Media Stats: compare key data on Japan & Singapore

Definitions

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.
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.
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 > 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.
Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
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.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
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.
Internet > Average Download Speed: Top 10 Countries: Download Speed Average Download Speed.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Films produced: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB
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.
Cinema attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
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.
Cinemas > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Cinema > Number of cinemas: Number of cinemas.
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.
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
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
Films produced per million: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phones: Mobile cellular per 100 population (2002).
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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 > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
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.
Internet > Average upload speed: Top 10 Countries: Upload Speed Average Upload Speed.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. 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.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
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.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people: Number of cinemas. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
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 > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
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.
Cinemas per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
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.
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies: Percentage of nationally based film distribution companies.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies: Total number of film distribution companies.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people: Total number of film distribution companies. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Television > Digital TV households: Number of households with digital television in 2002
Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Television > Digital TV households per million: Number of households with digital television in 2002. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Television > Subscription TV revenues per million: Subscription television revenues in 2002 (millions of $US). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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.
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).
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.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: 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 > 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.
Telephone systems > Privatisation: The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Internet > Government Broadband Index: The Government Broadband Index ranks various countries' undertakings to provide a broad coverage of speedy internet. It does not measure the current state of broadband availability or speed. The index is calculated by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
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 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.
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).
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
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 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.
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.
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.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million 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.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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."
Television > Subscription TV revenues: Subscription television revenues in 2002 (millions of $US)

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STAT	Japan	Singapore
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	state controls broadcast media; 8 domestic TV stations operated by MediaCorp which is wholly owned by a state investment company; broadcasts from Malaysian and Indonesian stations available; satellite dishes banned; multi-channel cable TV service available; a total of 18 domestic radio stations broadcasting with MediaCorp operating more than a dozen and another 4 stations are closely linked to the ruling party or controlled by the Singapore Armed Forces Reservists Association; many Malaysian and Indonesian radio stations are available
Households with television	99% Ranked 5th. About the same as Singapore	98.6% Ranked 10th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	276.69 Ranked 24th. 7% more than Singapore	258.08 Ranked 28th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	79.05 Ranked 31st. 7% more than Singapore	74.18 Ranked 36th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	791.21 Ranked 31st. 9% more than Singapore	727.31 Ranked 40th.
Internet > Users per 1000	689.59 Ranked 12th. 2% more than Singapore	676.68 Ranked 14th.
Internet users	99.18 million Ranked 3rd. 31 times more than Singapore	3.23 million Ranked 64th.
Personal computers > Per capita	541.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 17th.	620.91 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Japan
Personal computers per 1000	541.64 Ranked 17th.	620.21 Ranked 4th. 15% more than Japan
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>MediaCorp - operates more than a dozen stations including English-language news and talk station 938Live, music stations and Chinese, Malay and Indian services</p> </p>SPH Unionworks - operates English-language Hot FM and Kiss 92, Mandarin station UFM</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	109.43 Ranked 86th.	153.4 Ranked 24th. 40% more than Japan
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	842.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.	1,234.13 per 1,000 people Ranked 13th. 47% more than Japan
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'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>MediaCorp - operates entertainment-based Channel 5 and Channel 8, Malay channel Suria, Mandarin-language Channel U</p> </p>Channel NewsAsia - news TV operated by MediaCorp</p>
Television receivers > Per capita	686.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 96% more than Singapore	350.55 per 1,000 people Ranked 42nd.
Televisions per 1000	677.27 Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Singapore	323.22 Ranked 52nd.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21	AM 0, FM 17, shortwave 2
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	551.23 Ranked 2nd. 53% more than Singapore	360.78 Ranked 7th.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,201.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.	1,434.66 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd. 19% more than Japan
Internet > Users > Per capita	691.42 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 1% more than Singapore	681.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	503.86 Ranked 16th. 35% more than Singapore	374.5 Ranked 42nd.
