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Media Stats: compare key data on Kuwait & Libya

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.
  • News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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)
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • 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
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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 employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population 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.
  • 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 > 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 > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • 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 > 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • Price basket for mobile > US$ 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.
STAT Kuwait Libya HISTORY
Broadcast media - state-funded and private TV stations; some provinces operate local TV stations; pan-Arab satellite TV stations are available; state-funded radio
Households with television 95.44%
Ranked 27th. About the same as Libya
95.06%
Ranked 30th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 14.46
Ranked 124th. 32% more than Libya
10.93
Ranked 130th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 79.18
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Libya
19.86
Ranked 135th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 777.39
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Libya
185.76
Ranked 140th.
Internet > Users per 1000 352.26
Ranked 50th. 8 times more than Libya
45.72
Ranked 112th.

Internet users 1.1 million
Ranked 94th. 3 times more than Libya
353,900
Ranked 122nd.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Kuwait News Agency (Kuna) - in Arabic and English</p> <p>Libyan News Agency (WAL) - state-run</p> </p>Al-Tadamun - private news agency, Benghazi</p> </p>Tawasul - private news agency, via social media</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13754900">Full Article</a>
Personal computers > Per capita 236.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 10 times more than Libya
23.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 100th.
Radio > List of radio stations <p>Radio Kuwait - state-run, programmes in English and Arabic</p> </p>Marina FM - first private radio station, music-based</p> <p>Libyan Radio and Television (LRT) - state-run, operates Radio Libya, Al-Shababiyah, Al-Itha&#039;ah al-Wataniya (National Radio)</p> </p>Voice of Free Libya - pro-NTC, in Benghazi, Al-Bayda, Misrata</p> </p>Libya FM - pro-NTC, Egypt-based</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 191.11
Ranked 4th. 29% more than Libya
148.19
Ranked 28th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,107.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 49% more than Libya
745.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Kuwaiti TV - state-run, operates four networks and satellite channel</p> </p>Al-Rai - first private TV, via satellite</p> </p>Al-Sabah - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14646837">Full Article</a> <p>Libya TV - aka Libya al-Ahrar; pro-NTC, Qatar-based satellite station, launched in April 2011</p> </p>Libya Radio and Television (LRT) - state-run</p> </p>Libya Al-Wataniyah TV (Libyan National TV) - state-run</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13754900">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 441.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Libya
145.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th.

Televisions per 1000 413.45
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Libya
134.62
Ranked 98th.
Personal computers per 1000 261.29
Ranked 12th. 11 times more than Libya
24.34
Ranked 100th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 6, FM 11, shortwave 1 AM 16, FM 3, shortwave 3
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,139.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 7 times more than Libya
155.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 359.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 8 times more than Libya
43.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 156.9
Ranked 104th. 19% more than Libya
132.26
Ranked 110th.

Televisions 875,000
Ranked 84th. 20% more than Libya
730,000
Ranked 92nd.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 198.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 2 times more than Libya
80.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 100th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 36.66
Ranked 59th. 7 times more than Libya
5.13
Ranked 143th.

Internet > Internet users 2.1 million
Ranked 90th. 88% more than Libya
1.12 million
Ranked 116th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 882 Mbps
Ranked 28th. 147 times more than Libya
6 Mbps
Ranked 130th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 347.87 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 29th. 320 times more than Libya
1.09 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 125th.

Personal computers 600,000
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Libya
130,000
Ranked 96th.
Television broadcast stations 13
Ranked 27th. 8% more than Libya
12
Ranked 8th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 342.1 million min.
Ranked 59th. 5 times more than Libya
67.5 million min.
Ranked 114th.

Radios per 1000 555.2
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Libya
248.96
Ranked 116th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,359.95
Ranked 23th. 62% more than Libya
838.99
Ranked 97th.

