone lines 64.27 million
Ranked 3rd. 184 times more than Mauritius
349,100
Ranked 106th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 138.36 million
Ranked 7th. 93 times more than Mauritius
1.49 million
Ranked 149th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 73
Ranked 14th. 37 times more than Mauritius
2
Ranked 166th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 35.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 254 times more than Mauritius
138,900
Ranked 93th.

Cinemas > Per capita 0.018 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.
0.027 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 50% more than Japan

Telephones > Main lines in use 64.67 million
Ranked 3rd. 173 times more than Mauritius
374,600
Ranked 107th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 50.47
Ranked 16th. 79% more than Mauritius
28.16
Ranked 59th.

Active military personnel 230,300
Ranked 13th.
0.0
Ranked 146th.
Radio receivers per 1000 955.66
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Mauritius
365.76
Ranked 76th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 741.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 29% more than Mauritius
573.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 312.51
Ranked 17th. 41 times more than Mauritius
7.57
Ranked 87th.

Number of PCs per million 541.64
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Mauritius
162.16
Ranked 45th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 141.13 million
Ranked 7th. 95 times more than Mauritius
1.49 million
Ranked 150th.

Radio receivers 120.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 287 times more than Mauritius
420,000
Ranked 135th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas 3,062
Ranked 3rd. 180 times more than Mauritius
17
Ranked 51st.

Television receivers 86.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 335 times more than Mauritius
258,000
Ranked 115th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 1,078
Ranked 11th. 216 times more than Mauritius
5
Ranked 53th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.63$
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Mauritius
1.59$
Ranked 6th.

Mobile phone subscribers 94.75 million
Ranked 4th. 133 times more than Mauritius
713,300
Ranked 111th.

Telephone system > International country code - 81; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 7 Intelsat (Pacific and Indian Oceans), 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region), 2 Inmarsat (Pacific and Indian Ocean regions), and 8 SkyPerfect JSAT country code - 230; landing point for the SAFE submarine cable that provides links to Asia and South Africa where it connects to the SAT-3/WASC submarine cable that provides further links to parts of East Africa, and Europe; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean); new microwave link to Reunion; HF radiotelephone links to several countries
Internet > ISP 73
Ranked 5th. 37 times more than Mauritius
2
Ranked 118th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 175.04
Ranked 14th. 80 times more than Mauritius
2.2
Ranked 75th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 64.27 million
Ranked 3rd. 184 times more than Mauritius
349,100
Ranked 106th.

Radios 120.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 287 times more than Mauritius
420,000
Ranked 135th.
Internet > Hosts 39.91 million
Ranked 2nd. 4153 times more than Mauritius
9,609
Ranked 107th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 145 million
Ranked 4th. 112 times more than Mauritius
1.3 million
Ranked 41st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 566.69
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Mauritius
116.27
Ranked 30th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 1.14
Ranked 27th. 4% more than Mauritius
1.11
Ranked 28th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 1,037.94 Mbps
Ranked 30th. 21 times more than Mauritius
49.89 Mbps
Ranked 61st.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 108
Ranked 15th. 11 times more than Mauritius
10
Ranked 70th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 70.45 million
Ranked 3rd. 742 times more than Mauritius
95,000
Ranked 55th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 71.9 million
Ranked 2nd. 521 times more than Mauritius
138,000
Ranked 48th.

Internet > Top level domain .jp .mu
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 3.45
Ranked 29th.
23.33
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Japan

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 1,363
Ranked 8th. 1363 times more than Mauritius
1
Ranked 71st.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 551.39
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Mauritius
77.02
Ranked 42nd.

Telephone system > Domestic high level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind monopoly over fixed-line services terminated in 2005; fixed-line teledensity roughly 30 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services launched in 1989 with current teledensity roughly 100 per 100 persons
Internet country code .jp .mu
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 28.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Mauritius
11.62 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 79th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 43.41 min.
Ranked 46th.
91.56 min.
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Japan

Telephone mainlines 58.78 million
Ranked 2nd. 164 times more than Mauritius
359,000
Ranked 84th.

Cinemas 2,221
Ranked 4th. 69 times more than Mauritius
32
Ranked 33th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.447 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 10 times more than Mauritius
0.047 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 175.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 80 times more than Mauritius
2.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people 19.18
Ranked 16th.
97.33
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Japan
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 13.79$/month
Ranked 125th.
17.46$/month
Ranked 111th. 27% more than Japan

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 43.41 min. per capita
Ranked 46th.
91.56 min. per capita
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Japan

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 23.97
Ranked 17th. 77% more than Mauritius
13.57
Ranked 29th.