Televisions	86.5 million Ranked 3rd. 65 times more than Singapore	1.33 million Ranked 71st.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	402.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th.	408.3 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th. 2% more than Japan
Internet users > Per 100 people	75.16 Ranked 14th. 8% more than Singapore	69.64 Ranked 20th.
Internet > Internet users	100.68 million Ranked 4th. 25 times more than Singapore	3.97 million Ranked 70th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	566.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Singapore	272.79 per 1,000 people Ranked 13th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	132,608 Mbps Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Singapore	24,704 Mbps Ranked 19th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	1,037.92 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 30th.	5,826 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Japan
Personal computers	69.2 million Ranked 2nd. 27 times more than Singapore	2.59 million Ranked 29th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	5.55 billion min. Ranked 6th. 85% more than Singapore	3.01 billion min. Ranked 12th.
Radios per 1000	943.48 Ranked 14th. 49% more than Singapore	631.87 Ranked 45th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	900.9 Ranked 83th.	1,333.71 Ranked 26th. 48% more than Japan
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$349.16 billion Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than Singapore	$12.19 billion Ranked 35th.
Internet > Percent using internet	79.05% Ranked 29th. 7% more than Singapore	74.18% Ranked 33th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	132.76 million Ranked 7th. 17 times more than Singapore	7.79 million Ranked 86th.
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.956 per capita Ranked 15th. 42% more than Singapore	0.672 per capita Ranked 40th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	347.79 Ranked 45th.	371.32 Ranked 39th. 7% more than Japan
Telephone mainlines per 1000	460.03 Ranked 19th. 6% more than Singapore	432.37 Ranked 22nd.
Internet > Average Download Speed	41.98 Mbit/s Ranked 5th.	61.36 Mbit/s Ranked 2nd. 46% more than Japan
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>Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) - publishes 15 newspapers and six periodicals</p> </p>The Straits Times - published by SPH</p> </p>Business Times - published by SPH</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15966553">Full Article</a>
Films produced	310 Ranked 3rd. 39 times more than Singapore	8 Ranked 47th.
Cinema attendance	145 million Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Singapore	17 million Ranked 24th.
Telephone system > General assessment	excellent domestic and international service	excellent service
Cinema attendance per capita	1.14 Ranked 31st.	4.13 Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Japan
Television receivers per 1000	686.01 Ranked 6th. 96% more than Singapore	350.37 Ranked 41st.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	441 Ranked 5th. 29 times more than Singapore	15 Ranked 51st.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	1,587.39 Ranked 21st. 49% more than Singapore	1,068.38 Ranked 34th.
Average cost of local call	0.07 Ranked 48th. 4 times more than Singapore	0.02 Ranked 83th.
Internet > Users	88.11 million Ranked 2nd. 28 times more than Singapore	3.1 million Ranked 50th.
Internet > Internet penetration	79.1% Ranked 33th. 7% more than Singapore	74.2% Ranked 38th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	741.51 Ranked 46th.	1,027.85 Ranked 14th. 39% more than Japan
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,084.68 Ranked 89th.	1,517.77 Ranked 26th. 40% more than Japan
Telecoms > Telephone lines	64.27 million Ranked 3rd. 32 times more than Singapore	1.99 million Ranked 57th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	138.36 million Ranked 7th. 17 times more than Singapore	8.06 million Ranked 91st.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	73 Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Singapore	9 Ranked 89th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	35.3 million Ranked 3rd. 26 times more than Singapore	1.37 million Ranked 49th.
Cinemas > Per capita	0.018 per 1,000 people Ranked 28th.	0.023 per 1,000 people Ranked 34th. 28% more than Japan
Telephones > Main lines in use	64.67 million Ranked 3rd. 32 times more than Singapore	2.02 million Ranked 58th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	50.47 Ranked 16th. 35% more than Singapore	37.48 Ranked 40th.
Active military personnel	230,300 Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Singapore	72,500 Ranked 36th.
