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Media Stats: compare key data on Saudi Arabia & Sudan

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  • Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
  • Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
  • Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
  • Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
  • Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
  • Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
  • Active military personnel: Active military.

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

  • Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • 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.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
    Arabsat -
  • Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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)
  • 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 > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.

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

  • 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 $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
  • Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: 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.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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).
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • 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.
  • Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
  • Telephone 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."
STAT Saudi Arabia Sudan HISTORY
Broadcast media broadcast media are state-controlled; state-run TV operates 4 networks; Saudi Arabia is a major market for pan-Arab satellite TV broadcasters; state-run radio operates several networks; multiple international broadcasters are available in the north, the Sudanese Government directly controls TV and radio, requiring that both media reflect government policies; TV has a permanent military censor; a private radio station is in operation; in southern Sudan, TV is controlled by the regional government; several private FM stations are operational in southern Sudan; some foreign radio broadcasts are available
Households with television 98.68%
Ranked 9th. Twice as much as Sudan
49.5%
Ranked 88th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 69.49
Ranked 86th. 104 times more than Sudan
0.666
Ranked 163th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 54
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Sudan
21
Ranked 133th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 531.88
Ranked 79th. 3 times more than Sudan
206.14
Ranked 137th.
Internet > Users per 1000 239.24
Ranked 70th. 5 times more than Sudan
45.16
Ranked 121st.

Internet users 9.77 million
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Sudan
4.2 million
Ranked 1st.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Saudi Press Agency (SPA) - state-run, English-language pages</p> </p>Elaph - Saudi-owned pan-Arab news site, based in London</p> </p>Sabq - news site</p> <p>Sudan News Agency (Suna) - in Arabic, English and French</p> </p>Sudan Tribune - English-language news site, based in France</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 376.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Sudan
89.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Saudi Radio - state-run</p> </p>MBC FM - private</p> <p>Sudan National Radio Corporation - government-run, national and regional networks in Arabic, English and other languages</p> </p>Mango 96 FM - private, music-based Khartoum station</p> </p>Khartoum FM - private, Khartoum</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 184.68
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Sudan
60.49
Ranked 160th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,028.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 5 times more than Sudan
189.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 134th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Saudi TV - state-run, operates four networks, including news network Al-Ikhbariya</p> <p>Sudan National Broadcasting Corporation (SNBC) - government-run, operates two channels, also available via satellite</p> </p>Al-Shuruq (Sunrise) - private, based in Dubai, via satellite</p> </p>Blue Nile TV - private, via satellite</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14095119">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 262.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Sudan
77.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.

Televisions per 1000 223.17
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Sudan
79.4
Ranked 124th.
Personal computers per 1000 355.55
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Sudan
102.89
Ranked 21st.

Radio broadcast stations AM 43, FM 31, shortwave 2 AM 12, FM 1, shortwave 1
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 739.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 11 times more than Sudan
68.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 224.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. 6 times more than Sudan
38.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 169.75
Ranked 95th. 15 times more than Sudan
11.42
Ranked 172nd.

Televisions 5.1 million
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Sudan
2.38 million
Ranked 60th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 144.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 17 times more than Sudan
8.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 31.29
Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Sudan
10.16
Ranked 119th.

Internet > Internet users 14.33 million
Ranked 34th. Twice as much as Sudan
7.18 million
Ranked 46th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 750 Mbps
Ranked 61st. 4 times more than Sudan
202 Mbps
Ranked 45th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 33.29 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 86th. 6 times more than Sudan
5.58 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 70th.

Personal computers 8.48 million
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Sudan
3.25 million
Ranked 11th.

Television broadcast stations 117
Ranked 6th. 39 times more than Sudan
3
Ranked 51st.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 2.73 billion min.
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Sudan
387.1 million min.
Ranked 39th.

Radios per 1000 273.5
Ranked 110th. 9% more than Sudan
251.89
Ranked 114th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,674.26
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Sudan
440.13
Ranked 141st.

Internet > Percent using internet 54%
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Sudan
21%
Ranked 133th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 53.71 million
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Sudan
25.06 million
Ranked 39th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.321 per capita
Ranked 89th. 31% more than Sudan
0.245 per capita
Ranked 112th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 155.66
Ranked 100th. 15 times more than Sudan
10.63
Ranked 169th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 153.91
Ranked 72nd. 7 times more than Sudan
21.21
Ranked 114th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Al-Watan - Abha-based daily</p> </p>Al-Riyadh - Riyadh-based daily</p> </p>Okaz - Jeddah-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14703480">Full Article</a> <p>Al-Ra&#039;y al-Amm (The Public Opinion) - private, daily</p> </p>Al-Ayam (The Days) - established daily</p> </p>Al-Jareeda (The Newspaper) - opposition-leaning</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14095119">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment modern system including a combination of extensive microwave radio relays, coaxial cables, and fiber-optic cables well-equipped system by regional standards and being upgraded; cellular communications started in 1996 and have expanded substantially with wide coverage of most major cities
Television receivers per 1000 267.56
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Sudan
91.88
Ranked 104th.

