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Media Stats: compare key data on Kuwait & United Kingdom

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STAT Kuwait United Kingdom HISTORY
Broadcast media - public service broadcaster BBC is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world; BBC operates multiple TV networks with regional and local TV service; a mixed system of public and commercial TV broadcasters along with satellite and cable systems provide access to hundreds of TV stations throughout the world; BBC operates multiple national, regional, and local radio networks with multiple transmission sites; a large number of commercial radio stations as well as satellite radio services are available
Households with television 95.44%
Ranked 27th.
97.5%
Ranked 15th. 2% more than Kuwait

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 14.46
Ranked 124th.
337.99
Ranked 12th. 23 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 79.18
Ranked 30th.
87.02
Ranked 13th. 10% more than Kuwait

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 777.39
Ranked 34th.
865.38
Ranked 12th. 11% more than Kuwait

Internet > Users per 1000 352.26
Ranked 50th.
659.16
Ranked 15th. 87% more than Kuwait

Internet users 1.1 million
Ranked 94th.
51.44 million
Ranked 7th. 47 times more than Kuwait
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Kuwait News Agency (Kuna) - in Arabic and English</p> <p>The Press Association</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 236.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th.
599.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 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>BBC Radio - national services include new-music station Radio 1, adult music station Radio 2, cultural network Radio 3, flagship speech station Radio 4 and news and sport station Five Live</p> </p>BBC Radio Scotland</p> </p>BBC Radio nan Gaidheal - Gaelic-language station for Scotland</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 191.11
Ranked 4th. 46% more than United Kingdom
130.75
Ranked 47th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,107.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
1,184.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 7% more than Kuwait

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>BBC TV - operates BBC1, BBC2 and digital services including BBC News channel</p> </p>BBC World News - commercially-funded international news channel</p> </p>ITV - major commercial network, organised around regional franchises</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 441.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.
521.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 18% more than Kuwait

Televisions per 1000 413.45
Ranked 37th.
512.03
Ranked 22nd. 24% more than Kuwait
Personal computers per 1000 261.29
Ranked 12th.
599.49
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Kuwait

Radio broadcast stations AM 6, FM 11, shortwave 1 AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,139.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.
1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 42% more than Kuwait

Internet > Users > Per capita 359.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.
661.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 84% more than Kuwait

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 156.9
Ranked 104th.
522.08
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Kuwait

Televisions 875,000
Ranked 84th.
30.5 million
Ranked 9th. 35 times more than Kuwait
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 198.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.
554.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Kuwait

Internet users > Per 100 people 36.66
Ranked 59th.
76.02
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Internet users 2.1 million
Ranked 90th.
54.86 million
Ranked 9th. 26 times more than Kuwait

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 882 Mbps
Ranked 28th.
781,554 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 886 times more than Kuwait

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 347.87 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 29th.
13,061.97 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th. 38 times more than Kuwait

Personal computers 600,000
Ranked 23th.
35.89 million
Ranked 5th. 60 times more than Kuwait

Television broadcast stations 13
Ranked 27th.
228
Ranked 7th. 18 times more than Kuwait
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 342.1 million min.
Ranked 59th.
15.6 billion min.
Ranked 2nd. 46 times more than Kuwait

Radios per 1000 555.2
Ranked 61st.
1,418.59
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Kuwait
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,359.95
Ranked 23th. 5% more than United Kingdom
1,300.33
Ranked 29th.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $4.56 billion
Ranked 51st.
$153.19 billion
Ranked 5th. 34 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Percent using internet 79.18%
Ranked 28th.
87.02%
Ranked 13th. 10% more than Kuwait

Telephones > Mobile cellular 4.93 million
Ranked 100th.
81.61 million
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Kuwait

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.593 per capita
Ranked 48th.
1.45 per capita
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Kuwait

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 194.2
Ranked 83th.
519.6
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Kuwait

