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Media Stats: compare key data on Mauritius & United Kingdom

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STAT Mauritius United Kingdom HISTORY
Broadcast media 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 public service broadcaster BBC is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world; BBC operates multiple TV networks with regional and local TV service; a mixed system of public and commercial TV broadcasters along with satellite and cable systems provide access to hundreds of TV stations throughout the world; BBC operates multiple national, regional, and local radio networks with multiple transmission sites; a large number of commercial radio stations as well as satellite radio services are available
Households with television 92.8%
Ranked 39th.
97.5%
Ranked 15th. 5% more than Mauritius

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 107.55
Ranked 70th.
337.99
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 41.39
Ranked 101st.
87.02
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 411.08
Ranked 105th.
865.38
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Users per 1000 269.75
Ranked 63th.
659.16
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Mauritius

Internet users 290,000
Ranked 128th.
51.44 million
Ranked 7th. 177 times more than Mauritius
Personal computers > Per capita 162.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.
599.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Mauritius

Personal computers per 1000 162.16
Ranked 44th.
599.49
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Mauritius

Radio > List of radio stations <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> <p>BBC Radio - national services include new-music station Radio 1, adult music station Radio 2, cultural network Radio 3, flagship speech station Radio 4 and news and sport station Five Live</p> </p>BBC Radio Scotland</p> </p>BBC Radio nan Gaidheal - Gaelic-language station for Scotland</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 113.09
Ranked 77th.
130.75
Ranked 47th. 16% more than Mauritius

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 748.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th.
1,184.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 58% more than Mauritius

Television > List of TV stations <p>MBC - state-run, operates three main channels and digital networks</p> <p>BBC TV - operates BBC1, BBC2 and digital services including BBC News channel</p> </p>BBC World News - commercially-funded international news channel</p> </p>ITV - major commercial network, organised around regional franchises</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 224.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
521.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Mauritius

Televisions per 1000 210.99
Ranked 80th.
512.03
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Mauritius
Radio broadcast stations AM 4, FM 9, shortwave 0 AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 77.2
Ranked 40th.
289.75
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Mauritius

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 862.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.
1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 87% more than Mauritius

Internet > Users > Per capita 271.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.
661.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Mauritius

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 270.32
Ranked 61st.
522.08
Ranked 13th. 93% more than Mauritius

Televisions 258,000
Ranked 118th.
30.5 million
Ranked 9th. 118 times more than Mauritius
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 285.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.
554.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 94% more than Mauritius

Internet users > Per 100 people 22.22
Ranked 95th.
76.02
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Internet users 543,550
Ranked 129th.
54.86 million
Ranked 9th. 101 times more than Mauritius

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 116.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.
320.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Mauritius

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 61 Mbps
Ranked 83th.
781,554 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 12812 times more than Mauritius

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 49.88 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 61st.
13,061.97 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th. 262 times more than Mauritius

Personal computers 200,000
Ranked 92nd.
35.89 million
Ranked 5th. 179 times more than Mauritius

Television broadcast stations 2
Ranked 63th.
228
Ranked 7th. 114 times more than Mauritius
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 111.97 million min.
Ranked 74th.
15.6 billion min.
Ranked 2nd. 139 times more than Mauritius

Radios per 1000 343.47
Ranked 93th.
1,418.59
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Mauritius
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 852.53
Ranked 93th.
1,300.33
Ranked 29th. 53% more than Mauritius

Internet > Percent using internet 41.39%
Ranked 100th.
87.02%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Mauritius

Telephones > Mobile cellular 1.29 million
Ranked 144th.
81.61 million
Ranked 1st. 63 times more than Mauritius

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.366 per capita
Ranked 78th.
1.45 per capita
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Mauritius

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 297.33
Ranked 51st.
519.6
Ranked 15th. 75% more than Mauritius

Telephone mainlines per 1000 288.76
Ranked 43th.
527.96
Ranked 11th. 83% more than Mauritius

Newspapers > List of newspapers <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> <p>The Daily Telegraph - broadsheet</p> </p>Financial Times - daily, business</p> </p>The Guardian - daily, former broadsheet</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance 1.32 million
Ranked 59th.
139.5 million
Ranked 8th. 105 times more than Mauritius
Telephone system > General assessment small system with good service technologically advanced domestic and international system
Cinema attendance per capita 1.08
Ranked 33th.
2.34
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Mauritius
Television receivers per 1000 224.68
Ranked 69th.
523
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Mauritius

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 30
Ranked 37th.
299
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Mauritius

