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Media Stats: compare key data on Israel & Switzerland

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STAT Israel Switzerland HISTORY
Broadcast media state broadcasting network, operated by the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), broadcasts on 2 channels, one in Hebrew and the other in Arabic; 5 commercial channels including a channel broadcasting in Russian, a channel broadcasting Knesset proceedings, and a music channel supervised by a public body; multi-channel satellite and cable TV packages provide access to foreign channels; IBA broadcasts on 8 radio networks with multiple repeaters and Israel Defense Forces Radio broadcasts over multiple stations; about 15 privately-owned radio stations; overall more than 100 stations and repeater stations operating the publicly owned radio and TV broadcaster, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG/SSR), operates 7 national TV networks, 3 broadcasting in German, 2 in Italian, and 2 in French; private commercial TV stations broadcast regionally and locally; TV broadcasts from stations in Germany, Italy, and France are widely available via multi-channel cable and satellite TV services; SRG/SSR operates 18 radio stations that, along with private broadcasters, provide national to local coverage
Households with television 92.6%
Ranked 23th.
99.83%
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Israel

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 216.37
Ranked 41st.
404.77
Ranked 3rd. 87% more than Israel

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 73.37
Ranked 40th.
85.2
Ranked 18th. 16% more than Israel

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 722.58
Ranked 43th.
844.49
Ranked 17th. 17% more than Israel

Internet > Users per 1000 278.55
Ranked 60th.
610.51
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Israel

Internet users 4.53 million
Ranked 51st.
5.74 million
Ranked 16th. 27% more than Israel

Personal computers > Per capita 740.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th.
864.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Israel

Personal computers per 1000 739.76
Ranked 5th.
864.58
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Israel

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Israel Broadcasting Authority - operates public radios, including speech-based Reshet Aleph, news-based Reshet Bet, music-based Reshet Gimmel, Arabic-language Reshet Dalet</p> </p>Galei Zahal - Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Radio, broadcasts news and music to mostly-civilian audience; also operates music and traffic news network Galgalatz</p> <p>SR-DRS - German-language public broadcaster, operates five stations</p> </p>RSR - French-language public broadcaster, operates four stations</p> </p>RSI - Italian-language public broadcaster, operates three stations</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17982246">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 119.89
Ranked 62nd.
135.25
Ranked 40th. 13% more than Israel

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,207.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Switzerland
1,071.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Israel Broadcasting Authority - public TV, operates Channel 1</p> </p>Channel 2 - national, commercial</p> </p>Israel 10 - national, commercial</p> <p>SF-DRS - German-language public broadcaster, operates three channels</p> </p>RTSI - Italian-language public broadcaster, operates two channels</p> </p>TSR - French-language public broadcaster, operates two channels</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 289.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.
466.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 61% more than Israel

Televisions per 1000 252.63
Ranked 66th.
451.02
Ranked 30th. 79% more than Israel
Radio broadcast stations AM 23, FM 15, shortwave 2 AM 4, FM 113 (plus many low-power stations), shortwave 2
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,544.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.
1,609.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Israel

Internet > Users > Per capita 311.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.
610.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 96% more than Israel

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 454.48
Ranked 23th.
547.95
Ranked 11th. 21% more than Israel

Televisions 1.69 million
Ranked 68th.
3.31 million
Ranked 43th. 96% more than Israel
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 434.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th.
661.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 52% more than Israel

Internet users > Per 100 people 47.89
Ranked 47th.
75.93
Ranked 10th. 59% more than Israel

Internet > Internet users 5.57 million
Ranked 54th.
6.75 million
Ranked 49th. 21% more than Israel

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 17,000 Mbps
Ranked 24th.
71,464 Mbps
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Israel

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 2,498.71 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 23th.
9,670.91 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Israel

Personal computers 5.04 million
Ranked 22nd.
6.43 million
Ranked 7th. 28% more than Israel

Television broadcast stations 17
Ranked 27th.
115
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Israel
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 2.01 billion min.
Ranked 15th.
4.78 billion min.
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Israel

Radios per 1000 458.91
Ranked 73th.
967.43
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Israel
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,205.25
Ranked 41st. 1% more than Switzerland
1,195.14
Ranked 43th.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $9.85 billion
Ranked 41st.
$33.71 billion
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Israel

Internet > Percent using internet 73.37%
Ranked 37th.
85.2%
Ranked 17th. 16% more than Israel

Telephones > Mobile cellular 9.2 million
Ranked 78th.
10.12 million
Ranked 72nd. 10% more than Israel