Radio receivers per 1000	955.66 Ranked 14th. 42% more than Singapore	671.76 Ranked 40th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	741.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th.	1,009.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 36% more than Japan
Internet > Hosts per 1000	312.51 Ranked 17th. 81% more than Singapore	173.07 Ranked 34th.
Number of PCs per million	541.64 Ranked 15th.	621.6 Ranked 9th. 15% more than Japan
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	141.13 million Ranked 7th. 17 times more than Singapore	8.07 million Ranked 91st.
Radio receivers	120.5 million Ranked 3rd. 47 times more than Singapore	2.55 million Ranked 83th.
Cinema > Number of cinemas	3,062 Ranked 3rd. 113 times more than Singapore	27 Ranked 45th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	121.25 million Ranked 8th. 17 times more than Singapore	7.29 million Ranked 55th.
Television receivers	86.5 million Ranked 3rd. 65 times more than Singapore	1.33 million Ranked 71st.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	1.63$ Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Singapore	0.69$ Ranked 95th.
Mobile phone subscribers	94.75 million Ranked 4th. 22 times more than Singapore	4.38 million Ranked 60th.
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 - 65; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 4; supplemented by VSAT coverage
Internet > ISP	73 Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Singapore	9 Ranked 65th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	175.04 Ranked 14th. 12% more than Singapore	156.01 Ranked 17th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	64.27 million Ranked 3rd. 32 times more than Singapore	1.99 million Ranked 57th.
Films produced per million	2.43 Ranked 13th. 25% more than Singapore	1.94 Ranked 22nd.
Radios	120.5 million Ranked 3rd. 46 times more than Singapore	2.6 million Ranked 82nd.
Internet > Hosts	39.91 million Ranked 2nd. 48 times more than Singapore	837,559 Ranked 39th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance	145 million Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Singapore	17 million Ranked 20th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	566.69 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Singapore	272.1 Ranked 13th.
Mobile phones	62.11 per 100 people Ranked 26th.	79.14 per 100 people Ranked 16th. 27% more than Japan
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	1.14 Ranked 27th.	4.48 Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Japan
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	1,037.94 Mbps Ranked 30th.	5,928.91 Mbps Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Japan
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	70.45 million Ranked 3rd. 46 times more than Singapore	1.54 million Ranked 30th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	108 Ranked 15th. 10 times more than Singapore	11 Ranked 66th.
Internet > Average upload speed	29.28 Mbit/s Ranked 7th.	47.46 Mbit/s Ranked 2nd. 62% more than Japan
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	71.9 million Ranked 2nd. 66 times more than Singapore	1.1 million Ranked 31st.
Internet > Top level domain	.jp	.sg
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.075$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 20th.	0.094$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 6th. 25% more than Japan
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	3.45 Ranked 29th. 19% more than Singapore	2.89 Ranked 34th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	551.39 Ranked 2nd. 49% more than Singapore	370.08 Ranked 8th.
Telephone system > Domestic	high level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind	excellent domestic facilities; launched 3G wireless service in February 2005; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity more than 180 telephones per 100 persons; multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity and the government is close to completing an island-wide roll out of a high-speed fiber-optic broadband network
Internet country code	.jp	.sg
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	28.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 60th.	229.81 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Japan
Telephone mainlines	58.78 million Ranked 2nd. 32 times more than Singapore	1.84 million Ranked 50th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	43.41 min. Ranked 46th.	726.37 min. Ranked 5th. 17 times more than Japan
Cinemas	2,221 Ranked 4th. 28 times more than Singapore	80 Ranked 41st.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	175.04 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 14% more than Singapore	153.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 20th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering		No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	13.79$/month Ranked 125th.	20.48$/month Ranked 102nd. 49% more than Japan
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	43.41 min. per capita Ranked 46th.	727.56 min. per capita Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Japan
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people	23.97 Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Singapore	6.13 Ranked 42nd.
