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Media Stats: compare key data on Faroe Islands & Netherlands

Definitions

  • Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
  • Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
  • Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
  • Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
  • Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
  • Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
    Arabsat -
  • Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telecommunications > Country calling code:

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

  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
  • ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
  • Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
STAT Faroe Islands Netherlands HISTORY
Broadcast media 1 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
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,223.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.
1,435.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 17% more than Faroe Islands

Households with television 112.04%
Ranked 1st. 13% more than Netherlands
99.42%
Ranked 5th.

Internet > Internet users 42,226
Ranked 185th.
15.56 million
Ranked 32nd. 368 times more than Faroe Islands

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 849.46
Ranked 16th.
925.88
Ranked 5th. 9% more than Faroe Islands

Internet > Percent using internet 85.34%
Ranked 16th.
93%
Ranked 5th. 9% more than Faroe Islands

Internet > Users > Per capita 703.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th.
905.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 29% more than Faroe Islands

Internet users 37,500
Ranked 170th.
14.87 million
Ranked 9th. 397 times more than Faroe Islands

Personal computers 3,000
Ranked 87th.
11.11 million
Ranked 15th. 3703 times more than Faroe Islands

Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 13, shortwave 0 AM 4, FM 246, shortwave 3
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 476.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 8% more than Netherlands
442.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 59,400
Ranked 191st.
19.84 million
Ranked 45th. 334 times more than Faroe Islands

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,035.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th.
1,056.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Faroe Islands

Television broadcast stations 3
Ranked 29th.
21
Ranked 25th. 7 times more than Faroe Islands
Televisions 15,000
Ranked 178th.
8.1 million
Ranked 23th. 540 times more than Faroe Islands
Telephone system > General assessment good international communications; good domestic facilities highly developed and well maintained
Internet > IP addresses per capita 807.07
Ranked 42nd.
2,772.15
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Faroe Islands
Average cost of local call 0.4
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Netherlands
0.11
Ranked 28th.
Internet > Users 34,000
Ranked 134th.
15 million
Ranked 18th. 441 times more than Faroe Islands

Internet > Internet penetration 85.3%
Ranked 18th.
93%
Ranked 6th. 9% more than Faroe Islands
Internet > Internet Service Providers 2
Ranked 147th.
52
Ranked 19th. 26 times more than Faroe Islands
Telephones > Main lines in use 20,200
Ranked 189th.
7.13 million
Ranked 25th. 353 times more than Faroe Islands

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 37.74
Ranked 38th.
42.97
Ranked 29th. 14% more than Faroe Islands

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 805 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th.
970.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 21% more than Faroe Islands

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 58,722
Ranked 191st.
19.72 million
Ranked 49th. 336 times more than Faroe Islands

Mobile phone subscribers 38,640
Ranked 173th.
15.83 million
Ranked 26th. 410 times more than Faroe Islands

Telephone system > International country code - 298; satellite earth stations - 1 Orion; 1 fiber-optic submarine cable to the Shetland Islands, linking the Faroe Islands with Denmark and Iceland; fiber-optic submarine cable connection to Canada-Europe cable 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 2
Ranked 103th.
52
Ranked 9th. 26 times more than Faroe Islands
Radios 26,000
Ranked 200th.
15.3 million
Ranked 26th. 588 times more than Faroe Islands
Internet > Hosts 8,516
Ranked 109th.
10.98 million
Ranked 7th. 1290 times more than Faroe Islands

Telephone system > Domestic conversion to digital system completed in 1998; both NMT (analog) and GSM (digital) mobile telephone systems are installed 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 .fo .nl
Telephone mainlines 20,111
Ranked 170th.
7.6 million
Ranked 22nd. 378 times more than Faroe Islands

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 121.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th.
251.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Faroe Islands

Internet hosts None None
Internet > Broadband subscribers 5,868
Ranked 84th.
4.1 million
Ranked 11th. 699 times more than Faroe Islands

Internet > IP addresses 39,936
Ranked 155th.
46.38 million
Ranked 12th. 1161 times more than Faroe Islands
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 11084200 2949000000
Internet > TLD .fo .nl
Internet > Livejournal users 48
Ranked 158th.
5,528
Ranked 9th. 115 times more than Faroe Islands
Internet > Secure Internet servers 3
Ranked 131st.
6,744
Ranked 7th. 2248 times more than Faroe Islands

Telecommunications > Country calling code 298 31
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 62.11 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th.
411.94 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than Faroe Islands

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 174.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.
659.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Faroe Islands

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $2.17 million
Ranked 119th.
$10.25 billion
Ranked 6th. 4724 times more than Faroe Islands

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 418.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.
465.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 11% more than Faroe Islands

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,186.71
Ranked 63th. 1% more than Netherlands
1,175.89
Ranked 66th.

Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 2002/2003 2003
Phone subscribers 931.62
Ranked 1st.
1,388.05
Ranked 7th. 49% more than Faroe Islands
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 370000000 14715000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 62.17
Ranked 49th.
1,414.05
Ranked 5th. 23 times more than Faroe Islands

Internet servers using encryption 3
Ranked 125th.
23,376
Ranked 7th. 7792 times more than Faroe Islands

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 11.78%
Ranked 117th.
57.46%
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Faroe Islands

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 28.75%
Ranked 70th.
54.56%
Ranked 12th. 90% more than Faroe Islands

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 6.53%
Ranked 82nd.
12.59%
Ranked 14th. 93% more than Faroe Islands

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.0
Ranked 140th.
11.78%
Ranked 17th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 3.7%
Ranked 98th.
20.04%
Ranked 92nd. 5 times more than Faroe Islands

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 102nd.
1.1
Ranked 12th.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; 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); 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.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; 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 Telecommunications Union; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; http://www.iana.org/numbers; LiveJournal; Wikipedia: List of country calling codes (Alphabetical listing by country or region); International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; 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.; Wikipedia: Digital terrestrial television; Netcraft (http://www.netcraft.com/) and World Bank population estimates.; Netcraft (http://www.netcraft.com/).; United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database.

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