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Media Stats: compare key data on Mauritius & United States

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STAT Mauritius United States 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 4
Households with television 92.8%
Ranked 39th.
97.84%
Ranked 14th. 5% more than Mauritius

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 107.55
Ranked 70th.
281.99
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 41.39
Ranked 101st.
81.03
Ranked 26th. 96% more than Mauritius

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 411.08
Ranked 105th.
803.03
Ranked 28th. 95% more than Mauritius
Internet > Users per 1000 269.75
Ranked 63th.
697.1
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Mauritius

Internet users 290,000
Ranked 128th.
245 million
Ranked 2nd. 845 times more than Mauritius
Personal computers > Per capita 162.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.
762.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Mauritius

Personal computers per 1000 162.16
Ranked 44th.
764.36
Ranked 3rd. 5 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>NPR (National Public Radio) - non-commercial network of member stations; news, information and cultural programmes</p> </p>Clear Channel - America&#039;s largest commercial radio operator, owns more than 1,200 stations</p> </p>CBS Radio - major commercial operator with nearly 180 stations in major markets</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 113.09
Ranked 77th. 15% more than United States
98.17
Ranked 111th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 748.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th.
846.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 13% more than Mauritius

Television > List of TV stations <p>MBC - state-run, operates three main channels and digital networks</p> <p>ABC - major commercial network</p> </p>CBS - major commercial network</p> </p>NBC - major commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 224.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
803.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Mauritius

Televisions per 1000 210.99
Ranked 80th.
754.89
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Mauritius
Radio broadcast stations AM 4, FM 9, shortwave 0 AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 77.2
Ranked 40th.
193.19
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Mauritius

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 862.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.
1,227.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 42% more than Mauritius

Internet > Users > Per capita 271.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.
695.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Mauritius

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 270.32
Ranked 61st.
442.8
Ranked 25th. 64% more than Mauritius

Televisions 258,000
Ranked 118th.
219 million
Ranked 2nd. 849 times more than Mauritius
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 285.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.
541.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 90% more than Mauritius

Internet users > Per 100 people 22.22
Ranked 95th.
75.77
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Internet users 543,550
Ranked 129th.
254.3 million
Ranked 2nd. 468 times more than Mauritius
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 116.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.
198.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 70% more than Mauritius

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 61 Mbps
Ranked 83th.
970,953.5 Mbps
Ranked 1st. 15917 times more than Mauritius

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 49.88 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 61st.
3,306.44 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 19th. 66 times more than Mauritius

Personal computers 200,000
Ranked 92nd.
223.81 million
Ranked 1st. 1119 times more than Mauritius

Television broadcast stations 2
Ranked 63th.
2,218
Ranked 1st. 1109 times more than Mauritius

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 111.97 million min.
Ranked 74th.
82.06 billion min.
Ranked 1st. 733 times more than Mauritius

Radios per 1000 343.47
Ranked 93th.
1,982.02
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Mauritius
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 852.53
Ranked 93th.
932.29
Ranked 78th. 9% more than Mauritius

Internet > Percent using internet 41.39%
Ranked 100th.
81.03%
Ranked 24th. 96% more than Mauritius

Telephones > Mobile cellular 1.29 million
Ranked 144th.
290.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 224 times more than Mauritius

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.366 per capita
Ranked 78th.
2.11 per capita
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Mauritius

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 297.33
Ranked 51st.
459.63
Ranked 20th. 55% more than Mauritius

Telephone mainlines per 1000 288.76
Ranked 43th.
607.73
Ranked 8th. 2 times 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>USA Today - national daily</p> </p>Wall Street Journal - business daily</p> </p>Christian Science Monitor - church-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Cinema attendance 1.32 million
Ranked 59th.
1.42 billion
Ranked 2nd. 1072 times more than Mauritius
Telephone system > General assessment small system with good service a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
Cinema attendance per capita 1.08
Ranked 33th.
4.9
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Mauritius
Television receivers per 1000 224.68
Ranked 69th.
803.21
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Mauritius

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 30
Ranked 37th.
819
Ranked 3rd. 27 times more than Mauritius

Internet > IP addresses per capita 378.22
Ranked 78th.
4,911.96
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Mauritius
Average cost of local call 0.03
Ranked 81st.
0.09
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Mauritius
Internet > Users 340,000
Ranked 99th.
208 million
Ranked 2nd. 612 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Internet penetration 41.4%
Ranked 105th.
81%
Ranked 29th. 96% more than Mauritius
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 573.74
Ranked 58th.
682.36
Ranked 50th. 19% more than Mauritius

