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Media Stats: compare key data on Kuwait & Netherlands

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
  • Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port: Time to port days.

    Belarus had range specified: 0-3

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Implementation date yyyy.mm.dd.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • 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.
  • Newspapers > Newspaper journalists: Number of newspaper journalists by country.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
  • Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ 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.
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • 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.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • 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.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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 > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles per 1,000,000 literate inhabitants. 
  • 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.
STAT Kuwait Netherlands HISTORY
Broadcast media - more than 90% of households are connected to cable or satellite TV systems that provide a wide range of domestic and foreign channels; public service broadcast system includes multiple broadcasters, 3 with a national reach and the remainder operating in regional and local markets; 2 major nationwide commercial television companies, each with 3 or more stations, and many commercial TV stations in regional and local markets; nearly 600 radio stations with a mix of public and private stations providing national or regional coverage
Households with television 95.44%
Ranked 27th.
99.42%
Ranked 5th. 4% more than Kuwait

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 14.46
Ranked 124th.
393.14
Ranked 4th. 27 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 79.18
Ranked 30th.
93
Ranked 5th. 17% more than Kuwait

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 777.39
Ranked 34th.
925.88
Ranked 5th. 19% more than Kuwait

Internet > Users per 1000 352.26
Ranked 50th.
915.66
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Kuwait

Internet users 1.1 million
Ranked 94th.
14.87 million
Ranked 9th. 14 times more than Kuwait

News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Kuwait News Agency (Kuna) - in Arabic and English</p> <p>Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANP) - news agency</p> </p>DutchNews.nl - news in English</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 236.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th.
682.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Kuwait

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>NOS - public radio, operates news and information station Radio 1, music network Radio 2, pop station 3FM, cultural station Radio 4</p> </p>Radio Netherlands - international broadcaster, language services include English</p> </p>Sky Radio - popular commercial FM station, continuous music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17741366">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 191.11
Ranked 4th. 63% more than Netherlands
117.52
Ranked 67th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,107.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 5% more than Netherlands
1,056.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th.

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>NOS - public broadcaster</p> </p>BVN TV - public, for Dutch-speakers abroad</p> </p>RTL - commercial, operates RTL4, RTL5, RTL7 and RTL8</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17741366">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 441.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.
519 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Kuwait

Televisions per 1000 413.45
Ranked 37th.
499.22
Ranked 24th. 21% more than Kuwait
Personal computers per 1000 261.29
Ranked 12th.
682.36
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Kuwait

Radio broadcast stations AM 6, FM 11, shortwave 1 AM 4, FM 246, shortwave 3
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,139.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.
1,435.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 26% more than Kuwait

Internet > Users > Per capita 359.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.
905.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Kuwait

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 156.9
Ranked 104th.
422.6
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Kuwait

Televisions 875,000
Ranked 84th.
8.1 million
Ranked 23th. 9 times more than Kuwait
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 198.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.
442.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Kuwait

Internet users > Per 100 people 36.66
Ranked 59th.
86.98
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Internet users 2.1 million
Ranked 90th.
15.56 million
Ranked 32nd. 7 times more than Kuwait

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 882 Mbps
Ranked 28th.
334,578 Mbps
Ranked 4th. 379 times more than Kuwait

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 347.87 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 29th.
20,549.29 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 2nd. 59 times more than Kuwait

Personal computers 600,000
Ranked 23th.
11.11 million
Ranked 15th. 19 times more than Kuwait

Television broadcast stations 13
Ranked 27th.
21
Ranked 25th. 62% more than Kuwait
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 342.1 million min.
Ranked 59th.
4.95 billion min.
Ranked 11th. 14 times more than Kuwait

Radios per 1000 555.2
Ranked 61st.
942.97
Ranked 15th. 70% more than Kuwait
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,359.95
Ranked 23th. 6% more than Netherlands
1,281.4
Ranked 33th.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $4.56 billion
Ranked 51st.
$49.34 billion
Ranked 13th. 11 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Percent using internet 79.18%
Ranked 28th.
93%
Ranked 5th. 17% more than Kuwait

Telephones > Mobile cellular 4.93 million
Ranked 100th.
19.84 million
Ranked 45th. 4 times more than Kuwait

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.593 per capita
Ranked 48th.
0.98 per capita
Ranked 13th. 65% more than Kuwait

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 194.2
Ranked 83th.
442.82
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Kuwait

Telephone mainlines per 1000 222.22
Ranked 59th.
465.69
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Kuwait

