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Media Stats: compare key data on Japan & North Korea

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STAT Japan North Korea HISTORY
Broadcast media a mixture of public and commercial broadcast TV and radio stations; 6 national terrestrial TV networks including 1 public broadcaster; the large number of radio and TV stations available provide a wide range of choices; satellite and cable services provide access to international channels no independent media; radios and TVs are pre-tuned to government stations; 4 government-owned TV stations; the Korean Workers' Party owns and operates the Korean Central Broadcasting Station, and the state-run Voice of Korea operates an external broadcast service; the government prohibits listening to and jams foreign broadcasts
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,201.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 29 times more than North Korea
41.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 148th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 5.55 billion min.
Ranked 6th. 895 times more than North Korea
6.2 million min.
Ranked 137th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 276.69
Ranked 24th.
0.0
Ranked 194th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 79.05
Ranked 31st.
0.0
Ranked 199th.

News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Kyodo - English-language pages</p> </p>Japan Today - online news, in English</p> <p>Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) - state-run; web pages in several languages</p> </p>Uriminzokkiri (On Our Own) - website carrying official news; pages in several languages</p>
Radio broadcast stations AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21 AM 17 (including 11 stations of Korean Central Broadcasting Station; North Korea has a "national intercom" cable radio station wired throughout the country that is a significant source of information for the average North Korean citizen; it is wired into most residences and workplaces and carries news and commentary), FM 14, shortwave 14
Radios per 1000 943.48
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than North Korea
143.29
Ranked 152nd.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 109.43
Ranked 86th. 16 times more than North Korea
6.92
Ranked 198th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 503.86
Ranked 16th. 11 times more than North Korea
47.65
Ranked 144th.

Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 402.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 8 times more than North Korea
50.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st.

Television > List of TV stations <p>NHK - public, operates the General TV, Educational TV channels. NHK also runs HD satellite channels BS1 and BS Premium. NHK World is the organisation&#039;s international English-language channel.</p> </p>TV Asahi - national commercial network</p> </p>Fuji TV - national commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a> <p>Korean Central Broadcasting Station - radio station of Korean Workers&#039; Party</p> </p>Korean Central TV - TV station of Korean Workers&#039; Party</p> </p>Mansudae TV - cultural station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15259016">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 686.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than North Korea
56.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th.

Televisions 86.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 72 times more than North Korea
1.2 million
Ranked 76th.
Televisions per 1000 677.27
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than North Korea
51.17
Ranked 135th.
Internet > Percent using internet 79.05%
Ranked 29th.
0.0
Ranked 200th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 132.76 million
Ranked 7th. 133 times more than North Korea
1,000,000
Ranked 148th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.956 per capita
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than North Korea
0.157 per capita
Ranked 136th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 347.79
Ranked 45th. 7 times more than North Korea
48.67
Ranked 1st.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 460.03
Ranked 19th. 11 times more than North Korea
41.79
Ranked 127th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Asahi Shimbun - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Yomiuri Shimbun - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Mainichi Daily News - English-language pages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a> <p>Rodong Sinmun (Labour Daily) - organ of Korean Workers&#039; Party; web pages in English</p> </p>Joson Inmingun (Korean People&#039;s Army Daily)</p> </p>Minju Choson (Democratic Korea) - government organ</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15259016">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment excellent domestic and international service adequate system; nationwide fiber-optic network; mobile-cellular service expanding beyond Pyongyang
Television receivers per 1000 686.01
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than North Korea
53.95
Ranked 118th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 1,587.39
Ranked 21st. 39685 times more than North Korea
0.04
Ranked 223th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,084.68
Ranked 89th. 16 times more than North Korea
68.65
Ranked 198th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 64.27 million
Ranked 3rd. 54 times more than North Korea
1.18 million
Ranked 69th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 138.36 million
Ranked 7th. 81 times more than North Korea
1.7 million
Ranked 145th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 73
Ranked 14th. 73 times more than North Korea
1
Ranked 175th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 35.3 million
Ranked 3rd.
0.0
Ranked 194th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 64.67 million
Ranked 3rd. 55 times more than North Korea
1.18 million
Ranked 71st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 50.47
Ranked 16th. 11 times more than North Korea
4.77
Ranked 144th.

Active military personnel 230,300
Ranked 13th.
1.11 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Japan
Radio receivers per 1000 955.66
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than North Korea
151.07
Ranked 135th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 141.13 million
Ranked 7th. 83 times more than North Korea
1.7 million
Ranked 145th.

Radio receivers 120.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 36 times more than North Korea
3.36 million
Ranked 67th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 121.25 million
Ranked 8th. 61 times more than North Korea
2 million
Ranked 63th.
Television receivers 86.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 72 times more than North Korea
1.2 million
Ranked 75th.

