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Media Stats: compare key data on Estonia & Netherlands

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STAT Estonia Netherlands HISTORY
Broadcast media the publicly-owned broadcaster, Eesti Rahvusringhaaling (ERR), operates 2 television channels; national private TV channels expanding service; a range of channels are aimed at Russian-speaking viewers; high penetration rate for cable TV services with more than half of Estonian households connected; publicly-owned broadcaster, ERR, operates 4 radio networks and there are a growing number of private commercial radio stations broadcasting nationally, regionally, and locally 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 93.2%
Ranked 22nd.
99.42%
Ranked 5th. 7% more than Estonia

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 256.79
Ranked 29th.
393.14
Ranked 4th. 53% more than Estonia

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 79
Ranked 32nd.
93
Ranked 5th. 18% more than Estonia

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 795.2
Ranked 30th.
925.88
Ranked 5th. 16% more than Estonia

Internet > Users per 1000 581.36
Ranked 24th.
915.66
Ranked 2nd. 58% more than Estonia

Internet users 969,700
Ranked 36th.
14.87 million
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Estonia

News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Baltic News Service (BNS) - private</p> </p>Delfi - news portal, in Estonian and Russian</p> <p>Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANP) - news agency</p> </p>DutchNews.nl - news in English</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 482.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th.
682.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 41% more than Estonia

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Eesti Raadio - public; four networks including flagship Vikerraadio</p> </p>Raadio Elmar - private, music</p> </p>Raadio Kuku - first private radio</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 154.55
Ranked 23th. 32% more than Netherlands
117.52
Ranked 67th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,506.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 43% more than Netherlands
1,056.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Eesti Televisioon - public, English-language pages</p> </p>TV3 - private</p> </p>Kanal 2 - private</p> <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 432.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th.
519 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 20% more than Estonia

Televisions per 1000 446.97
Ranked 31st.
499.22
Ranked 24th. 12% more than Estonia
Personal computers per 1000 482.88
Ranked 6th.
682.36
Ranked 7th. 41% more than Estonia

Radio broadcast stations AM 0, FM 98, shortwave 0 AM 4, FM 246, shortwave 3
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 190.6
Ranked 19th.
307.5
Ranked 11th. 61% more than Estonia

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,402.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th.
1,435.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Estonia

Internet > Users > Per capita 592.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th.
905.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 53% more than Estonia

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 334.64
Ranked 48th.
422.6
Ranked 31st. 26% more than Estonia

Televisions 605,000
Ranked 96th.
8.1 million
Ranked 23th. 13 times more than Estonia
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 376.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.
442.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 18% more than Estonia

Internet users > Per 100 people 66.24
Ranked 23th.
86.98
Ranked 3rd. 31% more than Estonia

Internet > Internet users 1.01 million
Ranked 119th.
15.56 million
Ranked 32nd. 15 times more than Estonia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 191.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th.
278.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 46% more than Estonia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 4,800 Mbps
Ranked 18th.
334,578 Mbps
Ranked 4th. 70 times more than Estonia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 3,565.86 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 7th.
20,549.29 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Estonia

Personal computers 650,000
Ranked 22nd.
11.11 million
Ranked 15th. 17 times more than Estonia

Television broadcast stations 3
Ranked 21st.
21
Ranked 25th. 7 times more than Estonia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 146.99 million min.
Ranked 54th.
4.95 billion min.
Ranked 11th. 34 times more than Estonia

Radios per 1000 746.18
Ranked 32nd.
942.97
Ranked 15th. 26% more than Estonia
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 2,029.44
Ranked 1st. 58% more than Netherlands
1,281.4
Ranked 33th.

Internet > Percent using internet 79%
Ranked 30th.
93%
Ranked 5th. 18% more than Estonia

Telephones > Mobile cellular 1.86 million
Ranked 136th.
19.84 million
Ranked 45th. 11 times more than Estonia

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.721 per capita
Ranked 31st.
0.98 per capita
Ranked 13th. 36% more than Estonia

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 367.69
Ranked 40th.
442.82
Ranked 22nd. 20% more than Estonia

Telephone mainlines per 1000 328.39
Ranked 35th.
465.69
Ranked 17th. 42% more than Estonia

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Postimees - daily, Estonian and Russian-language editions</p> </p>Eesti Paevaleht - daily</p> </p>Ohtuleht - evening tabloid</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17220813">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>
Cinema attendance 875,000
Ranked 64th.
18.6 million
Ranked 23th. 21 times more than Estonia
Telephone system > General assessment foreign investment in the form of joint business ventures greatly improved telephone service with a wide range of high quality voice, data, and Internet services available highly developed and well maintained
Cinema attendance per capita 0.646
Ranked 41st.
1.15
Ranked 29th. 77% more than Estonia
Television receivers per 1000 432.29
Ranked 30th.
518.88
Ranked 20th. 20% more than Estonia

