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Media Stats: compare key data on Iran & Netherlands

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STAT Iran Netherlands HISTORY
Broadcast media state-run broadcast media with no private, independent broadcasters; Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run TV broadcaster, operates 5 nationwide channels, a news channel, about 30 provincial channels, and several international channels; about 20 foreign Persian-language TV stations broadcasting on satellite TV are capable of being seen in Iran; satellite dishes are illegal and, while their use had been tolerated, authorities began confiscating satellite dishes following the unrest stemming from the 2009 presidential election; IRIB operates 8 nationwide radio networks, a number of provincial stations, and an external service; most major international broadcasters transmit to Iran 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 76.58%
Ranked 75th.
99.42%
Ranked 5th. 30% more than Iran

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 40.25
Ranked 101st.
393.14
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Iran

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 26
Ranked 124th.
93
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Iran

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 256.77
Ranked 130th.
925.88
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Iran

Internet > Users per 1000 320.29
Ranked 56th.
915.66
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Iran

Internet users 8.21 million
Ranked 35th.
14.87 million
Ranked 9th. 81% more than Iran

News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) - state-run</p> </p>Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) - English-language pages</p> </p>Fars News Agency - affiliated to Revolutionary Guards, English-language pages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14542234">Full Article</a> <p>Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANP) - news agency</p> </p>DutchNews.nl - news in English</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 109.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.
682.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Iran

Radio > List of radio stations <p>IRIB - state-run, operates eight national networks, provincial services and an external service</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 76.92
Ranked 140th.
117.52
Ranked 67th. 53% more than Iran

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 455.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th.
1,056.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Iran

Television > List of TV stations <p>IRIB - state-run, operates provincial, national and international services</p> </p>Press TV - IRIB&#039;s English-language satellite channel</p> </p>Al-Alam - IRIB network in Arabic</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 75.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.
519 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Iran

Televisions per 1000 67.26
Ranked 127th.
499.22
Ranked 24th. 7 times more than Iran
Personal computers per 1000 105.95
Ranked 60th.
682.36
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Iran

Radio broadcast stations AM 72, FM 5, shortwave 5 AM 4, FM 246, shortwave 3
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 384 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.
1,435.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Iran

Internet > Users > Per capita 351.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th.
905.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Iran

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 376.3
Ranked 41st.
422.6
Ranked 31st. 12% more than Iran

Televisions 4.61 million
Ranked 33th.
8.1 million
Ranked 23th. 76% more than Iran
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 364.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
442.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 21% more than Iran

Internet > Internet users 20.5 million
Ranked 24th. 32% more than Netherlands
15.56 million
Ranked 32nd.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 1,000 Mbps
Ranked 46th.
334,578 Mbps
Ranked 4th. 335 times more than Iran

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 15.06 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 86th.
20,549.29 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 2nd. 1364 times more than Iran

Personal computers 7.35 million
Ranked 19th.
11.11 million
Ranked 15th. 51% more than Iran

Television broadcast stations 28
Ranked 17th. 33% more than Netherlands
21
Ranked 25th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 510.9 million min.
Ranked 41st.
4.95 billion min.
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Iran

Radios per 1000 248.02
Ranked 117th.
942.97
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Iran
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 714.62
Ranked 112th.
1,281.4
Ranked 33th. 79% more than Iran

Internet > Percent using internet 26%
Ranked 125th.
93%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Iran

Telephones > Mobile cellular 56.04 million
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Netherlands
19.84 million
Ranked 45th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.279 per capita
Ranked 100th.
0.98 per capita
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Iran

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 350.87
Ranked 43th.
442.82
Ranked 22nd. 26% more than Iran

Telephone mainlines per 1000 270.63
Ranked 46th.
465.69
Ranked 17th. 72% more than Iran

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Tehran Times - state-run English-language daily</p> </p>Iran Daily - English-language, published by state news agency IRNA</p> </p>Sharq (The East) - reformist daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14542234">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 26 million
Ranked 19th. 40% more than Netherlands
18.6 million
Ranked 23th.
Telephone system > General assessment currently being modernized and expanded with the goal of not only improving the efficiency and increasing the volume of the urban service but also bringing telephone service to several thousand villages, not presently connected highly developed and well maintained
Cinema attendance per capita 0.379
Ranked 54th.
1.15
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Iran
Television receivers per 1000 73.71
Ranked 107th.
518.88
Ranked 20th. 7 times more than Iran

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 76
Ranked 19th. 4% more than Netherlands
73
Ranked 22nd.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 66.7
Ranked 137th.
2,772.15
Ranked 5th. 42 times more than Iran
Internet > Users 23 million
Ranked 11th. 53% more than Netherlands
15 million
Ranked 18th.