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>Algemeen Dagblad - national, daily</p> </p>NRC Handelsblad - national, daily</p> </p>De Telegraaf - national, daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17741366">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment the quality of service is excellent highly developed and well maintained
Television receivers per 1000 534.84
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Netherlands
518.88
Ranked 20th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 712.38
Ranked 48th.
2,772.15
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Users 900,000
Ranked 79th.
15 million
Ranked 18th. 17 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Internet penetration 79.2%
Ranked 32nd.
93%
Ranked 6th. 17% more than Kuwait
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 1,036.36
Ranked 12th. 7% more than Netherlands
970.23
Ranked 21st.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,700.05
Ranked 12th. 45% more than Netherlands
1,171.48
Ranked 68th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 510,000
Ranked 95th.
7.09 million
Ranked 24th. 14 times more than Kuwait

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.53 million
Ranked 104th.
19.64 million
Ranked 50th. 4 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Internet Service Providers 3
Ranked 128th.
52
Ranked 19th. 17 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 47,000
Ranked 114th.
6.59 million
Ranked 16th. 140 times more than Kuwait

Telephones > Main lines in use 514,700
Ranked 98th.
7.13 million
Ranked 25th. 14 times more than Kuwait

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 15.69
Ranked 104th.
42.97
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Kuwait

Active military personnel 15,500
Ranked 77th.
61,302
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Kuwait
Radio receivers per 1000 718.22
Ranked 31st.
980.1
Ranked 12th. 36% more than Kuwait

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 938.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.
970.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 3% more than Kuwait

Internet > Hosts per 1000 1.22
Ranked 119th.
667.84
Ranked 5th. 549 times more than Kuwait

Number of PCs per million 204.87
Ranked 38th.
682.36
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Kuwait
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 5.1 million
Ranked 107th.
19.72 million
Ranked 49th. 4 times more than Kuwait

Radio receivers 1.18 million
Ranked 103th.
15.3 million
Ranked 24th. 13 times more than Kuwait

Television receivers 875,000
Ranked 82nd.
8.1 million
Ranked 21st. 9 times more than Kuwait

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 6.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Netherlands
1.36 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.51$
Ranked 70th. 5 times more than Netherlands
0.32$
Ranked 108th.

Mobile phone subscribers 2.38 million
Ranked 74th.
15.83 million
Ranked 26th. 7 times more than Kuwait

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 - 31; submarine cables provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 5 (3 Intelsat - 1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean, 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat
Internet > ISP 3
Ranked 89th.
52
Ranked 9th. 17 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 9.11
Ranked 58th.
251.23
Ranked 3rd. 28 times more than Kuwait

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 510,000
Ranked 94th.
7.09 million
Ranked 24th. 14 times more than Kuwait

Radios 1.18 million
Ranked 105th.
15.3 million
Ranked 26th. 13 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Hosts 3,289
Ranked 129th.
10.98 million
Ranked 7th. 3339 times more than Kuwait

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 384.09 Mbps
Ranked 27th.
20,549.23 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 54 times more than Kuwait

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 635,000
Ranked 55th.
5 million
Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Kuwait

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 8
Ranked 77th.
37
Ranked 34th. 5 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Top level domain .kw .nl
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.014$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 74th.
0.063$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than Kuwait

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 400.57
Ranked 10th. 30% more than Netherlands
307.15
Ranked 12th.

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 extensive fixed-line fiber-optic network; large cellular telephone system with 5 major operators utilizing the third generation of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) technology; one in five households now use Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) services
Internet country code .kw .nl
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 10.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 59th.
551.47 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 2nd. 51 times more than Kuwait

Telephone mainlines 510,295
Ranked 76th.
7.6 million
Ranked 22nd. 15 times more than Kuwait

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 188.13 min.
Ranked 24th.
310.82 min.
Ranked 17th. 65% more than Kuwait

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 8.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th.
251.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 31 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Selective filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 22.22$/month
Ranked 89th. 80% more than Netherlands
12.37$/month
Ranked 133th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 162.37 min. per capita
Ranked 26th.
310.82 min. per capita
Ranked 16th. 91% more than Kuwait

Internet hosts None None
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $1,630.12
Ranked 21st.
$2,984.90
Ranked 4th. 83% more than Kuwait

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 466.14$ per capita
Ranked 32nd.
2,525.91$ per capita
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Kuwait

Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.91 million
Ranked 104th.
20.63 million
Ranked 36th. 7 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Broadband subscribers 20,000
Ranked 63th.
4.1 million
Ranked 11th. 205 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 1.42
Ranked 102nd.
3.2
Ranked 66th. 2 times more than Kuwait
Internet > IP addresses 1.89 million
Ranked 66th.
46.38 million
Ranked 12th. 25 times more than Kuwait
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 164199000 2949000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 1.47
Ranked 97th.
35.31
Ranked 6th. 24 times more than Kuwait

Number of PCs 450
Ranked 68th.
11,110
Ranked 15th. 25 times more than Kuwait
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 156.9
Ranked 109th.
422.6
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Kuwait

Television broadcast stations per million 7.95
Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than Netherlands
1.36
Ranked 27th.
Internet > TLD .kw .nl
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 106.56
Ranked 53th.
125.43
Ranked 25th. 18% more than Kuwait