Internet hosts None None
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 1,402
Ranked 3rd. 234 times more than Mauritius
6
Ranked 50th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 11,924
Ranked 5th. 2385 times more than Mauritius
5
Ranked 57th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 110.39 million
Ranked 8th. 107 times more than Mauritius
1.03 million
Ranked 133th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 22.37 million
Ranked 3rd. 8259 times more than Mauritius
2,708
Ranked 86th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.572
Ranked 130th.
1.64
Ranked 94th. 3 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 12,155
Ranked 2nd. 6078 times more than Mauritius
2
Ranked 55th.

Cinemas per million 17.54
Ranked 28th.
27.23
Ranked 24th. 55% more than Japan

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 110
Ranked 13th. 22 times more than Mauritius
5
Ranked 61st.

Internet > IP addresses 202.18 million
Ranked 3rd. 407 times more than Mauritius
496,640
Ranked 95th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 2694800000000 816000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 23.58
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Mauritius
7.23
Ranked 60th.

Number of PCs 69,200
Ranked 1st. 346 times more than Mauritius
200
Ranked 95th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 503.86
Ranked 19th. 86% more than Mauritius
270.32
Ranked 66th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 56,221
Ranked 4th. 1022 times more than Mauritius
55
Ranked 57th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 144.08 million
Ranked 3rd. 510 times more than Mauritius
282,302
Ranked 107th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 10,046
Ranked 1st. 5023 times more than Mauritius
2
Ranked 55th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 447.05
Ranked 26th. 9 times more than Mauritius
47.4
Ranked 54th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 6
Ranked 54th.
33
Ranked 37th. 6 times more than Japan

Internet > TLD .jp .mu
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 86.45
Ranked 82nd. 6% more than Mauritius
81.43
Ranked 88th.

Internet > Livejournal users 5,559
Ranked 8th. 118 times more than Mauritius
47
Ranked 163th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 42,338
Ranked 2nd. 1841 times more than Mauritius
23
Ranked 98th.

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 97.78%
Ranked 16th.
100%
Ranked 15th. 2% more than Japan

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 2.11
Ranked 15th.
3.11
Ranked 10th. 47% more than Japan

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 270
Ranked 1st. 68 times more than Mauritius
4
Ranked 40th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 1.15 per capita
Ranked 28th. 4% more than Mauritius
1.11 per capita
Ranked 29th.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 81 230
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,201.54
Ranked 35th. 39% more than Mauritius
862.5
Ranked 51st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 113.1%
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Mauritius
21.5%
Ranked 70th.
E-Government rating 52
Ranked 13th. 28% more than Mauritius
40.6
Ranked 94th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 99%
Ranked 26th.
99.8%
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Japan

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 94.81 per 1 million people
Ranked 27th. 22 times more than Mauritius
4.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 10.84
Ranked 36th. 12 times more than Mauritius
0.882
Ranked 64th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.867
Ranked 62nd.
4.21
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Japan

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 20,315
Ranked 4th. 49 times more than Mauritius
414
Ranked 23th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 331.89 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th. 18 times more than Mauritius
18.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 78th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 9.14 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th. 6% more than Mauritius
8.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 2,543
Ranked 7th. 196 times more than Mauritius
13
Ranked 49th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 94.81
Ranked 26th. 22 times more than Mauritius
4.31
Ranked 52nd.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 0.0476
Ranked 59th.
27.8
Ranked 19th. 584 times more than Japan

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 0.048 per 1 million people
Ranked 58th.
27.8 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th. 579 times more than Japan

Internet > Livejournal users per million 43.51
Ranked 88th. 14% more than Mauritius
38.11
Ranked 96th.
Internet > Linux web servers 2,390
Ranked 2nd. 478 times more than Mauritius
5
Ranked 63th.
Website defacements per million 1.33
Ranked 74th. 59% more than Mauritius
0.833
Ranked 90th.
Website defacements 169
Ranked 9th. 169 times more than Mauritius
1
Ranked 125th.
Internet > Linux web servers per million 18.8
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Mauritius
4.17
Ranked 48th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.896 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th.
1.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 81% more than Japan

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 460.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 59% more than Mauritius
288.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 11.15
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Mauritius
5.17
Ranked 36th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 96.65
Ranked 19th. 56 times more than Mauritius
1.72
Ranked 52nd.