Internet > Internet penetration 26%
Ranked 132nd.
93%
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Iran
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 102.95
Ranked 125th.
970.23
Ranked 21st. 9 times more than Iran

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 760.98
Ranked 142nd.
1,171.48
Ranked 68th. 54% more than Iran

Telecoms > Telephone lines 28.76 million
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Netherlands
7.09 million
Ranked 24th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 58.16 million
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Netherlands
19.64 million
Ranked 50th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 100
Ranked 11th. 92% more than Netherlands
52
Ranked 19th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 3.08 million
Ranked 27th.
6.59 million
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Iran

Cinemas > Per capita 0.005 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.
0.029 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than Iran

Telephones > Main lines in use 27.77 million
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Netherlands
7.13 million
Ranked 25th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 37.63
Ranked 39th.
42.97
Ranked 29th. 14% more than Iran

Active military personnel 523,000
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Netherlands
61,302
Ranked 1st.
Radio receivers per 1000 271.82
Ranked 103th.
980.1
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Iran

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 105.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th.
970.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than Iran

Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.0394
Ranked 169th.
667.84
Ranked 5th. 16967 times more than Iran

Number of PCs per million 105.95
Ranked 63th.
682.36
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Iran
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 58.16 million
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Netherlands
19.72 million
Ranked 49th.

Radio receivers 17 million
Ranked 23th. 11% more than Netherlands
15.3 million
Ranked 24th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 96.17 million
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Netherlands
20 million
Ranked 41st.
Television receivers 4.61 million
Ranked 32nd.
8.1 million
Ranked 21st. 76% more than Iran

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.46 per 1 million people
Ranked 59th.
1.36 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Iran
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.55$
Ranked 103th. 72% more than Netherlands
0.32$
Ranked 108th.

Mobile phone subscribers 7.22 million
Ranked 46th.
15.83 million
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Iran

Telephone system > International country code - 98; submarine fiber-optic cable to UAE with access to Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic line runs from Azerbaijan through the northern portion of Iran to Turkmenistan with expansion to Georgia and Azerbaijan; HF radio and microwave radio relay to Turkey, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Syria, Kuwait, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; satellite earth stations - 13 (9 Intelsat and 4 Inmarsat) 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 100
Ranked 3rd. 92% more than Netherlands
52
Ranked 9th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 0.258
Ranked 84th.
251.23
Ranked 3rd. 973 times more than Iran

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 28.76 million
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Netherlands
7.09 million
Ranked 24th.

Radios 17 million
Ranked 23th. 11% more than Netherlands
15.3 million
Ranked 26th.
Internet > Hosts 2,860
Ranked 131st.
10.98 million
Ranked 7th. 3840 times more than Iran

Cinemas > Annual attendance 26 million
Ranked 17th. 40% more than Netherlands
18.6 million
Ranked 15th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.43
Ranked 45th.
1.18
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Iran

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 14.59 Mbps
Ranked 86th.
20,549.23 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 1409 times more than Iran

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.65 million
Ranked 38th.
5 million
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Iran

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 172
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Netherlands
37
Ranked 34th.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 15.38%
Ranked 35th.
36.99%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Iran

Internet > Top level domain .ir .nl
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.025$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 69th.
0.063$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Iran

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 1.01
Ranked 57th.
4.37
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Iran

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 26.87
Ranked 102nd.
307.15
Ranked 12th. 11 times more than Iran

Telephone system > Domestic the addition of new fiber cables and modern switching and exchange systems installed by Iran's state-owned telecom company have improved and expanded the fixed-line network greatly; fixed-line availability has more than doubled to more than 27 million lines since 2000; additionally, mobile-cellular service has increased dramatically serving roughly 56 million subscribers in 2011; combined fixed and mobile-cellular subscribership now exceeds 100 per 100 persons 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 .ir .nl
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 7.38 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 101st.
551.47 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 2nd. 75 times more than Iran

Telephone mainlines 18.99 million
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Netherlands
7.6 million
Ranked 22nd.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 7.45 min.
Ranked 92nd.
310.82 min.
Ranked 17th. 42 times more than Iran

Cinemas 287
Ranked 26th.
465
Ranked 15th. 62% more than Iran

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 0.267 per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th.
251.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 941 times more than Iran

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Pervasive filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 2.26$/month
Ranked 174th.
12.37$/month
Ranked 133th. 5 times more than Iran

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 7.7 min. per capita
Ranked 93th.
310.82 min. per capita
Ranked 16th. 40 times more than Iran

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 84.62%
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Netherlands
38.36%
Ranked 53th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 76.81$ per capita
Ranked 61st.
2,525.91$ per capita
Ranked 11th. 33 times more than Iran

Internet > Broadband subscribers 17,700
Ranked 54th.
4.1 million
Ranked 11th. 232 times more than Iran

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 1.46
Ranked 101st.
3.2
Ranked 66th. 2 times more than Iran
Cinemas per million 4.75
Ranked 47th.
29.41
Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than Iran

Cinemas > Seats per 1000 2.86
Ranked 33th.
5.69
Ranked 29th. 99% more than Iran

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 112
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Netherlands
35
Ranked 32nd.