Average cost of local call 0.01
Ranked 101st.
0.03
Ranked 78th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Users 6.2 million
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Sudan
1.5 million
Ranked 63th.

Internet > Internet penetration 54%
Ranked 79th. 3 times more than Sudan
21%
Ranked 140th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 538.68
Ranked 62nd. 9 times more than Sudan
57.87
Ranked 141st.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,874.03
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Sudan
743.6
Ranked 146th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 4.8 million
Ranked 30th. 11 times more than Sudan
424,586
Ranked 100th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 53.01 million
Ranked 26th. 92% more than Sudan
27.66 million
Ranked 37th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 22
Ranked 44th. 11 times more than Sudan
2
Ranked 158th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.97 million
Ranked 42nd. 79 times more than Sudan
24,789
Ranked 125th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 4.63 million
Ranked 32nd. 10 times more than Sudan
483,600
Ranked 100th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 16.97
Ranked 96th. 15 times more than Sudan
1.14
Ranked 171st.

Active military personnel 233,500
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Sudan
109,300
Ranked 26th.
Radio receivers per 1000 327.9
Ranked 87th. 13% more than Sudan
291.46
Ranked 95th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 575.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 11 times more than Sudan
50.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 145th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 5.36
Ranked 93th. 5525 times more than Sudan
0.000969
Ranked 194th.

Number of PCs per million 355.55
Ranked 24th. 18 times more than Sudan
19.69
Ranked 114th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 53.01 million
Ranked 27th. 92% more than Sudan
27.66 million
Ranked 38th.

Radio receivers 6.25 million
Ranked 49th.
7.55 million
Ranked 41st. 21% more than Saudi Arabia

Television receivers 5.1 million
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Sudan
2.38 million
Ranked 59th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 6.02 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 62 times more than Sudan
0.097 per 1 million people
Ranked 65th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.4$
Ranked 50th.
39.18$
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Saudi Arabia

Mobile phone subscribers 13.3 million
Ranked 30th. 7 times more than Sudan
1.83 million
Ranked 81st.

Telephone system > International country code - 966; landing point for the international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks providing connectivity to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and US; microwave radio relay to Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, and Sudan; coaxial cable to Kuwait and Jordan; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (3 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region) country code - 249; linked to the EASSy and FLAG fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Arabsat
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 0.826
Ranked 85th. 15 times more than Sudan
0.057
Ranked 99th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 4.8 million
Ranked 30th. 11 times more than Sudan
424,586
Ranked 99th.

Radios 6.25 million
Ranked 50th.
7.55 million
Ranked 42nd. 21% more than Saudi Arabia
Internet > Hosts 141,232
Ranked 64th. 4280 times more than Sudan
33
Ranked 202nd.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 31.46 Mbps
Ranked 85th. 5 times more than Sudan
6.4 Mbps
Ranked 68th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 12
Ranked 65th.
22
Ranked 45th. 83% more than Saudi Arabia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.1 million
Ranked 47th. 50% more than Sudan
737,000
Ranked 54th.
Internet > Top level domain .sa .sd
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 17.8$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Sudan
5.52$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 43th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 58.63
Ranked 77th. Twice as much as Sudan
29.17
Ranked 98th.
Telephone system > Domestic mobile-cellular subscribership has been increasing rapidly consists of microwave radio relay, cable, fiber optic, radiotelephone communications, tropospheric scatter, and a domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations
Internet country code .sa .sd
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 3 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 117th.
7.33 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telephone mainlines 3.8 million
Ranked 31st. 6 times more than Sudan
670,000
Ranked 73th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 125.15 min.
Ranked 36th. 10 times more than Sudan
12.58 min.
Ranked 61st.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 0.874 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 17 times more than Sudan
0.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering sub Selective filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 21.33$/month
Ranked 97th.
65.51$/month
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 126.52 min. per capita
Ranked 33th. 12 times more than Sudan
10.9 min. per capita
Ranked 62nd.

Internet hosts None None
Mobile cellular subscriptions 36 million
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Sudan
11.99 million
Ranked 48th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 19,700
Ranked 64th. 11 times more than Sudan
1,800
Ranked 94th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.963
Ranked 115th. 14 times more than Sudan
0.0667
Ranked 183th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 3750000000 33824000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 4.23
Ranked 75th. 38 times more than Sudan
0.11
Ranked 130th.

