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Media Stats: compare key data on Malaysia & Mauritius

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STAT Malaysia Mauritius HISTORY
Broadcast media state-owned TV broadcaster operates 2 TV networks with relays throughout the country, and the leading private commercial media group operates 4 TV stations with numerous relays throughout the country; satellite TV subscription service is available; state-owned radio broadcaster operates multiple national networks as well as regional and local stations; many private commercial radio broadcasters and some subscription satellite radio services are available; about 55 radio stations overall the government maintains control over TV broadcasting through the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), which operates 3 analog and 10 digital TV stations; MBC is a shareholder in a local company that operates 2 pay TV stations; the state retains the largest radio broadcast network with multiple stations; several private radio broadcasters have entered the market since 2001; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available
Households with television 88.91%
Ranked 57th.
92.8%
Ranked 39th. 4% more than Malaysia

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 84.13
Ranked 80th.
107.55
Ranked 70th. 28% more than Malaysia

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 65.8
Ranked 49th. 59% more than Mauritius
41.39
Ranked 101st.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 648.04
Ranked 54th. 58% more than Mauritius
411.08
Ranked 105th.
Internet > Users per 1000 591.78
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Mauritius
269.75
Ranked 63th.

Internet users 15.36 million
Ranked 26th. 53 times more than Mauritius
290,000
Ranked 128th.
Personal computers > Per capita 196.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 21% more than Mauritius
162.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.

Personal computers per 1000 193.18
Ranked 38th. 19% more than Mauritius
162.16
Ranked 44th.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) - state-run, operates some 30 radio stations and external service Voice of Malaysia</p> </p>Era FM - private</p> </p>Hot FM - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15384221">Full Article</a> <p>MBC - state-run, broadcasting in English, French, Indian languages and Chinese; networks include RM1, RM2, Kool FM, Taal FM, World Hit FM</p> </p>Top FM - private, Bollywood music and Western pop</p> </p>Radio One - first private radio station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13882483">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 140.94
Ranked 33th. 25% more than Mauritius
113.09
Ranked 77th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 940.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 26% more than Mauritius
748.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) - state-run, operates TV1, TV2</p> </p>TV3 - commercial terrestrial network</p> </p>ntv7 - commercial terrestrial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15384221">Full Article</a> <p>MBC - state-run, operates three main channels and digital networks</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 168.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th.
224.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 34% more than Malaysia

Televisions per 1000 433.9
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Mauritius
210.99
Ranked 80th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 35, FM 391, shortwave 15 AM 4, FM 9, shortwave 0
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 109.28
Ranked 33th. 42% more than Mauritius
77.2
Ranked 40th.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 943.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 9% more than Mauritius
862.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 639.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Mauritius
271.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 156.94
Ranked 103th.
270.32
Ranked 61st. 72% more than Malaysia

Televisions 10.8 million
Ranked 20th. 42 times more than Mauritius
258,000
Ranked 118th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 175.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.
285.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 63% more than Malaysia

Internet users > Per 100 people 55.8
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Mauritius
22.22
Ranked 95th.

Internet > Internet users 19.2 million
Ranked 26th. 35 times more than Mauritius
543,550
Ranked 129th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 95.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.
116.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 22% more than Malaysia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 3,193 Mbps
Ranked 41st. 52 times more than Mauritius
61 Mbps
Ranked 83th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 128.26 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Mauritius
49.88 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 61st.

Personal computers 4.9 million
Ranked 23th. 25 times more than Mauritius
200,000
Ranked 92nd.

Television broadcast stations 88
Ranked 7th. 44 times more than Mauritius
2
Ranked 63th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 2.03 billion min.
Ranked 14th. 18 times more than Mauritius
111.97 million min.
Ranked 74th.

Radios per 1000 437.92
Ranked 77th. 27% more than Mauritius
343.47
Ranked 93th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,093.15
Ranked 56th. 28% more than Mauritius
852.53
Ranked 93th.