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,150.48
Ranked 75th. 17% more than United States
987.53
Ranked 110th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 349,100
Ranked 106th.
139 million
Ranked 2nd. 398 times more than Mauritius

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.49 million
Ranked 149th.
310 million
Ranked 3rd. 209 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Internet Service Providers 2
Ranked 166th.
7,000
Ranked 1st. 3500 times more than Mauritius
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 138,900
Ranked 93th.
88.52 million
Ranked 2nd. 637 times more than Mauritius

Cinemas > Per capita 0.027 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.
0.116 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Mauritius

Telephones > Main lines in use 374,600
Ranked 107th.
146 million
Ranked 2nd. 390 times more than Mauritius

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 28.16
Ranked 59th.
44.41
Ranked 23th. 58% more than Mauritius

Active military personnel 0.0
Ranked 146th.
1.43 million
Ranked 1st.
Radio receivers per 1000 365.76
Ranked 76th.
2,108.88
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Mauritius

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 573.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.
680.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 19% more than Mauritius

Internet > Hosts per 1000 7.57
Ranked 87th.
1,039.15
Ranked 2nd. 137 times more than Mauritius

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 1.49 million
Ranked 150th.
303.05 million
Ranked 3rd. 204 times more than Mauritius

Radio receivers 420,000
Ranked 135th.
575 million
Ranked 1st. 1369 times more than Mauritius

Cinema > Number of cinemas 17
Ranked 51st.
6,356
Ranked 1st. 374 times more than Mauritius
Television receivers 258,000
Ranked 115th.
219 million
Ranked 2nd. 849 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 5
Ranked 53th.
3,803
Ranked 2nd. 761 times more than Mauritius

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 1.74 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th.
7.42 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Mauritius

Mobile phone subscribers 713,300
Ranked 111th.
201.65 million
Ranked 2nd. 283 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 - 1; multiple ocean cable systems provide international connectivity; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions)
Internet > ISP 2
Ranked 118th.
7,000
Ranked 1st. 3500 times more than Mauritius
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 2.2
Ranked 75th.
167.13
Ranked 15th. 76 times more than Mauritius

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 349,100
Ranked 106th.
139 million
Ranked 2nd. 398 times more than Mauritius

Radios 420,000
Ranked 135th.
575 million
Ranked 1st. 1369 times more than Mauritius
Internet > Hosts 9,609
Ranked 107th.
316 million
Ranked 1st. 32886 times more than Mauritius

Cinemas > Annual attendance 1.3 million
Ranked 41st.
1.47 billion
Ranked 1st. 1127 times more than Mauritius

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 116.27
Ranked 30th.
198.27
Ranked 16th. 71% more than Mauritius

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 1.11
Ranked 28th.
5.25
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Mauritius

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 49.89 Mbps
Ranked 61st.
3,316.04 Mbps
Ranked 19th. 66 times more than Mauritius

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 95,000
Ranked 55th.
57.35 million
Ranked 4th. 604 times more than Mauritius

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 10
Ranked 70th.
1,486
Ranked 2nd. 149 times more than Mauritius

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 0.0
Ranked 63th.
11.6%
Ranked 44th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 138,000
Ranked 48th.
55.95 million
Ranked 3rd. 405 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Top level domain .mu .us
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 23.33
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than United States
2.63
Ranked 38th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 1
Ranked 71st.
3,725
Ranked 2nd. 3725 times more than Mauritius

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 77.02
Ranked 42nd.
195.85
Ranked 19th. 3 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 a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country
Internet country code .mu .us
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 11.62 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 79th.
83.14 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 29th. 7 times more than Mauritius

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 91.56 min.
Ranked 41st.
280.26 min.
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Mauritius

Telephone mainlines 359,000
Ranked 84th.
177.95 million
Ranked 2nd. 496 times more than Mauritius

Cinemas 32
Ranked 33th.
31,640
Ranked 1st. 989 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.047 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd.
0.253 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 5 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 2.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.
166.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 76 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people 97.33
Ranked 4th. 42% more than United States
68.76
Ranked 5th.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 17.46$/month
Ranked 111th. 17% more than United States
14.95$/month
Ranked 120th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 91.56 min. per capita
Ranked 42nd.
279.45 min. per capita
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Mauritius