Internet hosts	None	None
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	2,691.9$ per capita Ranked 9th.	2,799.62$ per capita Ranked 6th. 4% more than Japan
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$2,737.23 Ranked 7th. 12% more than Singapore	$2,444.76 Ranked 14th.
Mobile cellular subscriptions	110.39 million Ranked 8th. 17 times more than Singapore	6.38 million Ranked 72nd.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	22.37 million Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Singapore	665,500 Ranked 32nd.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.572 Ranked 130th.	2.19 Ranked 82nd. 4 times more than Japan
Cinemas per million	17.54 Ranked 28th.	22.7 Ranked 35th. 29% more than Japan
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	110 Ranked 13th. 12 times more than Singapore	9 Ranked 50th.
Internet > IP addresses	202.18 million Ranked 3rd. 35 times more than Singapore	5.72 million Ranked 45th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	2694800000000	777000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	23.58 Ranked 21st. 14% more than Singapore	20.73 Ranked 28th.
Number of PCs	69,200 Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Singapore	2,590 Ranked 36th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	503.86 Ranked 19th. 35% more than Singapore	374.5 Ranked 47th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	144.08 million Ranked 3rd. 22 times more than Singapore	6.6 million Ranked 29th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	6 Ranked 54th. Twice as much as Singapore	3 Ranked 57th.
Internet > TLD	.jp	.sg
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	86.45 Ranked 82nd.	131.74 Ranked 18th. 52% more than Japan
Internet > Livejournal users	5,559 Ranked 8th.	8,213 Ranked 7th. 48% more than Japan
Internet > Secure Internet servers	42,338 Ranked 2nd. 32 times more than Singapore	1,307 Ranked 24th.
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies	97.78% Ranked 16th.	100% Ranked 1st. 2% more than Japan
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	270 Ranked 1st. 39 times more than Singapore	7 Ranked 31st.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	2.11 Ranked 15th. 33% more than Singapore	1.59 Ranked 23th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	1.15 per capita Ranked 28th.	4.48 per capita Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Japan
Telecommunications > Country calling code	81	65
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,201.54 Ranked 35th.	1,460.22 Ranked 18th. 22% more than Japan
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	113.1% Ranked 2nd.	123.3% Ranked 1st. 9% more than Japan
E-Government rating	52 Ranked 13th.	53.5 Ranked 10th. 3% more than Japan
Television > Digital TV households	10,164 Ranked 2nd. 44 times more than Singapore	231 Ranked 11th.
Population covered by mobile telephony	99% Ranked 26th.	100% Ranked 1st. 1% more than Japan
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	0.867 Ranked 62nd.	2.23 Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Japan
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	331.89 per 1 million people Ranked 28th. 12% more than Singapore	297.5 per 1 million people Ranked 29th.
Television > Digital TV households per million	79.75 Ranked 4th. 44% more than Singapore	55.32 Ranked 5th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	47.58 million Ranked 4th. 26 times more than Singapore	1.86 million Ranked 59th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	0.048 per 1 million people Ranked 58th.	0.747 per 1 million people Ranked 54th. 16 times more than Japan
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	0.0476 Ranked 59th.	0.745 Ranked 54th. 16 times more than Japan
Internet > Livejournal users per million	43.51 Ranked 88th.	1,971.1 Ranked 13th. 45 times more than Japan
Television > Subscription TV revenues per million	45.64 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Singapore	16.04 Ranked 6th.
Website defacements per million	1.33 Ranked 74th.	9.67 Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Japan
Website defacements	169 Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Singapore	40 Ranked 37th.
Internet > Linux web servers	2,390 Ranked 2nd. 50 times more than Singapore	48 Ranked 26th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	81 Ranked 46th. 25% more than Singapore	65 Ranked 48th.
