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Media Stats: compare key data on Nepal & Sri Lanka

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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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). 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 and small projects 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.
  • 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.
     
     
  • Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

  • Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • Newspapers > Newspaper journalists: Number of newspaper journalists by country.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • 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 > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • 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.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: 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 and small projects 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.
  • Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people: Number of male newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
  • 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 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.
  • Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by 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. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists: Number of male newspaper journalists by country.
  • Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
  • 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.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). 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 and small projects 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 as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people: Number of female newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles per 1,000,000 literate inhabitants. 
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists: Number of female newspaper journalists by country.
  • Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio: Number of female newspaper journalists for every 100 male newspaper journalists.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female.
STAT Nepal Sri Lanka HISTORY
Broadcast media state operates 2 TV stations as well as national and regional radio stations; roughly 30 independent TV channels are registered with only about half in regular operation; nearly 400 FM radio stations are licensed with roughly 300 operational government operates 8 TV channels and a radio network; multi-channel satellite and cable TV subscription services available; 35 private TV stations and about 50 radio stations
Households with television 13.18%
Ranked 128th.
31.64%
Ranked 99th. 2 times more than Nepal

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 4.51
Ranked 142nd.
20.82
Ranked 119th. 5 times more than Nepal

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 11.15
Ranked 158th.
18.29
Ranked 137th. 64% more than Nepal

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 109.52
Ranked 162nd.
181.21
Ranked 141st. 65% more than Nepal
Internet > Users per 1000 12.99
Ranked 135th.
38.51
Ranked 125th. 3 times more than Nepal

Internet users 577,800
Ranked 114th.
1.78 million
Ranked 76th. 3 times more than Nepal
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>National News Agency (RSS) - state-run</p> </p>nepalnews.com - private, online news</p> <p>Lankapuvath - state-owned</p> </p>TamilNet - US-based Tamil news site, widely described as pro-Tamil Tiger</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 4.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 143th.
27.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th. 6 times more than Nepal

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Radio Nepal - state-run, operates national and regional services</p> </p>Hits FM - commercial, music-based</p> </p>HBC 94 FM - operated by Himalayan Broadcasting Company</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12561481">Full Article</a> <p>Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) - state-owned, operates domestic services in Sinhala, Tamil and English, including widely-listened-to Commercial Service</p> </p>TNL Radio - private, English-language</p> </p>Sun FM - private, English-language</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12000330">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 52.82
Ranked 172nd.
95.76
Ranked 117th. 81% more than Nepal

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 41.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 143th.
767.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Nepal

Television > List of TV stations <p>Nepal Television Corporation (NTV) - state-run, operates NTV and NTV Metro channels</p> </p>Kantipur TV - private</p> </p>Image Channel TV - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12561481">Full Article</a> <p>Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC)- state-owned, operates Rupavahini in Sinhala, Channel Eye in English and Nethra in Tamil</p> </p>Independent Television Network (ITN) - state-run, Sri Lanka&#039;s first TV station</p> </p>Sirasa TV - private, Sinhala</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12000330">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 5.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 162nd.
82.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th. 14 times more than Nepal

Televisions per 1000 5.3
Ranked 180th.
79.8
Ranked 123th. 15 times more than Nepal
Personal computers per 1000 4.66
Ranked 140th.
27.25
Ranked 105th. 6 times more than Nepal

Radio broadcast stations AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 AM 15, FM 52, shortwave 4
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 25.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.
234.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd. 9 times more than Nepal

Internet > Users > Per capita 11.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th.
36.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 127th. 3 times more than Nepal

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 30.76
Ranked 156th.
169.69
Ranked 96th. 6 times more than Nepal

Televisions 130,000
Ranked 127th.
1.53 million
Ranked 70th. 12 times more than Nepal
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 26.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 101st.
170.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Nepal

Internet users > Per 100 people 1.73
Ranked 166th.
5.77
Ranked 139th. 3 times more than Nepal

Internet > Internet users 3.33 million
Ranked 77th.
3.93 million
Ranked 71st. 18% more than Nepal
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 47.3 Mbps
Ranked 62nd.
499 Mbps
Ranked 35th. 11 times more than Nepal

