×

Media Stats: compare key data on Australia & South Korea

Compare vs for  

Definitions

STAT Australia South Korea HISTORY
Broadcast media the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as Australia Network, a TV service that broadcasts throughout the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster; Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a second large public broadcaster, operates radio and TV networks broadcasting in multiple languages; several large national commercial TV networks, a large number of local commercial TV stations, and hundreds of commercial radio stations are accessible; cable and satellite systems are available multiple national TV networks with 2 of the 3 largest networks publicly operated; the largest privately owned network, Seoul Broadcasting Service (SBS), has ties with other commercial TV networks; cable and satellite TV subscription services available; publicly operated radio broadcast networks and many privately owned radio broadcasting networks, each with multiple affiliates, and independent local stations
Households with television 96.28%
Ranked 15th.
98.01%
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Australia

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 253.18
Ranked 30th.
365.01
Ranked 6th. 44% more than Australia

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 82.35
Ranked 24th.
84.1
Ranked 20th. 2% more than Australia

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 814.36
Ranked 26th.
839.37
Ranked 20th. 3% more than Australia
Internet > Users per 1000 534.83
Ranked 29th.
732.33
Ranked 8th. 37% more than Australia

Internet users 15.81 million
Ranked 25th.
39.4 million
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Australia
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>AAP - Australian Associated Press</p> </p>ABC News - public broadcaster&#039;s news site</p> <p>Yonhap News Agency - English-language pages</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 682.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 25% more than South Korea
544.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>ABC - public, operates speech-cultural network Radio National, ABC NewsRadio, youth network Triple J, ABC Classic FM and local services</p> </p>Radio Australia - ABC&#039;s external service, targeted at Asia-Pacific</p> </p>SBS Radio - public, multilingual</p> <p>Korea Broadcasting System (KBS) - public, operates six networks</p> </p>KBS World Radio - external broadcaster, operated by KBS</p> </p>Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation - public, operates MBC Radio and music-based MBC FM</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15291415">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 106.19
Ranked 95th.
110.36
Ranked 83th. 4% more than Australia

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,040.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 17% more than South Korea
886.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd.

Television > List of TV stations <p>ABC - national, public</p> </p>ABC News 24 - ABC&#039;s news TV</p> </p>Australia Network - international channel operated by ABC</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15675260">Full Article</a> <p>Korea Broadcasting System (KBS) - public, operates two networks; web pages in English</p> </p>Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) - public</p> </p>Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15291415">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 548.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 58% more than South Korea
346 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.

Televisions per 1000 510.17
Ranked 23th. 54% more than South Korea
332.23
Ranked 50th.
Personal computers per 1000 681.66
Ranked 8th. 25% more than South Korea
545.41
Ranked 15th.

Radio broadcast stations AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 AM 61, FM 150, shortwave 2
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 14% more than South Korea
1,285.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.

Internet > Users > Per capita 550.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.
725.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 32% more than Australia

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 461.61
Ranked 22nd.
601.94
Ranked 6th. 30% more than Australia

Televisions 10.15 million
Ranked 21st.
15.9 million
Ranked 16th. 57% more than Australia
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 477.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th.
487.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 2% more than Australia

Internet > Internet users 18.13 million
Ranked 28th.
41.09 million
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Australia
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 120,000 Mbps
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Korea
49,766 Mbps
Ranked 5th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 5,902.9 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than South Korea
1,030.48 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 15th.

Personal computers 13.72 million
Ranked 12th.
26.2 million
Ranked 7th. 91% more than Australia

Television broadcast stations 104
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than South Korea
43
Ranked 3rd.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 4.15 billion min.
Ranked 10th. 7% more than South Korea
3.87 billion min.
Ranked 9th.

Radios per 1000 1,281.7
Ranked 6th. 29% more than South Korea
992.5
Ranked 10th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,112.09
Ranked 50th. 14% more than South Korea
974.83
Ranked 72nd.