Internet > IP addresses per capita 378.22
Ranked 78th. 193 times more than United Kingdom
1.95
Ranked 1st.
Average cost of local call 0.03
Ranked 81st.
0.17
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Mauritius
Internet > Users 340,000
Ranked 99th.
40.2 million
Ranked 6th. 118 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Internet penetration 41.4%
Ranked 105th.
87%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Mauritius
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 573.74
Ranked 58th.
1,087.6
Ranked 9th. 90% more than Mauritius

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,150.48
Ranked 75th.
1,298.63
Ranked 46th. 13% more than Mauritius

Telecoms > Telephone lines 349,100
Ranked 106th.
33.01 million
Ranked 9th. 95 times more than Mauritius

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.49 million
Ranked 149th.
82.11 million
Ranked 18th. 55 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Internet Service Providers 2
Ranked 166th.
400
Ranked 4th. 200 times more than Mauritius
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 138,900
Ranked 93th.
21.37 million
Ranked 6th. 154 times more than Mauritius

Cinemas > Per capita 0.027 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.
0.035 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 30% more than Mauritius
Telephones > Main lines in use 374,600
Ranked 107th.
33.23 million
Ranked 9th. 89 times more than Mauritius

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 28.16
Ranked 59th.
52.88
Ranked 12th. 88% more than Mauritius

Active military personnel 0.0
Ranked 146th.
205,850
Ranked 16th.
Radio receivers per 1000 365.76
Ranked 76th.
1,448.98
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Mauritius

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 573.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.
1,087.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 90% more than Mauritius

Internet > Hosts per 1000 7.57
Ranked 87th.
134.69
Ranked 38th. 18 times more than Mauritius

Number of PCs per million 162.16
Ranked 45th.
599.49
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Mauritius
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 1.49 million
Ranked 150th.
84.94 million
Ranked 18th. 57 times more than Mauritius

Radio receivers 420,000
Ranked 135th.
84.5 million
Ranked 5th. 201 times more than Mauritius

Cinema > Number of cinemas 17
Ranked 51st.
697
Ranked 11th. 41 times more than Mauritius

Television receivers 258,000
Ranked 115th.
30.5 million
Ranked 9th. 118 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 5
Ranked 53th.
5,199
Ranked 1st. 1040 times more than Mauritius

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 1.74 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th.
3.91 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Mauritius
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.59$
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
0.77$
Ranked 89th.

Mobile phone subscribers 713,300
Ranked 111th.
65.5 million
Ranked 9th. 92 times more than Mauritius

Telephone system > International 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 country code - 44; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and US; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (7 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Eutelsat; at least 8 large international switching centers
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 2.2
Ranked 75th.
163.79
Ranked 16th. 75 times more than Mauritius

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 349,100
Ranked 106th.
33.01 million
Ranked 9th. 95 times more than Mauritius

Radios 420,000
Ranked 135th.
84.5 million
Ranked 5th. 201 times more than Mauritius
Internet > Hosts 9,609
Ranked 107th.
8.27 million
Ranked 10th. 861 times more than Mauritius

Cinemas > Annual attendance 1.3 million
Ranked 41st.
139.5 million
Ranked 5th. 107 times more than Mauritius

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 116.27
Ranked 30th.
325.32
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Mauritius

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 1.11
Ranked 28th.
2.38
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Mauritius

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 49.89 Mbps
Ranked 61st.
13,054.65 Mbps
Ranked 4th. 262 times more than Mauritius

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 10
Ranked 70th.
109
Ranked 14th. 11 times more than Mauritius

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 95,000
Ranked 55th.
17.38 million
Ranked 6th. 183 times more than Mauritius

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 0.0
Ranked 63th.
25.75%
Ranked 28th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 138,000
Ranked 48th.
19.16 million
Ranked 5th. 139 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Top level domain .mu .uk
Television > Total number of channels 11
Ranked 29th.
31
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Mauritius
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 23.33
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than United Kingdom
4.76
Ranked 19th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 1
Ranked 71st.
8,902
Ranked 1st. 8902 times more than Mauritius

Television > Total number of channels per million people 8.85
Ranked 12th. 17 times more than United Kingdom
0.512
Ranked 17th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 77.02
Ranked 42nd.
290.22
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Mauritius

Telephone system > Domestic 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 equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems
Internet country code .mu .uk
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 11.62 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 79th.
366.57 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 5th. 32 times more than Mauritius

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 91.56 min.
Ranked 41st.
263.92 min.
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Mauritius

Telephone mainlines 359,000
Ranked 84th.
31.8 million
Ranked 7th. 89 times more than Mauritius

Cinemas 32
Ranked 33th.
2,019
Ranked 6th. 63 times more than Mauritius
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.047 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd.
1.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 40 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 2.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.
163.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 75 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 17.46$/month
Ranked 111th.
27.25$/month
Ranked 67th. 56% more than Mauritius

