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Media Stats: compare key data on Iceland & Netherlands

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STAT Iceland Netherlands HISTORY
Broadcast media - more than 90% of households are connected to cable or satellite TV systems that provide a wide range of domestic and foreign channels; public service broadcast system includes multiple broadcasters, 3 with a national reach and the remainder operating in regional and local markets; 2 major nationwide commercial television companies, each with 3 or more stations, and many commercial TV stations in regional and local markets; nearly 600 radio stations with a mix of public and private stations providing national or regional coverage
Households with television 97%
Ranked 13th.
99.42%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Iceland

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 353.29
Ranked 9th.
393.14
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Iceland

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 96
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Netherlands
93
Ranked 5th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 953.61
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Netherlands
925.88
Ranked 5th.

Internet > Users per 1000 649.3
Ranked 16th.
915.66
Ranked 2nd. 41% more than Iceland

Internet users 301,600
Ranked 39th.
14.87 million
Ranked 9th. 49 times more than Iceland

Personal computers > Per capita 478.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th.
682.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 43% more than Iceland

Personal computers per 1000 478.54
Ranked 7th.
682.36
Ranked 7th. 43% more than Iceland

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Icelandic National Broadcasting Service - public radio, operates two national networks and four regional stations</p> </p>Bylgjan - main private station</p> <p>NOS - public radio, operates news and information station Radio 1, music network Radio 2, pop station 3FM, cultural station Radio 4</p> </p>Radio Netherlands - international broadcaster, language services include English</p> </p>Sky Radio - popular commercial FM station, continuous music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17741366">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 105.39
Ranked 97th.
117.52
Ranked 67th. 12% more than Iceland

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,150.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 9% more than Netherlands
1,056.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Icelandic National Broadcasting Service - operates public network Sjonvarpid</p> </p>Stod 2 - main private station</p> </p>Syn - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17386737">Full Article</a> <p>NOS - public broadcaster</p> </p>BVN TV - public, for Dutch-speakers abroad</p> </p>RTL - commercial, operates RTL4, RTL5, RTL7 and RTL8</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17741366">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 360.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.
519 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 44% more than Iceland

Televisions per 1000 338.49
Ranked 48th.
499.22
Ranked 24th. 47% more than Iceland
Radio broadcast stations AM 3, FM about 70 (including repeaters), shortwave 1 AM 4, FM 246, shortwave 3
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 551.62
Ranked 1st. 79% more than Netherlands
307.5
Ranked 11th.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,677.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Netherlands
1,435.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st.

Internet > Users > Per capita 670.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th.
905.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 35% more than Iceland

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 590.37
Ranked 9th. 40% more than Netherlands
422.6
Ranked 31st.

Televisions 98,000
Ranked 134th.
8.1 million
Ranked 23th. 83 times more than Iceland
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 618.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 40% more than Netherlands
442.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 90
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Netherlands
86.98
Ranked 3rd.

Internet > Internet users 300,656
Ranked 139th.
15.56 million
Ranked 32nd. 52 times more than Iceland

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 323.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 16% more than Netherlands
278.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 1,240 Mbps
Ranked 26th.
334,578 Mbps
Ranked 4th. 270 times more than Iceland

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 4,178.6 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 6th.
20,549.29 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Iceland

Personal computers 142,000
Ranked 40th.
11.11 million
Ranked 15th. 78 times more than Iceland

Television broadcast stations 14
Ranked 26th.
21
Ranked 25th. 50% more than Iceland
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 80.53 million min.
Ranked 64th.
4.95 billion min.
Ranked 11th. 61 times more than Iceland

Radios per 1000 898.04
Ranked 21st.
942.97
Ranked 15th. 5% more than Iceland
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,095.76
Ranked 55th.
1,281.4
Ranked 33th. 17% more than Iceland

Internet > Percent using internet 96.21%
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Netherlands
93%
Ranked 5th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 344,100
Ranked 164th.
19.84 million
Ranked 45th. 58 times more than Iceland

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.956 per capita
Ranked 14th.
0.98 per capita
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Iceland

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 581.48
Ranked 9th. 31% more than Netherlands
442.82
Ranked 22nd.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 653.29
Ranked 3rd. 40% more than Netherlands
465.69
Ranked 17th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Frettabladid - daily</p> </p>Morgunbladid - morning daily</p> </p>DV - evening daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17386737">Full Article</a> <p>Algemeen Dagblad - national, daily</p> </p>NRC Handelsblad - national, daily</p> </p>De Telegraaf - national, daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17741366">Full Article</a>
Films produced 6
Ranked 50th.
24
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Iceland
Cinema attendance 1.53 million
Ranked 56th.
18.6 million
Ranked 23th. 12 times more than Iceland
Telephone system > General assessment telecommunications infrastructure is modern and fully digitized, with satellite-earth stations, fiber-optic cables, and an extensive broadband network highly developed and well maintained
Cinema attendance per capita 5.29
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Netherlands
1.15
Ranked 29th.
Television receivers per 1000 361.45
Ranked 38th.
518.88
Ranked 20th. 44% more than Iceland

