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Media Stats: compare key data on Germany & Israel

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STAT Germany Israel HISTORY
Broadcast media a mixture of publicly operated and privately owned TV and radio stations; national and regional public broadcasters compete with nearly 400 privately owned national and regional TV stations; more than 90% of households have cable or satellite TV; hundreds of radio stations including multiple national radio networks, regional radio networks, and a large number of local radio stations state broadcasting network, operated by the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), broadcasts on 2 channels, one in Hebrew and the other in Arabic; 5 commercial channels including a channel broadcasting in Russian, a channel broadcasting Knesset proceedings, and a music channel supervised by a public body; multi-channel satellite and cable TV packages provide access to foreign channels; IBA broadcasts on 8 radio networks with multiple repeaters and Israel Defense Forces Radio broadcasts over multiple stations; about 15 privately-owned radio stations; overall more than 100 stations and repeater stations operating
Households with television 95%
Ranked 19th. 3% more than Israel
92.6%
Ranked 23th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 340.79
Ranked 11th. 58% more than Israel
216.37
Ranked 41st.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 84
Ranked 21st. 14% more than Israel
73.37
Ranked 40th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 841.64
Ranked 19th. 16% more than Israel
722.58
Ranked 43th.
Internet > Users per 1000 516.61
Ranked 33th. 85% more than Israel
278.55
Ranked 60th.

Internet users 65.12 million
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Israel
4.53 million
Ranked 51st.
Personal computers > Per capita 545.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th.
740.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 36% more than Germany

Personal computers per 1000 545.35
Ranked 16th.
739.76
Ranked 5th. 36% more than Germany

Radio > List of radio stations <p>ARD - umbrella organisation of public radio services, including those of individual regions</p> </p>Deutschlandradio - operates national public stations Deutschlandfunk and Deutschlandradio Kultur, both offering current affairs and cultural programmes</p> </p>Deutsche Welle - international radio,, services in many languages</p> <p>Israel Broadcasting Authority - operates public radios, including speech-based Reshet Aleph, news-based Reshet Bet, music-based Reshet Gimmel, Arabic-language Reshet Dalet</p> </p>Galei Zahal - Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Radio, broadcasts news and music to mostly-civilian audience; also operates music and traffic news network Galgalatz</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 131.3
Ranked 46th. 10% more than Israel
119.89
Ranked 62nd.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,283.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Israel
1,207.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd.

Television > List of TV stations <p>ARD - organisation of regional public broadcasters; operates Das Erste, the main national public TV channel</p> </p>ZDF - operates second national public TV channel</p> </p>n-tv - commercial, rolling-news</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17301193">Full Article</a> <p>Israel Broadcasting Authority - public TV, operates Channel 1</p> </p>Channel 2 - national, commercial</p> </p>Israel 10 - national, commercial</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 566.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 96% more than Israel
289.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.

Televisions per 1000 622.77
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Israel
252.63
Ranked 66th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 51, FM 787, shortwave 4 AM 23, FM 15, shortwave 2
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,627.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 5% more than Israel
1,544.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 515.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 66% more than Israel
311.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 619.12
Ranked 4th. 36% more than Israel
454.48
Ranked 23th.

Televisions 51.4 million
Ranked 6th. 30 times more than Israel
1.69 million
Ranked 68th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 595.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 37% more than Israel
434.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 75.48
Ranked 12th. 58% more than Israel
47.89
Ranked 47th.

Internet > Internet users 68.3 million
Ranked 7th. 12 times more than Israel
5.57 million
Ranked 54th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 566,056 Mbps
Ranked 3rd. 33 times more than Israel
17,000 Mbps
Ranked 24th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 6,859.93 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Israel
2,498.71 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 23th.

Personal computers 45 million
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Israel
5.04 million
Ranked 22nd.

Television broadcast stations 373
Ranked 4th. 22 times more than Israel
17
Ranked 27th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 15.68 billion min.
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Israel
2.01 billion min.
Ranked 15th.

Radios per 1000 942.64
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Israel
458.91
Ranked 73th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,282.02
Ranked 32nd. 6% more than Israel
1,205.25
Ranked 41st.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $181.18 billion
Ranked 4th. 18 times more than Israel
$9.85 billion
Ranked 41st.

