Media Stats: compare key data on Sri Lanka & United States

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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.
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Televisions: The total number of televisions
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
Active military personnel: Active military.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
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.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Telecommunications > Country calling code:
The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.
Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists: Number of newspaper journalists by country.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
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.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people: Number of male newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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).
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists: Number of male newspaper journalists by country.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists: Number of female newspaper journalists by country.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio: Number of female newspaper journalists for every 100 male newspaper journalists.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . 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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people: Number of female newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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 > 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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.

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STAT	Sri Lanka	United States
Broadcast media	government operates 8 TV channels and a radio network; multi-channel satellite and cable TV subscription services available; 35 private TV stations and about 50 radio stations	4
Households with television	31.64% Ranked 99th.	97.84% Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	20.82 Ranked 119th.	281.99 Ranked 22nd. 14 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	18.29 Ranked 137th.	81.03 Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	181.21 Ranked 141st.	803.03 Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > Users per 1000	38.51 Ranked 125th.	697.1 Ranked 8th. 18 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet users	1.78 million Ranked 76th.	245 million Ranked 2nd. 138 times more than Sri Lanka
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Lankapuvath - state-owned</p> </p>TamilNet - US-based Tamil news site, widely described as pro-Tamil Tiger</p>	<p>Associated Press</p> </p>Bloomberg Business News</p> </p>UPI</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	27.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 106th.	762.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 28 times more than Sri Lanka
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) - state-owned, operates domestic services in Sinhala, Tamil and English, including widely-listened-to Commercial Service</p> </p>TNL Radio - private, English-language</p> </p>Sun FM - private, English-language</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12000330">Full Article</a>	<p>NPR (National Public Radio) - non-commercial network of member stations; news, information and cultural programmes</p> </p>Clear Channel - America's largest commercial radio operator, owns more than 1,200 stations</p> </p>CBS Radio - major commercial operator with nearly 180 stations in major markets</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	95.76 Ranked 117th.	98.17 Ranked 111th. 3% more than Sri Lanka
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	767.72 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd.	846.78 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th. 10% more than Sri Lanka
Television > List of TV stations	<p>Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC)- state-owned, operates Rupavahini in Sinhala, Channel Eye in English and Nethra in Tamil</p> </p>Independent Television Network (ITN) - state-run, Sri Lanka's first TV station</p> </p>Sirasa TV - private, Sinhala</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12000330">Full Article</a>	<p>ABC - major commercial network</p> </p>CBS - major commercial network</p> </p>NBC - major commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	82.4 per 1,000 people Ranked 106th.	803.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Sri Lanka
Televisions per 1000	79.8 Ranked 123th.	754.89 Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Sri Lanka
Personal computers per 1000	27.25 Ranked 105th.	764.36 Ranked 3rd. 28 times more than Sri Lanka
Radio broadcast stations	AM 15, FM 52, shortwave 4	AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	26.1 Ranked 54th.	193.19 Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	234.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 102nd.	1,227.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > Users > Per capita	36.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 127th.	695.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 19 times more than Sri Lanka
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	169.69 Ranked 96th.	442.8 Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
Televisions	1.53 million Ranked 70th.	219 million Ranked 2nd. 143 times more than Sri Lanka
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	170.45 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st.	541.94 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet users > Per 100 people	5.77 Ranked 139th.	75.77 Ranked 11th. 13 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > Internet users	3.93 million Ranked 71st.	254.3 million Ranked 2nd. 65 times more than Sri Lanka
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	27.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.	198.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	499 Mbps Ranked 35th.	970,953.5 Mbps Ranked 1st. 1946 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	25.43 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 55th.	3,306.44 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 19th. 130 times more than Sri Lanka