Internet > Percent using internet 79.18%
Ranked 28th. 6 times more than Libya
14%
Ranked 146th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 4.93 million
Ranked 100th.
10 million
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Kuwait

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.593 per capita
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Libya
0.27 per capita
Ranked 103th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 194.2
Ranked 83th. 5% more than Libya
184.6
Ranked 86th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 222.22
Ranked 59th. 61% more than Libya
138.31
Ranked 88th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Al-Watan - private, daily</p> </p>Al-Qabas - private, daily</p> </p>Al-Rai al-Amm - private, daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14646837">Full Article</a> <p>February - state-owned daily</p> </p>Al-Bilad - private daily</p> </p>New Quryna - Benghazi-based private daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13754900">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment the quality of service is excellent telecommunications system is state-owned and service is poor, but investment is being made to upgrade; state retains monopoly in fixed-line services; mobile-cellular telephone system became operational in 1996
Television receivers per 1000 534.84
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Libya
148.24
Ranked 83th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 712.38
Ranked 48th. 16 times more than Libya
44.41
Ranked 152nd.
Internet > Users 900,000
Ranked 79th. 3 times more than Libya
260,000
Ranked 102nd.

Internet > Internet penetration 79.2%
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Libya
19.9%
Ranked 142nd.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 1,036.36
Ranked 12th. 24 times more than Libya
42.64
Ranked 153th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,700.05
Ranked 12th. 9% more than Libya
1,557.69
Ranked 22nd.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 510,000
Ranked 95th.
814,000
Ranked 84th. 60% more than Kuwait

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.53 million
Ranked 104th.
9.59 million
Ranked 80th. 73% more than Kuwait

Internet > Internet Service Providers 3
Ranked 128th. 3 times more than Libya
1
Ranked 217th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 47,000
Ranked 114th.
67,300
Ranked 106th. 43% more than Kuwait

Telephones > Main lines in use 514,700
Ranked 98th.
1,000,000
Ranked 78th. 94% more than Kuwait

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 15.69
Ranked 104th. 19% more than Libya
13.23
Ranked 110th.

Active military personnel 15,500
Ranked 77th.
76,000
Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than Kuwait
Radio receivers per 1000 718.22
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Libya
274.15
Ranked 101st.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 938.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 23 times more than Libya
40.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 160th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 1.22
Ranked 119th. 231 times more than Libya
0.00527
Ranked 185th.

Number of PCs per million 204.87
Ranked 38th. 9 times more than Libya
23.61
Ranked 110th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 5.1 million
Ranked 107th.
9.59 million
Ranked 80th. 88% more than Kuwait

Radio receivers 1.18 million
Ranked 103th.
1.35 million
Ranked 97th. 15% more than Kuwait

Television receivers 875,000
Ranked 82nd. 20% more than Libya
730,000
Ranked 89th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 6.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Libya
2.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 5th.
Mobile phone subscribers 2.38 million
Ranked 74th. 10 times more than Libya
234,800
Ranked 133th.

Telephone system > International country code - 965; linked to international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); linked to Bahrain, Qatar, UAE via the Fiber-Optic Gulf (FOG) cable; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia; satellite earth stations - 6 (3 Intelsat - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean, 1 Inmarsat - Atlantic Ocean, and 2 Arabsat) country code - 218; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat, NA Arabsat, and NA Intersputnik; submarine cable to France and Italy; microwave radio relay to Tunisia and Egypt; tropospheric scatter to Greece; participant in Medarabtel
Internet > ISP 3
Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Libya
1
Ranked 27th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 510,000
Ranked 94th.
814,000
Ranked 83th. 60% more than Kuwait

Radios 1.18 million
Ranked 105th.
1.35 million
Ranked 97th. 15% more than Kuwait
Internet > Hosts 3,289
Ranked 129th. 106 times more than Libya
31
Ranked 203th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 384.09 Mbps
Ranked 27th. 342 times more than Libya
1.12 Mbps
Ranked 127th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 8
Ranked 77th. Twice as much as Libya
4
Ranked 105th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 635,000
Ranked 55th. 9 times more than Libya
71,100
Ranked 51st.

Internet > Top level domain .kw .ly
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 400.57
Ranked 10th. 28 times more than Libya
14.19
Ranked 51st.

Telephone system > Domestic new telephone exchanges provide a large capacity for new subscribers; trunk traffic is carried by microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and open-wire and fiber-optic cable; a mobile-cellular telephone system operates throughout Kuwait, and the country is well supplied with pay telephones multiple providers for a mobile telephone system that is growing rapidly; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity has soared
Internet country code .kw .ly
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 10.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 59th. 35 times more than Libya
0.312 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 167th.

