Media Stats: compare key data on Malaysia & Saudi Arabia

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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$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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 > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
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.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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 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.
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."
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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Telecommunications > Country calling code:
The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.
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 > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price: Price.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
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 employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Internet > 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.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita 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.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
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.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
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 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."

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STAT	Malaysia	Saudi Arabia
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	broadcast media are state-controlled; state-run TV operates 4 networks; Saudi Arabia is a major market for pan-Arab satellite TV broadcasters; state-run radio operates several networks; multiple international broadcasters are available
Households with television	88.91% Ranked 57th.	98.68% Ranked 9th. 11% more than Malaysia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	84.13 Ranked 80th. 21% more than Saudi Arabia	69.49 Ranked 86th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	65.8 Ranked 49th. 22% more than Saudi Arabia	54 Ranked 75th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	648.04 Ranked 54th. 22% more than Saudi Arabia	531.88 Ranked 79th.
Internet > Users per 1000	591.78 Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	239.24 Ranked 70th.
Internet users	15.36 million Ranked 26th. 57% more than Saudi Arabia	9.77 million Ranked 30th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Bernama - state-run agency</p> </p>Malaysiakini - English-language news site</p> </p>The Malaysian Insider - English-language news site</p>	<p>Saudi Press Agency (SPA) - state-run, English-language pages</p> </p>Elaph - Saudi-owned pan-Arab news site, based in London</p> </p>Sabq - news site</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	196.83 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.	376.22 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th. 91% more than Malaysia
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>Saudi Radio - state-run</p> </p>MBC FM - private</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	140.94 Ranked 33th.	184.68 Ranked 7th. 31% more than Malaysia
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	940.6 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.	1,028.26 per 1,000 people Ranked 38th. 9% more than Malaysia
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>Saudi TV - state-run, operates four networks, including news network Al-Ikhbariya</p>
Television receivers > Per capita	168.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 83th.	262.29 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th. 56% more than Malaysia
Televisions per 1000	433.9 Ranked 34th. 94% more than Saudi Arabia	223.17 Ranked 77th.
Personal computers per 1000	193.18 Ranked 38th.	355.55 Ranked 24th. 84% more than Malaysia
Radio broadcast stations	AM 35, FM 391, shortwave 15	AM 43, FM 31, shortwave 2
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	943.33 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th. 28% more than Saudi Arabia	739.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.
Internet > Users > Per capita	639.29 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	224.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 76th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	156.94 Ranked 103th.	169.75 Ranked 95th. 8% more than Malaysia
Televisions	10.8 million Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	5.1 million Ranked 31st.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	175.25 per 1,000 people Ranked 66th. 21% more than Saudi Arabia	144.78 per 1,000 people Ranked 70th.
Internet users > Per 100 people	55.8 Ranked 36th. 78% more than Saudi Arabia	31.29 Ranked 72nd.
Internet > Internet users	19.2 million Ranked 26th. 34% more than Saudi Arabia	14.33 million Ranked 34th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	3,193 Mbps Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia	750 Mbps Ranked 61st.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	128.26 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 58th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia	33.29 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 86th.
Personal computers	4.9 million Ranked 23th.	8.48 million Ranked 17th. 73% more than Malaysia
Television broadcast stations	88 Ranked 7th.	117 Ranked 6th. 33% more than Malaysia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	2.03 billion min. Ranked 14th.	2.73 billion min. Ranked 11th. 34% more than Malaysia
Radios per 1000	437.92 Ranked 77th. 60% more than Saudi Arabia	273.5 Ranked 110th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	1,093.15 Ranked 56th.	1,674.26 Ranked 3rd. 53% more than Malaysia
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$21.98 billion Ranked 23th.	$25.15 billion Ranked 21st. 14% more than Malaysia
Internet > Percent using internet	65.8% Ranked 46th. 22% more than Saudi Arabia	54% Ranked 74th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	36.66 million Ranked 2nd.	53.71 million Ranked 24th. 46% more than Malaysia
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.425 per capita Ranked 70th. 32% more than Saudi Arabia	0.321 per capita Ranked 89th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	155.16 Ranked 101st.	155.66 Ranked 100th. About the same as Malaysia
Telephone mainlines per 1000	168.94 Ranked 68th. 10% more than Saudi Arabia	153.91 Ranked 72nd.