Personal computers	529,650 Ranked 64th.	223.81 million Ranked 1st. 423 times more than Sri Lanka
Television broadcast stations	14 Ranked 18th.	2,218 Ranked 1st. 158 times more than Sri Lanka
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	374.44 million min. Ranked 51st.	82.06 billion min. Ranked 1st. 219 times more than Sri Lanka
Radios per 1000	200.8 Ranked 134th.	1,982.02 Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Sri Lanka
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	768.31 Ranked 3rd.	932.29 Ranked 78th. 21% more than Sri Lanka
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$1.86 billion Ranked 59th.	$991.69 billion Ranked 1st. 534 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > Percent using internet	18.29% Ranked 136th.	81.03% Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
Telephones > Mobile cellular	18.32 million Ranked 46th.	290.3 million Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Sri Lanka
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.207 per capita Ranked 120th.	2.11 per capita Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Sri Lanka
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	170.58 Ranked 2nd.	459.63 Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
Telephone mainlines per 1000	63.33 Ranked 97th.	607.73 Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Sri Lanka
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>Daily News - state-owned, English-language daily</p> </p>The Island - private, English-language daily</p> </p>Daily Mirror - private, English-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12000330">Full Article</a>	<p>USA Today - national daily</p> </p>Wall Street Journal - business daily</p> </p>Christian Science Monitor - church-owned daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16757497">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment	telephone services have improved significantly and are available in most parts of the country	a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
Television receivers per 1000	82.4 Ranked 105th.	803.21 Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > IP addresses per capita	24.87 Ranked 165th.	4,911.96 Ranked 2nd. 198 times more than Sri Lanka
Average cost of local call	0.04 Ranked 66th.	0.09 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > Users	771,700 Ranked 82nd.	208 million Ranked 2nd. 270 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > Internet penetration	18.3% Ranked 144th.	81% Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	171.13 Ranked 108th.	682.36 Ranked 50th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	999.81 Ranked 107th. 1% more than United States	987.53 Ranked 110th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	3.45 million Ranked 44th.	139 million Ranked 2nd. 40 times more than Sri Lanka
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	20.32 million Ranked 47th.	310 million Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > Internet Service Providers	5 Ranked 111th.	7,000 Ranked 1st. 1400 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	423,194 Ranked 72nd.	88.52 million Ranked 2nd. 209 times more than Sri Lanka
Telephones > Main lines in use	3.61 million Ranked 44th.	146 million Ranked 2nd. 40 times more than Sri Lanka
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	16.35 Ranked 101st.	44.41 Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
Active military personnel	223,100 Ranked 14th.	1.43 million Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
Radio receivers per 1000	207.35 Ranked 120th.	2,108.88 Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Sri Lanka
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	171.3 per 1,000 people Ranked 108th.	680.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 49th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > Hosts per 1000	0.244 Ranked 141st.	1,039.15 Ranked 2nd. 4253 times more than Sri Lanka
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	19.33 million Ranked 50th.	303.05 million Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Sri Lanka
Radio receivers	3.85 million Ranked 65th.	575 million Ranked 1st. 149 times more than Sri Lanka
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	17.36 million Ranked 45th.	327.58 million Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Sri Lanka
Television receivers	1.53 million Ranked 69th.	219 million Ranked 2nd. 143 times more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	533 Ranked 10th.	3,803 Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Sri Lanka
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	0.708 per 1 million people Ranked 31st.	7.42 per 1 million people Ranked 17th. 10 times more than Sri Lanka
Mobile phone subscribers	3.36 million Ranked 66th.	201.65 million Ranked 2nd. 60 times more than Sri Lanka
Telephone system > International	country code - 94; the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cables provide connectivity to Asia, Australia, Middle East, Europe, US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)	country code - 1; multiple ocean cable systems provide international connectivity; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions)
Internet > ISP	5 Ranked 82nd.	7,000 Ranked 1st. 1400 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	0.716 Ranked 92nd.	167.13 Ranked 15th. 233 times more than Sri Lanka
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	3.45 million Ranked 44th.	139 million Ranked 2nd. 40 times more than Sri Lanka
Radios	3.85 million Ranked 66th.	575 million Ranked 1st. 149 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > Hosts	4,940 Ranked 121st.	316 million Ranked 1st. 63968 times more than Sri Lanka
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	28.06 Ranked 48th.	198.27 Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	25.4 Mbps Ranked 56th.	3,316.04 Mbps Ranked 19th. 131 times more than Sri Lanka
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	493,000 Ranked 38th.	57.35 million Ranked 4th. 116 times more than Sri Lanka
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	12 Ranked 62nd.	1,486 Ranked 2nd. 124 times more than Sri Lanka
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	536,000 Ranked 39th.	55.95 million Ranked 3rd. 104 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > Top level domain	.lk	.us