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 1.74 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 82nd.
25.43 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 55th. 15 times more than Nepal

Personal computers 116,199
Ranked 105th.
529,650
Ranked 64th. 5 times more than Nepal

Television broadcast stations 1
Ranked 10th.
14
Ranked 18th. 14 times more than Nepal

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 159.43 million min.
Ranked 52nd.
374.44 million min.
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Nepal

Radios per 1000 34.25
Ranked 193th.
200.8
Ranked 134th. 6 times more than Nepal
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 286.98
Ranked 159th.
768.31
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Nepal

Internet > Percent using internet 11.15%
Ranked 156th.
18.29%
Ranked 136th. 64% more than Nepal

Telephones > Mobile cellular 13.36 million
Ranked 55th.
18.32 million
Ranked 46th. 37% more than Nepal

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.037 per capita
Ranked 178th.
0.207 per capita
Ranked 120th. 6 times more than Nepal

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 30.91
Ranked 144th.
170.58
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Nepal

Telephone mainlines per 1000 17.74
Ranked 115th.
63.33
Ranked 97th. 4 times more than Nepal

Telephone system > General assessment poor telephone and telegraph service; fair radiotelephone communication service and mobile-cellular telephone network telephone services have improved significantly and are available in most parts of the country
Television receivers per 1000 6.01
Ranked 160th.
82.4
Ranked 105th. 14 times more than Nepal

Internet > IP addresses per capita 15.92
Ranked 173th.
24.87
Ranked 165th. 56% more than Nepal
Average cost of local call 0.01
Ranked 104th.
0.04
Ranked 66th. 4 times more than Nepal
Internet > Users 337,100
Ranked 100th.
771,700
Ranked 82nd. 2 times more than Nepal

Internet > Internet penetration 11.1%
Ranked 165th.
18.3%
Ranked 144th. 65% more than Nepal
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 9.84
Ranked 163th.
171.13
Ranked 108th. 17 times more than Nepal

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 596.19
Ranked 164th.
999.81
Ranked 107th. 68% more than Nepal

Telecoms > Telephone lines 845,000
Ranked 82nd.
3.45 million
Ranked 44th. 4 times more than Nepal

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 16.38 million
Ranked 56th.
20.32 million
Ranked 47th. 24% more than Nepal

Internet > Internet Service Providers 6
Ranked 105th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
5
Ranked 111th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 124,000
Ranked 95th.
423,194
Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Nepal

Telephones > Main lines in use 845,500
Ranked 85th.
3.61 million
Ranked 44th. 4 times more than Nepal

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 3.03
Ranked 155th.
16.35
Ranked 101st. 5 times more than Nepal

Active military personnel 95,753
Ranked 30th.
223,100
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Nepal
Radio receivers per 1000 38.8
Ranked 176th.
207.35
Ranked 120th. 5 times more than Nepal

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 9.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 165th.
171.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th. 19 times more than Nepal

Internet > Hosts per 1000 1.61
Ranked 116th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka
0.244
Ranked 141st.

Number of PCs per million 4.65
Ranked 147th.
27.27
Ranked 108th. 6 times more than Nepal
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 16.38 million
Ranked 56th.
19.33 million
Ranked 50th. 18% more than Nepal

Radio receivers 840,000
Ranked 115th.
3.85 million
Ranked 65th. 5 times more than Nepal

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 18.24 million
Ranked 42nd. 5% more than Sri Lanka
17.36 million
Ranked 45th.
Television receivers 130,000
Ranked 123th.
1.53 million
Ranked 69th. 12 times more than Nepal

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.043 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th.
0.708 per 1 million people
Ranked 31st. 16 times more than Nepal

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.04$
Ranked 39th.
2.11$
Ranked 37th. 3% more than Nepal

Mobile phone subscribers 248,820
Ranked 133th.
3.36 million
Ranked 66th. 14 times more than Nepal

Telephone system > International country code - 977; radiotelephone communications; microwave and fiber landlines to India; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) country code - 94; the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cables provide connectivity to Asia, Australia, Middle East, Europe, US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)
Internet > ISP 6
Ranked 77th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
5
Ranked 82nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 845,000
Ranked 81st.
3.45 million
Ranked 44th. 4 times more than Nepal

