×

Media Stats: compare key data on Pakistan & Sri Lanka

Compare vs for  

Definitions

  • 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.
  • Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
  • 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.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
  • Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
  • Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
  • Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
  • Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
  • Active military personnel: Active military.

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

  • Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.

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

  • Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
    Arabsat -
  • Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • 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 > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
    Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems. 
     
    Values
     
    “per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.
     
    “sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.
     
    “sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.
     
    “sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.
     
    “ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking. 
     
     “nd”, no data.
     
     
  • Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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."
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
  • Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
  • 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.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Telephone systems > Privatisation: The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million 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.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
  • 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.
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.

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

  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles per 1,000,000 literate inhabitants. 
  • 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.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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 > 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
STAT Pakistan Sri Lanka HISTORY
Broadcast media media is government regulated; 1 dominant state-owned TV broadcaster, Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV), operates a network consisting of 5 channels; private TV broadcasters are permitted; to date 69 foreign satellite channels are operational; the state-owned radio network operates more than 40 stations; nearly 100 commercially licensed privately owned radio stations provide programming mostly limited to music and talk shows 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 46.52%
Ranked 41st. 47% more than Sri Lanka
31.64%
Ranked 99th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 5.17
Ranked 140th.
20.82
Ranked 119th. 4 times more than Pakistan

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 9.96
Ranked 164th.
18.29
Ranked 137th. 84% more than Pakistan

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 98.12
Ranked 168th.
181.21
Ranked 141st. 85% more than Pakistan
Internet > Users per 1000 106.75
Ranked 99th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
38.51
Ranked 125th.

Internet users 20.43 million
Ranked 20th. 11 times more than Sri Lanka
1.78 million
Ranked 76th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) - state-funded</p> <p>Lankapuvath - state-owned</p> </p>TamilNet - US-based Tamil news site, widely described as pro-Tamil Tiger</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 4.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.
27.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th. 6 times more than Pakistan

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Radio Pakistan - state-run, operates 25 stations nationwide, an external service and the entertainment-based FM 101 network, aimed at younger listeners</p> </p>Azad Kashmir Radio - state-run, for Pakistani-administered Kashmir</p> </p>Mast FM 103 - private, music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12965785">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 66.77
Ranked 155th.
95.76
Ranked 117th. 43% more than Pakistan

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 509.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd.
767.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 51% more than Pakistan

Television > List of TV stations <p>Pakistan Television Corporation Ltd - state TV, operates PTV Home, regional network PTV National, Baluchi-language PTV Bolan, PTV News</p> </p>ATV - semi-private, terrestrial network</p> </p>Geo TV - leading private satellite broadcaster, owned by Jang publishing group; based in Dubai; services include Urdu-language Geo News</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12965785">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 24.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th.
82.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th. 3 times more than Pakistan

Televisions per 1000 20.34
Ranked 156th.
79.8
Ranked 123th. 4 times more than Pakistan
Personal computers per 1000 4.09
Ranked 136th.
27.25
Ranked 105th. 7 times more than Pakistan

Radio broadcast stations AM 31, FM 68, shortwave NA AM 15, FM 52, shortwave 4
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 50.33
Ranked 51st. 93% more than Sri Lanka
26.1
Ranked 54th.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 115.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
234.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd. 2 times more than Pakistan

Internet > Users > Per capita 106.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
36.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 127th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 32.39
Ranked 155th.
169.69
Ranked 96th. 5 times more than Pakistan

Televisions 3.1 million
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
1.53 million
Ranked 70th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 32.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
170.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Pakistan

Internet users > Per 100 people 11.14
Ranked 113th. 93% more than Sri Lanka
5.77
Ranked 139th.

Internet > Internet users 18.96 million
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
3.93 million
Ranked 71st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 40.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th. 46% more than Sri Lanka
27.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 800 Mbps
Ranked 59th. 60% more than Sri Lanka
499 Mbps
Ranked 35th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 5.26 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 108th.
25.43 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 55th. 5 times more than Pakistan

Personal computers 600,000
Ranked 55th. 13% more than Sri Lanka
529,650
Ranked 64th.

Television broadcast stations 20
Ranked 17th. 43% more than Sri Lanka
14
Ranked 18th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 1.66 billion min.
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
374.44 million min.
Ranked 51st.

Radios per 1000 88.57
Ranked 170th.
200.8
Ranked 134th. 2 times more than Pakistan
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 605.55
Ranked 124th.
768.31
Ranked 3rd. 27% more than Pakistan

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $7.26 billion
Ranked 46th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
$1.86 billion
Ranked 59th.