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 13
Ranked 55th.
73
Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than Iceland

Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,601.01
Ranked 7th.
2,772.15
Ranked 5th. 7% more than Iceland
Average cost of local call 0.09
Ranked 34th.
0.11
Ranked 28th. 22% more than Iceland
Internet > Users 202,300
Ranked 109th.
15 million
Ranked 18th. 74 times more than Iceland

Internet > Internet penetration 96%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Netherlands
93%
Ranked 6th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 1,024.49
Ranked 15th. 6% more than Netherlands
970.23
Ranked 21st.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,080.79
Ranked 90th.
1,171.48
Ranked 68th. 8% more than Iceland

Telecoms > Telephone lines 189,000
Ranked 125th.
7.09 million
Ranked 24th. 37 times more than Iceland

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 346,000
Ranked 169th.
19.64 million
Ranked 50th. 57 times more than Iceland

Internet > Internet Service Providers 20
Ranked 49th.
52
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Iceland
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 113,100
Ranked 97th.
6.59 million
Ranked 16th. 58 times more than Iceland

Cinemas > Per capita 0.166 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Netherlands
0.029 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.

Telephones > Main lines in use 191,100
Ranked 125th.
7.13 million
Ranked 25th. 37 times more than Iceland

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 55.24
Ranked 10th. 29% more than Netherlands
42.97
Ranked 29th.

Active military personnel 0.0
Ranked 142nd.
61,302
Ranked 1st.
Radio receivers per 1000 958.96
Ranked 13th.
980.1
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Iceland

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 1,024.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Netherlands
970.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 831.66
Ranked 3rd. 25% more than Netherlands
667.84
Ranked 5th.

Number of PCs per million 472.48
Ranked 20th.
682.36
Ranked 5th. 44% more than Iceland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 352,114
Ranked 167th.
19.72 million
Ranked 49th. 56 times more than Iceland

Radio receivers 260,000
Ranked 149th.
15.3 million
Ranked 24th. 59 times more than Iceland

Cinema > Number of cinemas 22
Ranked 46th.
163
Ranked 27th. 7 times more than Iceland

Television receivers 98,000
Ranked 131st.
8.1 million
Ranked 21st. 83 times more than Iceland

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 51.47 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 38 times more than Netherlands
1.36 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.84$
Ranked 117th. 3 times more than Netherlands
0.32$
Ranked 108th.

Mobile phone subscribers 304,001
Ranked 128th.
15.83 million
Ranked 26th. 52 times more than Iceland

Telephone system > International country code - 354; the CANTAT-3 and FARICE-1 submarine cable systems provide connectivity to Canada, the Faroe Islands, UK, Denmark, and Germany; a planned new section of the Hibernia-Atlantic submarine cable will provide additional connectivity to Canada, US, and Ireland; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions)(Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden) country code - 31; submarine cables provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 5 (3 Intelsat - 1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean, 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat
Internet > ISP 20
Ranked 11th.
52
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Iceland
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 262.92
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Netherlands
251.23
Ranked 3rd.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 189,000
Ranked 125th.
7.09 million
Ranked 24th. 37 times more than Iceland

Radios 260,000
Ranked 149th.
15.3 million
Ranked 26th. 59 times more than Iceland
Films produced per million 20.72
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Netherlands
1.48
Ranked 26th.
Internet > Hosts 263,980
Ranked 55th.
10.98 million
Ranked 7th. 42 times more than Iceland

Cinemas > Annual attendance 1.5 million
Ranked 37th.
18.6 million
Ranked 15th. 12 times more than Iceland

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 323.61
Ranked 7th. 16% more than Netherlands
278.99
Ranked 11th.

Mobile phones 90.28 per 100 people
Ranked 5th. 25% more than Netherlands
72.24 per 100 people
Ranked 20th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 5.41
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Netherlands
1.18
Ranked 24th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 4,178.83 Mbps
Ranked 6th.
20,549.23 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Iceland

Internet penetration 97.6
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Netherlands
88.6
Ranked 4th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 161,571
Ranked 52nd.
5 million
Ranked 16th. 31 times more than Iceland

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 3
Ranked 108th.
37
Ranked 34th. 12 times more than Iceland

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 30.77%
Ranked 25th.
36.99%
Ranked 17th. 20% more than Iceland

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 91,000
Ranked 51st.
4.44 million
Ranked 13th. 49 times more than Iceland

Internet > Top level domain .is .nl
Television > Total number of channels 1
Ranked 5th.
144
Ranked 1st. 144 times more than Iceland

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 40.75
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Netherlands
4.37
Ranked 22nd.