Telephone mainlines per 1000 222.22
Ranked 59th.
527.96
Ranked 11th. 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>The Daily Telegraph - broadsheet</p> </p>Financial Times - daily, business</p> </p>The Guardian - daily, former broadsheet</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment the quality of service is excellent technologically advanced domestic and international system
Television receivers per 1000 534.84
Ranked 14th. 2% more than United Kingdom
523
Ranked 18th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 712.38
Ranked 48th. 364 times more than United Kingdom
1.95
Ranked 1st.
Internet > Users 900,000
Ranked 79th.
40.2 million
Ranked 6th. 45 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Internet penetration 79.2%
Ranked 32nd.
87%
Ranked 14th. 10% more than Kuwait
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 1,036.36
Ranked 12th.
1,087.6
Ranked 9th. 5% more than Kuwait

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,700.05
Ranked 12th. 31% more than United Kingdom
1,298.63
Ranked 46th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 510,000
Ranked 95th.
33.01 million
Ranked 9th. 65 times more than Kuwait

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.53 million
Ranked 104th.
82.11 million
Ranked 18th. 15 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Internet Service Providers 3
Ranked 128th.
400
Ranked 4th. 133 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 47,000
Ranked 114th.
21.37 million
Ranked 6th. 455 times more than Kuwait

Telephones > Main lines in use 514,700
Ranked 98th.
33.23 million
Ranked 9th. 65 times more than Kuwait

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 15.69
Ranked 104th.
52.88
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Kuwait

Active military personnel 15,500
Ranked 77th.
205,850
Ranked 16th. 13 times more than Kuwait
Radio receivers per 1000 718.22
Ranked 31st.
1,448.98
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Kuwait

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 938.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.
1,087.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 16% more than Kuwait

Internet > Hosts per 1000 1.22
Ranked 119th.
134.69
Ranked 38th. 111 times more than Kuwait

Number of PCs per million 204.87
Ranked 38th.
599.49
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Kuwait
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 5.1 million
Ranked 107th.
84.94 million
Ranked 18th. 17 times more than Kuwait

Radio receivers 1.18 million
Ranked 103th.
84.5 million
Ranked 5th. 72 times more than Kuwait

Television receivers 875,000
Ranked 82nd.
30.5 million
Ranked 9th. 35 times more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 31
Ranked 32nd.
5,199
Ranked 1st. 168 times more than Kuwait

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 6.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th. 68% more than United Kingdom
3.91 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.51$
Ranked 70th. 96% more than United Kingdom
0.77$
Ranked 89th.

Mobile phone subscribers 2.38 million
Ranked 74th.
65.5 million
Ranked 9th. 28 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 - 44; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and US; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (7 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Eutelsat; at least 8 large international switching centers
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 9.11
Ranked 58th.
163.79
Ranked 16th. 18 times more than Kuwait

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 510,000
Ranked 94th.
33.01 million
Ranked 9th. 65 times more than Kuwait

Radios 1.18 million
Ranked 105th.
84.5 million
Ranked 5th. 72 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Hosts 3,289
Ranked 129th.
8.27 million
Ranked 10th. 2514 times more than Kuwait

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 384.09 Mbps
Ranked 27th.
13,054.65 Mbps
Ranked 4th. 34 times more than Kuwait

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 635,000
Ranked 55th.
17.38 million
Ranked 6th. 27 times more than Kuwait

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 8
Ranked 77th.
109
Ranked 14th. 14 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Top level domain .kw .uk
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.014$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 74th.
0.073$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 8
Ranked 37th.
8,902
Ranked 1st. 1113 times more than Kuwait

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 400.57
Ranked 10th. 38% more than United Kingdom
290.22
Ranked 13th.