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>Al-Watan - Abha-based daily</p> </p>Al-Riyadh - Riyadh-based daily</p> </p>Okaz - Jeddah-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14703480">Full Article</a>
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	modern system including a combination of extensive microwave radio relays, coaxial cables, and fiber-optic cables
Television receivers per 1000	165.09 Ranked 82nd.	267.56 Ranked 55th. 62% more than Malaysia
Internet > IP addresses per capita	216.67 Ranked 98th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia	207.44 Ranked 99th.
Average cost of local call	0.02 Ranked 95th. Twice as much as Saudi Arabia	0.01 Ranked 101st.
Internet > Users	15.87 million Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	6.2 million Ranked 32nd.
Internet > Internet penetration	65.8% Ranked 51st. 22% more than Saudi Arabia	54% Ranked 79th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	756.28 Ranked 44th. 40% more than Saudi Arabia	538.68 Ranked 62nd.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,413.3 Ranked 34th.	1,874.03 Ranked 4th. 33% more than Malaysia
Telecoms > Telephone lines	4.59 million Ranked 33th.	4.8 million Ranked 30th. 5% more than Malaysia
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	41.32 million Ranked 30th.	53.01 million Ranked 26th. 28% more than Malaysia
Internet > Internet Service Providers	7 Ranked 100th.	22 Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	2.46 million Ranked 32nd. 25% more than Saudi Arabia	1.97 million Ranked 42nd.
Telephones > Main lines in use	4.24 million Ranked 40th.	4.63 million Ranked 32nd. 9% more than Malaysia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	15.69 Ranked 103th.	16.97 Ranked 96th. 8% more than Malaysia
Active military personnel	109,000 Ranked 27th.	233,500 Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Radio receivers per 1000	417.32 Ranked 70th. 27% more than Saudi Arabia	327.9 Ranked 87th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	771.09 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th. 34% more than Saudi Arabia	575.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 58th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	13.83 Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	5.36 Ranked 93th.
Number of PCs per million	193.18 Ranked 39th.	355.55 Ranked 24th. 84% more than Malaysia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	41.32 million Ranked 30th.	53.01 million Ranked 27th. 28% more than Malaysia
Radio receivers	9.1 million Ranked 34th. 46% more than Saudi Arabia	6.25 million Ranked 49th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	30.38 million Ranked 33th.	46 million Ranked 29th. 51% more than Malaysia
Television receivers	3.6 million Ranked 41st.	5.1 million Ranked 30th. 42% more than Malaysia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	547 Ranked 9th.	850 Ranked 9th. 55% more than Malaysia
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	3.42 per 1 million people Ranked 19th.	6.02 per 1 million people Ranked 22nd. 76% more than Malaysia
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.71$ Ranked 94th.	2.4$ Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Mobile phone subscribers	19.55 million Ranked 21st. 47% more than Saudi Arabia	13.3 million Ranked 30th.
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 - 966; landing point for the international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks providing connectivity to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and US; microwave radio relay to Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, and Sudan; coaxial cable to Kuwait and Jordan; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (3 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region)
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	18.98 Ranked 55th. 23 times more than Saudi Arabia	0.826 Ranked 85th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	4.59 million Ranked 33th.	4.8 million Ranked 30th. 5% more than Malaysia
Radios	10.9 million Ranked 34th. 74% more than Saudi Arabia	6.25 million Ranked 50th.
Internet > Hosts	377,716 Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	141,232 Ranked 64th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	125.88 Mbps Ranked 61st. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia	31.46 Mbps Ranked 85th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	35 Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	12 Ranked 65th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	2.75 million Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	1.1 million Ranked 47th.
Internet > Top level domain	.my	.sa
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.07$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	0.023$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 72nd.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	3.67$ per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 64th.	17.8$ per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Malaysia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	526 Ranked 12th. 95% more than Saudi Arabia	270 Ranked 22nd.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	108.54 Ranked 34th. 85% more than Saudi Arabia	58.63 Ranked 77th.
Telephone system > Domestic	domestic satellite system with 2 earth stations; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 140 per 100 persons	mobile-cellular subscribership has been increasing rapidly
Internet country code	.my	.sa
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	26.95 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 63th. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia	3 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 117th.