Telephone mainlines 510,295
Ranked 76th.
750,000
Ranked 81st. 47% more than Kuwait

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 188.13 min.
Ranked 24th. 14 times more than Libya
13.71 min.
Ranked 111th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Selective filtering Selective filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 22.22$/month
Ranked 89th. 1% more than Libya
21.98$/month
Ranked 96th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 162.37 min. per capita
Ranked 26th. 12 times more than Libya
13.5 min. per capita
Ranked 109th.

Internet hosts None None
Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.91 million
Ranked 104th.
4.83 million
Ranked 85th. 66% more than Kuwait

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 1.42
Ranked 102nd. 8 times more than Libya
0.184
Ranked 168th.
Internet > IP addresses 1.89 million
Ranked 66th. 6 times more than Libya
299,008
Ranked 109th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 164199000 40000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 1.47
Ranked 97th. 9 times more than Libya
0.16
Ranked 126th.

Number of PCs 450
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Libya
130
Ranked 106th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 156.9
Ranked 109th. 19% more than Libya
132.26
Ranked 115th.

Television broadcast stations per million 7.95
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Libya
2.36
Ranked 5th.
Internet > TLD .kw .ly
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 106.56
Ranked 53th. 39% more than Libya
76.71
Ranked 95th.

Internet > Livejournal users 124
Ranked 106th. 7 times more than Libya
17
Ranked 213th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 91
Ranked 62nd. 91 times more than Libya
1
Ranked 178th.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 965 218
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,258.58
Ranked 31st. 8 times more than Libya
161.73
Ranked 114th.

E-Government rating 32
Ranked 153th. The same as Libya
32
Ranked 167th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 35.01 per 1 million people
Ranked 66th. 208 times more than Libya
0.168 per 1 million people
Ranked 162nd.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 541,000
Ranked 94th.
1.03 million
Ranked 79th. 91% more than Kuwait
Internet > Livejournal users per million 56.45
Ranked 82nd. 18 times more than Libya
3.09
Ranked 172nd.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.44% GDP
Ranked 72nd. 5 times more than Libya
0.7% GDP
Ranked 156th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 338.07
Ranked 62nd. 7 times more than Libya
46.07
Ranked 149th.

Telephone subscribers 2.89 million
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Libya
877,000
Ranked 101st.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,139.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 7 times more than Libya
155.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 27.37%
Ranked 19th.
47.06%
Ranked 48th. 72% more than Kuwait

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 14% more than Libya
2.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 201.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 51% more than Libya
133.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.

Internet servers using encryption 238
Ranked 60th. 34 times more than Libya
7
Ranked 143th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 85.16
Ranked 56th. 78 times more than Libya
1.09
Ranked 136th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 600000000 85000000
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,568.99
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Libya
1,557.69
Ranked 19th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 3.64
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Libya
0.726
Ranked 117th.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 1.37 per 1 million people
Ranked 65th. 8 times more than Libya
0.181 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 965
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Libya
218
Ranked 47th.
Phone system > International dialling code +965 +218
Telephone lines 541,000
Ranked 88th.
1.03 million
Ranked 73th. 91% more than Kuwait

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 40,000
Ranked 94th. 4 times more than Libya
10,000
Ranked 121st.

Internet > ISP per million 1.57
Ranked 67th. 8 times more than Libya
0.187
Ranked 20th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 19.83
Ranked 85th. 21% more than Libya
16.41
Ranked 94th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 17.64
Ranked 94th. 40% more than Libya
12.58
Ranked 111th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 1.63
Ranked 123th. 56% more than Libya
1.04
Ranked 131st.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 179.05
Ranked 57th. 100 times more than Libya
1.79
Ranked 158th.

Phone subscribers 685.1
Ranked 41st. 6 times more than Libya
118.28
Ranked 104th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 37.64
Ranked 63th. 214 times more than Libya
0.176
Ranked 157th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 77th.
0.0
Ranked 210th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 34.16%
Ranked 41st. 14 times more than Libya
2.39%
Ranked 131st.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 1.81%
Ranked 133th.
11.84%
Ranked 117th. 7 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 1.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th. 253 times more than Libya
0.005 per 1,000 people
Ranked 207th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.094 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Libya
0.035 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 127th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $6.91 billion
Ranked 11th. 622 times more than Libya
$11.10 million
Ranked 109th.

Television standard > VHF PAL B SECAM B
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 4 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 45th.
230 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 6th. 58 times more than Kuwait

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 75.18$/month
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Libya
6.31$/month
Ranked 140th.

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