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Media Stats: compare key data on Samoa & United Kingdom

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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.
  • Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
  • Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telecommunications > Country calling code:

    The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.

  • Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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."
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • 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.
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
STAT Samoa United Kingdom HISTORY
Broadcast media state-owned TV station privatized in 2008; 4 privately-owned television broadcast stations; about a half dozen privately owned radio stations and one state-owned radio station; TV and radio broadcasts of several stations from American Samoa are available 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 96.73%
Ranked 12th.
97.5%
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Samoa

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 1.08
Ranked 159th.
337.99
Ranked 12th. 314 times more than Samoa

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 12.92
Ranked 154th.
87.02
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Samoa

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 128.46
Ranked 156th.
865.38
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Samoa

Internet > Users per 1000 44.18
Ranked 114th.
659.16
Ranked 15th. 15 times more than Samoa

Internet users 9,000
Ranked 194th.
51.44 million
Ranked 7th. 5716 times more than Samoa
Personal computers > Per capita 6.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 133th.
599.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 90 times more than Samoa

Personal computers per 1000 6.8
Ranked 134th.
599.49
Ranked 12th. 88 times more than Samoa

Radio > List of radio stations <p>National Radio 2AP - government-run</p> </p>Magik FM - popular music</p> </p>K-Lite FM - easy listening music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15663100">Full Article</a> <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 47.44
Ranked 122nd.
130.75
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Samoa

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 401.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th.
1,184.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Samoa

Television > List of TV stations <p>SBC TV - government-run, commercial</p> </p>TV3 - private</p> </p>Vaiala Beach Television (VBTV) - private</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 64.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
521.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 8 times more than Samoa

Televisions per 1000 48.59
Ranked 136th.
512.03
Ranked 22nd. 11 times more than Samoa
Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 5, shortwave 0 AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 130.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th.
1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 12 times more than Samoa

Internet > Users > Per capita 43.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th.
661.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 15 times more than Samoa

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 108.38
Ranked 118th.
522.08
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Samoa

Televisions 8,634
Ranked 190th.
30.5 million
Ranked 9th. 3533 times more than Samoa
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 105.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th.
554.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Samoa

Internet users > Per 100 people 5.03
Ranked 144th.
76.02
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Samoa

Internet > Internet users 25,111
Ranked 197th.
54.86 million
Ranked 9th. 2185 times more than Samoa

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 3 Mbps
Ranked 120th.
781,554 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 260518 times more than Samoa

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 16.45 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 82nd.
13,061.97 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th. 794 times more than Samoa

Personal computers 1,200
Ranked 162nd.
35.89 million
Ranked 5th. 29908 times more than Samoa

Television broadcast stations 2
Ranked 9th.
228
Ranked 7th. 114 times more than Samoa
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 27.14 million min.
Ranked 98th.
15.6 billion min.
Ranked 2nd. 575 times more than Samoa

Radios per 1000 984.08
Ranked 11th.
1,418.59
Ranked 3rd. 44% more than Samoa
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 817.52
Ranked 100th.
1,300.33
Ranked 29th. 59% more than Samoa

Internet > Percent using internet 12.92%
Ranked 152nd.
87.02%
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Samoa

Telephones > Mobile cellular 167,400
Ranked 177th.
81.61 million
Ranked 1st. 488 times more than Samoa

Radio receivers > Per capita 1.04 per capita
Ranked 9th.
1.45 per capita
Ranked 4th. 39% more than Samoa

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 172.71
Ranked 92nd.
519.6
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Samoa

Telephone mainlines per 1000 74.78
Ranked 111th.
527.96
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Samoa

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Samoa Observer - private daily</p> </p>Samoa Times - daily</p> </p>Le Samoa - weekly, in Samoan and English languages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15663100">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 adequate technologically advanced domestic and international system
Television receivers per 1000 63.88
Ranked 111th.
523
Ranked 18th. 8 times more than Samoa

