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Media Stats: compare key data on Qatar & United Kingdom

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STAT Qatar United Kingdom HISTORY
Broadcast media TV and radio broadcast licensing and access to local media markets are state controlled; home of the satellite TV channel Al-Jazeera, which was originally owned and financed by the Qatari government, but has evolved to independent corporate status; Al-Jazeera claims editorial independence in broadcasting; local radio transmissions include state, private, and international broadcasters on FM frequencies in Doha public service broadcaster BBC is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world; BBC operates multiple TV networks with regional and local TV service; a mixed system of public and commercial TV broadcasters along with satellite and cable systems provide access to hundreds of TV stations throughout the world; BBC operates multiple national, regional, and local radio networks with multiple transmission sites; a large number of commercial radio stations as well as satellite radio services are available
Households with television 89.95%
Ranked 53th.
97.5%
Ranked 15th. 8% more than Qatar

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 77.54
Ranked 84th.
337.99
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Qatar

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 88.1
Ranked 11th. 1% more than United Kingdom
87.02
Ranked 13th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 841.85
Ranked 18th.
865.38
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Qatar

Internet > Users per 1000 304.57
Ranked 57th.
659.16
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Qatar

Internet users 563,800
Ranked 115th.
51.44 million
Ranked 7th. 91 times more than Qatar
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Qatar News Agency - state-run, English-language pages</p> </p>Doha News - news website, in English</p> <p>The Press Association</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 171.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.
599.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Qatar

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Qatar Broadcasting Service (QBS) - state-run, programmes in Arabic, English, French, Urdu</p> <p>BBC Radio - national services include new-music station Radio 1, adult music station Radio 2, cultural network Radio 3, flagship speech station Radio 4 and news and sport station Five Live</p> </p>BBC Radio Scotland</p> </p>BBC Radio nan Gaidheal - Gaelic-language station for Scotland</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 134.11
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than United Kingdom
130.75
Ranked 47th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,393.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 18% more than United Kingdom
1,184.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Al-Jazeera - influential pan-Arab satellite broadcaster, financed by the Qatar government</p> </p>Qatar TV - state-run; operates main Arabic service, Koran channel, English channel, satellite channel</p> <p>BBC TV - operates BBC1, BBC2 and digital services including BBC News channel</p> </p>BBC World News - commercially-funded international news channel</p> </p>ITV - major commercial network, organised around regional franchises</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 420.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.
521.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 24% more than Qatar

Televisions per 1000 348.36
Ranked 46th.
512.03
Ranked 22nd. 47% more than Qatar
Personal computers per 1000 184.62
Ranked 42nd.
599.49
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Qatar

Radio broadcast stations AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,134.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.
1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 42% more than Qatar

Internet > Users > Per capita 386.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.
661.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 71% more than Qatar

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 159.47
Ranked 101st.
522.08
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Qatar

Televisions 230,000
Ranked 119th.
30.5 million
Ranked 9th. 133 times more than Qatar
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 261.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.
554.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Qatar

Internet users > Per 100 people 34.04
Ranked 64th.
76.02
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Qatar

Internet > Internet users 1.72 million
Ranked 98th.
54.86 million
Ranked 9th. 32 times more than Qatar

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 775 Mbps
Ranked 31st.
781,554 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 1008 times more than Qatar

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 953.45 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 17th.
13,061.97 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Qatar

Personal computers 133,000
Ranked 100th.
35.89 million
Ranked 5th. 270 times more than Qatar

Television broadcast stations 1
Ranked 35th.
228
Ranked 7th. 228 times more than Qatar
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 801.4 million min.
Ranked 22nd.
15.6 billion min.
Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Qatar

Radios per 1000 387.74
Ranked 86th.
1,418.59
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Qatar
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,580.48
Ranked 6th. 22% more than United Kingdom
1,300.33
Ranked 29th.