Internet > Percent using internet 65.8%
Ranked 46th. 59% more than Mauritius
41.39%
Ranked 100th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 36.66 million
Ranked 2nd. 28 times more than Mauritius
1.29 million
Ranked 144th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.425 per capita
Ranked 70th. 16% more than Mauritius
0.366 per capita
Ranked 78th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 155.16
Ranked 101st.
297.33
Ranked 51st. 92% more than Malaysia

Telephone mainlines per 1000 168.94
Ranked 68th.
288.76
Ranked 43th. 71% more than Malaysia

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>New Straits Times - English-language daily</p> </p>The Star - English-language daily</p> </p>The Sun - English-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15384221">Full Article</a> <p>L&#039;Express - daily</p> </p>Le Mauricien - daily</p> </p>Le Matinal - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13882483">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance 336,000
Ranked 70th.
1.32 million
Ranked 59th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Telephone system > General assessment modern system featuring good intercity service on Peninsular Malaysia provided mainly by microwave radio relay and an adequate intercity microwave radio relay network between Sabah and Sarawak via Brunei; international service excellent small system with good service
Cinema attendance per capita 0.0135
Ranked 77th.
1.08
Ranked 33th. 80 times more than Malaysia
Television receivers per 1000 165.09
Ranked 82nd.
224.68
Ranked 69th. 36% more than Malaysia

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 49
Ranked 27th. 63% more than Mauritius
30
Ranked 37th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 216.67
Ranked 98th.
378.22
Ranked 78th. 75% more than Malaysia
Average cost of local call 0.02
Ranked 95th.
0.03
Ranked 81st. 50% more than Malaysia
Internet > Users 15.87 million
Ranked 17th. 47 times more than Mauritius
340,000
Ranked 99th.

Internet > Internet penetration 65.8%
Ranked 51st. 59% more than Mauritius
41.4%
Ranked 105th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 756.28
Ranked 44th. 32% more than Mauritius
573.74
Ranked 58th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,413.3
Ranked 34th. 23% more than Mauritius
1,150.48
Ranked 75th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 4.59 million
Ranked 33th. 13 times more than Mauritius
349,100
Ranked 106th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 41.32 million
Ranked 30th. 28 times more than Mauritius
1.49 million
Ranked 149th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 7
Ranked 100th. 4 times more than Mauritius
2
Ranked 166th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2.46 million
Ranked 32nd. 18 times more than Mauritius
138,900
Ranked 93th.

Cinemas > Per capita 0.007 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.
0.027 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Malaysia

Telephones > Main lines in use 4.24 million
Ranked 40th. 11 times more than Mauritius
374,600
Ranked 107th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 15.69
Ranked 103th.
28.16
Ranked 59th. 79% more than Malaysia

Active military personnel 109,000
Ranked 27th.
0.0
Ranked 146th.
Radio receivers per 1000 417.32
Ranked 70th. 14% more than Mauritius
365.76
Ranked 76th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 771.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 34% more than Mauritius
573.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 13.83
Ranked 71st. 83% more than Mauritius
7.57
Ranked 87th.

Number of PCs per million 193.18
Ranked 39th. 19% more than Mauritius
162.16
Ranked 45th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 41.32 million
Ranked 30th. 28 times more than Mauritius
1.49 million
Ranked 150th.

Radio receivers 9.1 million
Ranked 34th. 22 times more than Mauritius
420,000
Ranked 135th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas 91
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Mauritius
17
Ranked 51st.

Television receivers 3.6 million
Ranked 41st. 14 times more than Mauritius
258,000
Ranked 115th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 547
Ranked 9th. 109 times more than Mauritius
5
Ranked 53th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 3.42 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th. 96% more than Mauritius
1.74 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.71$
Ranked 94th.
1.59$
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Malaysia

Mobile phone subscribers 19.55 million
Ranked 21st. 27 times more than Mauritius
713,300
Ranked 111th.

Telephone system > International country code - 60; landing point for several major international submarine cable networks that provide connectivity to Asia, Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Pacific Ocean) country code - 230; landing point for the SAFE submarine cable that provides links to Asia and South Africa where it connects to the SAT-3/WASC submarine cable that provides further links to parts of East Africa, and Europe; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean); new microwave link to Reunion; HF radiotelephone links to several countries
Internet > ISP 7
Ranked 74th. 4 times more than Mauritius
2
Ranked 118th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 18.98
Ranked 55th. 9 times more than Mauritius
2.2
Ranked 75th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 4.59 million
Ranked 33th. 13 times more than Mauritius
349,100
Ranked 106th.

