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Media Stats: compare key data on Bangladesh & Pakistan

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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.
  • Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
  • Films produced: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB
  • Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ 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.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Films produced per million: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
  • Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
    Arabsat -
  • Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Internet > 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.
  • Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
  • Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
  • Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > 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.
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
  • Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telecommunications > Country calling code:

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

  • Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • 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.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand 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.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Television > Sex ratio of television only broadcast journalists: Sex ratio of television only broadcast journalists (headcounts).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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."
  • Television > Sex ratio of television only broadcast journalists (Headcounts): Sex ratio of television only broadcast journalists (headcounts).
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. 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.
  • 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.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
  • Telecoms > 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.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals > 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).
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > ISP > 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.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • 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.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: 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).
  • 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.
STAT Bangladesh Pakistan HISTORY
Broadcast media state-owned Bangladesh Television (BTV) operates 1 terrestrial TV station, 3 radio networks, and about 10 local stations; 8 private satellite TV stations and 3 private radio stations also broadcasting; foreign satellite TV stations are gaining audience share in the large cities; several international radio broadcasters are available media is government regulated; 1 dominant state-owned TV broadcaster, Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV), operates a network consisting of 5 channels; private TV broadcasters are permitted; to date 69 foreign satellite channels are operational; the state-owned radio network operates more than 40 stations; nearly 100 commercially licensed privately owned radio stations provide programming mostly limited to music and talk shows
Households with television 22.9%
Ranked 36th.
46.52%
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Bangladesh

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 3.34
Ranked 144th.
5.17
Ranked 140th. 55% more than Bangladesh

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 6.3
Ranked 171st.
9.96
Ranked 164th. 58% more than Bangladesh

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 62.01
Ranked 176th.
98.12
Ranked 168th. 58% more than Bangladesh
Internet > Users per 1000 3.41
Ranked 146th.
106.75
Ranked 99th. 31 times more than Bangladesh

Internet users 617,300
Ranked 110th.
20.43 million
Ranked 20th. 33 times more than Bangladesh
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) - official, English-language pages</p> </p>bdnews24 - private</p> </p>Banglanews24.com - private</p> <p>Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) - state-funded</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 11.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 127th. 3 times more than Pakistan
4.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Betar-Radio Bangladesh - government-run, operates networks A, B and C from Dhaka and local services</p> </p>Radio Today FM - privately-owned</p> </p>Radio Foorti FM - privately-owned</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12650946">Full Article</a> <p>Radio Pakistan - state-run, operates 25 stations nationwide, an external service and the entertainment-based FM 101 network, aimed at younger listeners</p> </p>Azad Kashmir Radio - state-run, for Pakistani-administered Kashmir</p> </p>Mast FM 103 - private, music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12965785">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 63.76
Ranked 158th.
66.77
Ranked 155th. 5% more than Bangladesh

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 228.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 127th.
509.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Bangladesh

Television > List of TV stations <p>Bangladesh Television (BTV) - government-run</p> </p>ATN Bangla - private, via satellite and cable</p> </p>Channel i - private, via satellite and cable</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12650946">Full Article</a> <p>Pakistan Television Corporation Ltd - state TV, operates PTV Home, regional network PTV National, Baluchi-language PTV Bolan, PTV News</p> </p>ATV - semi-private, terrestrial network</p> </p>Geo TV - leading private satellite broadcaster, owned by Jang publishing group; based in Dubai; services include Urdu-language Geo News</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12965785">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 6.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 161st.
24.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th. 4 times more than Bangladesh

Televisions per 1000 5.53
Ranked 179th.
20.34
Ranked 156th. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Personal computers per 1000 11.68
Ranked 126th. 3 times more than Pakistan
4.09
Ranked 136th.

Radio broadcast stations AM 15, FM 13, shortwave 2 AM 31, FM 68, shortwave NA
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 123th.
115.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th. 63% more than Bangladesh

Internet > Users > Per capita 3.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 149th.
106.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th. 32 times more than Bangladesh

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 6.22
Ranked 183th.
32.39
Ranked 155th. 5 times more than Bangladesh

Televisions 770,000
Ranked 89th.
3.1 million
Ranked 50th. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 7.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th.
32.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th. 4 times more than Bangladesh

Internet users > Per 100 people 0.35
Ranked 184th.
11.14
Ranked 113th. 32 times more than Bangladesh

Internet > Internet users 10.15 million
Ranked 41st.
18.96 million
Ranked 27th. 87% more than Bangladesh
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 60 Mbps
Ranked 93th.
800 Mbps
Ranked 59th. 13 times more than Bangladesh

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 0.431 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 123th.
5.26 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 108th. 12 times more than Bangladesh

Personal computers 1.65 million
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Pakistan
600,000
Ranked 55th.