Internet > Percent using internet 84%
Ranked 20th. 14% more than Israel
73.37%
Ranked 37th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 108.7 million
Ranked 10th. 12 times more than Israel
9.2 million
Ranked 78th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.948 per capita
Ranked 17th. 80% more than Israel
0.526 per capita
Ranked 59th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 594.61
Ranked 8th. 37% more than Israel
434.17
Ranked 24th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 667.47
Ranked 2nd. 58% more than Israel
423.7
Ranked 25th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - prestigious daily</p> </p>Sueddeutsche Zeitung - Munich-based daily</p> </p>Die Welt - Berlin-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17301193">Full Article</a> <p>Yediot Aharonot - Tel Aviv-based, widely-read daily</p> </p>Israel Hayom - Tel Aviv-based, free-of-charge, large-circulation daily</p> </p>Ha&#039;aretz - Tel Aviv-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14629611">Full Article</a>
Films produced 121
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Israel
13
Ranked 43th.
Telephone system > General assessment Germany has one of the world's most technologically advanced telecommunications systems; as a result of intensive capital expenditures since reunification, the formerly backward system of the eastern part of the country, dating back to World War II, has been modernized and integrated with that of the western part most highly developed system in the Middle East
Television receivers per 1000 566.83
Ranked 12th. 96% more than Israel
289.58
Ranked 49th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 212
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Israel
26
Ranked 41st.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 1,452.93
Ranked 24th. 46% more than Israel
997.77
Ranked 37th.
Average cost of local call 0.09
Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Israel
0.02
Ranked 93th.
Internet > Users 42.5 million
Ranked 5th. 21 times more than Israel
2 million
Ranked 56th.

Internet > Internet penetration 84%
Ranked 22nd. 14% more than Israel
73.4%
Ranked 42nd.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 960.36
Ranked 22nd.
1,119.32
Ranked 7th. 17% more than Germany

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,314.67
Ranked 43th. 13% more than Israel
1,166.55
Ranked 70th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 50.7 million
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Israel
3.59 million
Ranked 43th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.66 million
Ranked 11th. 12 times more than Israel
9.22 million
Ranked 83th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 200
Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Israel
21
Ranked 48th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 27.91 million
Ranked 4th. 16 times more than Israel
1.71 million
Ranked 45th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 51.8 million
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Israel
3.5 million
Ranked 47th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 60.51
Ranked 7th. 29% more than Israel
47.02
Ranked 20th.

Active military personnel 182,927
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Israel
176,500
Ranked 1st.
Radio receivers per 1000 948.38
Ranked 15th. 80% more than Israel
526.05
Ranked 58th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 960.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th.
1,120.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 17% more than Germany

Internet > Hosts per 1000 275.31
Ranked 21st. 42% more than Israel
193.6
Ranked 29th.

Number of PCs per million 484.75
Ranked 18th.
739.76
Ranked 3rd. 53% more than Germany
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 92.4 million
Ranked 16th. 10 times more than Israel
9.22 million
Ranked 83th.

Radio receivers 77.8 million
Ranked 6th. 25 times more than Israel
3.07 million
Ranked 72nd.

Cinema > Number of cinemas 1,823
Ranked 7th. 31 times more than Israel
58
Ranked 39th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 107 million
Ranked 11th. 11 times more than Israel
9.32 million
Ranked 54th.
Television receivers 46.5 million
Ranked 6th. 28 times more than Israel
1.69 million
Ranked 66th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 3,718
Ranked 3rd. 29 times more than Israel
130
Ranked 32nd.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 4.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th. 49% more than Israel
3.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.43$
Ranked 105th.
0.59$
Ranked 100th. 37% more than Germany

Mobile phone subscribers 79.2 million
Ranked 7th. 10 times more than Israel
7.76 million
Ranked 45th.

Telephone system > International country code - 49; Germany's international service is excellent worldwide, consisting of extensive land and undersea cable facilities as well as earth stations in the Inmarsat, Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Intersputnik satellite systems country code - 972; submarine cables provide links to Europe, Cyprus, and parts of the Middle East; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)
Internet > ISP 200
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Israel
21
Ranked 31st.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 129.75
Ranked 23th.
177.43
Ranked 13th. 37% more than Germany

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 50.7 million
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Israel
3.59 million
Ranked 43th.

Films produced per million 1.47
Ranked 27th.
1.94
Ranked 23th. 33% more than Germany
Radios 77.8 million
Ranked 6th. 25 times more than Israel
3.07 million
Ranked 74th.
Internet > Hosts 22.61 million
Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Israel
1.42 million
Ranked 33th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 6,859.93 Mbps
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Israel
2,496.7 Mbps
Ranked 23th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 22.1 million
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Israel
1.65 million
Ranked 40th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 347
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Israel
34
Ranked 40th.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 37.74%
Ranked 16th.
0.0
Ranked 48th.