Phone system > International dialling code	+81	+65
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	1,132.21 Ranked 2nd.	1,208.81 Ranked 1st. 7% more than Japan
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	12.83% Ranked 53th. 2% more than Singapore	12.64% Ranked 55th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	20.71% Ranked 66th.	23.96% Ranked 55th. 16% more than Japan
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	49.85% Ranked 15th. 12% more than Singapore	44.42% Ranked 24th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	37.77% Ranked 36th.	39.42% Ranked 31st. 4% more than Japan
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.0476 Ranked 43th.	2.16 Ranked 87th. 45 times more than Japan
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	313.53 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 73% more than Singapore	181.75 per 1,000 people Ranked 37th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$1.53 billion Ranked 24th.	$2.89 billion Ranked 21st. 89% more than Japan
Television standard > VHF	NTSC M	PAL B
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.845 Ranked 110th.	2.64 Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Japan
Telephone systems > Privatisation	1985	1993
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,201.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.	1,434.66 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd. 19% more than Japan
Phone subscribers	1,184.84 Ranked 19th.	1,195.56 Ranked 18th. 1% more than Japan
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	1.7 per 100 mainlines Ranked 131st. 6 times more than Singapore	0.3 per 100 mainlines Ranked 55th.
Telephone subscribers	153.53 million Ranked 3rd. 25 times more than Singapore	6.23 million Ranked 52nd.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	50.84 Ranked 17th. 34% more than Singapore	37.85 Ranked 39th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	750.05 Ranked 28th. 18% more than Singapore	635.31 Ranked 33th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	1,283.41 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Singapore	561.01 Ranked 12th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.94% GDP Ranked 58th. 17% more than Singapore	3.38% GDP Ranked 74th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	27.92 Ranked 23th. 7% more than Singapore	26.08 Ranked 27th.
Television standard > UHF	NTSC M	PAL G
Internet > Linux web servers per million	18.8 Ranked 19th. 62% more than Singapore	11.6 Ranked 28th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	6 Ranked 40th.	9 Ranked 74th. 50% more than Japan
Internet > ISP per million	0.575 Ranked 89th.	2.23 Ranked 57th. 4 times more than Japan
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	331.4 Ranked 27th. 12% more than Singapore	296.95 Ranked 28th.
Internet > Government Broadband Index	4.3 Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Singapore	4.2 Ranked 3rd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,106.36 Ranked 84th.	1,518.64 Ranked 25th. 37% more than Japan
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	37.92 Ranked 41st.	38.37 Ranked 40th. 1% more than Japan
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	20.51$/month Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Singapore	6.14$/month Ranked 143th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	26.15$/month Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Singapore	6.65$/month Ranked 95th.
Music sales > Singles > Millions	48.3 Ranked 1st. 16100 times more than Singapore	0.003 Ranked 29th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	19567300000000	6148000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	519.59 Ranked 24th. 23% more than Singapore	420.84 Ranked 25th.
Internet servers using encryption	66,279 Ranked 3rd. 32 times more than Singapore	2,099 Ranked 24th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	460.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st. 8% more than Singapore	424.8 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	0.896 per 1,000 people Ranked 69th.	2.13 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Japan
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	0.36$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 10th.	6.42$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 82nd. 18 times more than Japan
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.013$ per 1 million people Ranked 10th.	0.163$ per 1 million people Ranked 57th. 13 times more than Japan
Internet > IP addresses (share)	4.7 Ranked 3rd. 47 times more than Singapore	0.1 Ranked 42nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	0.867 per 1 million people Ranked 61st.	2.24 per 1 million people Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Japan
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.185 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 27th.	0.214 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 16th. 16% more than Japan
Internet > ISP > Per capita	0.575 per 1 million people Ranked 83th.	2.24 per 1 million people Ranked 50th. 4 times more than Japan
Telephone lines	48.43 million Ranked 5th. 26 times more than Singapore	1.86 million Ranked 56th.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	30.11 million Ranked 3rd. 30 times more than Singapore	1 million Ranked 40th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	10.31% Ranked 21st.	28.24% Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Japan
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	14.31% Ranked 14th.	35.92% Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Japan
Television > Subscription TV revenues	5,816 Ranked 1st. 87 times more than Singapore	67 Ranked 12th.

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