Internet > Percent using internet 88.1%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than United Kingdom
87.02%
Ranked 13th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 2.3 million
Ranked 129th.
81.61 million
Ranked 1st. 35 times more than Qatar

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.468 per capita
Ranked 63th.
1.45 per capita
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Qatar

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 182.41
Ranked 88th.
519.6
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Qatar

Telephone mainlines per 1000 250.12
Ranked 50th.
527.96
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Qatar

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Al-Watan (The Homeland) - privately-owned, pro-government daily</p> </p>Al-Rayah (The Banner) - privately-owned, pro-government daily</p> </p>Al-Sharq (The East) - privately-owned, pro-government daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14702519">Full Article</a> <p>The Daily Telegraph - broadsheet</p> </p>Financial Times - daily, business</p> </p>The Guardian - daily, former broadsheet</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment modern system centered in Doha technologically advanced domestic and international system
Television receivers per 1000 434.38
Ranked 29th.
523
Ranked 18th. 20% more than Qatar

Internet > IP addresses per capita 414.51
Ranked 73th. 212 times more than United Kingdom
1.95
Ranked 1st.
Internet > Users 351,000
Ranked 96th.
40.2 million
Ranked 6th. 115 times more than Qatar

Internet > Internet penetration 88.1%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than United Kingdom
87%
Ranked 14th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 872.87
Ranked 31st.
1,087.6
Ranked 9th. 25% more than Qatar

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,267.97
Ranked 50th.
1,298.63
Ranked 46th. 2% more than Qatar

Telecoms > Telephone lines 327,000
Ranked 108th.
33.01 million
Ranked 9th. 101 times more than Qatar

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.6 million
Ranked 133th.
82.11 million
Ranked 18th. 32 times more than Qatar

Internet > Internet Service Providers 1
Ranked 210th.
400
Ranked 4th. 400 times more than Qatar
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 159,000
Ranked 90th.
21.37 million
Ranked 6th. 134 times more than Qatar

Telephones > Main lines in use 306,700
Ranked 112th.
33.23 million
Ranked 9th. 108 times more than Qatar

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 19.23
Ranked 86th.
52.88
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Qatar

Active military personnel 11,800
Ranked 91st.
205,850
Ranked 16th. 17 times more than Qatar
Radio receivers per 1000 483.48
Ranked 60th.
1,448.98
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Qatar

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 881.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.
1,087.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 23% more than Qatar

Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.414
Ranked 134th.
134.69
Ranked 38th. 325 times more than Qatar

Number of PCs per million 184.62
Ranked 43th.
599.49
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Qatar
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 2.6 million
Ranked 133th.
84.94 million
Ranked 18th. 33 times more than Qatar

Radio receivers 256,000
Ranked 150th.
84.5 million
Ranked 5th. 330 times more than Qatar

Television receivers 230,000
Ranked 117th.
30.5 million
Ranked 9th. 133 times more than Qatar

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 26
Ranked 54th.
5,199
Ranked 1st. 200 times more than Qatar

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 1.56 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th.
3.91 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Qatar
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.95$
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
0.77$
Ranked 89th.

Mobile phone subscribers 716,763
Ranked 110th.
65.5 million
Ranked 9th. 91 times more than Qatar

Telephone system > International country code - 974; landing point for the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) submarine cable network that provides links to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and the US; tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia and the UAE; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat country code - 44; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and US; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (7 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Eutelsat; at least 8 large international switching centers
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 30.65
Ranked 46th.
163.79
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Qatar

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 327,000
Ranked 108th.
33.01 million
Ranked 9th. 101 times more than Qatar

Radios 256,000
Ranked 150th.
84.5 million
Ranked 5th. 330 times more than Qatar
Internet > Hosts 563
Ranked 158th.
8.27 million
Ranked 10th. 14687 times more than Qatar

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 943.79 Mbps
Ranked 18th.
13,054.65 Mbps
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Qatar

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 5
Ranked 95th.
109
Ranked 14th. 22 times more than Qatar

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 90,000
Ranked 96th.
17.38 million
Ranked 6th. 193 times more than Qatar

Internet > Top level domain .qa .uk
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 19
Ranked 59th.
8,902
Ranked 1st. 469 times more than Qatar

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 175.62
Ranked 40th.
290.22
Ranked 13th. 65% more than Qatar

Telephone system > Domestic combined fixed and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership exceeds 130 telephones per 100 persons equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems
Internet country code .qa .uk
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 18.25 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 47th.
366.57 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 5th. 20 times more than Qatar

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 1,112.47 min.
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United Kingdom
263.92 min.
Ranked 17th.

