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Media Stats: compare key data on Kiribati & United States

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast 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.
  • Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
  • Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
  • 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.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
  • Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
  • Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • 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 > 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.
     
     
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • 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."
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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)
  • Telecommunications > Country calling code:

    The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.

  • Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • 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.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • 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."
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
STAT Kiribati United States HISTORY
Broadcast media 1 m 4
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 52.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 142nd.
1,227.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 23 times more than Kiribati

Households with television 26.32%
Ranked 45th.
97.84%
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Kiribati

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 9.92
Ranked 133th.
281.99
Ranked 22nd. 28 times more than Kiribati

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 10.75
Ranked 161st.
81.03
Ranked 26th. 8 times more than Kiribati

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 106.17
Ranked 164th.
803.03
Ranked 28th. 8 times more than Kiribati
Internet > Users per 1000 21.41
Ranked 130th.
697.1
Ranked 8th. 33 times more than Kiribati

Internet users 7,800
Ranked 196th.
245 million
Ranked 2nd. 31410 times more than Kiribati
Personal computers > Per capita 10.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 128th.
762.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 75 times more than Kiribati

Personal computers per 1000 11.24
Ranked 127th.
764.36
Ranked 3rd. 68 times more than Kiribati

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Radio Kiribati - state-run</p> </p>Newair - private FM station</p> <p>NPR (National Public Radio) - non-commercial network of member stations; news, information and cultural programmes</p> </p>Clear Channel - America&#039;s largest commercial radio operator, owns more than 1,200 stations</p> </p>CBS Radio - major commercial operator with nearly 180 stations in major markets</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (may be inactive) AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 15.59
Ranked 195th.
98.17
Ranked 111th. 6 times more than Kiribati

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 7.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 181st.
846.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 120 times more than Kiribati

Televisions per 1000 11.45
Ranked 166th.
754.89
Ranked 3rd. 66 times more than Kiribati
Internet > Users > Per capita 18.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd.
695.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 38 times more than Kiribati

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 89.3
Ranked 126th.
442.8
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Kiribati

Televisions 1,000
Ranked 208th.
219 million
Ranked 2nd. 219000 times more than Kiribati
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 47.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.
541.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Kiribati

Internet users > Per 100 people 2.07
Ranked 160th.
75.77
Ranked 11th. 37 times more than Kiribati

Internet > Internet users 10,962
Ranked 200th.
254.3 million
Ranked 2nd. 23198 times more than Kiribati
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 0.51 Mbps
Ranked 158th.
970,953.5 Mbps
Ranked 1st. 1903830 times more than Kiribati

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 5.38 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 102nd.
3,306.44 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 19th. 614 times more than Kiribati

Personal computers 1,000
Ranked 155th.
223.81 million
Ranked 1st. 223810 times more than Kiribati

Television broadcast stations 1
Ranked 23th.
2,218
Ranked 1st. 2218 times more than Kiribati

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 2.24 million min.
Ranked 129th.
82.06 billion min.
Ranked 1st. 36606 times more than Kiribati

Radios per 1000 194.57
Ranked 137th.
1,982.02
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Kiribati
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 10.39
Ranked 185th.
932.29
Ranked 78th. 90 times more than Kiribati

Internet > Percent using internet 10.75%
Ranked 158th.
81.03%
Ranked 24th. 8 times more than Kiribati

Telephones > Mobile cellular 13,800
Ranked 189th.
290.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 21036 times more than Kiribati

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 41.55
Ranked 137th.
459.63
Ranked 20th. 11 times more than Kiribati

Telephone mainlines per 1000 52.15
Ranked 125th.
607.73
Ranked 8th. 12 times more than Kiribati

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Te Uekera - government-owned weekly</p> </p>Kiribati Newstar - private weekly</p> <p>USA Today - national daily</p> </p>Wall Street Journal - business daily</p> </p>Christian Science Monitor - church-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment generally good quality national and international service a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
Internet > IP addresses per capita 30.12
Ranked 160th.
4,911.96
Ranked 2nd. 163 times more than Kiribati
Average cost of local call 0.09
Ranked 35th. The same as United States
0.09
Ranked 3rd.
Internet > Users 2,000
Ranked 154th.
208 million
Ranked 2nd. 104000 times more than Kiribati

Internet > Internet penetration 10.7%
Ranked 167th.
81%
Ranked 29th. 8 times more than Kiribati
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 6.92
Ranked 185th.
682.36
Ranked 50th. 99 times more than Kiribati

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 158.75
Ranked 195th.
987.53
Ranked 110th. 6 times more than Kiribati

Telecoms > Telephone lines 9,000
Ranked 192nd.
139 million
Ranked 2nd. 15444 times more than Kiribati

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 16,000
Ranked 199th.
310 million
Ranked 3rd. 19375 times more than Kiribati

Internet > Internet Service Providers 1
Ranked 183th.
7,000
Ranked 1st. 7000 times more than Kiribati
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1,000
Ranked 173th.
88.52 million
Ranked 2nd. 88520 times more than Kiribati

Telephones > Main lines in use 8,500
Ranked 179th.
146 million
Ranked 2nd. 17176 times more than Kiribati

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 8.93
Ranked 128th.
44.41
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Kiribati

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 6.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 192nd.
680.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 108 times more than Kiribati

Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.0949
Ranked 157th.
1,039.15
Ranked 2nd. 10949 times more than Kiribati

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 16,000
Ranked 197th.
303.05 million
Ranked 3rd. 18941 times more than Kiribati

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 10.56 per 1 million people
Ranked 5th. 42% more than United States
7.42 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th.