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 13.57
Ranked 29th.
21.3
Ranked 22nd. 57% more than Mauritius
Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 0.0
Ranked 63th.
88.4%
Ranked 16th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 6
Ranked 50th.
898
Ranked 10th. 150 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 5
Ranked 57th.
13,221
Ranked 3rd. 2644 times more than Mauritius

Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.03 million
Ranked 133th.
270.5 million
Ranked 4th. 262 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Broadband subscribers 2,708
Ranked 86th.
49.39 million
Ranked 1st. 18239 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 1.64
Ranked 94th.
24.13
Ranked 23th. 15 times more than Mauritius
Cinemas per million 27.23
Ranked 24th.
116.04
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 2
Ranked 55th.
10,762
Ranked 3rd. 5381 times more than Mauritius

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 5
Ranked 61st.
1,476
Ranked 1st. 295 times more than Mauritius

Internet > IP addresses 496,640
Ranked 95th.
1.54 billion
Ranked 1st. 3104 times more than Mauritius
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 299.99
Ranked 15th.
367.37
Ranked 13th. 22% more than Mauritius

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 816000000 26836000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 7.23
Ranked 60th.
24.02
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Mauritius

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 270.32
Ranked 66th.
442.8
Ranked 28th. 64% more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 55
Ranked 57th.
68,175
Ranked 3rd. 1240 times more than Mauritius

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 282,302
Ranked 107th.
234.41 million
Ranked 1st. 830 times more than Mauritius
Television broadcast stations per million 1.74
Ranked 47th.
7.43
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 2
Ranked 55th.
4,245
Ranked 6th. 2123 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 47.4
Ranked 54th.
253.07
Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Mauritius

Internet > TLD .mu .us
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 81.43
Ranked 88th.
88.87
Ranked 80th. 9% more than Mauritius

Internet > Livejournal users 47
Ranked 163th.
1.29 million
Ranked 1st. 27507 times more than Mauritius
Internet > Secure Internet servers 23
Ranked 98th.
259,881
Ranked 1st. 11299 times more than Mauritius

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 3.11
Ranked 10th. 9 times more than United States
0.355
Ranked 43th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 4
Ranked 40th.
109
Ranked 6th. 27 times more than Mauritius

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 1.11 per capita
Ranked 29th.
5.25 per capita
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Mauritius

Telecommunications > Country calling code 230 1
Telephone subscribers per 1000 862.5
Ranked 51st.
1,230.67
Ranked 35th. 43% more than Mauritius

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 21.5%
Ranked 70th.
74.7%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Mauritius
E-Government rating 40.6
Ranked 94th.
60.1
Ranked 4th. 48% more than Mauritius
Population covered by mobile telephony 99.8%
Ranked 14th. 1% more than United States
99%
Ranked 28th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 0.882
Ranked 64th.
13.83
Ranked 34th. 16 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 4.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th.
49.08 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th. 11 times more than Mauritius

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 4.21
Ranked 22nd.
5.23
Ranked 20th. 24% more than Mauritius

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 414
Ranked 23th.
54,134
Ranked 3rd. 131 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 18.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 78th.
869.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 47 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 13
Ranked 49th.
6,583
Ranked 3rd. 506 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 4.31
Ranked 52nd.
49.08
Ranked 35th. 11 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 8.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th.
11.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 32nd. 30% more than Mauritius

Internet > Livejournal users per million 38.11
Ranked 96th.
4,415.29
Ranked 3rd. 116 times more than Mauritius
Website defacements 1
Ranked 125th.
429
Ranked 2nd. 429 times more than Mauritius
Internet > Linux web servers 5
Ranked 63th.
11,108
Ranked 1st. 2222 times more than Mauritius
Website defacements per million 0.833
Ranked 90th.
1.51
Ranked 69th. 81% more than Mauritius
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 12
Ranked 54th.
14,225
Ranked 3rd. 1185 times more than Mauritius

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 4.21 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st.
5.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th. 24% more than Mauritius

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 28.9%
Ranked 62nd.
30.02%
Ranked 58th. 4% more than Mauritius

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 20.48%
Ranked 72nd.
43.14%
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Mauritius

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 35.38%
Ranked 28th. 60% more than United States
22.13%
Ranked 60th.