Internet > Top level domain .de .il
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.061$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 35th.
0.083$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 12th. 36% more than Germany

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 2.59
Ranked 39th.
3.35
Ranked 30th. 29% more than Germany

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 2,756
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Israel
221
Ranked 28th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 267.83
Ranked 14th.
289.88
Ranked 23th. 8% more than Germany
Telephone system > Domestic Germany is served by an extensive system of automatic telephone exchanges connected by modern networks of fiber-optic cable, coaxial cable, microwave radio relay, and a domestic satellite system; cellular telephone service is widely available, expanding rapidly, and includes roaming service to many foreign countries good system of coaxial cable and microwave radio relay; all systems are digital; four privately owned mobile-cellular service providers with countrywide coverage
Internet country code .de .il
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 205.76 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 12th. 41% more than Israel
145.45 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 18th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 190.76 min.
Ranked 25th.
305.6 min.
Ranked 18th. 60% more than Germany

Telephone mainlines 55.05 million
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Israel
2.94 million
Ranked 41st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.951 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Israel
0.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 129.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.
177.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 37% more than Germany

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 7.4$/month
Ranked 164th.
22.02$/month
Ranked 95th. 3 times more than Germany

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 190.77 min. per capita
Ranked 24th.
305.6 min. per capita
Ranked 16th. 60% more than Germany

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 22.13
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Israel
8.22
Ranked 39th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 62.26%
Ranked 42nd.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 61% more than Germany

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $2,212.74
Ranked 16th. 67% more than Israel
$1,323.07
Ranked 26th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 2,173.49$ per capita
Ranked 18th. 38% more than Israel
1,572.17$ per capita
Ranked 20th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 12,798
Ranked 4th. 20 times more than Israel
630
Ranked 29th.
Mobile cellular subscriptions 105.52 million
Ranked 9th. 12 times more than Israel
8.98 million
Ranked 59th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 10.7 million
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Israel
1.23 million
Ranked 24th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 2.42
Ranked 76th.
3.14
Ranked 67th. 30% more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 10,550
Ranked 4th. 58 times more than Israel
181
Ranked 37th.
Internet > IP addresses 118.13 million
Ranked 5th. 16 times more than Israel
7.57 million
Ranked 39th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 5700000000 6831000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 27.52
Ranked 16th. 19% more than Israel
23.04
Ranked 22nd.

Number of PCs 40,000
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Israel
5,037
Ranked 22nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 619.12
Ranked 6th. 36% more than Israel
454.48
Ranked 26th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 78,042
Ranked 2nd. 40 times more than Israel
1,969
Ranked 35th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 33.34 million
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Israel
4.97 million
Ranked 36th.
Internet > Broadband access 8.41 million
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Israel
1.15 million
Ranked 23th.
Television broadcast stations per million 4.57
Ranked 18th. 49% more than Israel
3.07
Ranked 22nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 951.18
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Israel
329.76
Ranked 31st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 5,921
Ranked 4th. 197 times more than Israel
30
Ranked 42nd.
Internet > TLD .de .il
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 128.51
Ranked 23th. 5% more than Israel
122.89
Ranked 28th.

Internet > Livejournal users 9,346
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Israel
3,158
Ranked 12th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 28,730
Ranked 4th. 22 times more than Israel
1,286
Ranked 25th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 1.26
Ranked 28th.
1.7
Ranked 21st. 35% more than Germany

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 103
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Israel
12
Ranked 25th.

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 93.2%
Ranked 19th.
100%
Ranked 6th. 7% more than Germany

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price EUR 25 Free
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2002.11.01 2007.12.03
Telecommunications > Country calling code 49 972
Brothers and Sisters > International broadcasts > Series Premiere 2007 2007
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,627.83
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Israel
1,543.02
Ranked 9th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 41%
Ranked 40th.
65.5%
Ranked 17th. 60% more than Germany
E-Government rating 52.6
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Israel
50.9
Ranked 23th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 99%
Ranked 20th. The same as Israel
99%
Ranked 12th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 33.64
Ranked 21st.
37.01
Ranked 17th. 10% more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 156.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th. 48% more than Israel
105.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 348.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 27th. 91% more than Israel
182.71 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 48.7 million
Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Israel
3.1 million
Ranked 49th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 76.75 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Israel
7.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 156.24
Ranked 18th. 48% more than Israel
105.51
Ranked 27th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 9,695
Ranked 2nd. 59 times more than Israel
165
Ranked 29th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 113.26
Ranked 63th.
463.8
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Germany
Internet > Linux web servers 1,919
Ranked 3rd. 64 times more than Israel
30
Ranked 37th.
Website defacements per million 1.97
Ranked 63th.
34.01
Ranked 7th. 17 times more than Germany
Website defacements 162
Ranked 10th.
219
Ranked 8th. 35% more than Germany
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 33.72%
Ranked 34th.
59.32%
Ranked 6th. 76% more than Germany

Television standard > UHF PAL G PAL G
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.04% GDP
Ranked 51st.
4.45% GDP
Ranked 30th. 46% more than Germany

Telephone subscribers per employee 559.19
Ranked 32nd.
692.16
Ranked 18th. 24% more than Germany

Telephone subscribers 134.25 million
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Israel
10.69 million
Ranked 41st.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,627.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 5% more than Israel
1,544.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.