Internet > Percent using internet 9.96%
Ranked 161st.
18.29%
Ranked 136th. 84% more than Pakistan

Telephones > Mobile cellular 111 million
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
18.32 million
Ranked 46th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.105 per capita
Ranked 155th.
0.207 per capita
Ranked 120th. 97% more than Pakistan

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 23.86
Ranked 148th.
170.58
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Pakistan

Telephone mainlines per 1000 33.41
Ranked 106th.
63.33
Ranked 97th. 90% more than Pakistan

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Daily Jang - Karachi-based, Urdu-language; largest-circulation daily</p> </p>Dawn - Karachi-based, largest-circulation English-language daily</p> </p>The Nation - Lahore-based, English-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12965785">Full Article</a> <p>Daily News - state-owned, English-language daily</p> </p>The Island - private, English-language daily</p> </p>Daily Mirror - private, English-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12000330">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment the telecommunications infrastructure is improving dramatically with foreign and domestic investments in fixed-line and mobile-cellular networks; system consists of microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable, cellular, and satellite networks; telephone services have improved significantly and are available in most parts of the country
Television receivers per 1000 23.2
Ranked 136th.
82.4
Ranked 105th. 4 times more than Pakistan

Internet > IP addresses per capita 27.22
Ranked 163th. 9% more than Sri Lanka
24.87
Ranked 165th.
Average cost of local call 0.02
Ranked 91st.
0.04
Ranked 66th. Twice as much as Pakistan
Internet > Users 17.5 million
Ranked 15th. 23 times more than Sri Lanka
771,700
Ranked 82nd.

Internet > Internet penetration 10%
Ranked 171st.
18.3%
Ranked 144th. 83% more than Pakistan
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 80.85
Ranked 129th.
171.13
Ranked 108th. 2 times more than Pakistan

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 670.64
Ranked 153th.
999.81
Ranked 107th. 49% more than Pakistan

Telecoms > Telephone lines 5.8 million
Ranked 28th. 68% more than Sri Lanka
3.45 million
Ranked 44th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 120.15 million
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
20.32 million
Ranked 47th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 30
Ranked 38th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
5
Ranked 111th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 926,922
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
423,194
Ranked 72nd.

Telephones > Main lines in use 5.72 million
Ranked 30th. 59% more than Sri Lanka
3.61 million
Ranked 44th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 3.24
Ranked 154th.
16.35
Ranked 101st. 5 times more than Pakistan

Active military personnel 617,000
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
223,100
Ranked 14th.
Radio receivers per 1000 101.05
Ranked 153th.
207.35
Ranked 120th. 2 times more than Pakistan

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 81.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 130th.
171.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th. 2 times more than Pakistan

Internet > Hosts per 1000 1.18
Ranked 120th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
0.244
Ranked 141st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 120.15 million
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
19.33 million
Ranked 50th.

Radio receivers 13.5 million
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
3.85 million
Ranked 65th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 130.58 million
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Sri Lanka
17.36 million
Ranked 45th.
Television receivers 3.1 million
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
1.53 million
Ranked 69th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.126 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.
0.708 per 1 million people
Ranked 31st. 6 times more than Pakistan

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.03$
Ranked 75th.
2.11$
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Pakistan

Mobile phone subscribers 12.77 million
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
3.36 million
Ranked 66th.

Telephone system > International country code - 92; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable systems that provide links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); 3 operational international gateway exchanges (1 at Karachi and 2 at Islamabad); microwave radio relay to neighboring countries 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 30
Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
5
Ranked 82nd.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 0.282
Ranked 95th.
0.716
Ranked 92nd. 3 times more than Pakistan

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 5.8 million
Ranked 28th. 68% more than Sri Lanka
3.45 million
Ranked 44th.

Radios 13.5 million
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
3.85 million
Ranked 66th.
Internet > Hosts 197,264
Ranked 58th. 40 times more than Sri Lanka
4,940
Ranked 121st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 38.93
Ranked 45th. 39% more than Sri Lanka
28.06
Ranked 48th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 5.16 Mbps
Ranked 107th.
25.4 Mbps
Ranked 56th. 5 times more than Pakistan

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 291
Ranked 7th. 24 times more than Sri Lanka
12
Ranked 62nd.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 7.82 million
Ranked 10th. 16 times more than Sri Lanka
493,000
Ranked 38th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 5.6 million
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Sri Lanka
536,000
Ranked 39th.

Internet > Top level domain .pk .lk
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.069$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 28th. 25% more than Sri Lanka
0.055$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 44th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 32.37$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
6.63$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 33th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 50.39
Ranked 53th. 93% more than Sri Lanka
26.06
Ranked 54th.