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 91.56 min. per capita
Ranked 42nd.
262.18 min. per capita
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Mauritius

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 13.57
Ranked 29th. 18% more than United Kingdom
11.5
Ranked 32nd.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 0.0
Ranked 63th.
74.25%
Ranked 30th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 5
Ranked 57th.
22,104
Ranked 1st. 4421 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 6
Ranked 50th.
4,274
Ranked 1st. 712 times more than Mauritius

Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.03 million
Ranked 133th.
77.36 million
Ranked 12th. 75 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Broadband subscribers 2,708
Ranked 86th.
9.86 million
Ranked 6th. 3643 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 1.64
Ranked 94th.
6.72
Ranked 46th. 4 times more than Mauritius
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 2
Ranked 55th.
17,106
Ranked 1st. 8553 times more than Mauritius

Cinemas per million 27.23
Ranked 24th.
34.8
Ranked 27th. 28% more than Mauritius
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 5
Ranked 61st.
108
Ranked 14th. 22 times more than Mauritius

Internet > IP addresses 496,640
Ranked 95th.
123.5 million
Ranked 4th. 249 times more than Mauritius
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 299.99
Ranked 15th.
750.09
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Mauritius

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 816000000 8999999000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 7.23
Ranked 60th.
28.13
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Mauritius

Number of PCs 200
Ranked 95th.
35,890
Ranked 4th. 179 times more than Mauritius
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 270.32
Ranked 66th.
522.08
Ranked 16th. 93% more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 55
Ranked 57th.
110,965
Ranked 1st. 2018 times more than Mauritius

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 282,302
Ranked 107th.
45.42 million
Ranked 9th. 161 times more than Mauritius
Television broadcast stations per million 1.74
Ranked 47th.
3.93
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Mauritius
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 2
Ranked 55th.
10,520
Ranked 1st. 5260 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 47.4
Ranked 54th.
1,897.25
Ranked 6th. 40 times more than Mauritius

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 33
Ranked 37th.
467
Ranked 12th. 14 times more than Mauritius

Internet > TLD .mu .uk
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 81.43
Ranked 88th.
125.98
Ranked 24th. 55% more than Mauritius

Internet > Livejournal users 47
Ranked 163th.
71,742
Ranked 3rd. 1526 times more than Mauritius
Internet > Secure Internet servers 23
Ranked 98th.
33,892
Ranked 3rd. 1474 times more than Mauritius

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 4
Ranked 40th.
108
Ranked 3rd. 27 times more than Mauritius

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 100%
Ranked 15th. 60% more than United Kingdom
62.37%
Ranked 28th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 3.11
Ranked 10th. 81% more than United Kingdom
1.72
Ranked 23th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 1.11 per capita
Ranked 29th.
2.38 per capita
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Mauritius

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 126.38
Ranked 14th. 19% more than United Kingdom
106.06
Ranked 16th.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 230 44
Telephone subscribers per 1000 862.5
Ranked 51st.
1,615.56
Ranked 7th. 87% more than Mauritius

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 21.5%
Ranked 70th.
72%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Mauritius
E-Government rating 40.6
Ranked 94th.
54.8
Ranked 9th. 35% more than Mauritius
Population covered by mobile telephony 99.8%
Ranked 14th. 1% more than United Kingdom
99%
Ranked 14th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 4.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th.
377.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 88 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 0.882
Ranked 64th.
152.2
Ranked 7th. 173 times more than Mauritius

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 4.21
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than United Kingdom
1.83
Ranked 48th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 414
Ranked 23th.
13,437
Ranked 5th. 32 times more than Mauritius

Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 90.91%
Ranked 15th. 13% more than United Kingdom
80.65%
Ranked 13th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 18.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 78th.
561.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 31 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 8.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th.
36.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 4.31
Ranked 52nd.
377.93
Ranked 7th. 88 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 13
Ranked 49th.
12,433
Ranked 1st. 956 times more than Mauritius

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 27.8
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
7.93
Ranked 34th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 27.8 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
7.82 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 38.11
Ranked 96th.
1,198.34
Ranked 18th. 31 times more than Mauritius
Website defacements 1
Ranked 125th.
301
Ranked 6th. 301 times more than Mauritius
Internet > Linux web servers 5
Ranked 63th.
1,339
Ranked 4th. 268 times more than Mauritius
Website defacements per million 0.833
Ranked 90th.
5.09
Ranked 34th. 6 times more than Mauritius
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 4.17$/month
Ranked 162nd.
14.02$/month
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Mauritius

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 26.57
Ranked 63th.
52.57
Ranked 13th. 98% more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 5.17
Ranked 36th.
73.08
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Mauritius