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.055$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 44th.	0.088$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 8th. 60% more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	68 Ranked 26th.	3,725 Ranked 2nd. 55 times more than Sri Lanka
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	26.06 Ranked 54th.	195.85 Ranked 19th. 8 times more than Sri Lanka
Telephone system > Domestic	national trunk network consists mostly of digital microwave radio relay; fiber-optic links now in use in Colombo area and fixed wireless local loops have been installed; competition is strong in mobile cellular systems and mobile cellular subscribership is increasing	a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country
Internet country code	.lk	.us
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	21.25 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 44th.	83.14 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
Telephone mainlines	1.24 million Ranked 57th.	177.95 million Ranked 2nd. 143 times more than Sri Lanka
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	19.79 min. Ranked 85th.	280.26 min. Ranked 9th. 14 times more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.244 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th.	0.253 per 1,000 people Ranked 37th. 4% more than Sri Lanka
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	0.717 per 1,000 people Ranked 93th.	166.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 232 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering	No evidence of filtering
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people	30.54 Ranked 8th.	68.76 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	4.57$/month Ranked 172nd.	14.95$/month Ranked 120th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	19.7 min. per capita Ranked 83th.	279.45 min. per capita Ranked 9th. 14 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet hosts	None	None
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	73.14$ per capita Ranked 62nd.	3,851.5$ per capita Ranked 2nd. 53 times more than Sri Lanka
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$91.47 Ranked 60th.	$3,230.18 Ranked 2nd. 35 times more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	169 Ranked 15th.	898 Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	1,110 Ranked 15th.	13,221 Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Sri Lanka
Mobile cellular subscriptions	11.08 million Ranked 52nd.	270.5 million Ranked 4th. 24 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > Broadband subscribers	14,072 Ranked 71st.	49.39 million Ranked 1st. 3510 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.261 Ranked 158th.	24.13 Ranked 23th. 93 times more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	347 Ranked 23th.	10,762 Ranked 3rd. 31 times more than Sri Lanka
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	12 Ranked 48th.	1,476 Ranked 1st. 123 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > IP addresses	534,272 Ranked 92nd.	1.54 billion Ranked 1st. 2885 times more than Sri Lanka
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	145.34 Ranked 24th.	367.37 Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	8668000000	26836000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	0.51 Ranked 111th.	24.02 Ranked 18th. 47 times more than Sri Lanka
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	169.69 Ranked 101st.	442.8 Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	4,655 Ranked 18th.	68,175 Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Sri Lanka
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	953,986 Ranked 73th.	234.41 million Ranked 1st. 246 times more than Sri Lanka
Television broadcast stations per million	0.705 Ranked 29th.	7.43 Ranked 15th. 11 times more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	244.28 Ranked 26th.	253.07 Ranked 36th. 4% more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	103 Ranked 22nd.	4,245 Ranked 6th. 41 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > TLD	.lk	.us
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	54.98 Ranked 116th.	88.87 Ranked 80th. 62% more than Sri Lanka
Internet > Livejournal users	103 Ranked 113th.	1.29 million Ranked 1st. 12552 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > Secure Internet servers	39 Ranked 83th.	259,881 Ranked 1st. 6664 times more than Sri Lanka
Telecommunications > Country calling code	94	1
Telephone subscribers per 1000	234.46 Ranked 102nd.	1,230.67 Ranked 35th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	4.4% Ranked 114th.	74.7% Ranked 9th. 17 times more than Sri Lanka
E-Government rating	38.7 Ranked 112th.	60.1 Ranked 4th. 55% more than Sri Lanka
Population covered by mobile telephony	85% Ranked 49th.	99% Ranked 28th. 16% more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	3.57 Ranked 33th.	13.83 Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	58.29 per 1 million people Ranked 25th. 19% more than United States	49.08 per 1 million people Ranked 36th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	0.628 Ranked 66th.	5.23 Ranked 20th. 8 times more than Sri Lanka
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	1,600 Ranked 15th.	54,134 Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	1.97 per 1 million people Ranked 123th.	869.2 per 1 million people Ranked 7th. 441 times more than Sri Lanka
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	3.45 million Ranked 45th.	114 million Ranked 2nd. 33 times more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	22.37 per 1 million people Ranked 18th. Twice as much as United States	11.24 per 1 million people Ranked 32nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	147 Ranked 23th.	6,583 Ranked 3rd. 45 times more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	58.25 Ranked 26th. 19% more than United States	49.08 Ranked 35th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	5.3 Ranked 162nd.	4,415.29 Ranked 3rd. 833 times more than Sri Lanka
Website defacements	5 Ranked 82nd.	429 Ranked 2nd. 86 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > Linux web servers	1 Ranked 87th.	11,108 Ranked 1st. 11108 times more than Sri Lanka
Website defacements per million	0.266 Ranked 104th.	1.51 Ranked 69th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	81.45 Ranked 23th.	183.18 Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	94 Ranked 38th. 94 times more than United States	1 Ranked 32nd.