Telephone system > International country code - 81; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 7 Intelsat (Pacific and Indian Oceans), 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region), 2 Inmarsat (Pacific and Indian Ocean regions), and 8 SkyPerfect JSAT country code - 850; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean, 1 Russian - Indian Ocean region); other international connections through Moscow and Beijing
Internet > ISP 73
Ranked 5th. 73 times more than North Korea
1
Ranked 126th.
Radios 120.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 36 times more than North Korea
3.36 million
Ranked 68th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 70.45 million
Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than North Korea
4.5 million
Ranked 20th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 108
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than North Korea
15
Ranked 53th.

Internet > Top level domain .jp .kp
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 551.39
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than North Korea
204.39
Ranked 33th.
Telephone system > Domestic high level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind fiber-optic links installed down to the county level; telephone directories unavailable; GSM mobile-cellular service initiated in 2002 but suspended in 2004; Orascom Telecom Holding, an Egyptian company, launched W-CDMA mobile service on 15 December 2008 for the Pyongyang area, has expanded service to several large cities and now has a 1-million-person subscriber base
Internet country code .jp .kp
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 43.41 min.
Ranked 46th. 148 times more than North Korea
0.293 min.
Ranked 148th.
Telephone mainlines 58.78 million
Ranked 2nd. 60 times more than North Korea
980,000
Ranked 68th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering nd
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 43.41 min. per capita
Ranked 46th. 143 times more than North Korea
0.303 min. per capita
Ranked 145th.
Internet hosts None None
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.572
Ranked 130th. 13 times more than North Korea
0.0426
Ranked 191st.
Internet > IP addresses 202.18 million
Ranked 3rd. 197445 times more than North Korea
1,024
Ranked 224th.
Internet > TLD .jp .kp
Internet > Livejournal users 5,559
Ranked 8th. 132 times more than North Korea
42
Ranked 172nd.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 81 850
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,201.54
Ranked 35th. 30 times more than North Korea
39.4
Ranked 151st.

E-Government rating 52
Ranked 13th. 44% more than North Korea
36
Ranked 127th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 47.58 million
Ranked 4th. 40 times more than North Korea
1.18 million
Ranked 71st.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 43.51
Ranked 88th. 24 times more than North Korea
1.78
Ranked 182nd.
Television standard > VHF NTSC M PAL
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,201.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 29 times more than North Korea
41.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 147th.

Telephone subscribers 153.53 million
Ranked 3rd. 168 times more than North Korea
916,000
Ranked 93th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 50.84
Ranked 17th. 11 times more than North Korea
4.81
Ranked 144th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 1,283.41
Ranked 1st. 39 times more than North Korea
33.33
Ranked 119th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 27.92
Ranked 23th.
0.0
Ranked 194th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 750.05
Ranked 28th. 18280 times more than North Korea
0.041
Ranked 187th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.575 per 1 million people
Ranked 83th. 13 times more than North Korea
0.046 per 1 million people
Ranked 123th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,106.36
Ranked 84th. 16 times more than North Korea
68.65
Ranked 196th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 81
Ranked 46th.
850
Ranked 30th. 10 times more than Japan
Phone system > International dialling code +81 +850
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 460.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 10 times more than North Korea
44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.896 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th. 22% more than North Korea
0.734 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.845
Ranked 110th. 33% more than North Korea
0.635
Ranked 119th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 6
Ranked 40th.
7
Ranked 77th. 17% more than Japan
Internet > IP addresses (share) 4.7
Ranked 3rd.
0.0
Ranked 70th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.0476
Ranked 43th.
0.296
Ranked 106th. 6 times more than Japan
Internet > ISP per million 0.575
Ranked 89th. 13 times more than North Korea
0.0438
Ranked 129th.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 1.7 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 131st.
50 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 61st. 29 times more than Japan

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunications Union; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of mobile phones in use; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; OpenNet Initiative (ONI), ONI Data, https://opennet.net/sites/opennet.net/files/ONI_data-20130920.zip; http://www.iana.org/numbers; LiveJournal; Wikipedia: List of country calling codes (Alphabetical listing by country or region); report presents the second annual update on global e-government, i.e., the delivery of public sector information and online services through the Internet. This report studies the features that are available online at national government websites. Using a detailed analysis of 1.197 government websites in 198 different nations, it measures the information and services that are online, chart the variations that exist across countries, and discuss how e-government sites vary by region of the world. In order to see how the 198 nations ranked overall, the E-Government Ranking 2002 created a 0 to 100 point index and applied it to each nation's websites based on the availability of contact information, publications, databases, portals, and number of online services. (2002); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of telephone lines in use; LiveJournal. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Tenlab May 2002; Netcraft (http://www.netcraft.com/) and World Bank population estimates.; 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: Telephone numbers in Asia (States and territories with country calling codes); UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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