Internet > Percent using internet 82.35%
Ranked 22nd.
84.1%
Ranked 19th. 2% more than Australia

Telephones > Mobile cellular 24.49 million
Ranked 40th.
52.51 million
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Australia

Radio receivers > Per capita 1.38 per capita
Ranked 5th. 33% more than South Korea
1.03 per capita
Ranked 10th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 414.16
Ranked 29th. 6% more than South Korea
392.2
Ranked 33th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 561.91
Ranked 9th. 14% more than South Korea
493.27
Ranked 14th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>The Sydney Morning Herald - daily</p> </p>Herald Sun - Melbourne-based daily</p> </p>The Australian - national daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15675260">Full Article</a> <p>Chosun Ilbo - English-language pages</p> </p>Dong-a Ilbo - English-language pages</p> </p>Korea Times - English-language pages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15291415">Full Article</a>
Films produced 16
Ranked 37th.
82
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Australia
Cinema attendance 80 million
Ranked 14th. 46% more than South Korea
54.72 million
Ranked 15th.
Telephone system > General assessment excellent domestic and international service excellent domestic and international services featuring rapid incorporation of new technologies
Cinema attendance per capita 4.02
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than South Korea
1.14
Ranked 30th.
Television receivers per 1000 548.14
Ranked 13th. 58% more than South Korea
346
Ranked 43th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 43
Ranked 32nd.
216
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Australia

Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,160.89
Ranked 14th.
2,297.13
Ranked 11th. 6% more than Australia
Internet > Users 11.24 million
Ranked 24th.
35.59 million
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Australia

Internet > Internet penetration 82.3%
Ranked 25th.
84.1%
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Australia
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 903.17
Ranked 28th. 13% more than South Korea
796.51
Ranked 39th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,072.93
Ranked 92nd. The same as South Korea
1,072.4
Ranked 93th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th.
30.1 million
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Australia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd.
53.62 million
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Australia

Internet > Internet Service Providers 571
Ranked 3rd. 52 times more than South Korea
11
Ranked 84th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.74 million
Ranked 18th.
18.25 million
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Australia

Cinemas > Per capita 0.092 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than South Korea
0.013 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.

Telephones > Main lines in use 10.57 million
Ranked 20th.
29.47 million
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 45.43
Ranked 22nd.
61.42
Ranked 5th. 35% more than Australia

Radio receivers per 1000 1,377.11
Ranked 5th. 33% more than South Korea
1,033.64
Ranked 9th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 906.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 14% more than South Korea
793.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 520.66
Ranked 9th. 76 times more than South Korea
6.82
Ranked 91st.

Number of PCs per million 681.66
Ranked 6th. 25% more than South Korea
545.41
Ranked 14th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd.
53.62 million
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Australia

Radio receivers 25.5 million
Ranked 16th.
47.5 million
Ranked 11th. 86% more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 30.2 million
Ranked 34th.
52.51 million
Ranked 26th. 74% more than Australia
Television receivers 10.15 million
Ranked 20th.
15.9 million
Ranked 16th. 57% more than Australia

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 5.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 6 times more than South Korea
0.89 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.68$
Ranked 105th.
0.76$
Ranked 90th. 12% more than Australia

Mobile phone subscribers 18.42 million
Ranked 23th.
38.34 million
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Australia

Telephone system > International country code - 61; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 optical telecommunications submarine cable with links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; the Southern Cross fiber optic submarine cable provides links to New Zealand and the United States; satellite earth stations - 19 (10 Intelsat - 4 Indian Ocean and 6 Pacific Ocean, 2 Inmarsat - Indian and Pacific Ocean regions, 2 Globalstar, 5 other) country code - 82; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 66
Internet > ISP 571
Ranked 2nd. 52 times more than South Korea
11
Ranked 62nd.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 103.1
Ranked 31st.
253.25
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th.
30.1 million
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Australia

Films produced per million 0.804
Ranked 34th.
1.71
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Australia
Radios 25.5 million
Ranked 16th.
47.5 million
Ranked 11th. 86% more than Australia
Internet > Hosts 11.13 million
Ranked 6th. 33 times more than South Korea
333,823
Ranked 51st.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 88 million
Ranked 9th. 61% more than South Korea
54.7 million
Ranked 11th.