Telephone system > Domestic mobile-cellular subscribership has skyrocketed, exceeding 110 million by the end of 2011, up from only about 300,000 in 2000; more than 90 percent of Pakistanis live within areas that have cell phone coverage and more than half of all Pakistanis have access to a cell phone; fiber systems are being constructed throughout the country to aid in network growth; fixed line availability has risen only marginally over the same period and there are still difficulties getting fixed-line service to rural areas 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 .pk .lk
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 8.32 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 105th.
21.25 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Pakistan

Telephone mainlines 5.28 million
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
1.24 million
Ranked 57th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 11.08 min.
Ranked 95th.
19.79 min.
Ranked 85th. 79% more than Pakistan

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $314.00 million
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
$116.70 million
Ranked 44th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 0.286 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.
0.717 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th. 3 times more than Pakistan

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Selective filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 9.5$/month
Ranked 155th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
4.57$/month
Ranked 172nd.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 11.45 min. per capita
Ranked 93th.
19.7 min. per capita
Ranked 83th. 72% more than Pakistan

Internet hosts None None
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 55.17$ per capita
Ranked 67th.
73.14$ per capita
Ranked 62nd. 33% more than Pakistan

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $42.77
Ranked 68th.
$91.47
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Pakistan

Mobile cellular subscriptions 88.02 million
Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Sri Lanka
11.08 million
Ranked 52nd.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 44,600
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
14,072
Ranked 71st.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.197
Ranked 167th.
0.261
Ranked 158th. 32% more than Pakistan
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 306
Ranked 9th. 26 times more than Sri Lanka
12
Ranked 48th.

Internet > IP addresses 5.18 million
Ranked 51st. 10 times more than Sri Lanka
534,272
Ranked 92nd.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 13.96
Ranked 43th.
145.34
Ranked 24th. 10 times more than Pakistan
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 12128000000 8668000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.1
Ranked 132nd.
0.51
Ranked 111th. 5 times more than Pakistan

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 32.39
Ranked 159th.
169.69
Ranked 101st. 5 times more than Pakistan

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 618,446
Ranked 87th.
953,986
Ranked 73th. 54% more than Pakistan
Television broadcast stations per million 0.124
Ranked 33th.
0.705
Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Pakistan

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 560
Ranked 10th. 16 times more than Sri Lanka
36
Ranked 36th.

Internet > TLD .pk .lk
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 52.99
Ranked 119th.
54.98
Ranked 116th. 4% more than Pakistan

Internet > Livejournal users 162
Ranked 91st. 57% more than Sri Lanka
103
Ranked 113th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 69
Ranked 70th. 77% more than Sri Lanka
39
Ranked 83th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 12.68
Ranked 36th.
69.21
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Pakistan

Telecommunications > Country calling code 92 94
Telephone subscribers per 1000 114.25
Ranked 114th.
234.46
Ranked 102nd. 2 times more than Pakistan

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 0.3%
Ranked 140th.
4.4%
Ranked 114th. 15 times more than Pakistan
E-Government rating 37.3
Ranked 120th.
38.7
Ranked 112th. 4% more than Pakistan
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 2.13
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
0.628
Ranked 66th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.434 per 1 million people
Ranked 145th.
1.97 per 1 million people
Ranked 123th. 5 times more than Pakistan

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 4.55 million
Ranked 33th. 32% more than Sri Lanka
3.45 million
Ranked 45th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 3.98
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
1.88
Ranked 47th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 4.16 per 1 million people
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
1.86 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 1.04
Ranked 192nd.
5.3
Ranked 162nd. 5 times more than Pakistan
Website defacements 39
Ranked 38th. 8 times more than Sri Lanka
5
Ranked 82nd.
Website defacements per million 0.266
Ranked 105th.
0.266
Ranked 104th. About the same as Pakistan
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $278.00 million
Ranked 55th.
$324.70 million
Ranked 42nd. 17% more than Pakistan

Telephone systems > Privatisation 1996 1997
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 115.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
234.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd. 2 times more than Pakistan

Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Internet > ISP per million 0.209
Ranked 112th.
0.262
Ranked 107th. 25% more than Pakistan
Telephone system > Regulation 1996 1991
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 98.6 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 14th. 12 times more than Sri Lanka
8.1 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 34th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.136%
Ranked 77th.
0.196%
Ranked 66th. 45% more than Pakistan

Telephone subscribers 18.05 million
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
4.61 million
Ranked 61st.

Telephone subscribers per employee 213.34
Ranked 9th.
312.57
Ranked 65th. 47% more than Pakistan

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.48% GDP
Ranked 64th. 11% more than Sri Lanka
2.23% GDP
Ranked 110th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.88
Ranked 82nd. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
0.617
Ranked 120th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 670.64
Ranked 152nd.
951.05
Ranked 114th. 42% more than Pakistan

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 988
Ranked 10th. 18 times more than Sri Lanka
54
Ranked 49th.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.217 per 1 million people
Ranked 107th.
0.258 per 1 million people
Ranked 102nd. 19% more than Pakistan
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 23.01$ per capita
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
7.93$ per capita
Ranked 49th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.1
Ranked 50th.
0.0
Ranked 65th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 33.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.
63.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. 87% more than Pakistan