Number of PCs 8,476
Ranked 17th. 14 times more than Sudan
606
Ranked 61st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 169.75
Ranked 100th. 15 times more than Sudan
11.42
Ranked 176th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 11.35 million
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Sudan
5.61 million
Ranked 31st.
Television broadcast stations per million 6.14
Ranked 25th. 53 times more than Sudan
0.116
Ranked 68th.
Internet > TLD .sa .sd
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 145.12
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Sudan
29
Ranked 149th.

Internet > Livejournal users 101
Ranked 114th. 13 times more than Sudan
8
Ranked 225th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 966 249
Telephone subscribers per 1000 692.59
Ranked 60th. 9 times more than Sudan
79.08
Ranked 122nd.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 42.8%
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Sudan
16.4%
Ranked 78th.
E-Government rating 38
Ranked 118th.
44
Ranked 71st. 16% more than Saudi Arabia
Population covered by mobile telephony 92%
Ranked 55th. 53% more than Sudan
60%
Ranked 85th.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 4.24
Ranked 167th. 16 times more than Sudan
0.26
Ranked 198th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 30498660000 252543000000
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 966
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Sudan
249
Ranked 20th.
Phone system > International dialling code +966 +249
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 421.38
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Sudan
160.92
Ranked 79th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 12.73$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 102nd.
2,932.12$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 23th. 230 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.111$ per 1 million people
Ranked 79th.
1.17$ per 1 million people
Ranked 31st. 11 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 5.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th. 5018 times more than Sudan
0.001 per 1,000 people
Ranked 214th.

Television standard > VHF SECAM-B/PAL-B PAL B
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 739.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 11 times more than Sudan
68.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 16.53
Ranked 93th. 19 times more than Sudan
0.89
Ranked 167th.

Telephone subscribers 17.1 million
Ranked 29th. 7 times more than Sudan
2.5 million
Ranked 73th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 9.66$/month
Ranked 103th. 2 times more than Sudan
4.01$/month
Ranked 164th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 389.97
Ranked 40th.
650.51
Ranked 4th. 67% more than Saudi Arabia

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.25% GDP
Ranked 78th.
3.76% GDP
Ranked 41st. 16% more than Saudi Arabia

Television standard > UHF SECAM G PAL G
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 30.54
Ranked 98th. 489 times more than Sudan
0.0625
Ranked 198th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 6.85
Ranked 85th. 126 times more than Sudan
0.0542
Ranked 163th.

Phone subscribers 258.12
Ranked 75th. 15 times more than Sudan
17.54
Ranked 137th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 185
Ranked 18th. 62 times more than Sudan
3
Ranked 96th.

Royalties and fees 0.0
Ranked 67th.
0.0
Ranked 77th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 4.46 billion$
Ranked 3rd. 29 times more than Sudan
152 million$
Ranked 40th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 197.83$ per capita
Ranked 4th. 47 times more than Sudan
4.2$ per capita
Ranked 63th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.503
Ranked 125th.
0.715
Ranked 118th. 42% more than Saudi Arabia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,874.03
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Sudan
743.6
Ranked 145th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 186.96$
Ranked 4th. 39 times more than Sudan
4.81$
Ranked 63th.

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 1.7 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 80th.
5 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 90th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 16.73
Ranked 99th. 18 times more than Sudan
0.929
Ranked 177th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 11.73$/month
Ranked 64th. 85% more than Sudan
6.34$/month
Ranked 97th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 10.99
Ranked 92nd. 550 times more than Sudan
0.02
Ranked 178th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 67.56%
Ranked 6th. 30 times more than Sudan
2.26%
Ranked 131st.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 164.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 9 times more than Sudan
18.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.989 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 9 times more than Sudan
0.106 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 12.3%
Ranked 57th.
70.71%
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia

Internet servers using encryption 279
Ranked 55th. 279 times more than Sudan
1
Ranked 174th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 100%
Ranked 1st. 26 times more than Sudan
3.88%
Ranked 129th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 9.82
Ranked 54th. 101 times more than Sudan
0.0975
Ranked 108th.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 3.59%
Ranked 126th.
3.81%
Ranked 125th. 6% more than Saudi Arabia

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.273 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Sudan
0.08 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 88th.
Telephone lines 4.1 million
Ranked 35th. 11 times more than Sudan
366,200
Ranked 96th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.05 million
Ranked 38th. 23 times more than Sudan
44,625
Ranked 93th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 7.97%
Ranked 45th. 4 times more than Sudan
2.25%
Ranked 118th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.39%
Ranked 93th. 20 times more than Sudan
0.02%
Ranked 109th.

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