Television broadcast stations 15
Ranked 5th.
20
Ranked 17th. 33% more than Bangladesh

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 653.61 million min.
Ranked 29th.
1.66 billion min.
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Bangladesh

Radios per 1000 44.19
Ranked 189th.
88.57
Ranked 170th. Twice as much as Bangladesh
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 337.12
Ranked 155th.
605.55
Ranked 124th. 80% more than Bangladesh

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $8.36 billion
Ranked 43th. 15% more than Pakistan
$7.26 billion
Ranked 46th.

Internet > Percent using internet 6.3%
Ranked 169th.
9.96%
Ranked 161st. 58% more than Bangladesh

Telephones > Mobile cellular 84.37 million
Ranked 15th.
111 million
Ranked 9th. 32% more than Bangladesh

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.051 per capita
Ranked 173th.
0.105 per capita
Ranked 155th. 2 times more than Bangladesh

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 10.18
Ranked 170th.
23.86
Ranked 148th. 2 times more than Bangladesh

Telephone mainlines per 1000 7.48
Ranked 132nd.
33.41
Ranked 106th. 4 times more than Bangladesh

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>The Daily Star - English-language</p> </p>New Age - English-language daily</p> </p>The New Nation - English-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12650946">Full Article</a> <p>Daily Jang - Karachi-based, Urdu-language; largest-circulation daily</p> </p>Dawn - Karachi-based, largest-circulation English-language daily</p> </p>The Nation - Lahore-based, English-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12965785">Full Article</a>
Films produced 90
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Pakistan
25
Ranked 24th.
Telephone system > General assessment inadequate for a modern country; introducing digital systems; trunk systems include VHF and UHF microwave radio relay links, and some fiber-optic cable in cities the telecommunications infrastructure is improving dramatically with foreign and domestic investments in fixed-line and mobile-cellular networks; system consists of microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable, cellular, and satellite networks;
Television receivers per 1000 6.16
Ranked 159th.
23.2
Ranked 136th. 4 times more than Bangladesh

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 64
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Pakistan
27
Ranked 38th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 5.74
Ranked 195th.
27.22
Ranked 163th. 5 times more than Bangladesh
Average cost of local call 0.03
Ranked 82nd. 50% more than Pakistan
0.02
Ranked 91st.
Internet > Users 500,000
Ranked 89th.
17.5 million
Ranked 15th. 35 times more than Bangladesh

Internet > Internet penetration 6.3%
Ranked 179th.
10%
Ranked 171st. 59% more than Bangladesh
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 62.88
Ranked 136th.
80.85
Ranked 129th. 29% more than Bangladesh

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 628.2
Ranked 159th.
670.64
Ranked 153th. 7% more than Bangladesh

Telecoms > Telephone lines 961,589
Ranked 77th.
5.8 million
Ranked 28th. 6 times more than Bangladesh

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 97.18 million
Ranked 15th.
120.15 million
Ranked 9th. 24% more than Bangladesh

Internet > Internet Service Providers 10
Ranked 88th.
30
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 516,638
Ranked 65th.
926,922
Ranked 58th. 79% more than Bangladesh

Telephones > Main lines in use 977,700
Ranked 79th.
5.72 million
Ranked 30th. 6 times more than Bangladesh

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 0.622
Ranked 183th.
3.24
Ranked 154th. 5 times more than Bangladesh

Active military personnel 280,000
Ranked 10th.
617,000
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Radio receivers per 1000 49.22
Ranked 172nd.
101.05
Ranked 153th. 2 times more than Bangladesh

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 63.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 137th.
81.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 130th. 29% more than Bangladesh

Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.00973
Ranked 180th.
1.18
Ranked 120th. 121 times more than Bangladesh

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 97.18 million
Ranked 14th.
120.15 million
Ranked 9th. 24% more than Bangladesh

Radio receivers 6.15 million
Ranked 50th.
13.5 million
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Bangladesh

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 113.78 million
Ranked 10th.
130.58 million
Ranked 7th. 15% more than Bangladesh
Television receivers 770,000
Ranked 86th.
3.1 million
Ranked 50th. 4 times more than Bangladesh

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.119 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th.
0.126 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th. 6% more than Bangladesh

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.02$
Ranked 41st. 96% more than Pakistan
1.03$
Ranked 75th.