Mobile phones 63.97 per 100 people
Ranked 25th.
67.95 per 100 people
Ranked 22nd. 6% more than Australia
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 4.65
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than South Korea
1.17
Ranked 25th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 5,883.85 Mbps
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than South Korea
1,033.82 Mbps
Ranked 15th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 3.11 million
Ranked 19th.
17.5 million
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Australia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 49
Ranked 30th.
139
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Australia

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 9.3%
Ranked 46th. 5 times more than South Korea
2.04%
Ranked 24th.

Internet > Top level domain .au .kr
Television > Total number of channels 6
Ranked 35th.
24
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Australia
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.062$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 34th.
0.069$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 27th. 11% more than Australia

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 1.93
Ranked 48th.
4.34
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Australia

Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.294
Ranked 49th.
0.499
Ranked 39th. 69% more than Australia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 154.71
Ranked 27th.
384.4
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Australia
Telephone system > Domestic domestic satellite system; significant use of radiotelephone in areas of low population density; rapid growth of mobile telephones fixed-line and mobile-cellular services widely available with a combined telephone subscribership of roughly 170 per 100 persons; rapid assimilation of a full range of telecommunications technologies leading to a boom in e-commerce
Internet country code .au .kr
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 163.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than South Korea
63.19 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 27th.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000 $0.11 Million US dollars
Ranked 27th.
$1.98 Million US dollars
Ranked 6th. 18 times more than Australia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 213.77 min.
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than South Korea
80.84 min.
Ranked 44th.

Telephone mainlines 11.46 million
Ranked 18th.
23.75 million
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Australia

Cinemas 1,748
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than South Korea
588
Ranked 12th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 103.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
252.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Australia

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 22.82$/month
Ranked 85th.
32.62$/month
Ranked 52nd. 43% more than Australia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 213.77 min. per capita
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than South Korea
80.86 min. per capita
Ranked 44th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 90.7%
Ranked 14th.
97.96%
Ranked 14th. 8% more than Australia

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 2,433.94$ per capita
Ranked 12th. Twice as much as South Korea
1,213.77$ per capita
Ranked 22nd.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 2.1 million
Ranked 14th.
12.19 million
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Australia

Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005 1.8-4.6 0.02-0.45
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 28.7
Ranked 20th. 125 times more than South Korea
0.23
Ranked 163th.
Cinemas > Seats per 1000 23.57
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than South Korea
4.18
Ranked 27th.

Cinemas per million 92.36
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than South Korea
12.61
Ranked 31st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 48
Ranked 27th.
116
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Australia

Internet > IP addresses 47.57 million
Ranked 11th.
112.24 million
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Australia
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 159000000 6202700000000
Number of PCs 13,720
Ranked 11th.
26,201
Ranked 6th. 91% more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 461.61
Ranked 25th.
601.94
Ranked 8th. 30% more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 21.18 million
Ranked 15th.
51.81 million
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Australia
Internet > Broadband access 2.36 million
Ranked 14th.
11.99 million
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Australia
Television broadcast stations per million 5.62
Ranked 28th. 6 times more than South Korea
0.893
Ranked 8th.

Radio > Total number of channels 70
Ranked 15th. 37% more than South Korea
51
Ranked 21st.
Cinemas > Seats 446,000
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than South Korea
195,000
Ranked 8th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 97
Ranked 26th.
4,708
Ranked 2nd. 49 times more than Australia

Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access 167.32 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 18th. 8% more than South Korea
154.98 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 22nd.
Internet > Rural households with internet 616,933
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than South Korea
272,755
Ranked 1st.
Internet > Households with internet per thousand people 243.11
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than South Korea
60.19
Ranked 1st.
Internet > Rural households with internet per thousand people 27.64
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than South Korea
5.8
Ranked 1st.
Internet > TLD .au .kr
Internet > Livejournal users 34,142
Ranked 5th. 56 times more than South Korea
607
Ranked 39th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 11,986
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than South Korea
1,070
Ranked 27th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 4.65 per capita
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than South Korea
1.17 per capita
Ranked 26th.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 61 82
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,465.08
Ranked 16th. 14% more than South Korea
1,289.78
Ranked 28th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 96.2%
Ranked 6th.
106%
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Australia
E-Government rating 58.3
Ranked 6th.
64
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Australia
Television > Digital TV households 1,646
Ranked 5th.
5,074
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Australia
Population covered by mobile telephony 96%
Ranked 36th.
99%
Ranked 43th. 3% more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 2.51
Ranked 38th. 2% more than South Korea
2.47
Ranked 39th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 584.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 26 times more than South Korea
22.1 per 1 million people
Ranked 76th.

Radio > Total number of channels per million people 3.43
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than South Korea
1.06
Ranked 41st.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.0981 Number
Ranked 39th.
1.47 Number
Ranked 15th. 15 times more than Australia
Television > Digital TV households per million 83.76
Ranked 3rd.
106.55
Ranked 2nd. 27% more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 9.37 million
Ranked 24th.
29.47 million
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 5.06 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th.
100.15 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 5.06
Ranked 38th.
100.15
Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than Australia

Internet > Livejournal users per million 1,696.29
Ranked 15th. 134 times more than South Korea
12.64
Ranked 125th.
Television > Subscription TV revenues per million 29.06
Ranked 4th. 36% more than South Korea
21.36
Ranked 5th.
Website defacements per million 8.04
Ranked 20th. 32% more than South Korea
6.08
Ranked 26th.
Website defacements 156
Ranked 12th.
288
Ranked 7th. 85% more than Australia
Internet > Linux web servers 633
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than South Korea
47
Ranked 27th.
Phone system > International dialling code +61 +82
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 951.6
Ranked 6th.
1,058.33
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,072.93
Ranked 90th. The same as South Korea
1,072.4
Ranked 91st.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 18.57%
Ranked 73th.
21.59%
Ranked 63th. 16% more than Australia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 19.1%
Ranked 77th.
28.18%
Ranked 50th. 48% more than Australia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 21.32%
Ranked 88th.
37.49%
Ranked 39th. 76% more than Australia

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.6$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 125th. 43% more than South Korea
1.12$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 100th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.035$ per 1 million people
Ranked 97th. 2 times more than South Korea
0.016$ per 1 million people
Ranked 93th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 530.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 77 times more than South Korea
6.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.

Television > Subscription TV revenues 571
Ranked 6th.
1,017
Ranked 4th. 78% more than Australia
Telephone systems > Privatisation 1997 1993
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 14% more than South Korea
1,285.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 11.18 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 27th. 11 times more than South Korea
1 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 74th.

Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 1/1/2001 2001
Telephone subscribers 29.88 million
Ranked 19th.
62.09 million
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Australia

Telephone subscribers per employee 506.24
Ranked 39th.
566.93
Ranked 28th. 12% more than Australia

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.71% GDP
Ranked 17th. 19% more than South Korea
4.81% GDP
Ranked 25th.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP 2.66e-07%
Ranked 27th.
1.17e-05%
Ranked 2nd. 44 times more than Australia
Television standard > UHF PAL G NTSC M
Internet > Linux web servers per million 32.61
Ranked 6th. 33 times more than South Korea
0.992
Ranked 67th.
Internet > Households with internet 5.43 million
Ranked 1st. 92% more than South Korea
2.83 million
Ranked 1st.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,724.46
Ranked 12th.
2,751.56
Ranked 4th. 60% more than Australia

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 25.06
Ranked 31st.
37.56
Ranked 7th. 50% more than Australia

Television > Analogue to digital transition > Analog switch off > Start Regional ASO started 30 June 2010 1/9/2010 14:00:00
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 435
Ranked 19th.
2,310
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Australia