Radios 10.9 million
Ranked 34th. 26 times more than Mauritius
420,000
Ranked 135th.
Internet > Hosts 377,716
Ranked 50th. 39 times more than Mauritius
9,609
Ranked 107th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 300,000
Ranked 49th.
1.3 million
Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Malaysia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 93.55
Ranked 36th.
116.27
Ranked 30th. 24% more than Malaysia

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.0131
Ranked 51st.
1.11
Ranked 28th. 84 times more than Malaysia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 125.88 Mbps
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Mauritius
49.89 Mbps
Ranked 61st.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 35
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Mauritius
10
Ranked 70th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2.75 million
Ranked 21st. 29 times more than Mauritius
95,000
Ranked 55th.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 0.0
Ranked 60th.
0.0
Ranked 63th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 2.19 million
Ranked 22nd. 16 times more than Mauritius
138,000
Ranked 48th.

Internet > Top level domain .my .mu
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 1.7
Ranked 51st.
23.33
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Malaysia

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 3.67$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 64th.
7.54$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 526
Ranked 12th. 526 times more than Mauritius
1
Ranked 71st.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 108.54
Ranked 34th. 41% more than Mauritius
77.02
Ranked 42nd.

Telephone system > Domestic domestic satellite system with 2 earth stations; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 140 per 100 persons monopoly over fixed-line services terminated in 2005; fixed-line teledensity roughly 30 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services launched in 1989 with current teledensity roughly 100 per 100 persons
Internet country code .my .mu
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 26.95 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Mauritius
11.62 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 79th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 83.23 min.
Ranked 43th.
91.56 min.
Ranked 41st. 10% more than Malaysia

Telephone mainlines 4.37 million
Ranked 29th. 12 times more than Mauritius
359,000
Ranked 84th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $798.90 million
Ranked 16th. 33 times more than Mauritius
$24.20 million
Ranked 74th.

Cinemas 162
Ranked 35th. 5 times more than Mauritius
32
Ranked 33th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.226 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Mauritius
0.047 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 19.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 9 times more than Mauritius
2.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 7.39$/month
Ranked 165th.
17.46$/month
Ranked 111th. 2 times more than Malaysia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 84.77 min. per capita
Ranked 42nd.
91.56 min. per capita
Ranked 42nd. 8% more than Malaysia

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 3.33
Ranked 1st.
13.57
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Malaysia

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 100%
Ranked 15th.
0.0
Ranked 63th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 998
Ranked 19th. 200 times more than Mauritius
5
Ranked 57th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 662
Ranked 4th. 110 times more than Mauritius
6
Ranked 50th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 27.71 million
Ranked 29th. 27 times more than Mauritius
1.03 million
Ranked 133th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 490,630
Ranked 34th. 181 times more than Mauritius
2,708
Ranked 86th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.281
Ranked 154th.
1.64
Ranked 94th. 6 times more than Malaysia
Cinemas > Seats per 1000 1.72
Ranked 39th.
13.61
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Malaysia

Cinemas per million 7.25
Ranked 43th.
27.23
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 614
Ranked 18th. 307 times more than Mauritius
2
Ranked 55th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 31
Ranked 35th. 6 times more than Mauritius
5
Ranked 61st.

Internet > IP addresses 6.32 million
Ranked 42nd. 13 times more than Mauritius
496,640
Ranked 95th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 67
Ranked 33th.
299.99
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Malaysia

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 4905000000 816000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 4.93
Ranked 72nd.
7.23
Ranked 60th. 47% more than Malaysia

Number of PCs 4,900
Ranked 23th. 25 times more than Mauritius
200
Ranked 95th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 156.94
Ranked 108th.
270.32
Ranked 66th. 72% more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 5,084
Ranked 15th. 92 times more than Mauritius
55
Ranked 57th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 3.95 million
Ranked 44th. 14 times more than Mauritius
282,302
Ranked 107th.
Television broadcast stations per million 3.34
Ranked 17th. 92% more than Mauritius
1.74
Ranked 47th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 222.05
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Mauritius
47.4
Ranked 54th.