Television > Total number of channels per million people 3.21
Ranked 2nd.
8.79
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Iceland

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 553.19
Ranked 1st. 80% more than Netherlands
307.15
Ranked 12th.

Telephone system > Domestic liberalization of the telecommunications sector beginning in the late 1990s has led to increased competition especially in the mobile services segment of the market extensive fixed-line fiber-optic network; large cellular telephone system with 5 major operators utilizing the third generation of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) technology; one in five households now use Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) services
Internet country code .is .nl
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 78.41 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 22nd.
551.47 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Iceland

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000 $0.05 Million US dollars
Ranked 29th.
$4.27 Million US dollars
Ranked 2nd. 80 times more than Iceland
Telephone mainlines 193,852
Ranked 98th.
7.6 million
Ranked 22nd. 39 times more than Iceland

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 275.72 min.
Ranked 10th.
310.82 min.
Ranked 17th. 13% more than Iceland

Cinemas 46
Ranked 32nd.
465
Ranked 15th. 10 times more than Iceland

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 262.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Netherlands
251.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 59.6$/month
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Netherlands
12.37$/month
Ranked 133th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 275.7 min. per capita
Ranked 10th.
310.82 min. per capita
Ranked 16th. 13% more than Iceland

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 72.42
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Netherlands
9.97
Ranked 34th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 69.23%
Ranked 33th. 80% more than Netherlands
38.36%
Ranked 53th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 342,711
Ranked 153th.
20.63 million
Ranked 36th. 60 times more than Iceland

Internet > Broadband subscribers 78,017
Ranked 55th.
4.1 million
Ranked 11th. 53 times more than Iceland

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 69.08
Ranked 15th. 22 times more than Netherlands
3.2
Ranked 66th.
Cinemas > Seats per 1000 32.45
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Netherlands
5.69
Ranked 29th.

Cinemas per million 165.84
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Netherlands
29.41
Ranked 22nd.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 3
Ranked 63th.
35
Ranked 32nd. 12 times more than Iceland

Internet > IP addresses 814,592
Ranked 82nd.
46.38 million
Ranked 12th. 57 times more than Iceland
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 259.36
Ranked 17th.
1,118.12
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Iceland

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 3630000000 2949000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 32.67
Ranked 9th.
35.31
Ranked 6th. 8% more than Iceland

Number of PCs 138
Ranked 102nd.
11,110
Ranked 15th. 81 times more than Iceland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 590.37
Ranked 11th. 40% more than Netherlands
422.6
Ranked 34th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 224,568
Ranked 110th.
10.2 million
Ranked 25th. 45 times more than Iceland
Television broadcast stations per million 51.64
Ranked 2nd. 38 times more than Netherlands
1.36
Ranked 27th.
Radio > Total number of channels 6
Ranked 52nd.
294
Ranked 5th. 49 times more than Iceland
Cinemas > Seats 9,000
Ranked 27th.
88,800
Ranked 19th. 10 times more than Iceland

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 20
Ranked 47th.
49
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Iceland

Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access 183.32 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 8th. 5% more than Netherlands
174.1 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 11th.
Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2004.10.01 1997.08.01
Internet > TLD .is .nl
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 107.97
Ranked 51st.
125.43
Ranked 25th. 16% more than Iceland

Internet > Livejournal users 591
Ranked 41st.
5,528
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Iceland
Internet > Secure Internet servers 376
Ranked 38th.
6,744
Ranked 7th. 18 times more than Iceland

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 9.43
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Netherlands
1.44
Ranked 26th.

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 100%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Netherlands
47.37%
Ranked 36th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 3
Ranked 44th.
24
Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Iceland

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 5.41 per capita
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Netherlands
1.18 per capita
Ranked 25th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 202.7
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Netherlands
19.91
Ranked 30th.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 354 31
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2004.10.01 1999.04.??
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 10 days
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Netherlands
3 days
Ranked 20th.
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,677.78
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Netherlands
1,435.92
Ranked 20th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 71.7%
Ranked 15th. 18% more than Netherlands
61%
Ranked 20th.
E-Government rating 49.8
Ranked 26th. 13% more than Netherlands
44
Ranked 73th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 99%
Ranked 21st.
99.9%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Iceland

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 10.67
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Netherlands
2.2
Ranked 42nd.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 607
Ranked 21st.
3,983
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Iceland

Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 100%
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Netherlands
13.89%
Ranked 5th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 1,257.67 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Netherlands
411.94 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd.

Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 6.74 Number
Ranked 5th. 37 times more than Netherlands
0.184 Number
Ranked 32nd.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people 20.22
Ranked 12th. 12% more than Netherlands
18.01
Ranked 14th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 71.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 23 times more than Netherlands
3.08 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 71.12
Ranked 6th. 23 times more than Netherlands
3.08
Ranked 43th.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 2,023.46
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Netherlands
339.52
Ranked 42nd.
Internet > Linux web servers 5
Ranked 61st.
161
Ranked 14th. 32 times more than Iceland
Website defacements 9
Ranked 69th.
76
Ranked 22nd. 8 times more than Iceland
Website defacements per million 31.58
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Netherlands
4.74
Ranked 38th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 10.68 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Netherlands
2.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 57,000
Ranked 33th.
317,000
Ranked 28th. 6 times more than Iceland

Internet usage % > 2007 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">89.3</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">85.4</a>
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 867.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 31% more than Netherlands
659.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.147 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 45th.
0.231 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 13th. 57% more than Iceland
Telephone lines 193,512
Ranked 114th.
7.32 million
Ranked 23th. 38 times more than Iceland

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 103,697
Ranked 76th.
5.81 million
Ranked 13th. 56 times more than Iceland

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 4.74%
Ranked 85th.
12.59%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Iceland

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.43%
Ranked 84th.
11.78%
Ranked 17th. 27 times more than Iceland

Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Internet > ISP per million 70.18
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Netherlands
3.27
Ranked 48th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,677.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Netherlands
1,435.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st.

Telephone system > Regulation 1997 1997
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 60.97
Ranked 7th. 37% more than Netherlands
44.49
Ranked 24th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 57.57
Ranked 9th. 36% more than Netherlands
42.4
Ranked 30th.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment $17.10 Million US dollars
Ranked 30th.
$70,620.83 Million US dollars
Ranked 5th. 4130 times more than Iceland
Telephone subscribers 497,853
Ranked 115th.
23.43 million
Ranked 25th. 47 times more than Iceland

Telephone subscribers per employee 306.67
Ranked 67th.
352.89
Ranked 33th. 15% more than Iceland

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.93% GDP
Ranked 55th.
3.29% GDP
Ranked 78th. 12% more than Iceland

Television standard > UHF PAL G PAL G
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 2,045.6
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Netherlands
244.06
Ranked 12th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 34.45
Ranked 9th.
39.44
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Iceland

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 3,139.28
Ranked 2nd. 12% more than Netherlands
2,803.72
Ranked 3rd.

Royalties and fees 0.0
Ranked 63th.
$137.10
Ranked 4th.
Phone subscribers 1,484.15
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Netherlands
1,388.05
Ranked 7th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 1,237.73
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Netherlands
412.58
Ranked 21st.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 24
Ranked 61st.
558
Ranked 16th. 23 times more than Iceland

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 10.27
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Netherlands
2.27
Ranked 75th.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 70.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Netherlands
3.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 41st.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 75,751
Ranked 39th.
18.2 million
Ranked 7th. 240 times more than Iceland

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 653.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 40% more than Netherlands
465.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 5.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 46% more than Netherlands
3.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th.

Phone system > International dialling code +354 +31
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 712.28
Ranked 14th. 17% more than Netherlands
607.08
Ranked 20th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 97.36$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 100th. 185 times more than Netherlands
0.527$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 103th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 2.99$ per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 149 times more than Netherlands
0.02$ per 1 million people
Ranked 90th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 82.17
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Netherlands
34.27
Ranked 29th.

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 35 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 43th. 70 times more than Netherlands
0.5 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 101st.

Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 32.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Netherlands
5.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,099.89
Ranked 86th.
1,175.89
Ranked 66th. 7% more than Iceland

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 29214720000 14715000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1,711.27
Ranked 3rd. 21% more than Netherlands
1,414.05
Ranked 5th.

Internet servers using encryption 546
Ranked 40th.
23,376
Ranked 7th. 43 times more than Iceland

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 13.25$/month
Ranked 64th.
23.38$/month
Ranked 12th. 76% more than Iceland

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP 1.41e-07%
Ranked 30th.
8.87e-06%
Ranked 6th. 63 times more than Iceland
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 21.47%
Ranked 85th. 7% more than Netherlands
20.04%
Ranked 92nd.

Internet > Linux web servers per million 17.55
Ranked 24th. 75% more than Netherlands
10.03
Ranked 32nd.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 76th.
1.1
Ranked 12th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 202.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Netherlands
19.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 27.09%
Ranked 40th.
44.86%
Ranked 14th. 66% more than Iceland

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 23.93%
Ranked 61st.
57.46%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Iceland

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 23.87%
Ranked 77th.
54.56%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Iceland

Total number of combined radio and television institutions 2 Number
Ranked 28th.
3 Number
Ranked 21st. 50% more than Iceland
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $95.85 million
Ranked 79th.
$10.25 billion
Ranked 6th. 107 times more than Iceland

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