Internet > IP addresses per capita 85.63
Ranked 129th. 44 times more than United Kingdom
1.95
Ranked 1st.
Average cost of local call 0.03
Ranked 5th.
0.17
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Samoa
Internet > Users 8,000
Ranked 151st.
40.2 million
Ranked 6th. 5025 times more than Samoa

Internet > Internet penetration 12.9%
Ranked 161st.
87%
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Samoa
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 133.39
Ranked 113th.
1,087.6
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Samoa

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 471.91
Ranked 122nd.
1,298.63
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Samoa

Telecoms > Telephone lines 19,500
Ranked 182nd.
33.01 million
Ranked 9th. 1693 times more than Samoa

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 86,000
Ranked 178th.
82.11 million
Ranked 18th. 955 times more than Samoa

Internet > Internet Service Providers 2
Ranked 152nd.
400
Ranked 4th. 200 times more than Samoa
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 200
Ranked 192nd.
21.37 million
Ranked 6th. 106853 times more than Samoa

Telephones > Main lines in use 35,300
Ranked 171st.
33.23 million
Ranked 9th. 941 times more than Samoa

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 10.84
Ranked 122nd.
52.88
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Samoa

Radio receivers per 1000 1,033.74
Ranked 8th.
1,448.98
Ranked 4th. 40% more than Samoa

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 129.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th.
1,087.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Samoa

Internet > Hosts per 1000 61.64
Ranked 54th.
134.69
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Samoa

Number of PCs per million 5.59
Ranked 142nd.
599.49
Ranked 11th. 107 times more than Samoa
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 86,000
Ranked 177th.
84.94 million
Ranked 18th. 988 times more than Samoa

Radio receivers 178,000
Ranked 161st.
84.5 million
Ranked 5th. 475 times more than Samoa

Television receivers 11,000
Ranked 171st.
30.5 million
Ranked 9th. 2773 times more than Samoa

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 11.06 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
3.91 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.36$
Ranked 83th. 77% more than United Kingdom
0.77$
Ranked 89th.

Mobile phone subscribers 24,000
Ranked 163th.
65.5 million
Ranked 9th. 2729 times more than Samoa

Telephone system > International country code - 685; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) 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
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 19,500
Ranked 183th.
33.01 million
Ranked 9th. 1693 times more than Samoa

Radios 174,849
Ranked 162nd.
84.5 million
Ranked 5th. 483 times more than Samoa
Internet > Hosts 11,307
Ranked 104th.
8.27 million
Ranked 10th. 731 times more than Samoa

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 16.88 Mbps
Ranked 81st.
13,054.65 Mbps
Ranked 4th. 773 times more than Samoa

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 2
Ranked 128th.
109
Ranked 14th. 55 times more than Samoa

Internet > Top level domain .ws .uk
Telephone system > Domestic combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 100 telephones per 100 persons equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems
Internet country code .ws .uk
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 9.76 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 86th.
366.57 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 5th. 38 times more than Samoa

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 152.74 min.
Ranked 33th.
263.92 min.
Ranked 17th. 73% more than Samoa

Telephone mainlines 13,287
Ranked 172nd.
31.8 million
Ranked 7th. 2393 times more than Samoa

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 11.37$/month
Ranked 141st.
27.25$/month
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Samoa

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 148.82 min. per capita
Ranked 33th.
262.18 min. per capita
Ranked 17th. 76% more than Samoa

Internet hosts None None
Mobile cellular subscriptions 124,000
Ranked 163th.
77.36 million
Ranked 12th. 624 times more than Samoa

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 11.26
Ranked 38th. 68% more than United Kingdom
6.72
Ranked 46th.
Internet > IP addresses 16,640
Ranked 178th.
123.5 million
Ranked 4th. 7422 times more than Samoa
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 4000000 8999999000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.09
Ranked 136th.
28.13
Ranked 14th. 313 times more than Samoa

Number of PCs 1
Ranked 168th.
35,890
Ranked 4th. 35890 times more than Samoa
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 108.38
Ranked 118th.
522.08
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Samoa