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.543 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Sri Lanka
0.527 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2.17 million
Ranked 14th.
2.67 million
Ranked 9th. 23% more than Pakistan
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 10.72$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 78th.
105.21$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 50th. 10 times more than Pakistan

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.007$ per 1 million people
Ranked 107th.
0.108$ per 1 million people
Ranked 63th. 15 times more than Pakistan

Phone system > International dialling code +92 +94
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 3.2
Ranked 139th.
44.01
Ranked 114th. 14 times more than Pakistan
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 2.22 per 1 million people
Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
0.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 65th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 1.78 million
Ranked 13th. 35% more than Sri Lanka
1.32 million
Ranked 14th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 1.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 139th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
0.234 per 1,000 people
Ranked 162nd.

Telephone lines 4.42 million
Ranked 32nd. 28% more than Sri Lanka
3.45 million
Ranked 41st.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 168,082
Ranked 67th. 65% more than Sri Lanka
101,922
Ranked 78th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 5.66%
Ranked 67th. 23% more than Sri Lanka
4.59%
Ranked 87th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.47%
Ranked 81st.
1.85%
Ranked 57th. 4 times more than Pakistan

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 6.37
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
2.78
Ranked 83th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 42.58%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
16.89%
Ranked 106th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 34.57%
Ranked 40th. 53% more than Sri Lanka
22.61%
Ranked 66th.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 20.06%
Ranked 69th.
24.62%
Ranked 52nd. 23% more than Pakistan

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $1.75
Ranked 86th.
$5.74
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Pakistan

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 92
Ranked 40th.
94
Ranked 38th. 2% more than Pakistan
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 20.59
Ranked 35th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
4.15
Ranked 64th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 22.69$
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
7.92$
Ranked 49th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 13.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.
68.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Pakistan

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 3.58 billion$
Ranked 6th. 23 times more than Sri Lanka
155.6 million$
Ranked 38th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.429
Ranked 144th.
1.96
Ranked 122nd. 5 times more than Pakistan

Phone subscribers 28.92
Ranked 129th.
79.91
Ranked 111th. 3 times more than Pakistan
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1.27
Ranked 169th.
7.67
Ranked 131st. 6 times more than Pakistan

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.515
Ranked 141st.
1.99
Ranked 119th. 4 times more than Pakistan

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 2.66
Ranked 148th.
17.1
Ranked 92nd. 6 times more than Pakistan

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 2.43$/month
Ranked 177th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
1.17$/month
Ranked 183th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 3.22
Ranked 154th.
16.25
Ranked 101st. 5 times more than Pakistan

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 5.09$/month
Ranked 104th.
8.17$/month
Ranked 89th. 61% more than Pakistan

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 162619000000 45263900000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 0.62
Ranked 145th.
3.55
Ranked 117th. 6 times more than Pakistan

Internet servers using encryption 105
Ranked 71st. 46% more than Sri Lanka
72
Ranked 80th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 11.89%
Ranked 79th.
19.15%
Ranked 33th. 61% more than Pakistan

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Information Technology and Services Alliance, Digital Planet: The Global Information Economy, and Global Insight, Inc.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users ("Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" , International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013); International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunications Union; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of mobile phones in use; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; World Bank, Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database (http://ppi.worldbank.org).; OpenNet Initiative (ONI), ONI Data, https://opennet.net/sites/opennet.net/files/ONI_data-20130920.zip; http://www.iana.org/numbers; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions (List of countries) (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); LiveJournal; Wikipedia: List of country calling codes (Alphabetical listing by country or region); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions (List of countries) ("Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012" , Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union . Retrieved on 29 June 2013.); report presents the second annual update on global e-government, i.e., the delivery of public sector information and online services through the Internet. This report studies the features that are available online at national government websites. Using a detailed analysis of 1.197 government websites in 198 different nations, it measures the information and services that are online, chart the variations that exist across countries, and discuss how e-government sites vary by region of the world. In order to see how the 198 nations ranked overall, the E-Government Ranking 2002 created a 0 to 100 point index and applied it to each nation's websites based on the availability of contact information, publications, databases, portals, and number of online services. (2002); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of telephone lines in use; LiveJournal. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; attrition.org; attrition.org. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ITU-BDT Telecommunications Regulatory Database; Tenlab May 2002; World Bank, Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database (http://ppi.worldbank.org). GDP figures sourced from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions (List of countries) (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. World Bank World Development Indicators.; World Bank, Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database (http://ppi.worldbank.org). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: Telephone numbers in Asia (States and territories with country calling codes); UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; Netcraft (http://www.netcraft.com/) and World Bank population estimates.; Netcraft (http://www.netcraft.com/).

Citation

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.

We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. We do not implement these annoying types of ads!

We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising.

Please add www.nationmaster.com to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software.

×