Internet > Livejournal users 124
Ranked 106th.
5,528
Ranked 9th. 45 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Secure Internet servers 91
Ranked 62nd.
6,744
Ranked 7th. 74 times more than Kuwait

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 1 days
Ranked 2nd.
3 days
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Kuwait
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2013.06.15 1999.04.??
Telecommunications > Country calling code 965 31
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,258.58
Ranked 31st.
1,435.92
Ranked 20th. 14% more than Kuwait

E-Government rating 32
Ranked 153th.
44
Ranked 73th. 38% more than Kuwait
Population covered by mobile telephony 100%
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Netherlands
99.9%
Ranked 6th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 1,893
Ranked 2nd.
3,983
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 35.01 per 1 million people
Ranked 66th.
411.94 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 12 times more than Kuwait

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 541,000
Ranked 94th.
7.32 million
Ranked 25th. 14 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Livejournal users per million 56.45
Ranked 82nd.
339.52
Ranked 42nd. 6 times more than Kuwait
Website defacements per million 4.04
Ranked 45th.
4.74
Ranked 38th. 17% more than Kuwait
Internet > Linux web servers 1
Ranked 88th.
161
Ranked 14th. 161 times more than Kuwait
Website defacements 8
Ranked 70th.
76
Ranked 22nd. 10 times more than Kuwait
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,139.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.
1,435.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 26% more than Kuwait

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 1.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th.
659.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 521 times more than Kuwait

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.094 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 75th.
0.231 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Kuwait
Telephone lines 541,000
Ranked 88th.
7.32 million
Ranked 23th. 14 times more than Kuwait

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 40,000
Ranked 94th.
5.81 million
Ranked 13th. 145 times more than Kuwait

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 6%
Ranked 86th.
12.59%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Kuwait

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.33%
Ranked 100th.
11.78%
Ranked 17th. 36 times more than Kuwait

Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Internet > ISP per million 1.57
Ranked 67th.
3.27
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Kuwait
Telephone subscribers 2.89 million
Ranked 68th.
23.43 million
Ranked 25th. 8 times more than Kuwait

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 19.83
Ranked 85th.
44.49
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Kuwait

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 75.18$/month
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Netherlands
23.38$/month
Ranked 12th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 17.64
Ranked 94th.
42.4
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Kuwait

Telephone subscribers per employee 338.07
Ranked 62nd.
352.89
Ranked 33th. 4% more than Kuwait

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.44% GDP
Ranked 72nd. 5% more than Netherlands
3.29% GDP
Ranked 78th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 3.64
Ranked 54th. 60% more than Netherlands
2.27
Ranked 75th.

Royalties and fees 0.0
Ranked 68th.
$137.10
Ranked 4th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 783.06
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Netherlands
244.06
Ranked 12th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 1.63
Ranked 123th.
39.44
Ranked 4th. 24 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 179.05
Ranked 57th.
2,803.72
Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Kuwait

Phone subscribers 685.1
Ranked 41st.
1,388.05
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Kuwait
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 91
Ranked 42nd.
558
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Kuwait

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 31.57$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 78th. 60 times more than Netherlands
0.527$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 103th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.63$ per 1 million people
Ranked 33th. 32 times more than Netherlands
0.02$ per 1 million people
Ranked 90th.

Phone system > International dialling code +965 +31
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 34.46%
Ranked 32nd.
44.86%
Ranked 14th. 30% more than Kuwait

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 34.16%
Ranked 41st.
57.46%
Ranked 10th. 68% more than Kuwait

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 1.81%
Ranked 133th.
54.56%
Ranked 12th. 30 times more than Kuwait

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 77th.
1.1
Ranked 12th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 1.37 per 1 million people
Ranked 65th.
3.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 37.64
Ranked 63th.
412.58
Ranked 21st. 11 times more than Kuwait

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 4 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 45th. 8 times more than Netherlands
0.5 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 101st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,568.99
Ranked 17th. 33% more than Netherlands
1,175.89
Ranked 66th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 600000000 14715000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 85.16
Ranked 56th.
1,414.05
Ranked 5th. 17 times more than Kuwait

Internet servers using encryption 238
Ranked 60th.
23,376
Ranked 7th. 98 times more than Kuwait

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 201.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.
465.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Kuwait

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.
3.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 22% more than Kuwait

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 41.43
Ranked 24th. 21% more than Netherlands
34.27
Ranked 29th.

Internet > Linux web servers per million 0.505
Ranked 72nd.
10.03
Ranked 32nd. 20 times more than Kuwait
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $6.91 billion
Ranked 11th.
$10.25 billion
Ranked 6th. 48% more than Kuwait

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 49.1
Ranked 20th. 5% more than Netherlands
46.88
Ranked 18th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 27.37%
Ranked 19th. 37% more than Netherlands
20.04%
Ranked 92nd.

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