Internet > ISP > Per capita 29.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 124 times more than South Korea
0.234 per 1 million people
Ranked 106th.
Internet > Government Broadband Index 3.4
Ranked 10th.
4.4
Ranked 1st. 29% more than Australia
Royalties and fees $17.90
Ranked 17th. 22% more than South Korea
$14.70
Ranked 18th.
Internet > ISP per million 29.06
Ranked 2nd. 124 times more than South Korea
0.234
Ranked 111th.
Television standard > VHF PAL B NTSC M
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.224 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 14th.
0.283 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 8th. 26% more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 2.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th. 2% more than South Korea
2.47 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 21.61
Ranked 45th.
48.09
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Australia

Internet > IP addresses (share) 1.1
Ranked 11th.
2.6
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Australia
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 2 Number
Ranked 32nd.
71 Number
Ranked 5th. 36 times more than Australia
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 579.09
Ranked 12th. 26 times more than South Korea
22.12
Ranked 74th.

Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 23.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than South Korea
4.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.

Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch January 1, 2001 2001
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 18.33$/month
Ranked 29th. 29% more than South Korea
14.18$/month
Ranked 55th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 45.69
Ranked 22nd.
61.95
Ranked 4th. 36% more than Australia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.43
Ranked 70th.
2.89
Ranked 60th. 19% more than Australia

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 30.47$/month
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than South Korea
8.31$/month
Ranked 88th.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment $2,453.74 Million US dollars
Ranked 25th.
$97,370.58 Million US dollars
Ranked 4th. 40 times more than Australia
Music sales > Singles > Millions 1.4
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than South Korea
0.1
Ranked 14th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 54800000000 38809000000000
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 563.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 15% more than South Korea
491.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 16% more than South Korea
2.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 0.53%
Ranked 100th.
16.23%
Ranked 40th. 31 times more than Australia

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Internet Movie Database 2003; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; http://www.iana.org/numbers; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users ("Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" , International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013); International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunications Union; ITU. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of mobile phones in use; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Internet Movie Database 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; OECD Country statistical profiles 2009. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; OpenNet Initiative (ONI), ONI Data, https://opennet.net/sites/opennet.net/files/ONI_data-20130920.zip; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; Various sources compiled into Wikipedia's Music industry; http://www.iana.org/numbers; ITU; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions (List of countries) (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); Point Topic; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; OECD Country statistical profiles 2009; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; LiveJournal; Wikipedia: List of country calling codes (Alphabetical listing by country or region); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions (List of countries) ("Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012" , Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union . Retrieved on 29 June 2013.); report presents the second annual update on global e-government, i.e., the delivery of public sector information and online services through the Internet. This report studies the features that are available online at national government websites. Using a detailed analysis of 1.197 government websites in 198 different nations, it measures the information and services that are online, chart the variations that exist across countries, and discuss how e-government sites vary by region of the world. In order to see how the 198 nations ranked overall, the E-Government Ranking 2002 created a 0 to 100 point index and applied it to each nation's websites based on the availability of contact information, publications, databases, portals, and number of online services. (2002); Informa Media Group; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics Original html. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Informa Media Group. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of telephone lines in use; LiveJournal. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; attrition.org. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; attrition.org; Netcraft Linux server survey; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions (List of countries) (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. World Bank World Development Indicators.; ITU-BDT Telecommunications Regulatory Database; Various sources compiled into Wikipedia's Digital terrestrial television; OECD Country statistical profiles 2009. GDP figures sourced from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; Tenlab May 2002; Netcraft Linux server survey. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Netcraft (http://www.netcraft.com/) and World Bank population estimates.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; Wikipedia: Government Broadband Index (Rankings); World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; aggregates calculated for the Human Development Report Office by the World Bank; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics Original html; Wikipedia: Digital terrestrial television; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: Global music industry market share data

Citation

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.

We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. We do not implement these annoying types of ads!

We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising.

Please add www.nationmaster.com to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software.

×