Internet servers using encryption 66,279
Ranked 3rd. 839 times more than Mauritius
79
Ranked 77th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 519.59
Ranked 24th. 8 times more than Mauritius
61.95
Ranked 62nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 101.54
Ranked 29th. 10 times more than Mauritius
10.34
Ranked 51st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,106.36
Ranked 84th.
1,150.48
Ranked 73th. 4% more than Japan

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.845
Ranked 110th.
8.11
Ranked 25th. 10 times more than Japan

Phone subscribers 1,184.84
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Mauritius
509.08
Ranked 56th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 331.4
Ranked 27th. 18 times more than Mauritius
18.36
Ranked 78th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio 13.74
Ranked 25th.
41.3
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 96.65 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th. 56 times more than Mauritius
1.72 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 20.22 per 1 million people
Ranked 31st. 80% more than Mauritius
11.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 14.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Mauritius
3.53 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 4.7
Ranked 3rd.
0.0
Ranked 206th.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists 2,450
Ranked 4th. 20 times more than Mauritius
121
Ranked 8th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 1,149
Ranked 7th. 115 times more than Mauritius
10
Ranked 50th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 1,791
Ranked 6th. 448 times more than Mauritius
4
Ranked 64th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.0476
Ranked 43th.
27.57
Ranked 39th. 579 times more than Japan

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 12,770
Ranked 4th. 1064 times more than Mauritius
12
Ranked 54th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.867 per 1 million people
Ranked 61st.
4.21 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Japan

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $1.53 billion
Ranked 24th. 19 times more than Mauritius
$82.08 million
Ranked 61st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 10.84 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th. 12 times more than Mauritius
0.882 per 1 million people
Ranked 65th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female 2,450
Ranked 4th. 20 times more than Mauritius
121
Ranked 8th.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 1.7 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 131st.
41.47 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 26th. 24 times more than Japan

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 20.51$/month
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Mauritius
4.17$/month
Ranked 162nd.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 26.15$/month
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Mauritius
7.87$/month
Ranked 91st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 14.24
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Mauritius
3.53
Ranked 43th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 8.57
Ranked 42nd. 99% more than Mauritius
4.31
Ranked 43th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 12.83%
Ranked 53th.
15.25%
Ranked 43th. 19% more than Japan

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.185 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 27th. 45% more than Mauritius
0.128 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 57th.
Telephone lines 48.43 million
Ranked 5th. 133 times more than Mauritius
364,536
Ranked 97th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 30.11 million
Ranked 3rd. 328 times more than Mauritius
91,734
Ranked 82nd.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 10.31%
Ranked 21st. 74% more than Mauritius
5.92%
Ranked 63th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 14.31%
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Mauritius
4.02%
Ranked 40th.

Television standard > VHF NTSC M SECAM B
Internet > ISP per million 0.575
Ranked 89th.
1.69
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 11.15 per 1 million people
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Mauritius
5.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th.

Telephone subscribers 153.53 million
Ranked 3rd. 143 times more than Mauritius
1.07 million
Ranked 90th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 37.92
Ranked 41st. 32% more than Mauritius
28.73
Ranked 56th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 50.84
Ranked 17th. 91% more than Mauritius
26.57
Ranked 63th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 1,283.41
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Mauritius
451.5
Ranked 42nd.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.94% GDP
Ranked 58th. 22% more than Mauritius
3.22% GDP
Ranked 79th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 8.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th. 99% more than Mauritius
4.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 79.88
Ranked 14th. 46 times more than Mauritius
1.72
Ranked 49th.

Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people 19.18
Ranked 16th.
97.33
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Japan
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,201.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 39% more than Mauritius
862.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.

Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people 139.55
Ranked 11th.
235.67
Ranked 3rd. 69% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 20.22
Ranked 31st. 80% more than Mauritius
11.2
Ranked 38th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 158.99
Ranked 17th.
333
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Japan
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 27.92
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Mauritius
10.57
Ranked 72nd.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 750.05
Ranked 28th. 6 times more than Mauritius
134.73
Ranked 63th.

Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists 17,829
Ranked 1st. 61 times more than Mauritius
293
Ranked 9th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 6
Ranked 40th.
34
Ranked 56th. 6 times more than Japan

Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.575 per 1 million people
Ranked 83th.
1.69 per 1 million people
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Japan
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 0.36$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 10th.
252.8$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 3rd. 702 times more than Japan

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 9.14
Ranked 37th. 6% more than Mauritius
8.62
Ranked 35th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.013$ per 1 million people
Ranked 10th.
1.28$ per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 98 times more than Japan

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 81
Ranked 46th.
230
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Japan
Phone system > International dialling code +81 +230
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 1,132.21
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Mauritius
213.5
Ranked 70th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 20.71%
Ranked 66th.
35.38%
Ranked 28th. 71% more than Japan

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 49.85%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Mauritius
20.48%
Ranked 72nd.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 37.77%
Ranked 36th. 31% more than Mauritius
28.9%
Ranked 62nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 101.54 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th. 10 times more than Mauritius
10.34 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 19567300000000 5350900000
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 313.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 42 times more than Mauritius
7.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.

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