Cinemas > Seats 37,600
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Mauritius
16,000
Ranked 24th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 222
Ranked 14th. 111 times more than Mauritius
2
Ranked 55th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 3
Ranked 59th.
33
Ranked 37th. 11 times more than Malaysia

Internet > TLD .my .mu
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 102.59
Ranked 57th. 26% more than Mauritius
81.43
Ranked 88th.

Internet > Livejournal users 1,538
Ranked 25th. 33 times more than Mauritius
47
Ranked 163th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 446
Ranked 35th. 19 times more than Mauritius
23
Ranked 98th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 0.972
Ranked 34th.
3.11
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 27
Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Mauritius
4
Ranked 40th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.013 per capita
Ranked 52nd.
1.11 per capita
Ranked 29th. 85 times more than Malaysia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 14.31
Ranked 39th.
126.38
Ranked 14th. 9 times more than Malaysia

Telecommunications > Country calling code 60 230
Telephone subscribers per 1000 925.22
Ranked 48th. 7% more than Mauritius
862.5
Ranked 51st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 13.5%
Ranked 84th.
21.5%
Ranked 70th. 59% more than Malaysia
E-Government rating 51.5
Ranked 21st. 27% more than Mauritius
40.6
Ranked 94th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 95%
Ranked 49th.
99.8%
Ranked 14th. 5% more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 22.97
Ranked 21st. 26 times more than Mauritius
0.882
Ranked 64th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 44.38 per 1 million people
Ranked 27th. 10 times more than Mauritius
4.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 1.32
Ranked 55th.
4.21
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Malaysia

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 17.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 81st.
18.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 78th. 6% more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 241
Ranked 18th. 19 times more than Mauritius
13
Ranked 49th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 6.98 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th.
8.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th. 23% more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 43.59
Ranked 29th. 10 times more than Mauritius
4.31
Ranked 52nd.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 0.14 per 1 million people
Ranked 56th.
27.8 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th. 199 times more than Malaysia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 0.138
Ranked 57th.
27.8
Ranked 19th. 202 times more than Malaysia

Internet > Livejournal users per million 60.63
Ranked 80th. 59% more than Mauritius
38.11
Ranked 96th.
Website defacements per million 4.93
Ranked 35th. 6 times more than Mauritius
0.833
Ranked 90th.
Internet > Linux web servers 29
Ranked 39th. 6 times more than Mauritius
5
Ranked 63th.
Website defacements 118
Ranked 17th. 118 times more than Mauritius
1
Ranked 125th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.029$ per 1 million people
Ranked 85th.
1.28$ per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 44 times more than Malaysia

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $1.63 billion
Ranked 27th. 20 times more than Mauritius
$82.08 million
Ranked 61st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 23.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th. 27 times more than Mauritius
0.882 per 1 million people
Ranked 65th.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 943.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 9% more than Mauritius
862.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.

Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 1.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.
13.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Malaysia

Telephone subscribers 23.91 million
Ranked 24th. 22 times more than Mauritius
1.07 million
Ranked 90th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 15.89
Ranked 97th.
28.73
Ranked 56th. 81% more than Malaysia

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.263%
Ranked 57th. 14% more than Mauritius
0.231%
Ranked 60th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 24.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than Mauritius
4.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd.

Telephone subscribers per employee 769.9
Ranked 13th. 71% more than Mauritius
451.5
Ranked 42nd.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 4.83% GDP
Ranked 37th. 50% more than Mauritius
3.22% GDP
Ranked 79th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 23.89
Ranked 24th. 6 times more than Mauritius
4.31
Ranked 43th.