Mobile phone subscribers 9 million
Ranked 41st.
12.77 million
Ranked 31st. 42% more than Bangladesh

Telephone system > International country code - 880; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 fiber-optic submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 6; international radiotelephone communications and landline service to neighboring countries country code - 92; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable systems that provide links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); 3 operational international gateway exchanges (1 at Karachi and 2 at Islamabad); microwave radio relay to neighboring countries
Internet > ISP 10
Ranked 64th.
30
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 961,589
Ranked 76th.
5.8 million
Ranked 28th. 6 times more than Bangladesh

Films produced per million 0.647
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Pakistan
0.164
Ranked 46th.
Radios 6.15 million
Ranked 51st.
13.5 million
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Internet > Hosts 1,440
Ranked 144th.
197,264
Ranked 58th. 137 times more than Bangladesh

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 0.425 Mbps
Ranked 122nd.
5.16 Mbps
Ranked 107th. 12 times more than Bangladesh

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.12 million
Ranked 46th.
7.82 million
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Bangladesh

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 20
Ranked 47th.
291
Ranked 7th. 15 times more than Bangladesh

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 0.0
Ranked 52nd.
0.0
Ranked 48th.

Internet > Top level domain .bd .pk
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.024$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 71st.
0.069$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Bangladesh

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.428
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than Pakistan
0.159
Ranked 93th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 11.93$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 16th.
32.37$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Bangladesh

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 9.13
Ranked 127th.
50.39
Ranked 53th. 6 times more than Bangladesh

Telephone system > Domestic fixed-line teledensity remains only about 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone subscribership has been increasing rapidly and now exceeds 50 telephones per 100 persons mobile-cellular subscribership has skyrocketed, exceeding 110 million by the end of 2011, up from only about 300,000 in 2000; more than 90 percent of Pakistanis live within areas that have cell phone coverage and more than half of all Pakistanis have access to a cell phone; fiber systems are being constructed throughout the country to aid in network growth; fixed line availability has risen only marginally over the same period and there are still difficulties getting fixed-line service to rural areas
Internet country code .bd .pk
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 1.06 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 126th.
8.32 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 105th. 8 times more than Bangladesh

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 4.63 min.
Ranked 69th.
11.08 min.
Ranked 95th. 2 times more than Bangladesh

Telephone mainlines 1.07 million
Ranked 62nd.
5.28 million
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Bangladesh

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $412.20 million
Ranked 24th. 31% more than Pakistan
$314.00 million
Ranked 28th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering Selective filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 24.01$/month
Ranked 79th. 3 times more than Pakistan
9.5$/month
Ranked 155th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 4.7 min. per capita
Ranked 69th.
11.45 min. per capita
Ranked 93th. 2 times more than Bangladesh

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 100%
Ranked 13th. The same as Pakistan
100%
Ranked 5th.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $51.51
Ranked 65th. 20% more than Pakistan
$42.77
Ranked 68th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 11.75$ per capita
Ranked 74th.
55.17$ per capita
Ranked 67th. 5 times more than Bangladesh

Mobile cellular subscriptions 44.64 million
Ranked 24th.
88.02 million
Ranked 11th. 97% more than Bangladesh

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.0718
Ranked 182nd.
0.197
Ranked 167th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Internet > IP addresses 924,160
Ranked 79th.
5.18 million
Ranked 51st. 6 times more than Bangladesh
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 4635000000 12128000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.03
Ranked 152nd.
0.1
Ranked 132nd. 3 times more than Bangladesh

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 6.22
Ranked 187th.
32.39
Ranked 159th. 5 times more than Bangladesh

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 325,389
Ranked 105th.
618,446
Ranked 87th. 90% more than Bangladesh
Television broadcast stations per million 0.115
Ranked 12th.
0.124
Ranked 33th. 8% more than Bangladesh

Internet > TLD .bd .pk
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 27.9
Ranked 152nd.
52.99
Ranked 119th. 90% more than Bangladesh

Internet > Livejournal users 350
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Pakistan
162
Ranked 91st.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 3
Ranked 147th.
69
Ranked 70th. 23 times more than Bangladesh

Telecommunications > Country calling code 880 92
Telephone subscribers per 1000 70.35
Ranked 126th.
114.25
Ranked 114th. 62% more than Bangladesh

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 0.2%
Ranked 144th.
0.3%
Ranked 140th. 50% more than Bangladesh
E-Government rating 29.3
Ranked 171st.
37.3
Ranked 120th. 27% more than Bangladesh
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.021 per 1 million people
Ranked 180th.
0.434 per 1 million people
Ranked 145th. 21 times more than Bangladesh