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 13
Ranked 57th.
73
Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than Estonia

Internet > IP addresses per capita 945.75
Ranked 38th.
2,772.15
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Estonia
Average cost of local call 0.09
Ranked 41st.
0.11
Ranked 28th. 22% more than Estonia
Internet > Users 780,000
Ranked 81st.
15 million
Ranked 18th. 19 times more than Estonia

Internet > Internet penetration 79%
Ranked 34th.
93%
Ranked 6th. 18% more than Estonia
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 1,073.7
Ranked 11th. 11% more than Netherlands
970.23
Ranked 21st.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,545.88
Ranked 23th. 32% more than Netherlands
1,171.48
Ranked 68th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 448,212
Ranked 98th.
7.09 million
Ranked 24th. 16 times more than Estonia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.07 million
Ranked 142nd.
19.64 million
Ranked 50th. 9 times more than Estonia

Internet > Internet Service Providers 38
Ranked 31st.
52
Ranked 19th. 37% more than Estonia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 343,949
Ranked 77th.
6.59 million
Ranked 16th. 19 times more than Estonia

Cinemas > Per capita 0.143 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Netherlands
0.029 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.

Telephones > Main lines in use 471,900
Ranked 101st.
7.13 million
Ranked 25th. 15 times more than Estonia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 34.72
Ranked 47th.
42.97
Ranked 29th. 24% more than Estonia

Active military personnel 4,750
Ranked 118th.
61,302
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Estonia
Radio receivers per 1000 721.67
Ranked 30th.
980.1
Ranked 12th. 36% more than Estonia

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 1,073.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 11% more than Netherlands
970.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 481.47
Ranked 10th.
667.84
Ranked 5th. 39% more than Estonia

Number of PCs per million 459.5
Ranked 23th.
682.36
Ranked 5th. 48% more than Estonia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 2.07 million
Ranked 143th.
19.72 million
Ranked 49th. 10 times more than Estonia

Radio receivers 1.01 million
Ranked 108th.
15.3 million
Ranked 24th. 15 times more than Estonia

Cinema > Number of cinemas 55
Ranked 41st.
163
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Estonia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 1.98 million
Ranked 64th.
20 million
Ranked 41st. 10 times more than Estonia
Television receivers 605,000
Ranked 92nd.
8.1 million
Ranked 21st. 13 times more than Estonia

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 2.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 62% more than Netherlands
1.36 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.9$
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than Netherlands
0.32$
Ranked 108th.

Mobile phone subscribers 1.45 million
Ranked 87th.
15.83 million
Ranked 26th. 11 times more than Estonia

Telephone system > International country code - 372; fiber-optic cables to Finland, Sweden, Latvia, and Russia provide worldwide packet-switched service; 2 international switches are located in Tallinn 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 38
Ranked 8th.
52
Ranked 9th. 37% more than Estonia
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 133.13
Ranked 22nd.
251.23
Ranked 3rd. 89% more than Estonia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 448,212
Ranked 97th.
7.09 million
Ranked 24th. 16 times more than Estonia

Radios 1.01 million
Ranked 109th.
15.3 million
Ranked 26th. 15 times more than Estonia
Internet > Hosts 645,495
Ranked 44th.
10.98 million
Ranked 7th. 17 times more than Estonia

Cinemas > Annual attendance 900,000
Ranked 45th.
18.6 million
Ranked 15th. 21 times more than Estonia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 191.31
Ranked 17th.
278.99
Ranked 11th. 46% more than Estonia

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.654
Ranked 33th.
1.18
Ranked 24th. 80% more than Estonia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 3,565.86 Mbps
Ranked 7th.
20,549.23 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Estonia

Internet penetration 75.1
Ranked 13th.
88.6
Ranked 4th. 18% more than Estonia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 13
Ranked 60th.
37
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Estonia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 257,000
Ranked 47th.
5 million
Ranked 16th. 19 times more than Estonia

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 38.46%
Ranked 15th. 4% more than Netherlands
36.99%
Ranked 17th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 262,000
Ranked 43th.
4.44 million
Ranked 13th. 17 times more than Estonia

Internet > Top level domain .ee .nl
Television > Total number of channels 3
Ranked 23th.
144
Ranked 1st. 48 times more than Estonia

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 9.7
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Netherlands
4.37
Ranked 22nd.