Internet > Linux web servers per million 1.21
Ranked 62nd.
4.17
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 65.66
Ranked 79th.
134.73
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Malaysia

Phone subscribers 509.92
Ranked 55th. About the same as Mauritius
509.08
Ranked 56th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 8.39
Ranked 79th.
10.57
Ranked 72nd. 26% more than Malaysia

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 16.94
Ranked 80th.
18.36
Ranked 78th. 8% more than Malaysia

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 479 million$
Ranked 26th. 10 times more than Mauritius
45.7 million$
Ranked 68th.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.304 per 1 million people
Ranked 98th.
1.69 per 1 million people
Ranked 57th. 6 times more than Malaysia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 27.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th. 16 times more than Mauritius
1.72 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 10.72 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th.
11.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th. 5% more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 2.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th.
3.53 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th. 34% more than Malaysia

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 18.9$ per capita
Ranked 34th.
37.05$ per capita
Ranked 23th. 96% more than Malaysia

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.42 million
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Mauritius
370,000
Ranked 31st.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.38
Ranked 94th.
8.11
Ranked 25th. 6 times more than Malaysia

Phone system > International dialling code +60 +230
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 133.15
Ranked 83th.
213.5
Ranked 70th. 60% more than Malaysia
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 33.6
Ranked 73th.
61.95
Ranked 62nd. 84% more than Malaysia

Internet servers using encryption 923
Ranked 33th. 12 times more than Mauritius
79
Ranked 77th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 10.53
Ranked 30th.
11.2
Ranked 38th. 6% more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 59
Ranked 23th. 15 times more than Mauritius
4
Ranked 64th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 47.05 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Mauritius
10.34 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 14.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th. 98% more than Mauritius
7.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 172.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.
288.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 68% more than Malaysia

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.994 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd.
1.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 63% more than Malaysia

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 5.99$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 83th.
252.8$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 3rd. 42 times more than Malaysia

Television standard > VHF PAL B SECAM B
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 28.91
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Mauritius
5.17
Ranked 36th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 26.82
Ranked 28th. 16 times more than Mauritius
1.72
Ranked 52nd.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 21752000000 5350900000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 46.21
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Mauritius
10.34
Ranked 51st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,413.3
Ranked 33th. 23% more than Mauritius
1,150.48
Ranked 73th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 44
Ranked 41st. 29% more than Mauritius
34
Ranked 56th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 14.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.
126.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 9 times more than Malaysia

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.1
Ranked 60th.
0.0
Ranked 206th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 6.86
Ranked 30th.
8.62
Ranked 35th. 26% more than Malaysia

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 60
Ranked 51st.
230
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $27.32
Ranked 13th. 46% more than Mauritius
$18.74
Ranked 22nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 157
Ranked 21st. 16 times more than Mauritius
10
Ranked 50th.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 27.86%
Ranked 45th.
35.38%
Ranked 28th. 27% more than Malaysia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 31.97%
Ranked 47th. 56% more than Mauritius
20.48%
Ranked 72nd.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 41.41%
Ranked 27th. 43% more than Mauritius
28.9%
Ranked 62nd.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.07
Ranked 75th.
27.57
Ranked 39th. 13 times more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 1,058
Ranked 15th. 88 times more than Mauritius
12
Ranked 54th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 1.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 54th.
4.21 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Malaysia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 312,000
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Mauritius
150,000
Ranked 30th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.214 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 17th. 67% more than Mauritius
0.128 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 57th.
Telephone lines 4.29 million
Ranked 33th. 12 times more than Mauritius
364,536
Ranked 97th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.33 million
Ranked 36th. 15 times more than Mauritius
91,734
Ranked 82nd.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 25.27%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Mauritius
5.92%
Ranked 63th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 26.18%
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Mauritius
4.02%
Ranked 40th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 22.55%
Ranked 25th. 48% more than Mauritius
15.25%
Ranked 43th.

Internet > ISP per million 0.299
Ranked 104th.
1.69
Ranked 64th. 6 times more than Malaysia
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 18.53$
Ranked 34th.
37.05$
Ranked 22nd. Twice as much as Malaysia

Telephone system > Regulation 1998 1988
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 7.27 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 36th.
41.47 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 26th. 6 times more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 29.44 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Mauritius
5.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 5.02$/month
Ranked 156th. 20% more than Mauritius
4.17$/month
Ranked 162nd.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 15.65
Ranked 103th.
26.57
Ranked 63th. 70% more than Malaysia

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 8.72$/month
Ranked 82nd. 11% more than Mauritius
7.87$/month
Ranked 91st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 2.58
Ranked 30th.
3.53
Ranked 43th. 37% more than Malaysia

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 9.7
Ranked 25th. 6 times more than Mauritius
1.72
Ranked 49th.

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