Television broadcast stations per million 11.33
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
3.93
Ranked 19th.
Internet > TLD .ws .uk
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 69.32
Ranked 104th.
125.98
Ranked 24th. 82% more than Samoa

Internet > Livejournal users 30
Ranked 186th.
71,742
Ranked 3rd. 2391 times more than Samoa
Internet > Secure Internet servers 1
Ranked 172nd.
33,892
Ranked 3rd. 33892 times more than Samoa

Telecommunications > Country calling code 685 44
Telephone subscribers per 1000 133.88
Ranked 116th.
1,615.56
Ranked 7th. 12 times more than Samoa

E-Government rating 36
Ranked 137th.
54.8
Ranked 9th. 52% more than Samoa
Population covered by mobile telephony 60%
Ranked 43th.
99%
Ranked 14th. 65% more than Samoa

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 5.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 101st.
561.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 104 times more than Samoa

Internet > Livejournal users per million 167.79
Ranked 52nd.
1,198.34
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Samoa
Internet > Linux web servers 1
Ranked 94th.
1,339
Ranked 4th. 1339 times more than Samoa
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.82%
Ranked 70th.
7.74%
Ranked 19th. 9 times more than Samoa

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 22 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 64th. Twice as much as United Kingdom
11 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 54th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 16.1
Ranked 96th.
54.08
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Samoa

Telephone subscribers 23,787
Ranked 175th.
97.3 million
Ranked 6th. 4090 times more than Samoa

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 10.82
Ranked 119th.
52.57
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Samoa

Telephone subscribers per employee 94.77
Ranked 110th.
353.44
Ranked 51st. 4 times more than Samoa

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 4.92% GDP
Ranked 31st. 56% more than United Kingdom
3.15% GDP
Ranked 81st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 471.91
Ranked 118th.
1,343.35
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Samoa

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 11.19
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
1.82
Ranked 84th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.109
Ranked 159th.
34.03
Ranked 12th. 312 times more than Samoa

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 26.47
Ranked 104th.
1,478.28
Ranked 17th. 56 times more than Samoa

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 45000000 36631000000
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 13.33%
Ranked 129th.
27.48%
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Samoa

Phone system > International dialling code +685 +44
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 130.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th.
1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 12 times more than Samoa

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 7.84%
Ranked 111th.
39.11%
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Samoa

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 25.94%
Ranked 56th.
45.41%
Ranked 23th. 75% more than Samoa

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 38.85%
Ranked 32nd. 23% more than United Kingdom
31.51%
Ranked 53th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 52.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.
135.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Samoa

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 160
Ranked 165th.
17.28 million
Ranked 6th. 107975 times more than Samoa

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 3.05%
Ranked 114th.
10.08%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Samoa

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $1.02 million
Ranked 128th.
$19.68 billion
Ranked 4th. 19265 times more than Samoa

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 7.52$ per 1 million people
Ranked 11th. 578 times more than United Kingdom
0.013$ per 1 million people
Ranked 101st.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 5,337.95$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 15th. 14787 times more than United Kingdom
0.361$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 107th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 1.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.
3.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Samoa

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 72.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.
527.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Samoa

Internet servers using encryption 4
Ranked 155th.
55,564
Ranked 4th. 13891 times more than Samoa

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 22.37
Ranked 78th.
904.85
Ranked 16th. 40 times more than Samoa

Phone subscribers 81.88
Ranked 110th.
1,358.44
Ranked 8th. 17 times more than Samoa
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 5.52
Ranked 99th.
559.31
Ranked 15th. 101 times more than Samoa

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 143th.
2.9
Ranked 4th.
Telephone lines 28,800
Ranked 161st.
33.21 million
Ranked 10th. 1153 times more than Samoa

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 7.68$/month
Ranked 125th.
14.02$/month
Ranked 57th. 83% more than Samoa

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 6.68$/month
Ranked 94th.
31.28$/month
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Samoa

Internet > Linux web servers per million 5.7
Ranked 39th.
22.65
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Samoa

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