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Media Stats: compare key data on Panama & Philippines

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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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
  • Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
  • Active military personnel: Active military.

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

  • Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.

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

  • Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
  • Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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 > 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."
  • Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
  • Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
  • 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.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
  • Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population 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.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
  • Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Price basket for mobile > US$ 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 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.
  • Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.

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

  • 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.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ 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.
  • ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
  • Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • 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. 
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • 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).
STAT Panama Philippines HISTORY
Broadcast media multiple privately-owned television networks and a government-owned educational TV station; multi-channel cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; more than 100 commercial radio stations multiple national private TV and radio networks; multi-channel satellite and cable TV systems available; more than 350 TV stations - 4 major TV networks operating nationwide with 1 being government-owned; some 1100 cable TV providers and some 1,200 radio stations broadcasting; the Philippines is scheduled to complete the switch from analog to digital broadcasting by the end of 2015
Households with television 77.35%
Ranked 74th. 23% more than Philippines
63.1%
Ranked 35th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 78.3
Ranked 83th. 4 times more than Philippines
22.2
Ranked 115th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 45.2
Ranked 92nd. 25% more than Philippines
36.24
Ranked 110th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 445.73
Ranked 96th. 25% more than Philippines
355.68
Ranked 114th.
Internet > Users per 1000 150.44
Ranked 87th. 3 times more than Philippines
59.63
Ranked 116th.

Internet users 959,800
Ranked 102nd.
8.28 million
Ranked 34th. 9 times more than Panama
Personal computers > Per capita 45.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 1% more than Philippines
45.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.

Personal computers per 1000 43.78
Ranked 32nd. The same as Philippines
43.74
Ranked 90th.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>RPC Radio - commercial, news, talk</p> </p>Super Q - commercial FM</p> </p>Omega Stereo - commercial FM</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19888939">Full Article</a> <p>ABS-CBN - operates stations nationally</p> </p>GMA Network - operates stations nationally</p> </p>Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC) - operates stations nationally</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15527446">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 186.73
Ranked 6th. 75% more than Philippines
106.77
Ranked 94th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 737.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.
981 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 33% more than Panama

Television > List of TV stations <p>Telemetro - commercial</p> </p>RPC - commercial</p> </p>Televisora Nacional (TVN) - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19888939">Full Article</a> <p>ABS-CBN - commercial</p> </p>GMA Network - commercial</p> </p>ETC - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15527446">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 183.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th. 4 times more than Philippines
51.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.

Televisions per 1000 157.37
Ranked 95th. 4 times more than Philippines
44.79
Ranked 138th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 101, FM 134, shortwave 0 AM 381, FM 628, shortwave 4 (each shortwave station operates on multiple frequencies in the language of the target audience)
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 65.11
Ranked 45th.
78.61
Ranked 39th. 21% more than Panama

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 554.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 21% more than Philippines
459.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 161.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Philippines
58.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 168.34
Ranked 97th. 4 times more than Philippines
40.73
Ranked 147th.

Televisions 510,000
Ranked 101st.
3.7 million
Ranked 40th. 7 times more than Panama
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 151.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th. 2 times more than Philippines
72.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd.

Internet users > Per 100 people 27.49
Ranked 77th. 4 times more than Philippines
6.22
Ranked 136th.

Internet > Internet users 1.59 million
Ranked 102nd.
37.6 million
Ranked 14th. 24 times more than Panama
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 926 Mbps
Ranked 56th.
3,214.5 Mbps
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Panama

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 291.62 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 47th. 7 times more than Philippines
39.38 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 82nd.

Personal computers 147,357
Ranked 39th.
3.68 million
Ranked 29th. 25 times more than Panama

Television broadcast stations 38
Ranked 2nd.
250
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Panama

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 165.2 million min.
Ranked 79th.
2.35 billion min.
Ranked 7th. 14 times more than Panama

Radios per 1000 251.48
Ranked 115th. 81% more than Philippines
139.22
Ranked 153th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,570.03
Ranked 7th. 59% more than Philippines
986.97
Ranked 2nd.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $1.35 billion
Ranked 63th.
$10.79 billion
Ranked 37th. 8 times more than Panama