Telephone lines 364,536
Ranked 97th.
154.65 million
Ranked 3rd. 424 times more than Mauritius

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 91,734
Ranked 82nd.
73.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 797 times more than Mauritius

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 5.92%
Ranked 63th.
12.49%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Mauritius

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 4.02%
Ranked 40th.
12.78%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 10
Ranked 50th.
3,027
Ranked 3rd. 303 times more than Mauritius

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 213.5
Ranked 70th.
740.25
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Mauritius
Phone system > International dialling code +230 +1
Internet > ISP per million 1.69
Ranked 64th.
24.34
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Mauritius
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists 121
Ranked 8th.
20,320
Ranked 1st. 168 times more than Mauritius
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 370,000
Ranked 31st.
107.57 million
Ranked 2nd. 291 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 8.62
Ranked 35th.
11.24
Ranked 31st. 30% more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 3.53 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th.
8.66 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Mauritius

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female 121
Ranked 8th.
20,320
Ranked 1st. 168 times more than Mauritius
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 11.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th.
24.44 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 1.72 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st.
39.95 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th. 23 times more than Mauritius

Internet > ISP > Per capita 1.69 per 1 million people
Ranked 57th.
24.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Mauritius
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 34
Ranked 56th.
7,607
Ranked 1st. 224 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 18.36
Ranked 78th.
870.97
Ranked 7th. 47 times more than Mauritius

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 28.73
Ranked 56th.
50.81
Ranked 17th. 77% more than Mauritius

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 26.57
Ranked 63th.
44.02
Ranked 25th. 66% more than Mauritius

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 8.11
Ranked 25th. 60% more than United States
5.08
Ranked 42nd.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 7.87$/month
Ranked 91st.
25.02$/month
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 3.53
Ranked 43th.
8.66
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Mauritius

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,150.48
Ranked 73th. 19% more than United States
965.4
Ranked 113th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 5350900000 291122000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 61.95
Ranked 62nd.
1,234.13
Ranked 6th. 20 times more than Mauritius

Internet servers using encryption 79
Ranked 77th.
378,887
Ranked 1st. 4796 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 11.2
Ranked 38th.
24.44
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 5.17
Ranked 36th. 55% more than United States
3.33
Ranked 47th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 288.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.
605.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Mauritius

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 1.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.
3.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Mauritius

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 27.57
Ranked 39th. 6% more than United States
25.98
Ranked 42nd.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 15.25%
Ranked 43th. 65% more than United States
9.22%
Ranked 87th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 0.882 per 1 million people
Ranked 65th.
13.83 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th. 16 times more than Mauritius

Television standard > VHF SECAM B NTSC M
Telephone subscribers 1.07 million
Ranked 90th.
360.35 million
Ranked 2nd. 336 times more than Mauritius

Telephone system > Regulation 1988 1934
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 41.47 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than United States
13.24 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 26th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 451.5
Ranked 42nd. 31% more than United States
345.72
Ranked 61st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 5.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th. 55% more than United States
3.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.22% GDP
Ranked 79th. 21% more than United States
2.67% GDP
Ranked 96th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 4.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd.
14.12 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 1.72
Ranked 49th.
15.76
Ranked 30th. 9 times more than Mauritius

Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people 97.33
Ranked 4th. 42% more than United States
68.76
Ranked 5th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 4.31
Ranked 43th.
14.12
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Linux web servers per million 4.17
Ranked 48th.
38.98
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Mauritius
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 4.17$/month
Ranked 162nd.
5.21$/month
Ranked 153th. 25% more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 1.72
Ranked 52nd.
39.95
Ranked 34th. 23 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 10.34
Ranked 51st.
52.8
Ranked 38th. 5 times more than Mauritius

Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people 235.67
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United States
114.42
Ranked 6th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 333
Ranked 9th. 82% more than United States
183.18
Ranked 15th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 10.57
Ranked 72nd.
28.03
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 134.73
Ranked 63th.
1,474.08
Ranked 19th. 11 times more than Mauritius

Phone subscribers 509.08
Ranked 56th.
1,117.9
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Mauritius
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio 41.3
Ranked 8th.
60.09
Ranked 4th. 46% more than Mauritius
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists 293
Ranked 9th.
33,814
Ranked 1st. 115 times more than Mauritius
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 206th.
35.9
Ranked 1st.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 862.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.
1,227.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 42% more than Mauritius

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 230
Ranked 36th. 230 times more than United States
1
Ranked 32nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 4
Ranked 64th.
2,333
Ranked 3rd. 583 times more than Mauritius

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 10.34 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th.
52.8 per 1 million people
Ranked 39th. 5 times more than Mauritius

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 7.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.
1,040.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 138 times more than Mauritius

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $82.08 million
Ranked 61st.
$22.44 billion
Ranked 3rd. 273 times more than Mauritius

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