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.526 per capita
Ranked 59th.
1 per capita
Ranked 11th. 90% more than Israel

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 434.17
Ranked 24th.
600.48
Ranked 7th. 38% more than Israel

Telephone mainlines per 1000 423.7
Ranked 25th.
688.84
Ranked 1st. 63% more than Israel

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Yediot Aharonot - Tel Aviv-based, widely-read daily</p> </p>Israel Hayom - Tel Aviv-based, free-of-charge, large-circulation daily</p> </p>Ha&#039;aretz - Tel Aviv-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14629611">Full Article</a> <p>Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Zurich-based daily</p> </p>Tages-Anzeiger - Zurich-based daily</p> </p>Le Temps - Geneva-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17982246">Full Article</a>
Films produced 13
Ranked 43th.
44
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Israel
Telephone system > General assessment most highly developed system in the Middle East highly developed telecommunications infrastructure with excellent domestic and international services
Television receivers per 1000 289.58
Ranked 49th.
466.93
Ranked 25th. 61% more than Israel

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 26
Ranked 41st.
84
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Israel

Internet > IP addresses per capita 997.77
Ranked 37th.
2,726.45
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Israel
Average cost of local call 0.02
Ranked 93th.
0.12
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Israel
Internet > Users 2 million
Ranked 56th.
4.61 million
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Israel

Internet > Internet penetration 73.4%
Ranked 42nd.
85.2%
Ranked 19th. 16% more than Israel
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 1,119.32
Ranked 7th. 22% more than Switzerland
920.65
Ranked 26th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,166.55
Ranked 70th.
1,307.97
Ranked 44th. 12% more than Israel

Telecoms > Telephone lines 3.59 million
Ranked 43th.
4.38 million
Ranked 37th. 22% more than Israel

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.22 million
Ranked 83th.
10.46 million
Ranked 76th. 13% more than Israel

Internet > Internet Service Providers 21
Ranked 48th.
44
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Israel
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.71 million
Ranked 45th.
3.24 million
Ranked 26th. 89% more than Israel

Telephones > Main lines in use 3.5 million
Ranked 47th.
4.61 million
Ranked 34th. 32% more than Israel

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 47.02
Ranked 20th.
56.48
Ranked 9th. 20% more than Israel

Active military personnel 176,500
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Switzerland
22,059
Ranked 69th.
Radio receivers per 1000 526.05
Ranked 58th.
1,001.56
Ranked 10th. 90% more than Israel

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 1,120.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 22% more than Switzerland
920.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 193.6
Ranked 29th.
449.42
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Israel

Number of PCs per million 739.76
Ranked 3rd.
826.16
Ranked 1st. 12% more than Israel
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 9.22 million
Ranked 83th.
10.41 million
Ranked 76th. 13% more than Israel

Radio receivers 3.07 million
Ranked 72nd.
7.1 million
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Israel

Cinema > Number of cinemas 58
Ranked 39th.
414
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than Israel

Television receivers 1.69 million
Ranked 66th.
3.31 million
Ranked 43th. 96% more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 130
Ranked 32nd.
1,101
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Israel

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 3.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th.
16.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Israel
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.59$
Ranked 100th. 84% more than Switzerland
0.32$
Ranked 12th.

Mobile phone subscribers 7.76 million
Ranked 45th. 13% more than Switzerland
6.85 million
Ranked 47th.

Telephone system > International country code - 972; submarine cables provide links to Europe, Cyprus, and parts of the Middle East; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) country code - 41; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean)
Internet > ISP 21
Ranked 31st.
44
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Israel
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 177.43
Ranked 13th.
232
Ranked 7th. 31% more than Israel

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 3.59 million
Ranked 43th.
4.38 million
Ranked 37th. 22% more than Israel

Films produced per million 1.94
Ranked 23th.
6
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Israel
Radios 3.07 million
Ranked 74th.
7.1 million
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Israel
Internet > Hosts 1.42 million
Ranked 33th.
3.44 million
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Israel

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 2,496.7 Mbps
Ranked 23th.
9,670.86 Mbps
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Israel

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 34
Ranked 40th.
96
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Israel

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.65 million
Ranked 40th.
3.1 million
Ranked 20th. 88% more than Israel

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 0.0
Ranked 48th.
33.33%
Ranked 19th.