Internet > Percent using internet 45.2%
Ranked 91st. 25% more than Philippines
36.24%
Ranked 111th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 6.74 million
Ranked 91st.
94.19 million
Ranked 14th. 14 times more than Panama

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.293 per capita
Ranked 97th. 82% more than Philippines
0.161 per capita
Ranked 134th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 148.54
Ranked 103th. 2 times more than Philippines
72.59
Ranked 3rd.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 130.76
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Philippines
39.24
Ranked 105th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>La Prensa - daily broadsheet</p> </p>El Siglo - daily tabloid</p> </p>La Critica Libre - daily tabloid</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19888939">Full Article</a> <p>Philippine Star - private daily</p> </p>The Daily Tribune - private daily</p> </p>Philippine Daily Inquirer - private daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15527446">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment domestic and international facilities well-developed good international radiotelephone and submarine cable services; domestic and interisland service adequate
Television receivers per 1000 177.5
Ranked 79th. 3 times more than Philippines
50.84
Ranked 119th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 1
Ranked 86th.
78
Ranked 18th. 78 times more than Panama

Internet > IP addresses per capita 448.25
Ranked 69th. 9 times more than Philippines
52.08
Ranked 149th.
Internet > Users 525,200
Ranked 87th.
5.3 million
Ranked 36th. 10 times more than Panama

Internet > Internet penetration 45.2%
Ranked 96th. 25% more than Philippines
36.2%
Ranked 117th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 401.65
Ranked 79th.
405.25
Ranked 77th. 1% more than Panama

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,780.28
Ranked 9th. 67% more than Philippines
1,065.08
Ranked 95th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 640,057
Ranked 89th.
3.94 million
Ranked 42nd. 6 times more than Panama

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.77 million
Ranked 95th.
103 million
Ranked 12th. 15 times more than Panama

Internet > Internet Service Providers 6
Ranked 108th.
33
Ranked 35th. 6 times more than Panama
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 297,734
Ranked 79th.
2.15 million
Ranked 38th. 7 times more than Panama

Telephones > Main lines in use 560,200
Ranked 93th.
3.56 million
Ranked 46th. 6 times more than Panama

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 16.83
Ranked 97th. 4 times more than Philippines
4.07
Ranked 147th.

Active military personnel 0.0
Ranked 145th.
220,000
Ranked 15th.
Radio receivers per 1000 283.65
Ranked 97th. 80% more than Philippines
158.01
Ranked 130th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 418.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.
418.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. The same as Panama

Internet > Hosts per 1000 2.21
Ranked 112th.
3.14
Ranked 104th. 42% more than Panama

Number of PCs per million 39.35
Ranked 97th.
43.74
Ranked 93th. 11% more than Panama
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 6.77 million
Ranked 95th.
103 million
Ranked 11th. 15 times more than Panama

Radio receivers 815,000
Ranked 118th.
11.5 million
Ranked 30th. 14 times more than Panama

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 6.9 million
Ranked 58th.
106.99 million
Ranked 12th. 16 times more than Panama
Television receivers 510,000
Ranked 96th.
3.7 million
Ranked 40th. 7 times more than Panama

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 13.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Philippines
2.75 per 1 million people
Ranked 5th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 3.64$
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Philippines
1.2$
Ranked 65th.

Mobile phone subscribers 1.35 million
Ranked 88th.
34.78 million
Ranked 16th. 26 times more than Panama

Telephone system > International country code - 507; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1), the MAYA-1, and PAN-AM submarine cable systems that together provide links to the US and parts of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); connected to the Central American Microwave System country code - 63; a series of submarine cables together provide connectivity to Asia, US, the Middle East, and Europe; multiple international gateways
Internet > ISP 6
Ranked 79th.
33
Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than Panama
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 5.22
Ranked 71st. 8 times more than Philippines
0.666
Ranked 75th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 640,057
Ranked 88th.
3.94 million
Ranked 42nd. 6 times more than Panama

Radios 815,000
Ranked 120th.
11.5 million
Ranked 32nd. 14 times more than Panama
Internet > Hosts 7,858
Ranked 110th.
283,579
Ranked 52nd. 36 times more than Panama

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 280.32 Mbps
Ranked 47th. 7 times more than Philippines
38.16 Mbps
Ranked 82nd.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 8
Ranked 79th.
82
Ranked 22nd. 10 times more than Panama