Internet > IP addresses 5.26 million
Ranked 50th.
46.38 million
Ranked 12th. 9 times more than Iran
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 10354800000000 2949000000
Number of PCs 7,347
Ranked 19th.
11,110
Ranked 15th. 51% more than Iran
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 376.3
Ranked 46th.
422.6
Ranked 34th. 12% more than Iran

Television broadcast stations per million 0.448
Ranked 63th.
1.36
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Iran
Cinemas > Seats 173,000
Ranked 9th. 95% more than Netherlands
88,800
Ranked 19th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 906
Ranked 6th. 18 times more than Netherlands
49
Ranked 33th.

Internet > TLD .ir .nl
Internet > Livejournal users 88
Ranked 125th.
5,528
Ranked 9th. 63 times more than Iran
Internet > Secure Internet servers 28
Ranked 92nd.
6,744
Ranked 7th. 241 times more than Iran

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 1.25
Ranked 29th.
1.44
Ranked 26th. 15% more than Iran

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 100%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Netherlands
47.37%
Ranked 36th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 94
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Netherlands
24
Ranked 16th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.441 per capita
Ranked 44th.
1.18 per capita
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Iran

Telecommunications > Country calling code 98 31
Telephone subscribers per 1000 373.59
Ranked 89th.
1,435.92
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Iran

E-Government rating 44
Ranked 66th. The same as Netherlands
44
Ranked 73th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 90%
Ranked 74th.
99.9%
Ranked 6th. 11% more than Iran

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 1.7
Ranked 49th.
2.2
Ranked 42nd. 29% more than Iran

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.405 per 1 million people
Ranked 147th.
411.94 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 1017 times more than Iran

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 27.77 million
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Netherlands
7.32 million
Ranked 25th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 13.75
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Netherlands
3.08
Ranked 43th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 14.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Netherlands
3.08 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 1.27
Ranked 189th.
339.52
Ranked 42nd. 268 times more than Iran
Website defacements per million 0.419
Ranked 97th.
4.74
Ranked 38th. 11 times more than Iran
Website defacements 28
Ranked 48th.
76
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Iran
Phone system > International dialling code +98 +31
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1.35
Ranked 167th.
2,803.72
Ranked 3rd. 2080 times more than Iran

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 4.07
Ranked 101st.
39.44
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Iran

Royalties and fees 0.0
Ranked 75th.
$137.10
Ranked 4th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.043 per 1,000 people
Ranked 188th.
659.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 15345 times more than Iran

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.48
Ranked 67th. 9% more than Netherlands
2.27
Ranked 75th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 14053700000000 14715000000
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 3.37$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 93th. 6 times more than Netherlands
0.527$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 103th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.008$ per 1 million people
Ranked 105th.
0.02$ per 1 million people
Ranked 90th. 3 times more than Iran

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 384 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.
1,435.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Iran

Telephone subscribers 26.21 million
Ranked 21st. 12% more than Netherlands
23.43 million
Ranked 25th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 407.04
Ranked 54th. 15% more than Netherlands
352.89
Ranked 33th.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 1.27% GDP
Ranked 129th.
3.29% GDP
Ranked 78th. 3 times more than Iran

Television standard > UHF SECAM G PAL G
Internet > ISP > Per capita 1.53 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th.
3.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Iran
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 906
Ranked 10th. 62% more than Netherlands
558
Ranked 16th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.695 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th.
3.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Iran

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 278.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.
465.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 67% more than Iran

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 760.98
Ranked 141st.
1,175.89
Ranked 66th. 55% more than Iran

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.394
Ranked 145th.
412.58
Ranked 21st. 1046 times more than Iran

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.1
Ranked 46th.
1.1
Ranked 12th. 11 times more than Iran
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 2.95%
Ranked 146th.
57.46%
Ranked 10th. 19 times more than Iran

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 1.08%
Ranked 149th.
54.56%
Ranked 12th. 51 times more than Iran

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 13.75
Ranked 47th.
34.27
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Iran

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 1.76 per 1 million people
Ranked 48th.
2.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd. 25% more than Iran

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.142 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 50th.
0.231 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 13th. 63% more than Iran
Television standard > VHF SECAM B PAL B
Internet > ISP per million 1.48
Ranked 12th.
3.27
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Iran
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 2.56 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 117th. 5 times more than Netherlands
0.5 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 101st.

Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 2.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.
5.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 94% more than Iran

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 2.64$/month
Ranked 174th.
23.38$/month
Ranked 12th. 9 times more than Iran

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 38.03
Ranked 38th.
42.4
Ranked 30th. 11% more than Iran

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 73.68%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Netherlands
20.04%
Ranked 92nd.

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. 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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. 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