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 1.39 million
Ranked 67th.
4.55 million
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals per 1000 241.83
Ranked 9th. 20 times more than Pakistan
12.19
Ranked 24th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 2.48
Ranked 176th. 2 times more than Pakistan
1.04
Ranked 192nd.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 1.5% GDP
Ranked 125th.
2.48% GDP
Ranked 64th. 65% more than Bangladesh

Telephone subscribers per employee 54.75
Ranked 151st.
213.34
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Bangladesh

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals 274
Ranked 19th.
559
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Telephone subscribers 10.07 million
Ranked 42nd.
18.05 million
Ranked 27th. 79% more than Bangladesh

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 123th.
115.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th. 63% more than Bangladesh

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.015$ per 1 million people
Ranked 95th. 2 times more than Pakistan
0.007$ per 1 million people
Ranked 107th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 35.64$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Pakistan
10.72$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 78th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.151 per 1,000 people
Ranked 149th.
0.543 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Bangladesh

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 7.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd.
33.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th. 4 times more than Bangladesh

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 50000000000 162619000000
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 628.2
Ranked 158th.
670.64
Ranked 152nd. 7% more than Bangladesh

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.142
Ranked 146th.
1.88
Ranked 82nd. 13 times more than Bangladesh

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.339
Ranked 144th.
0.515
Ranked 141st. 52% more than Bangladesh

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 0.73
Ranked 179th.
1.27
Ranked 169th. 74% more than Bangladesh

Television > Sex ratio of television only broadcast journalists 0.353
Ranked 29th.
0.4
Ranked 26th. 13% more than Bangladesh
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 716 million$
Ranked 20th.
3.58 billion$
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Bangladesh

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 5.05$ per capita
Ranked 61st.
23.01$ per capita
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Bangladesh

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 880
Ranked 25th. 10 times more than Pakistan
92
Ranked 40th.
Phone system > International dialling code +880 +92
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 1.99
Ranked 141st.
3.2
Ranked 139th. 61% more than Bangladesh
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 26.67%
Ranked 48th. 33% more than Pakistan
20.06%
Ranked 69th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 56.58%
Ranked 12th. 64% more than Pakistan
34.57%
Ranked 40th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 8.39%
Ranked 121st.
42.58%
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Bangladesh

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.009 per 1,000 people
Ranked 200th.
1.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 139th. 127 times more than Bangladesh

Telephone lines 1.34 million
Ranked 63th.
4.42 million
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Bangladesh

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 50,000
Ranked 91st.
168,082
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Bangladesh

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 5.71%
Ranked 93th. 1% more than Pakistan
5.66%
Ranked 67th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.59%
Ranked 80th. 26% more than Pakistan
0.47%
Ranked 81st.

Television > Sex ratio of television only broadcast journalists (Headcounts) 0.353 Number
Ranked 29th.
0.4 Number
Ranked 26th. 13% more than Bangladesh
Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Internet > ISP per million 0.0755
Ranked 122nd.
0.209
Ranked 112th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 5$
Ranked 61st.
22.69$
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Bangladesh

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 207.6 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Pakistan
98.6 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 14th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 0.84
Ranked 170th.
2.66
Ranked 148th. 3 times more than Bangladesh

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 0.18
Ranked 171st.
0.62
Ranked 145th. 3 times more than Bangladesh

Internet servers using encryption 29
Ranked 104th.
105
Ranked 71st. 4 times more than Bangladesh

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 2.51$/month
Ranked 176th. 3% more than Pakistan
2.43$/month
Ranked 177th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 0.631
Ranked 183th.
3.22
Ranked 154th. 5 times more than Bangladesh

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.357%
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Pakistan
0.136%
Ranked 77th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals > Per capita 2.26 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th.
4.15 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th. 84% more than Bangladesh
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 6.93$/month
Ranked 107th. 36% more than Pakistan
5.09$/month
Ranked 104th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals 30.22 million
Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Pakistan
1.71 million
Ranked 12th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals per million 2.19
Ranked 33th.
3.98
Ranked 33th. 81% more than Bangladesh
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.078 per 1 million people
Ranked 117th.
0.217 per 1 million people
Ranked 107th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.0207
Ranked 177th.
0.429
Ranked 144th. 21 times more than Bangladesh

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Periodicals > Per capita 248.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 20 times more than Pakistan
12.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 208th.
0.1
Ranked 50th.
Phone subscribers 8.26
Ranked 151st.
28.92
Ranked 129th. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $2.66
Ranked 81st. 52% more than Pakistan
$1.75
Ranked 86th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $224.00 million
Ranked 50th.
$278.00 million
Ranked 55th. 24% more than Bangladesh

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 15.41%
Ranked 84th. 30% more than Pakistan
11.89%
Ranked 79th.

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