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 206,754
Ranked 50th.
6.51 million
Ranked 12th. 32 times more than Panama

Internet > Top level domain .pa .ph
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.084$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 11th. 20% more than Philippines
0.07$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 25th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.272
Ranked 80th.
0.821
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Panama

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 3.17$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 68th.
6.55$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Panama

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 62.59
Ranked 49th.
77.34
Ranked 41st. 24% more than Panama

Telephone system > Domestic mobile-cellular telephone subscribership has increased rapidly telecommunications infrastructure includes the following platforms: fixed-line, mobile cellular, cable TV, over-the-air TV, radio and Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT), fiber-optic cable, and satellite; mobile-cellular communications now dominate the industry
Internet country code .pa .ph
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 65.19 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 35th. 84% more than Philippines
35.44 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 51st.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 53.01 min.
Ranked 59th. 90% more than Philippines
27.88 min.
Ranked 53th.

Telephone mainlines 440,129
Ranked 81st.
3.37 million
Ranked 36th. 8 times more than Panama

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $33.20 million
Ranked 67th.
$1.11 billion
Ranked 12th. 34 times more than Panama

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 5.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 8 times more than Philippines
0.686 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 38.45$/month
Ranked 41st. 21 times more than Philippines
1.81$/month
Ranked 175th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 54.95 min. per capita
Ranked 55th. 91% more than Philippines
28.77 min. per capita
Ranked 52nd.

Internet hosts None None
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 425.34$ per capita
Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Philippines
92.95$ per capita
Ranked 58th.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $391.55
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Philippines
$117.27
Ranked 57th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.92 million
Ranked 90th.
68.12 million
Ranked 15th. 17 times more than Panama

Internet > Broadband subscribers 17,567
Ranked 69th.
55,000
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Panama

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 1.85
Ranked 88th. 5 times more than Philippines
0.399
Ranked 148th.
Internet > IP addresses 1.57 million
Ranked 71st.
5.4 million
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Panama
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 38.45
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Philippines
11.53
Ranked 45th.

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 43717000 49656000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 5.76
Ranked 65th. 5 times more than Philippines
1.16
Ranked 102nd.

Number of PCs 130
Ranked 105th.
3,684
Ranked 29th. 28 times more than Panama
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 168.34
Ranked 102nd. 4 times more than Philippines
40.73
Ranked 152nd.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 526,893
Ranked 91st.
3.97 million
Ranked 43th. 8 times more than Panama
Television broadcast stations per million 12.96
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Philippines
2.81
Ranked 3rd.

Internet > TLD .pa .ph
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 115.19
Ranked 41st. 53% more than Philippines
75.39
Ranked 97th.

Internet > Livejournal users 172
Ranked 85th.
4,592
Ranked 10th. 27 times more than Panama
Internet > Secure Internet servers 188
Ranked 51st.
283
Ranked 42nd. 51% more than Panama

Telecommunications > Country calling code 507 63
Telephone subscribers per 1000 532.41
Ranked 76th. 20% more than Philippines
444.49
Ranked 86th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 15%
Ranked 81st. 4 times more than Philippines
3.8%
Ranked 117th.
E-Government rating 39.5
Ranked 109th.
42.4
Ranked 77th. 7% more than Panama
Population covered by mobile telephony 88.9%
Ranked 44th.
92%
Ranked 72nd. 3% more than Panama

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 57.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 54th. 17 times more than Philippines
3.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 116th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 524,000
Ranked 95th.
3.9 million
Ranked 40th. 7 times more than Panama
Internet > Livejournal users per million 52.07
Ranked 84th.
54.52
Ranked 83th. 5% more than Panama
Website defacements 15
Ranked 56th.
32
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Panama
Internet > Linux web servers 4
Ranked 67th.
17
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Panama
Website defacements per million 4.81
Ranked 37th. 12 times more than Philippines
0.404
Ranked 98th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 2.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.
2.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd. 24% more than Panama

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.063 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 103th.
0.086 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 83th. 37% more than Panama
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $260.30 million
Ranked 47th.
$1.63 billion
Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than Panama

Internet > ISP per million 1.96
Ranked 60th. 5 times more than Philippines
0.425
Ranked 99th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 554.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 21% more than Philippines
459.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th.