Radios 840,000
Ranked 116th.
3.85 million
Ranked 66th. 5 times more than Nepal
Internet > Hosts 42,219
Ranked 77th. 9 times more than Sri Lanka
4,940
Ranked 121st.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 1.87 Mbps
Ranked 81st.
25.4 Mbps
Ranked 56th. 14 times more than Nepal

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 29
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
12
Ranked 62nd.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 250,000
Ranked 76th.
493,000
Ranked 38th. 97% more than Nepal

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 4.6$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 53th.
6.63$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 33th. 44% more than Nepal

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 11.84
Ranked 123th.
26.06
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Nepal

Telephone system > Domestic mobile-cellular telephone subscribership base is increasing with roughly 90% of the population living in areas covered by mobile carriers national trunk network consists mostly of digital microwave radio relay; fiber-optic links now in use in Colombo area and fixed wireless local loops have been installed; competition is strong in mobile cellular systems and mobile cellular subscribership is increasing
Internet country code .np .lk
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 6.4 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 68th.
21.25 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Nepal

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 6.4 min.
Ranked 66th.
19.79 min.
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Nepal

Telephone mainlines 448,639
Ranked 79th.
1.24 million
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Nepal

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 113th.
$116.70 million
Ranked 44th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering No evidence of filtering
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people 9.65
Ranked 11th.
30.54
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Nepal
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 8.11$/month
Ranked 159th. 77% more than Sri Lanka
4.57$/month
Ranked 172nd.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 6 min. per capita
Ranked 66th.
19.7 min. per capita
Ranked 83th. 3 times more than Nepal

Internet hosts None None
Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.2 million
Ranked 89th.
11.08 million
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Nepal

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.245
Ranked 160th.
0.261
Ranked 158th. 7% more than Nepal
Internet > IP addresses 475,904
Ranked 96th.
534,272
Ranked 92nd. 12% more than Nepal
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 1922000000 8668000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.03
Ranked 151st.
0.51
Ranked 111th. 17 times more than Nepal

Number of PCs 116
Ranked 111th.
530
Ranked 64th. 5 times more than Nepal
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 30.76
Ranked 160th.
169.69
Ranked 101st. 6 times more than Nepal

Television broadcast stations per million 0.0451
Ranked 9th.
0.705
Ranked 29th. 16 times more than Nepal

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 2,288
Ranked 4th. 64 times more than Sri Lanka
36
Ranked 36th.

Internet > TLD .np .lk
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 14.58
Ranked 166th.
54.98
Ranked 116th. 4 times more than Nepal

Internet > Livejournal users 81
Ranked 129th.
103
Ranked 113th. 27% more than Nepal
Internet > Secure Internet servers 17
Ranked 107th.
39
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than Nepal

Telecommunications > Country calling code 977 94
Telephone subscribers per 1000 27.58
Ranked 136th.
234.46
Ranked 102nd. 9 times more than Nepal

E-Government rating 44
Ranked 70th. 14% more than Sri Lanka
38.7
Ranked 112th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 2,595
Ranked 13th. 62% more than Sri Lanka
1,600
Ranked 15th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.615 per 1 million people
Ranked 137th.
1.97 per 1 million people
Ranked 123th. 3 times more than Nepal

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 805,100
Ranked 87th.
3.45 million
Ranked 45th. 4 times more than Nepal
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 103.18
Ranked 7th. 55 times more than Sri Lanka
1.88
Ranked 47th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 98.08 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 53 times more than Sri Lanka
1.86 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 3.25
Ranked 170th.
5.3
Ranked 162nd. 63% more than Nepal
Website defacements 1
Ranked 118th.
5
Ranked 82nd. 5 times more than Nepal
Website defacements per million 0.0423
Ranked 120th.
0.266
Ranked 104th. 6 times more than Nepal
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 977
Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Sri Lanka
94
Ranked 38th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.37
Ranked 97th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
0.617
Ranked 120th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 0.0
Ranked 113th.
$5.74
Ranked 58th.

Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people 92.95
Ranked 8th. 83% more than Sri Lanka
50.91
Ranked 11th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 596.19
Ranked 163th.
951.05
Ranked 114th. 60% more than Nepal

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 139.03
Ranked 1st. 50 times more than Sri Lanka
2.78
Ranked 83th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 1.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
0.234 per 1,000 people
Ranked 162nd.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.029 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 130th.
0.066 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 102nd. 2 times more than Nepal
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 303.04$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
105.21$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 50th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.077$ per 1 million people
Ranked 74th.
0.108$ per 1 million people
Ranked 63th. 40% more than Nepal

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 102.6
Ranked 19th. 26% more than Sri Lanka
81.45
Ranked 23th.

Internet > ISP per million 0.259
Ranked 108th.
0.262
Ranked 107th. 1% more than Nepal
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 3,465
Ranked 4th. 64 times more than Sri Lanka
54
Ranked 49th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 1.34$
Ranked 76th.
7.92$
Ranked 49th. 6 times more than Nepal

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 25.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.
234.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd. 9 times more than Nepal

Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists 2,351
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
1,000
Ranked 4th.
Telephone system > Regulation 1998 1991
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 2.01$/month
Ranked 180th. 72% more than Sri Lanka
1.17$/month
Ranked 183th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.0
Ranked 110th.
0.196%
Ranked 66th.

Telephone subscribers 697,459
Ranked 106th.
4.61 million
Ranked 61st. 7 times more than Nepal

Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people 9.65
Ranked 11th.
30.54
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Nepal
Telephone subscribers per employee 110.03
Ranked 88th.
312.57
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Nepal

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 1.22% GDP
Ranked 130th.
2.23% GDP
Ranked 110th. 83% more than Nepal

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 68 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Sri Lanka
8.1 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 34th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 6070423000 45263900000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1.06
Ranked 137th.
3.55
Ranked 117th. 3 times more than Nepal

Internet servers using encryption 31
Ranked 101st.
72
Ranked 80th. 2 times more than Nepal

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 2.79
Ranked 147th.
17.1
Ranked 92nd. 6 times more than Nepal

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 2.72
Ranked 156th.
16.25
Ranked 101st. 6 times more than Nepal

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 3.11$/month
Ranked 111th.
8.17$/month
Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Nepal

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 16.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th.
63.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. 4 times more than Nepal

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.183 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd.
0.527 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th. 3 times more than Nepal

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 1.25$ per capita
Ranked 76th.
7.93$ per capita
Ranked 49th. 6 times more than Nepal

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 26.66%
Ranked 28th. 39% more than Sri Lanka
19.15%
Ranked 33th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 173th.
0.0
Ranked 65th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 443.35
Ranked 1st. 107 times more than Sri Lanka
4.15
Ranked 64th.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.246 per 1 million people
Ranked 104th.
0.258 per 1 million people
Ranked 102nd. 5% more than Nepal
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 34 million$
Ranked 65th.
155.6 million$
Ranked 38th. 5 times more than Nepal

Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists 244
Ranked 4th.
600
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Nepal
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio 10.38
Ranked 15th.
60
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Nepal
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.663
Ranked 134th.
1.96
Ranked 122nd. 3 times more than Nepal

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 41.47%
Ranked 18th. 68% more than Sri Lanka
24.62%
Ranked 52nd.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 38.18%
Ranked 35th. 69% more than Sri Lanka
22.61%
Ranked 66th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 17.34%
Ranked 104th. 3% more than Sri Lanka
16.89%
Ranked 106th.

Phone subscribers 13.87
Ranked 140th.
79.91
Ranked 111th. 6 times more than Nepal
Telephone lines 805,061
Ranked 81st.
3.45 million
Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Nepal

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 10,000
Ranked 120th.
101,922
Ranked 78th. 10 times more than Nepal

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 5.42%
Ranked 93th. 18% more than Sri Lanka
4.59%
Ranked 87th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.1%
Ranked 118th.
1.85%
Ranked 57th. 19 times more than Nepal

Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 2.48
Ranked 153th.
7.67
Ranked 131st. 3 times more than Nepal

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.4
Ranked 142nd.
1.99
Ranked 119th. 5 times more than Nepal

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female 244
Ranked 4th.
600
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Nepal

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