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 7.87$/month
Ranked 91st.
31.28$/month
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 3.53
Ranked 43th.
61.04
Ranked 6th. 17 times more than Mauritius

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 252.8$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 3rd. 700 times more than United Kingdom
0.361$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 107th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 1.28$ per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 98 times more than United Kingdom
0.013$ per 1 million people
Ranked 101st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 4.31
Ranked 43th.
88.89
Ranked 5th. 21 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Linux web servers per million 4.17
Ranked 48th.
22.65
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Mauritius
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 34
Ranked 56th.
1,010
Ranked 9th. 30 times more than Mauritius

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 126.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 21% more than United Kingdom
104.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 206th.
2.9
Ranked 4th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 43.5
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
20.62
Ranked 34th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 18.36
Ranked 78th.
559.31
Ranked 15th. 30 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 134.73
Ranked 63th.
1,478.28
Ranked 17th. 11 times more than Mauritius

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 213.5
Ranked 70th.
716.45
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Mauritius
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 10.57
Ranked 72nd.
34.03
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 10
Ranked 50th.
2,143
Ranked 1st. 214 times more than Mauritius

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 35.38%
Ranked 28th.
39.11%
Ranked 23th. 11% more than Mauritius

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 20.48%
Ranked 72nd.
45.41%
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Mauritius

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 28.9%
Ranked 62nd.
31.51%
Ranked 53th. 9% more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 12
Ranked 54th.
24,714
Ranked 1st. 2060 times more than Mauritius

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 4.21 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than United Kingdom
1.81 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 150,000
Ranked 30th.
6.25 million
Ranked 4th. 42 times more than Mauritius

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.128 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 57th.
0.201 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 23th. 57% more than Mauritius
Telephone lines 364,536
Ranked 97th.
33.21 million
Ranked 10th. 91 times more than Mauritius

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $82.08 million
Ranked 61st.
$19.68 billion
Ranked 4th. 240 times more than Mauritius

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,150.48
Ranked 73th.
1,343.35
Ranked 40th. 17% more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 11.2
Ranked 38th.
212.58
Ranked 4th. 19 times more than Mauritius

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 27.57
Ranked 39th. 63% more than United Kingdom
16.87
Ranked 52nd.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.22% GDP
Ranked 79th. 2% more than United Kingdom
3.15% GDP
Ranked 81st.

Telephone subscribers per employee 451.5
Ranked 42nd. 28% more than United Kingdom
353.44
Ranked 51st.

Telephone subscribers 1.07 million
Ranked 90th.
97.3 million
Ranked 6th. 91 times more than Mauritius

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 862.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.
1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 87% more than Mauritius

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 15.25%
Ranked 43th.
27.48%
Ranked 47th. 80% more than Mauritius

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 1.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.
3.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Mauritius

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 288.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.
527.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 83% more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 1.72
Ranked 52nd.
292.47
Ranked 7th. 170 times more than Mauritius

Internet servers using encryption 79
Ranked 77th.
55,564
Ranked 4th. 703 times more than Mauritius

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 61.95
Ranked 62nd.
904.85
Ranked 16th. 15 times more than Mauritius

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 5350900000 36631000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 10.34
Ranked 51st.
422.55
Ranked 8th. 41 times more than Mauritius

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 8.11
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
1.82
Ranked 84th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 333
Ranked 9th. 49% more than United Kingdom
223.12
Ranked 13th.

Phone subscribers 509.08
Ranked 56th.
1,358.44
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Mauritius
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 1.72 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st.
291.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 169 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 11.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th.
212.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 19 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 3.53 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th.
60.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 17 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 8.62
Ranked 35th.
36.64
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Mauritius

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 370,000
Ranked 31st.
44.91 million
Ranked 6th. 121 times more than Mauritius

Phone system > International dialling code +230 +44
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 4
Ranked 64th.
3,570
Ranked 1st. 893 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 10.34 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th.
421.77 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 41 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 7.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.
135.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 18 times more than Mauritius

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 91,734
Ranked 82nd.
17.28 million
Ranked 6th. 188 times more than Mauritius

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 5.92%
Ranked 63th.
10.08%
Ranked 23th. 70% more than Mauritius

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 4.02%
Ranked 40th.
7.74%
Ranked 19th. 93% more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 0.882 per 1 million people
Ranked 65th.
151.92 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 172 times more than Mauritius

Telephone system > Regulation 1988 1984
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 41.47 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
11 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 54th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 5.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th.
72.94 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Mauritius

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 28.73
Ranked 56th.
54.08
Ranked 14th. 88% more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 4.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd.
88.73 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 21 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 1.72
Ranked 49th.
179.87
Ranked 5th. 104 times more than Mauritius

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