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 equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems
Internet country code .kw .uk
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 10.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 59th.
366.57 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 5th. 34 times more than Kuwait

Telephone mainlines 510,295
Ranked 76th.
31.8 million
Ranked 7th. 62 times more than Kuwait

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 188.13 min.
Ranked 24th.
263.92 min.
Ranked 17th. 40% more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.104 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
1.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 18 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 8.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th.
163.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 20 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Selective filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 22.22$/month
Ranked 89th.
27.25$/month
Ranked 67th. 23% more than Kuwait

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 162.37 min. per capita
Ranked 26th.
262.18 min. per capita
Ranked 17th. 61% more than Kuwait

Internet hosts None None
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $1,630.12
Ranked 21st.
$2,477.32
Ranked 13th. 52% more than Kuwait

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 466.14$ per capita
Ranked 32nd.
2,729.11$ per capita
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 1
Ranked 37th.
4,274
Ranked 1st. 4274 times more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 19
Ranked 39th.
22,104
Ranked 1st. 1163 times more than Kuwait

Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.91 million
Ranked 104th.
77.36 million
Ranked 12th. 27 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Broadband subscribers 20,000
Ranked 63th.
9.86 million
Ranked 6th. 493 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 1.42
Ranked 102nd.
6.72
Ranked 46th. 5 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 9
Ranked 41st.
17,106
Ranked 1st. 1901 times more than Kuwait

Internet > IP addresses 1.89 million
Ranked 66th.
123.5 million
Ranked 4th. 66 times more than Kuwait
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 164199000 8999999000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 1.47
Ranked 97th.
28.13
Ranked 14th. 19 times more than Kuwait

Number of PCs 450
Ranked 68th.
35,890
Ranked 4th. 80 times more than Kuwait
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 156.9
Ranked 109th.
522.08
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 219
Ranked 41st.
110,965
Ranked 1st. 507 times more than Kuwait

Television broadcast stations per million 7.95
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than United Kingdom
3.93
Ranked 19th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 5
Ranked 41st.
10,520
Ranked 1st. 2104 times more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 120.44
Ranked 34th.
1,897.25
Ranked 6th. 16 times more than Kuwait

Internet > TLD .kw .uk
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 106.56
Ranked 53th.
125.98
Ranked 24th. 18% more than Kuwait

Internet > Livejournal users 124
Ranked 106th.
71,742
Ranked 3rd. 579 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Secure Internet servers 91
Ranked 62nd.
33,892
Ranked 3rd. 372 times more than Kuwait

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price Free Free
Telecommunications > Country calling code 965 44
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2013.06.15 1999.01.??
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 1 days
Ranked 2nd. The same as United Kingdom
1 days
Ranked 29th.
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,258.58
Ranked 31st.
1,615.56
Ranked 7th. 28% more than Kuwait

E-Government rating 32
Ranked 153th.
54.8
Ranked 9th. 71% more than Kuwait
Population covered by mobile telephony 100%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than United Kingdom
99%
Ranked 14th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 4.4
Ranked 29th.
152.2
Ranked 7th. 35 times more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 9.02 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.
377.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 42 times more than Kuwait

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 1,893
Ranked 2nd.
13,437
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 35.01 per 1 million people
Ranked 66th.
561.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 16 times more than Kuwait

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 541,000
Ranked 94th.
33.21 million
Ranked 8th. 61 times more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 26
Ranked 38th.
12,433
Ranked 1st. 478 times more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 10.45
Ranked 37th.
377.93
Ranked 7th. 36 times more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 17.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 23th.
36.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Livejournal users per million 56.45
Ranked 82nd.
1,198.34
Ranked 18th. 21 times more than Kuwait
Website defacements 8
Ranked 70th.
301
Ranked 6th. 38 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Linux web servers 1
Ranked 88th.
1,339
Ranked 4th. 1339 times more than Kuwait
Website defacements per million 4.04
Ranked 45th.
5.09
Ranked 34th. 26% more than Kuwait
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 34.46%
Ranked 32nd.
39.11%
Ranked 23th. 13% more than Kuwait

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 34.16%
Ranked 41st.
45.41%
Ranked 23th. 33% more than Kuwait

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 1.81%
Ranked 133th.
31.51%
Ranked 53th. 17 times more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 71
Ranked 41st.
24,714
Ranked 1st. 348 times more than Kuwait

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.094 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 75th.
0.201 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Kuwait
Telephone lines 541,000
Ranked 88th.
33.21 million
Ranked 10th. 61 times more than Kuwait