Telephone systems > Privatisation 1996 1990
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.005$ per 1 million people
Ranked 108th.
0.087$ per 1 million people
Ranked 72nd. 17 times more than Germany

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 0.156$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 108th.
5.05$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 86th. 32 times more than Germany

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 8.53%
Ranked 69th.
36%
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Germany

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 27% more than Israel
2.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 667.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 57% more than Israel
424.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.

Eurovision Song Contest 1974 > Results > Points 3
Ranked 17th.
11
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 128.79
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Israel
30.31
Ranked 31st.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 68300000000 24659800000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 197.89
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Israel
73.52
Ranked 30th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1973 > Results > Points 85
Ranked 9th.
97
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Germany
Eurovision Song Contest 1975 > Results > Points 15
Ranked 17th.
40
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Germany
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 34.04
Ranked 11th. 53% more than Israel
22.24
Ranked 39th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,090.92
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Israel
396.44
Ranked 39th.

Phone subscribers 1,316.52
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Israel
1,284.57
Ranked 12th.
My Name Is Earl > Broadcasters > Series Premiere planned fall 2007 April 10, 2006
NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired September 5, 2005 October 27, 2005
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 128.8 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Israel
30.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 118.36 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Israel
27.63 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 43.7 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Israel
11.89 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 76.75
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Israel
7.2
Ranked 37th.
Phone system > International dialling code +49 +972
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 410.81
Ranked 39th.
645.43
Ranked 18th. 57% more than Germany
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 6,287
Ranked 1st. 146 times more than Israel
43
Ranked 40th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 49.15%
Ranked 16th.
63.03%
Ranked 7th. 28% more than Germany

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 37.74%
Ranked 37th.
40.34%
Ranked 29th. 7% more than Germany

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 197.9 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Israel
73.52 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 274.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 38% more than Israel
198.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $19.41 billion
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Israel
$7.95 billion
Ranked 9th.

Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Everybody Hates Chris > International Broadcasts > Series Premiere September 16 2006 2006
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 62.6
Ranked 6th. 42% more than Israel
44.11
Ranked 26th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 17.34$/month
Ranked 32nd. 86% more than Israel
9.31$/month
Ranked 111th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 61.84
Ranked 6th. 32% more than Israel
46.71
Ranked 20th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 45.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Israel
21.77 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th.
Internet > Linux web servers per million 23.3
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Israel
4.66
Ranked 43th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 118.35
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Israel
27.63
Ranked 27th.
Internet servers using encryption 52,494
Ranked 4th. 24 times more than Israel
2,165
Ranked 23th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 641.11
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Israel
290.93
Ranked 33th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,128.35
Ranked 77th.
1,166.55
Ranked 68th. 3% more than Germany

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 4.21
Ranked 48th.
5.97
Ranked 39th. 42% more than Germany
Royalties and fees $34.40
Ranked 14th.
$82.80
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Germany
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone using family name, often with first name Shalom.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 348.76
Ranked 26th. 91% more than Israel
182.32
Ranked 35th.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 2.43 per 1 million people
Ranked 13th.
3.34 per 1 million people
Ranked 39th. 37% more than Germany
Internet > IP addresses (share) 2.8
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Israel
0.2
Ranked 39th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 3,580
Ranked 1st. 50 times more than Israel
71
Ranked 31st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 16,210
Ranked 2nd. 37 times more than Israel
439
Ranked 36th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.169 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 34th.
0.39 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Germany
Telephone lines 51.4 million
Ranked 4th. 16 times more than Israel
3.22 million
Ranked 44th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 22.6 million
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Israel
1.68 million
Ranked 29th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 8.81%
Ranked 33th.
9.14%
Ranked 29th. 4% more than Germany

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 6.9%
Ranked 23th.
13.46%
Ranked 15th. 95% more than Germany

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 33.65 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd.
37.01 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th. 10% more than Germany
Internet > ISP per million 2.43
Ranked 13th.
3.34
Ranked 46th. 37% more than Germany
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 8.7 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 115th.
12 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 109th. 38% more than Germany

Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 2003-03 2/8/2009
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 26.47$/month
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Israel
10.48$/month
Ranked 80th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 43.7
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Israel
11.89
Ranked 27th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 72.28
Ranked 16th. 14 times more than Israel
5.02
Ranked 38th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 45.39
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Israel
21.77
Ranked 30th.

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