Phone system > International dialling code	+94	+1
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	44.01 Ranked 114th.	740.25 Ranked 9th. 17 times more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	368 Ranked 10th.	2,333 Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.617 Ranked 120th.	5.08 Ranked 42nd. 8 times more than Sri Lanka
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people	50.91 Ranked 11th.	114.42 Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	72.68 per 1 million people Ranked 23th. 38% more than United States	52.8 per 1 million people Ranked 39th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	0.234 per 1,000 people Ranked 162nd.	1,040.07 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 4445 times more than Sri Lanka
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	951.05 Ranked 114th.	965.4 Ranked 113th. 2% more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	72.63 Ranked 25th. 38% more than United States	52.8 Ranked 38th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$324.70 million Ranked 42nd.	$22.44 billion Ranked 3rd. 69 times more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	7.71 Ranked 33th.	24.44 Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	3.57 per 1 million people Ranked 31st.	13.83 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	8.87 Ranked 21st. 3 times more than United States	3.33 Ranked 47th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	234.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 102nd.	1,227.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
Telephone system > Regulation	1991	1934
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	8.1 per 100 mainlines Ranked 34th.	13.24 per 100 mainlines Ranked 26th. 63% more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	8.88 per 1 million people Ranked 20th. 3 times more than United States	3.33 per 1 million people Ranked 47th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	16.25 Ranked 101st.	44.02 Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	27.99 per 1 million people Ranked 19th. 98% more than United States	14.12 per 1 million people Ranked 36th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	8.17$/month Ranked 89th.	25.02$/month Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
Telephone subscribers	4.61 million Ranked 61st.	360.35 million Ranked 2nd. 78 times more than Sri Lanka
Telephone subscribers per employee	312.57 Ranked 65th.	345.72 Ranked 61st. 11% more than Sri Lanka
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	2.23% GDP Ranked 110th.	2.67% GDP Ranked 96th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists	1,000 Ranked 4th.	33,814 Ranked 1st. 34 times more than Sri Lanka
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	54 Ranked 49th.	7,607 Ranked 1st. 141 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > ISP > Per capita	0.258 per 1 million people Ranked 102nd.	24.27 per 1 million people Ranked 2nd. 94 times more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	18.22 per 1 million people Ranked 28th.	39.95 per 1 million people Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	7.72 per 1 million people Ranked 31st.	24.44 per 1 million people Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	19.32 per 1 million people Ranked 15th. 2 times more than United States	8.66 per 1 million people Ranked 35th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	1.96 Ranked 122nd.	870.97 Ranked 7th. 443 times more than Sri Lanka
Phone subscribers	79.91 Ranked 111th.	1,117.9 Ranked 22nd. 14 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	7.67 Ranked 131st.	1,474.08 Ranked 19th. 192 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	1.99 Ranked 119th.	28.03 Ranked 22nd. 14 times more than Sri Lanka
Telephone lines	3.45 million Ranked 41st.	154.65 million Ranked 3rd. 45 times more than Sri Lanka
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	101,922 Ranked 78th.	73.12 million Ranked 2nd. 717 times more than Sri Lanka
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	4.59% Ranked 87th.	12.49% Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	1.85% Ranked 57th.	12.78% Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	2.78 Ranked 83th.	25.98 Ranked 42nd. 9 times more than Sri Lanka
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	16.89% Ranked 106th.	30.02% Ranked 58th. 78% more than Sri Lanka
Television standard > VHF	PAL B	NTSC M
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	22.61% Ranked 66th.	43.14% Ranked 26th. 91% more than Sri Lanka
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	24.62% Ranked 52nd. 11% more than United States	22.13% Ranked 60th.
Internet > ISP per million	0.262 Ranked 107th.	24.34 Ranked 3rd. 93 times more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	426 Ranked 9th.	3,027 Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Sri Lanka
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists	600 Ranked 3rd.	20,320 Ranked 1st. 34 times more than Sri Lanka
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	2.67 million Ranked 9th.	107.57 million Ranked 2nd. 40 times more than Sri Lanka
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female	600 Ranked 3rd.	20,320 Ranked 1st. 34 times more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	22.36 Ranked 20th. 99% more than United States	11.24 Ranked 31st.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.0 Ranked 65th.	35.9 Ranked 1st.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio	60 Ranked 5th.	60.09 Ranked 4th. About the same as Sri Lanka
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	17.1 Ranked 92nd.	50.81 Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	1.17$/month Ranked 183th.	5.21$/month Ranked 153th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	19.31 Ranked 16th. 2 times more than United States	8.66 Ranked 33th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	45263900000	291122000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	5.41 Ranked 30th.	15.76 Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	3.55 Ranked 117th.	1,234.13 Ranked 6th. 348 times more than Sri Lanka
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people	30.54 Ranked 8th.	68.76 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
Internet servers using encryption	72 Ranked 80th.	378,887 Ranked 1st. 5262 times more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	18.21 Ranked 30th.	39.95 Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	63.39 per 1,000 people Ranked 97th.	605.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 10 times more than Sri Lanka
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	0.527 per 1,000 people Ranked 69th.	3.55 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	27.97 Ranked 20th. 98% more than United States	14.12 Ranked 36th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	19.15% Ranked 33th. 2 times more than United States	9.22% Ranked 87th.
Internet > Linux web servers per million	0.0532 Ranked 95th.	38.98 Ranked 5th. 733 times more than Sri Lanka
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	0.62 per 1 million people Ranked 65th.	5.23 per 1 million people Ranked 19th. 8 times more than Sri Lanka
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	1,384 Ranked 12th.	14,225 Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Sri Lanka

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