Television > Total number of channels per million people 2.23
Ranked 5th.
8.79
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Estonia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 190.47
Ranked 20th.
307.15
Ranked 12th. 61% more than Estonia

Telephone system > Domestic substantial fiber-optic cable systems carry telephone, TV, and radio traffic in the digital mode; Internet services are widely available; schools and libraries are connected to the Internet, a large percentage of the population files income-tax returns online, and online voting was used for the first time in the 2005 local elections 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 .ee .nl
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 366.38 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 2nd.
551.47 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 2nd. 51% more than Estonia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 108.94 min.
Ranked 24th.
310.82 min.
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Estonia

Telephone mainlines 442,045
Ranked 80th.
7.6 million
Ranked 22nd. 17 times more than Estonia

Cinemas 200
Ranked 38th.
465
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Estonia

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 133.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th.
251.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 89% more than Estonia

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 10.78$/month
Ranked 146th.
12.37$/month
Ranked 133th. 15% more than Estonia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 108.96 min. per capita
Ranked 24th.
310.82 min. per capita
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Estonia

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 40.94
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Netherlands
9.97
Ranked 34th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 61.54%
Ranked 43th. 60% more than Netherlands
38.36%
Ranked 53th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.52 million
Ranked 108th.
20.63 million
Ranked 36th. 8 times more than Estonia

Internet > Broadband subscribers 179,200
Ranked 46th.
4.1 million
Ranked 11th. 23 times more than Estonia

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 28.07
Ranked 21st. 9 times more than Netherlands
3.2
Ranked 66th.
Cinemas per million 142.9
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Netherlands
29.41
Ranked 22nd.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 13
Ranked 46th.
35
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Estonia

Internet > IP addresses 1.21 million
Ranked 73th.
46.38 million
Ranked 12th. 38 times more than Estonia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 169.72
Ranked 22nd.
1,118.12
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Estonia

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 782000000 2949000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 23.71
Ranked 20th.
35.31
Ranked 6th. 49% more than Estonia

Number of PCs 620
Ranked 59th.
11,110
Ranked 15th. 18 times more than Estonia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 334.64
Ranked 53th.
422.6
Ranked 34th. 26% more than Estonia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 924,699
Ranked 74th.
10.2 million
Ranked 25th. 11 times more than Estonia
Television broadcast stations per million 2.2
Ranked 9th. 62% more than Netherlands
1.36
Ranked 27th.
Radio > Total number of channels 5
Ranked 58th.
294
Ranked 5th. 59 times more than Estonia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 93
Ranked 27th. 90% more than Netherlands
49
Ranked 33th.

Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2005.01.01 1997.08.01
Internet > TLD .ee .nl
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 188.3
Ranked 2nd. 50% more than Netherlands
125.43
Ranked 25th.

Internet > Livejournal users 1,140
Ranked 29th.
5,528
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Estonia
Internet > Secure Internet servers 219
Ranked 46th.
6,744
Ranked 7th. 31 times more than Estonia

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 86.67%
Ranked 23th. 83% more than Netherlands
47.37%
Ranked 36th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 15
Ranked 23th.
24
Ranked 16th. 60% more than Estonia

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 11.19
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Netherlands
1.44
Ranked 26th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.654 per capita
Ranked 33th.
1.18 per capita
Ranked 25th. 80% more than Estonia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 357.98
Ranked 7th. 18 times more than Netherlands
19.91
Ranked 30th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2005.01.01 1999.04.??
Telecommunications > Country calling code 372 31
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 7 days
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Netherlands
3 days
Ranked 20th.
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,402.09
Ranked 21st.
1,435.92
Ranked 20th. 2% more than Estonia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 72.5%
Ranked 12th. 19% more than Netherlands
61%
Ranked 20th.
E-Government rating 48
Ranked 36th. 9% more than Netherlands
44
Ranked 73th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 99%
Ranked 37th.
99.9%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Estonia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 9.49
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Netherlands
2.2
Ranked 42nd.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 795
Ranked 19th.
3,983
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Estonia

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

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 163.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th.
411.94 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Estonia

Radio > Total number of channels per million people 3.71
Ranked 23th.
18.01
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Estonia
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.0
Ranked 53th.
0.184 Number
Ranked 32nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 498,100
Ranked 97th.
7.32 million
Ranked 25th. 15 times more than Estonia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 67.91
Ranked 9th. 22 times more than Netherlands
3.08
Ranked 43th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 67.91 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th. 22 times more than Netherlands
3.08 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th.

Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > 2004 semifinal > Artist Neiokõsõ Re-union
Internet > Livejournal users per million 844.89
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Netherlands
339.52
Ranked 42nd.
Website defacements per million 12.46
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Netherlands
4.74
Ranked 38th.
Internet > Linux web servers 36
Ranked 31st.
161
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Estonia
Website defacements 17
Ranked 54th.
76
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Estonia
Television standard > UHF PAL G/SECAM <a href=/encyclopedia/Kelvin>K</a> PAL G
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.79% GDP
Ranked 14th. 76% more than Netherlands
3.29% GDP
Ranked 78th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 485.65
Ranked 39th. 38% more than Netherlands
352.89
Ranked 33th.