Mobile phone subscribers 615
Ranked 197th.
201.65 million
Ranked 2nd. 327886 times more than Kiribati

Telephone system > International country code - 686; Kiribati is being linked to the Pacific Ocean Cooperative Telecommunications Network, which should improve telephone service; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) country code - 1; multiple ocean cable systems provide international connectivity; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions)
Internet > ISP 1
Ranked 133th.
7,000
Ranked 1st. 7000 times more than Kiribati
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 9,000
Ranked 193th.
139 million
Ranked 2nd. 15444 times more than Kiribati

Radios 17,000
Ranked 202nd.
575 million
Ranked 1st. 33824 times more than Kiribati
Internet > Hosts 9
Ranked 212th.
316 million
Ranked 1st. 35111111 times more than Kiribati

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 5.94 Mbps
Ranked 104th.
3,316.04 Mbps
Ranked 19th. 558 times more than Kiribati

Internet > Top level domain .ki .us
Telephone system > Domestic wire line service available on Tarawa and Kiritimati (Christmas Island); connections to outer islands by HF/VHF radiotelephone; wireless service available in Tarawa since 1999 a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country
Internet country code .ki .us
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 9.8 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 70th.
83.14 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 29th. 8 times more than Kiribati

Telephone mainlines 4,474
Ranked 195th.
177.95 million
Ranked 2nd. 39774 times more than Kiribati

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 26.6 min.
Ranked 81st.
280.26 min.
Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Kiribati

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 24.16 min. per capita
Ranked 83th.
279.45 min. per capita
Ranked 9th. 12 times more than Kiribati

Internet hosts None None
Mobile cellular subscriptions 1,000
Ranked 181st.
270.5 million
Ranked 4th. 270500 times more than Kiribati

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 11.45
Ranked 37th.
24.13
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Kiribati
Internet > IP addresses 3,072
Ranked 213th.
1.54 billion
Ranked 1st. 501825 times more than Kiribati
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 2390000 26836000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.0
Ranked 170th.
24.02
Ranked 18th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 89.3
Ranked 132nd.
442.8
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Kiribati

Television broadcast stations per million 11.66
Ranked 3rd. 57% more than United States
7.43
Ranked 15th.

Internet > TLD .ki .us
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 1.04
Ranked 181st.
88.87
Ranked 80th. 85 times more than Kiribati

Internet > Livejournal users 49
Ranked 156th.
1.29 million
Ranked 1st. 26384 times more than Kiribati
Telecommunications > Country calling code 686 1
Telephone subscribers per 1000 57.91
Ranked 142nd.
1,230.67
Ranked 35th. 21 times more than Kiribati

E-Government rating 36
Ranked 130th.
60.1
Ranked 4th. 67% more than Kiribati
Population covered by mobile telephony 5%
Ranked 57th.
99%
Ranked 28th. 20 times more than Kiribati

Internet > Livejournal users per million 550.96
Ranked 28th.
4,415.29
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Kiribati
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 9.92
Ranked 127th.
1,474.08
Ranked 19th. 149 times more than Kiribati

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.974
Ranked 133th.
28.03
Ranked 22nd. 29 times more than Kiribati

Phone system > International dialling code +686 +1
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 0.0
Ranked 173th.
73.12 million
Ranked 2nd.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 1.65%
Ranked 146th.
12.49%
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Kiribati

Internet > ISP per million 12.08
Ranked 26th.
24.34
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Kiribati
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 47.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.
605.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 13 times more than Kiribati

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 1.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.
3.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Kiribati

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 52.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 142nd.
1,227.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 23 times more than Kiribati

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 95 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 29th. 7 times more than United States
13.24 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 26th.

Telephone subscribers 4,969
Ranked 192nd.
360.35 million
Ranked 2nd. 72519 times more than Kiribati

Telephone subscribers per employee 25.79
Ranked 168th.
345.72
Ranked 61st. 13 times more than Kiribati

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 8.53% GDP
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United States
2.67% GDP
Ranked 96th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 3
Ranked 92nd.
7,607
Ranked 1st. 2536 times more than Kiribati

Internet > ISP > Per capita 11.03 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th.
24.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Kiribati
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 8000000 291122000000
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 158.75
Ranked 193th.
965.4
Ranked 113th. 6 times more than Kiribati

Phone subscribers 47.91
Ranked 121st.
1,117.9
Ranked 22nd. 23 times more than Kiribati
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 96th.
35.9
Ranked 1st.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 79.5%
Ranked 6th. 84% more than United States
43.14%
Ranked 26th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 3.71%
Ranked 147th.
30.02%
Ranked 58th. 8 times more than Kiribati

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 33.73
Ranked 30th. 30% more than United States
25.98
Ranked 42nd.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.082 per 1,000 people
Ranked 178th.
1,040.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 12684 times more than Kiribati

Telephone lines 4,000
Ranked 190th.
154.65 million
Ranked 3rd. 38664 times more than Kiribati

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $438,676.39
Ranked 43th.
$22.44 billion
Ranked 3rd. 51160 times more than Kiribati

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 43.27%
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than United States
9.22%
Ranked 87th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 4.14
Ranked 138th.
50.81
Ranked 17th. 12 times more than Kiribati

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 12.71$/month
Ranked 68th. 2 times more than United States
5.21$/month
Ranked 153th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 8.77
Ranked 128th.
44.02
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Kiribati

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 12.97$/month
Ranked 60th.
25.02$/month
Ranked 26th. 93% more than Kiribati

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