Telephone mainlines 205,386
Ranked 95th.
31.8 million
Ranked 7th. 155 times more than Qatar

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th.
1.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Qatar

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 30.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.
163.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Qatar

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Selective filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 16.48$/month
Ranked 114th.
27.25$/month
Ranked 67th. 65% more than Qatar

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 1,031.49 min. per capita
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than United Kingdom
262.18 min. per capita
Ranked 17th.

Internet hosts None None
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 12
Ranked 68th.
22,104
Ranked 1st. 1842 times more than Qatar

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 7
Ranked 61st.
4,274
Ranked 1st. 611 times more than Qatar

Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.68 million
Ranked 121st.
77.36 million
Ranked 12th. 46 times more than Qatar

Internet > Broadband subscribers 25,168
Ranked 67th.
9.86 million
Ranked 6th. 392 times more than Qatar

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 1.51
Ranked 98th.
6.72
Ranked 46th. 4 times more than Qatar
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 27
Ranked 62nd.
17,106
Ranked 1st. 634 times more than Qatar

Internet > IP addresses 808,960
Ranked 83th.
123.5 million
Ranked 4th. 153 times more than Qatar
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 13.66
Ranked 54th.
750.09
Ranked 8th. 55 times more than Qatar

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 515000000 8999999000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 8.07
Ranked 56th.
28.13
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Qatar

Number of PCs 133
Ranked 104th.
35,890
Ranked 4th. 270 times more than Qatar
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 159.47
Ranked 106th.
522.08
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Qatar

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 209
Ranked 65th.
110,965
Ranked 1st. 531 times more than Qatar

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 1.41 million
Ranked 66th.
45.42 million
Ranked 9th. 32 times more than Qatar
Television broadcast stations per million 1.63
Ranked 12th.
3.93
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Qatar
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 6
Ranked 67th.
10,520
Ranked 1st. 1753 times more than Qatar

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 407.82
Ranked 27th.
1,897.25
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Qatar

Internet > TLD .qa .uk
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 131.39
Ranked 19th. 4% more than United Kingdom
125.98
Ranked 24th.

Internet > Livejournal users 81
Ranked 130th.
71,742
Ranked 3rd. 886 times more than Qatar
Internet > Secure Internet servers 23
Ranked 97th.
33,892
Ranked 3rd. 1474 times more than Qatar

Telecommunications > Country calling code 974 44
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,122.98
Ranked 39th.
1,615.56
Ranked 7th. 44% more than Qatar

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 72.1%
Ranked 13th. About the same as United Kingdom
72%
Ranked 14th.
E-Government rating 52
Ranked 16th.
54.8
Ranked 9th. 5% more than Qatar
Population covered by mobile telephony 95%
Ranked 63th.
99%
Ranked 14th. 4% more than Qatar

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 22.38 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th.
377.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 17 times more than Qatar

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 37.07
Ranked 19th.
152.2
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Qatar

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 136
Ranked 27th.
13,437
Ranked 5th. 99 times more than Qatar

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 27.79 per 1 million people
Ranked 70th.
561.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 20 times more than Qatar

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 12
Ranked 64th.
12,433
Ranked 1st. 1036 times more than Qatar

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 16.79 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th.
36.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Qatar

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 23.42
Ranked 49th.
377.93
Ranked 7th. 16 times more than Qatar

Internet > Livejournal users per million 112.44
Ranked 64th.
1,198.34
Ranked 18th. 11 times more than Qatar
Website defacements 6
Ranked 81st.
301
Ranked 6th. 50 times more than Qatar
Website defacements per million 9.81
Ranked 15th. 93% more than United Kingdom
5.09
Ranked 34th.
Internet > Linux web servers 1
Ranked 99th.
1,339
Ranked 4th. 1339 times more than Qatar
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.683 per 1,000 people
Ranked 147th.
135.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 199 times more than Qatar

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 7,000
Ranked 59th.
44.91 million
Ranked 6th. 6415 times more than Qatar