Telephone system > Regulation 1996 1979
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 15.42
Ranked 100th. 3 times more than Philippines
4.51
Ranked 135th.

Telephone subscribers 1.79 million
Ranked 81st.
38.15 million
Ranked 16th. 21 times more than Panama

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 16.74$/month
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Philippines
5.29$/month
Ranked 152nd.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.0916%
Ranked 81st.
0.445%
Ranked 35th. 5 times more than Panama

Telephone subscribers per employee 273.1
Ranked 7th.
1,555.15
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Panama

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.89% GDP
Ranked 37th. About the same as Philippines
3.88% GDP
Ranked 61st.

Television standard > UHF NTSC M NTSC M
Internet > Linux web servers per million 1.28
Ranked 60th. 6 times more than Philippines
0.214
Ranked 86th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 8.21
Ranked 82nd. 4 times more than Philippines
2.23
Ranked 116th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 133.87
Ranked 64th. 16 times more than Philippines
8.62
Ranked 130th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.42
Ranked 71st. 2 times more than Philippines
0.974
Ranked 107th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 5
Ranked 86th.
498
Ranked 17th. 100 times more than Panama

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 49.1 million$
Ranked 56th.
648.7 million$
Ranked 23th. 13 times more than Panama

Internet > ISP > Per capita 2.03 per 1 million people
Ranked 52nd. 5 times more than Philippines
0.436 per 1 million people
Ranked 91st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,780.28
Ranked 8th. 67% more than Philippines
1,065.08
Ranked 94th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 601873500 188759000000
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 127,000
Ranked 37th.
971,220
Ranked 24th. 8 times more than Panama

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 507
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Philippines
63
Ranked 49th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 296.6$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 54th. 22 times more than Philippines
13.23$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 73th.

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $8.73
Ranked 50th.
$11.51
Ranked 41st. 32% more than Panama

Phone system > International dialling code +507 +63
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 148.03
Ranked 81st. 4 times more than Philippines
37.55
Ranked 116th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 1.19$ per 1 million people
Ranked 26th. 79 times more than Philippines
0.015$ per 1 million people
Ranked 94th.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 8.08%
Ranked 108th.
67.28%
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Panama

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 10.28%
Ranked 110th.
27.48%
Ranked 53th. 3 times more than Panama

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 14.93%
Ranked 113th.
18.83%
Ranked 100th. 26% more than Panama

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.51
Ranked 93th.
5.91
Ranked 68th. 4 times more than Panama

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Philippines
0.287 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 136.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. 3 times more than Philippines
40.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.

Internet servers using encryption 296
Ranked 54th.
484
Ranked 43th. 64% more than Panama

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 85.7
Ranked 55th. 16 times more than Philippines
5.26
Ranked 111th.

Royalties and fees 0.0
Ranked 82nd.
$0.10
Ranked 55th.
Phone subscribers 355.29
Ranked 68th. 85% more than Philippines
191.96
Ranked 90th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 54.83
Ranked 54th. 17 times more than Philippines
3.24
Ranked 115th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 15.19$ per capita
Ranked 38th. 95% more than Philippines
7.81$ per capita
Ranked 50th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 200th.
0.1
Ranked 58th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 2.47
Ranked 68th.
10.22
Ranked 51st. 4 times more than Panama

Telephone lines 523,999
Ranked 89th.
4.08 million
Ranked 36th. 8 times more than Panama

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 195,785
Ranked 65th.
1.05 million
Ranked 39th. 5 times more than Panama

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 6.89%
Ranked 51st.
34.71%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Panama

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.0
Ranked 135th.
54.07%
Ranked 1st.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 18.78%
Ranked 129th.
26.31%
Ranked 20th. 40% more than Panama

Television standard > VHF NTSC M NTSC M
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 14.59$
Ranked 39th. 93% more than Philippines
7.56$
Ranked 50th.

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 13.85 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Philippines
5.2 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 105th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 17.66
Ranked 93th. 4 times more than Philippines
4.08
Ranked 147th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 10.3$/month
Ranked 71st.
11.58$/month
Ranked 66th. 12% more than Panama

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. 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