Telephone mainlines	4.37 million Ranked 29th. 15% more than Saudi Arabia	3.8 million Ranked 31st.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	83.23 min. Ranked 43th.	125.15 min. Ranked 36th. 50% more than Malaysia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.226 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th. 16% more than Saudi Arabia	0.194 per 1,000 people Ranked 33th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	19.36 per 1,000 people Ranked 56th. 22 times more than Saudi Arabia	0.874 per 1,000 people Ranked 86th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering	sub
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	7.39$/month Ranked 165th.	21.33$/month Ranked 97th. 3 times more than Malaysia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	84.77 min. per capita Ranked 42nd.	126.52 min. per capita Ranked 33th. 49% more than Malaysia
Internet hosts	None	None
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	393.42$ per capita Ranked 37th. 28% more than Saudi Arabia	307.85$ per capita Ranked 43th.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$800.34 Ranked 32nd.	$990.67 Ranked 31st. 24% more than Malaysia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	662 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia	180 Ranked 22nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	998 Ranked 19th. 41% more than Saudi Arabia	710 Ranked 29th.
Mobile cellular subscriptions	27.71 million Ranked 29th.	36 million Ranked 27th. 30% more than Malaysia
Internet > Broadband subscribers	490,630 Ranked 34th. 25 times more than Saudi Arabia	19,700 Ranked 64th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.281 Ranked 154th.	0.963 Ranked 115th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	614 Ranked 18th. 40% more than Saudi Arabia	440 Ranked 29th.
Internet > IP addresses	6.32 million Ranked 42nd. 15% more than Saudi Arabia	5.5 million Ranked 47th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	4905000000	3750000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	4.93 Ranked 72nd. 17% more than Saudi Arabia	4.23 Ranked 75th.
Number of PCs	4,900 Ranked 23th.	8,476 Ranked 17th. 73% more than Malaysia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	156.94 Ranked 108th.	169.75 Ranked 100th. 8% more than Malaysia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	5,084 Ranked 15th. 34% more than Saudi Arabia	3,780 Ranked 29th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	3.95 million Ranked 44th.	11.35 million Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Malaysia
Television broadcast stations per million	3.34 Ranked 17th.	6.14 Ranked 25th. 84% more than Malaysia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	222 Ranked 14th. 68% more than Saudi Arabia	132 Ranked 30th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	222.05 Ranked 28th. 12% more than Saudi Arabia	198.31 Ranked 34th.
Internet > TLD	.my	.sa
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	102.59 Ranked 57th.	145.12 Ranked 9th. 41% more than Malaysia
Internet > Livejournal users	1,538 Ranked 25th. 15 times more than Saudi Arabia	101 Ranked 114th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	446 Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia	110 Ranked 59th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code	60	966
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2008.10.01	2006.07.08
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price	free	Free
Telephone subscribers per 1000	925.22 Ranked 48th. 34% more than Saudi Arabia	692.59 Ranked 60th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	13.5% Ranked 84th.	42.8% Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Malaysia
E-Government rating	51.5 Ranked 21st. 36% more than Saudi Arabia	38 Ranked 118th.
Population covered by mobile telephony	95% Ranked 49th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia	92% Ranked 55th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	44.38 per 1 million people Ranked 27th. 22% more than Saudi Arabia	36.52 per 1 million people Ranked 31st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	22.97 Ranked 21st. 62% more than Saudi Arabia	14.17 Ranked 31st.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	17.31 per 1 million people Ranked 81st. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia	4.64 per 1 million people Ranked 106th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	4.29 million Ranked 36th. 5% more than Saudi Arabia	4.1 million Ranked 39th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	241 Ranked 18th.	528 Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	6.98 per 1 million people Ranked 28th.	15.43 per 1 million people Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	43.59 Ranked 29th. 17% more than Saudi Arabia	37.25 Ranked 32nd.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	60.63 Ranked 80th. 14 times more than Saudi Arabia	4.24 Ranked 167th.
Website defacements	118 Ranked 17th. 15 times more than Saudi Arabia	8 Ranked 72nd.
Website defacements per million	4.93 Ranked 35th. 13 times more than Saudi Arabia	0.383 Ranked 99th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	4.83% GDP Ranked 37th. 49% more than Saudi Arabia	3.25% GDP Ranked 78th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	769.9 Ranked 13th. 97% more than Saudi Arabia	389.97 Ranked 40th.
Telephone subscribers	23.91 million Ranked 24th. 40% more than Saudi Arabia	17.1 million Ranked 29th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	943.33 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th. 28% more than Saudi Arabia	739.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.029$ per 1 million people Ranked 85th.	0.111$ per 1 million people Ranked 79th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	5.99$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 83th.	12.73$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 102nd. 2 times more than Malaysia
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	0.994 per 1,000 people Ranked 52nd. 1% more than Saudi Arabia	0.989 per 1,000 people Ranked 75th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	172.25 per 1,000 people Ranked 68th. 5% more than Saudi Arabia	164.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 70th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	28.91 Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	9.44 Ranked 29th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	10.53 Ranked 30th.	27.7 Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	46.21 Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	16.26 Ranked 43th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	1.38 Ranked 94th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	0.503 Ranked 125th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	8.39 Ranked 79th. 23% more than Saudi Arabia	6.85 Ranked 85th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	65.66 Ranked 79th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia	30.54 Ranked 98th.