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 174th.
2.9
Ranked 4th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 5.59 per 1 million people
Ranked 41st.
60.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Qatar

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 22.38 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th.
212.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Qatar

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 50.36 per 1 million people
Ranked 31st.
291.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Qatar

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 1
Ranked 101st.
1,010
Ranked 9th. 1010 times more than Qatar

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 6.94
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
1.82
Ranked 84th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 13.05 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th.
72.94 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Qatar

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 10.06$/month
Ranked 73th.
31.28$/month
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Qatar

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,268.56
Ranked 49th.
1,343.35
Ranked 40th. 6% more than Qatar

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 63.86
Ranked 61st.
904.85
Ranked 16th. 14 times more than Qatar

Internet servers using encryption 90
Ranked 75th.
55,564
Ranked 4th. 617 times more than Qatar

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 52.69
Ranked 30th.
292.47
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Qatar

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 252.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.
527.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Qatar

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.
3.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 80% more than Qatar

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 21.95%
Ranked 28th.
27.48%
Ranked 47th. 25% more than Qatar

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 3
Ranked 66th.
3,570
Ranked 1st. 1190 times more than Qatar

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 2844573000 36631000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 23.42
Ranked 28th.
212.58
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Qatar

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.068 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 100th.
0.201 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Qatar
Telephone lines 263,363
Ranked 106th.
33.21 million
Ranked 10th. 126 times more than Qatar

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 103,367
Ranked 77th.
17.28 million
Ranked 6th. 167 times more than Qatar

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 8.19%
Ranked 39th.
10.08%
Ranked 23th. 23% more than Qatar

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.04%
Ranked 108th.
7.74%
Ranked 19th. 194 times more than Qatar

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 35.44 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th.
151.92 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Qatar

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 13.66
Ranked 27th.
73.08
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Qatar

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 61.45$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 59th. 170 times more than United Kingdom
0.361$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 107th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 2.51$ per 1 million people
Ranked 13th. 193 times more than United Kingdom
0.013$ per 1 million people
Ranked 101st.

Telephone systems > Privatisation 1998 1984
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 15.81 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 21st. 44% more than United Kingdom
11 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 54th.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,134.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.
1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 42% more than Qatar

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 20.56
Ranked 82nd.
54.08
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Qatar

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 8.9$/month
Ranked 114th.
14.02$/month
Ranked 57th. 58% more than Qatar

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 16.87
Ranked 98th.
52.57
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Qatar

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 48.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 13th.
88.73 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 83% more than Qatar

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 5.85
Ranked 40th.
61.04
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Qatar

Telephone subscribers 922,149
Ranked 100th.
97.3 million
Ranked 6th. 106 times more than Qatar

Telephone subscribers per employee 396.74
Ranked 53th. 12% more than United Kingdom
353.44
Ranked 51st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 11.71
Ranked 34th.
179.87
Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Qatar

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 1.84% GDP
Ranked 70th.
3.15% GDP
Ranked 81st. 71% more than Qatar

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 50.73
Ranked 12th.
88.89
Ranked 5th. 75% more than Qatar

Internet > Linux web servers per million 1.63
Ranked 57th.
22.65
Ranked 15th. 14 times more than Qatar
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 140.94
Ranked 61st.
1,478.28
Ranked 17th. 10 times more than Qatar

Phone subscribers 567.6
Ranked 50th.
1,358.44
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Qatar
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 8.2
Ranked 83th.
34.03
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Qatar

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 23.77
Ranked 71st.
559.31
Ranked 15th. 24 times more than Qatar

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 165.62
Ranked 16th.
223.12
Ranked 13th. 35% more than Qatar

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 17.56
Ranked 24th.
36.64
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Qatar

Phone system > International dialling code +974 +44
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 689
Ranked 15th.
716.45
Ranked 13th. 4% more than Qatar
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 9
Ranked 59th.
2,143
Ranked 1st. 238 times more than Qatar

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.95
Ranked 76th.
16.87
Ranked 52nd. 9 times more than Qatar

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 164.12 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th.
421.77 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Qatar

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 88
Ranked 61st.
24,714
Ranked 1st. 281 times more than Qatar

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 171.72
Ranked 18th.
422.55
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Qatar

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. 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