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 40,000
Ranked 94th.
17.28 million
Ranked 6th. 432 times more than Kuwait

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 6%
Ranked 86th.
10.08%
Ranked 23th. 68% more than Kuwait

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.33%
Ranked 100th.
7.74%
Ranked 19th. 23 times more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 3.8 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th.
151.92 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 40 times more than Kuwait

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,139.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.
1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 42% more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 0.475 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th.
72.94 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 154 times more than Kuwait

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 19.83
Ranked 85th.
54.08
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Kuwait

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 17.64
Ranked 94th.
52.57
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 14.71 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th.
88.73 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 7.15
Ranked 25th.
61.04
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 2.75
Ranked 34th.
179.87
Ranked 5th. 65 times more than Kuwait

Telephone subscribers 2.89 million
Ranked 68th.
97.3 million
Ranked 6th. 34 times more than Kuwait

Telephone subscribers per employee 338.07
Ranked 62nd.
353.44
Ranked 51st. 5% more than Kuwait

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.44% GDP
Ranked 72nd. 9% more than United Kingdom
3.15% GDP
Ranked 81st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 17.05
Ranked 26th.
88.89
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Linux web servers per million 0.505
Ranked 72nd.
22.65
Ranked 15th. 45 times more than Kuwait
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 1.63
Ranked 123th.
34.03
Ranked 12th. 21 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 179.05
Ranked 57th.
1,478.28
Ranked 17th. 8 times more than Kuwait

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 783.06
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United Kingdom
223.12
Ranked 13th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 37.64
Ranked 63th.
559.31
Ranked 15th. 15 times more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 4.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.
291.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 68 times more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 12.34 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th.
212.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 17 times more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 6.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th.
60.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 19.8
Ranked 22nd.
36.64
Ranked 12th. 85% more than Kuwait

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 3.64
Ranked 54th. Twice as much as United Kingdom
1.82
Ranked 84th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,568.99
Ranked 17th. 17% more than United Kingdom
1,343.35
Ranked 40th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 14.3
Ranked 27th.
212.58
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Kuwait

Phone system > International dialling code +965 +44
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 27.37%
Ranked 19th.
27.48%
Ranked 47th. About the same as Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 39.05
Ranked 31st.
422.55
Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Kuwait

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 4 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 45th.
11 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Kuwait

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 600000000 36631000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 85.16
Ranked 56th.
904.85
Ranked 16th. 11 times more than Kuwait

Internet servers using encryption 238
Ranked 60th.
55,564
Ranked 4th. 233 times more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 4.95
Ranked 36th.
292.47
Ranked 7th. 59 times more than Kuwait

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 75.18$/month
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than United Kingdom
14.02$/month
Ranked 57th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 10.46$/month
Ranked 81st.
31.28$/month
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 0.55
Ranked 34th.
73.08
Ranked 5th. 133 times more than Kuwait

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 201.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.
527.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Kuwait

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.
3.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 33% more than Kuwait

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 31.57$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 78th. 87 times more than United Kingdom
0.361$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 107th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.63$ per 1 million people
Ranked 33th. 48 times more than United Kingdom
0.013$ per 1 million people
Ranked 101st.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 77th.
2.9
Ranked 4th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 49.1
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
20.62
Ranked 34th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 91
Ranked 42nd.
1,010
Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Kuwait

Phone subscribers 685.1
Ranked 41st.
1,358.44
Ranked 8th. 98% more than Kuwait
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 36
Ranked 33th.
2,143
Ranked 1st. 60 times more than Kuwait

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 13
Ranked 32nd.
3,570
Ranked 1st. 275 times more than Kuwait

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 41.43
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
16.87
Ranked 52nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 33.7 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th.
421.77 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 13 times more than Kuwait

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 1.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th.
135.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 107 times more than Kuwait

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $6.91 billion
Ranked 11th.
$19.68 billion
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Kuwait

Royalties and fees 0.0
Ranked 68th.
$123.90
Ranked 7th.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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