Phone subscribers	509.92 Ranked 55th. 98% more than Saudi Arabia	258.12 Ranked 75th.
NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired	December 5, 2005	October 30, 2006
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	44 Ranked 41st.	185 Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$	479 million$ Ranked 26th.	4.46 billion$ Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Malaysia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	6.86 Ranked 30th.	15.74 Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	60 Ranked 51st.	966 Ranked 17th. 16 times more than Malaysia
Phone system > International dialling code	+60	+966
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	133.15 Ranked 83th.	421.38 Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	59 Ranked 23th.	60 Ranked 34th. 2% more than Malaysia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	47.05 per 1 million people Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	15.94 per 1 million people Ranked 42nd.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	14.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 84th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	5.02 per 1,000 people Ranked 110th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	23.39 per 1 million people Ranked 20th. 68% more than Saudi Arabia	13.89 per 1 million people Ranked 30th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	29.44 per 1 million people Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	9.26 per 1 million people Ranked 29th.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	5.02$/month Ranked 156th.	9.66$/month Ranked 103th. 92% more than Malaysia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	24.33 per 1 million people Ranked 22nd.	43.72 per 1 million people Ranked 15th. 80% more than Malaysia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	2.58 Ranked 30th.	3.15 Ranked 38th. 22% more than Malaysia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	23.89 Ranked 24th.	44.59 Ranked 16th. 87% more than Malaysia
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita	18.53$ Ranked 34th.	186.96$ Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Malaysia
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	7.27 per 100 mainlines Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia	1.7 per 100 mainlines Ranked 80th.
Royalties and fees	0.0 Ranked 84th.	0.0 Ranked 67th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,413.3 Ranked 33th.	1,874.03 Ranked 3rd. 33% more than Malaysia
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	21752000000	30498660000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	33.6 Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	10.99 Ranked 92nd.
Internet servers using encryption	923 Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	279 Ranked 55th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	15.89 Ranked 97th.	16.53 Ranked 93th. 4% more than Malaysia
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	15.65 Ranked 103th.	16.73 Ranked 99th. 7% more than Malaysia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	26.82 Ranked 28th. 16% more than Saudi Arabia	23.08 Ranked 35th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	8.72$/month Ranked 82nd.	11.73$/month Ranked 64th. 35% more than Malaysia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	9.7 Ranked 25th. 40% more than Saudi Arabia	6.93 Ranked 33th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	22.55% Ranked 25th. 83% more than Saudi Arabia	12.3% Ranked 57th.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.1 Ranked 60th. The same as Saudi Arabia	0.1 Ranked 52nd.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita	18.9$ per capita Ranked 34th.	197.83$ per capita Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Malaysia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	2.62 per 1 million people Ranked 29th.	3.09 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 18% more than Malaysia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	10.72 per 1 million people Ranked 28th.	27.15 per 1 million people Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	27.31 per 1 million people Ranked 26th. 21% more than Saudi Arabia	22.63 per 1 million people Ranked 34th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	157 Ranked 21st.	300 Ranked 19th. 91% more than Malaysia
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	27.86% Ranked 45th. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia	3.59% Ranked 126th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	31.97% Ranked 47th.	100% Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Malaysia
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	41.41% Ranked 27th.	67.56% Ranked 6th. 63% more than Malaysia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	2.07 Ranked 75th.	9.82 Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Malaysia
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	1,058 Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	310 Ranked 40th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.214 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 17th.	0.273 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 9th. 28% more than Malaysia
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	16.94 Ranked 80th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia	4.34 Ranked 108th.
Telephone lines	4.29 million Ranked 33th. 5% more than Saudi Arabia	4.1 million Ranked 35th.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	1.33 million Ranked 36th. 27% more than Saudi Arabia	1.05 million Ranked 38th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	25.27% Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia	7.97% Ranked 45th.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	26.18% Ranked 5th. 67 times more than Saudi Arabia	0.39% Ranked 93th.
Television standard > VHF	PAL B	SECAM-B/PAL-B

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. 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.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. 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.; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. 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.; World Development Indicators database. 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