Internet > Top level domain .il .ch
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.083$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 12th. 11% more than Switzerland
0.075$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 19th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 3.35
Ranked 30th.
10.62
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 221
Ranked 28th.
1,761
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Israel

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 289.88
Ranked 23th.
420.18
Ranked 7th. 45% more than Israel

Telephone system > Domestic good system of coaxial cable and microwave radio relay; all systems are digital; four privately owned mobile-cellular service providers with countrywide coverage ranked among leading countries for fixed-line teledensity and infrastructure; mobile-cellular subscribership roughly 125 per 100 persons; extensive cable and microwave radio relay networks
Internet country code .il .ch
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 145.45 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 18th.
199.28 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 13th. 37% more than Israel

Telephone mainlines 2.94 million
Ranked 41st.
5.12 million
Ranked 26th. 74% more than Israel

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 305.6 min.
Ranked 18th.
664.79 min.
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th.
2.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Israel

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 177.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th.
232 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 31% more than Israel

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 22.02$/month
Ranked 95th. 3 times more than Switzerland
7.95$/month
Ranked 160th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 305.6 min. per capita
Ranked 16th.
664.79 min. per capita
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Israel

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 8.22
Ranked 39th.
55.32
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Israel

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 100%
Ranked 2nd. 50% more than Switzerland
66.67%
Ranked 34th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 1,572.17$ per capita
Ranked 20th.
3,939.96$ per capita
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Israel

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $1,323.07
Ranked 26th.
$4,360.91
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 630
Ranked 29th.
2,379
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 59
Ranked 36th.
306
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Israel

Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.98 million
Ranked 59th. 1% more than Switzerland
8.9 million
Ranked 60th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 1.23 million
Ranked 24th.
1.73 million
Ranked 17th. 40% more than Israel

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 3.14
Ranked 67th.
6
Ranked 49th. 91% more than Israel
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 181
Ranked 37th.
3,862
Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Israel

Internet > IP addresses 7.57 million
Ranked 39th.
20.87 million
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Israel
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 6831000000 2155000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 23.04
Ranked 22nd.
33.68
Ranked 7th. 46% more than Israel

Number of PCs 5,037
Ranked 22nd.
6,105
Ranked 21st. 21% more than Israel
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 454.48
Ranked 26th.
547.95
Ranked 14th. 21% more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 1,969
Ranked 35th.
18,273
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Israel

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 4.97 million
Ranked 36th. 52% more than Switzerland
3.28 million
Ranked 49th.
Internet > Broadband access 1.15 million
Ranked 23th.
1.55 million
Ranked 18th. 35% more than Israel
Television broadcast stations per million 3.07
Ranked 22nd.
16.33
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Israel
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 329.76
Ranked 31st.
2,557.81
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 30
Ranked 42nd.
1,881
Ranked 3rd. 63 times more than Israel

Internet > TLD .il .ch
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 122.89
Ranked 28th. 6% more than Switzerland
116.33
Ranked 38th.

Internet > Livejournal users 3,158
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Switzerland
846
Ranked 35th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 1,286
Ranked 25th.
4,318
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Israel

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 100%
Ranked 6th. The same as Switzerland
100%
Ranked 4th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 1.7
Ranked 21st.
6.95
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Israel

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 12
Ranked 25th.
55
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Israel

Telecommunications > Country calling code 972 41
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2007.12.03 2000.03.??
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price Free Free
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,543.02
Ranked 9th.
1,609.5
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Israel

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 65.5%
Ranked 17th. 58% more than Switzerland
41.4%
Ranked 39th.
E-Government rating 50.9
Ranked 23th.
55.4
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Israel
Population covered by mobile telephony 99%
Ranked 12th.
100%
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 37.01
Ranked 17th.
246.5
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 105.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th.
333.19 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Israel

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 182.71 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th.
580.26 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Israel

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 3.1 million
Ranked 49th.
4.82 million
Ranked 32nd. 55% more than Israel
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 105.51
Ranked 27th.
333.01
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 7.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.
47.06 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 165
Ranked 29th.
937
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Israel

Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > 2004 semifinal > Artist David D'or Piero & The Musicstars
Internet > Livejournal users per million 463.8
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Switzerland
114.48
Ranked 62nd.
Website defacements 219
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Switzerland
80
Ranked 21st.
Internet > Linux web servers 30
Ranked 37th.
196
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Israel
Website defacements per million 34.01
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Switzerland
11.07
Ranked 12th.
1995 Shanghai International Film Festival > In competition > Director Leonid Gorovets Wolfgang Panzer
Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > 2004 semifinal > Composer David D'or & Ofer Maor Greg Manning
Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > 2004 semifinal > Lyrics David D'or Greg Manning
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 12 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 109th.
18.47 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 71st. 54% more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 9.88 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th.
42.86 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Israel

Telephone subscribers 10.69 million
Ranked 41st.
11.97 million
Ranked 39th. 12% more than Israel

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 46.71
Ranked 20th.
56.66
Ranked 10th. 21% more than Israel

Telephone subscribers per employee 692.16
Ranked 18th. 32% more than Switzerland
525.29
Ranked 35th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 21.77 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th.
154.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Israel

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 4.45% GDP
Ranked 30th. 25% more than Switzerland
3.55% GDP
Ranked 43th.