Telephone subscribers 1.89 million
Ranked 80th.
23.43 million
Ranked 25th. 12 times more than Estonia

Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > 2004 semifinal > Points 57
Ranked 11th.
146
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Estonia
Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > 2004 semifinal > Lyrics Aapo Ilves Angeline van Otterdijk
Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > 2004 semifinal > Composer Priit Pajusaar & Glen Pilvre Ed van Otterdijk
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,402.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th.
1,435.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Estonia

Telephone systems > Privatisation 1993 1994
Internet usage % > 2007 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">65.5</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">85.4</a>
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.667$ per 1 million people
Ranked 30th. 33 times more than Netherlands
0.02$ per 1 million people
Ranked 90th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 80.08$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 55th. 152 times more than Netherlands
0.527$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 103th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 9.63
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Netherlands
2.27
Ranked 75th.

Royalties and fees $1.10
Ranked 33th.
$137.10
Ranked 4th. 125 times more than Estonia
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch December 15, 2006 2003
Internet > Government Broadband Index 4
Ranked 6th. 11% more than Netherlands
3.6
Ranked 9th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 590.6
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Netherlands
244.06
Ranked 12th.

Total number of combined radio and television institutions 0.0
Ranked 73th.
3 Number
Ranked 21st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 357.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 18 times more than Netherlands
19.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 27.86 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Netherlands
3.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 41st.
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 80%
Ranked 9th. 34 times more than Netherlands
2.38%
Ranked 50th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 229,000
Ranked 34th.
18.2 million
Ranked 7th. 79 times more than Estonia

Phone system > International dialling code + 372 +31
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 730.19
Ranked 11th. 20% more than Netherlands
607.08
Ranked 20th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 493.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th.
659.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 34% more than Estonia

Telephone lines 498,129
Ranked 91st.
7.32 million
Ranked 23th. 15 times more than Estonia

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 317,893
Ranked 58th.
5.81 million
Ranked 13th. 18 times more than Estonia

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 7.2%
Ranked 48th.
12.59%
Ranked 14th. 75% more than Estonia

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 6.5%
Ranked 26th.
11.78%
Ranked 17th. 81% more than Estonia

Internet > ISP per million 27.86
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Netherlands
3.27
Ranked 48th.
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 15/12/2006 2003
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 8.75$/month
Ranked 115th.
23.38$/month
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Estonia

Internet > Linux web servers per million 26.39
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Netherlands
10.03
Ranked 32nd.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.
3.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 42% more than Estonia

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 328.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th.
465.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 42% more than Estonia

Internet servers using encryption 422
Ranked 49th.
23,376
Ranked 7th. 55 times more than Estonia

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 314.84
Ranked 29th.
1,414.05
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Estonia

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 9545000000 14715000000
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,545.88
Ranked 21st. 31% more than Netherlands
1,175.89
Ranked 66th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 25.67
Ranked 28th.
39.44
Ranked 4th. 54% more than Estonia

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 660
Ranked 31st.
2,803.72
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Estonia

Phone subscribers 807.52
Ranked 34th.
1,388.05
Ranked 7th. 72% more than Estonia
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 163
Ranked 36th.
412.58
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Estonia

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 120
Ranked 37th.
558
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Estonia

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 181st.
1.1
Ranked 12th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 105.72
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Netherlands
46.88
Ranked 18th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 26.17%
Ranked 49th.
44.86%
Ranked 14th. 71% more than Estonia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 27.81%
Ranked 52nd.
57.46%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Estonia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 32.72%
Ranked 49th.
54.56%
Ranked 12th. 67% more than Estonia

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 88.94
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Netherlands
34.27
Ranked 29th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 9.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Netherlands
2.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 501,000
Ranked 28th. 58% more than Netherlands
317,000
Ranked 28th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.322 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 6th. 39% more than Netherlands
0.231 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 13th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $377.38 million
Ranked 40th.
$10.25 billion
Ranked 6th. 27 times more than Estonia

Television standard > VHF PAL B/SEC D PAL B
Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners Season 1, 2007 : In progress Season 1, 2003 : Jamai Loman <br> Season 2, 2004 : Boris Titulaer <br> Season 3, 2006 : Raffaëla Paton
Telephone system > Regulation 1998 1997
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 16.3 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 62nd. 33 times more than Netherlands
0.5 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 101st.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 37.16
Ranked 43th.
44.49
Ranked 24th. 20% more than Estonia

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 33.45
Ranked 47th.
42.4
Ranked 30th. 27% more than Estonia

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 8.74%
Ranked 68th.
20.04%
Ranked 92nd. 2 times more than Estonia

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