Television standard > UHF PAL G PAL G
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 5.02
Ranked 38th.
263.3
Ranked 3rd. 52 times more than Israel

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 5.97
Ranked 39th.
12.99
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Israel

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 22.24
Ranked 39th.
41.86
Ranked 3rd. 88% more than Israel

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 396.44
Ranked 39th.
2,282.19
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Israel

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,166.55
Ranked 68th.
1,302.23
Ranked 43th. 12% more than Israel

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 24659800000 16222000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 290.93
Ranked 33th.
1,119.62
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Israel

Internet servers using encryption 2,165
Ranked 23th.
8,656
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 27.63
Ranked 27th.
131.16
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Israel

My Name Is Earl > Broadcasters > Series Premiere April 10, 2006 October 22 2006
Internet > ISP > Per capita 3.34 per 1 million people
Ranked 39th.
6.12 per 1 million people
Ranked 27th. 83% more than Israel
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 30.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th.
540.9 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 27.63 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th.
131.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 11.89 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th.
115.55 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Israel

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 5.05$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 86th. 6 times more than Switzerland
0.872$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 9th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.087$ per 1 million people
Ranked 72nd. 2 times more than Switzerland
0.043$ per 1 million people
Ranked 8th.

Phone system > International dialling code +972 +41
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 645.43
Ranked 18th. 57% more than Switzerland
410.38
Ranked 40th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 71
Ranked 31st.
825
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 73.52 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th.
684.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Israel

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 198.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.
453.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Israel

Telephone systems > Privatisation 1990 1998
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 37.01 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th.
246.64 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Israel

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,544.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.
1,609.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Israel

Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Internet > ISP per million 3.34
Ranked 46th.
6.12
Ranked 35th. 83% more than Israel
Internet > Linux web servers per million 4.66
Ranked 43th.
27.11
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Israel
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 36%
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Switzerland
13.54%
Ranked 51st.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.
2.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 38% more than Israel

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 424.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.
688.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 62% more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 9.88
Ranked 30th.
42.83
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Israel

Eurovision Song Contest 1974 > Results > Points 11
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Switzerland
3
Ranked 15th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 30.31
Ranked 31st.
540.59
Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 73.52
Ranked 30th.
683.79
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Israel

Eurovision Song Contest 1973 > Results > Points 97
Ranked 4th. 23% more than Switzerland
79
Ranked 12th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1975 > Results > Points 40
Ranked 11th.
77
Ranked 6th. 93% more than Israel
Phone subscribers 1,284.57
Ranked 12th.
1,476.29
Ranked 5th. 15% more than Israel
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 182.32
Ranked 35th.
576.97
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Israel

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.2
Ranked 39th.
0.5
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Israel
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 7.2
Ranked 37th.
47.03
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 43
Ranked 40th.
336
Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Israel

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 59.32%
Ranked 6th. 72% more than Switzerland
34.57%
Ranked 31st.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 63.03%
Ranked 7th. 87% more than Switzerland
33.77%
Ranked 42nd.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 40.34%
Ranked 29th. 8% more than Switzerland
37.4%
Ranked 40th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 439
Ranked 36th.
4,885
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Israel

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.39 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 5th. 61% more than Switzerland
0.242 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 12th.
Telephone lines 3.22 million
Ranked 44th.
4.83 million
Ranked 29th. 50% more than Israel

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.68 million
Ranked 29th.
2.58 million
Ranked 21st. 53% more than Israel

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 9.14%
Ranked 29th. 40% more than Switzerland
6.55%
Ranked 54th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 13.46%
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Switzerland
3.48%
Ranked 45th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 44.11
Ranked 26th.
63.22
Ranked 5th. 43% more than Israel

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 9.31$/month
Ranked 111th.
28.41$/month
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Israel

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 10.48$/month
Ranked 80th.
29.51$/month
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 11.89
Ranked 27th.
115.48
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Israel

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 21.77
Ranked 30th.
154.12
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Israel

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