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Media Stats: compare key data on Japan & Norway

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STAT Japan Norway 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 -
Households with television 99%
Ranked 5th.
99.97%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Japan

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 276.69
Ranked 24th.
364.54
Ranked 8th. 32% more than Japan

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 79.05
Ranked 31st.
95
Ranked 2nd. 20% more than Japan

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 791.21
Ranked 31st.
946.9
Ranked 2nd. 20% more than Japan

Internet > Users per 1000 689.59
Ranked 12th.
806.94
Ranked 4th. 17% more than Japan

Internet users 99.18 million
Ranked 3rd. 22 times more than Norway
4.43 million
Ranked 23th.

Personal computers > Per capita 541.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th.
572.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 6% more than Japan

Personal computers per 1000 541.64
Ranked 17th.
572.75
Ranked 14th. 6% more than Japan

Radio > List of radio stations <p>NHK - public, operates news/speech-based Radio 1, cultural/educational network Radio 2, classical music-based network FM Radio, external service Radio Japan</p> </p>Inter FM - Tokyo commercial music station</p> </p>J-Wave - Tokyo commercial music station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a> <p>NRK - public broadcaster, operates three national stations and local services</p> </p>P4 - national, commercial</p> </p>Radio Norge - national, commercial, music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17745325">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 109.43
Ranked 86th.
115.55
Ranked 71st. 6% more than Japan

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 842.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th.
1,121.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Japan

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>NRK - public broadcaster, operates NRK-1, NRK-2, NRK-3 and NRK Super</p> </p>TV2 - national, commercial; NRK&#039;s main competitor</p> </p>TV3 Norge - commercial, via satellite</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17745325">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 686.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 49% more than Norway
460.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.

Televisions per 1000 677.27
Ranked 6th. 52% more than Norway
444.7
Ranked 32nd.
Radio broadcast stations AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21 AM 5, FM at least 650, shortwave 1
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 551.23
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Norway
516
Ranked 3rd.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,201.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.
1,488.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 24% more than Japan

Internet > Users > Per capita 691.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th.
821.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 19% more than Japan

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 503.86
Ranked 16th. 73% more than Norway
292.02
Ranked 57th.

Televisions 86.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 43 times more than Norway
2.03 million
Ranked 61st.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 402.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.
429.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 7% more than Japan

Internet users > Per 100 people 75.16
Ranked 14th.
82.52
Ranked 5th. 10% more than Japan

Internet > Internet users 100.68 million
Ranked 4th. 23 times more than Norway
4.47 million
Ranked 65th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 566.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. The same as Norway
566.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 132,608 Mbps
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Norway
43,019 Mbps
Ranked 16th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 1,037.92 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 30th.
9,368.35 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Japan

Personal computers 69.2 million
Ranked 2nd. 26 times more than Norway
2.63 million
Ranked 34th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 5.55 billion min.
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Norway
1.2 billion min.
Ranked 18th.

Radios per 1000 943.48
Ranked 14th. 7% more than Norway
882.83
Ranked 24th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 900.9
Ranked 83th.
1,105.05
Ranked 53th. 23% more than Japan

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $349.16 billion
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Norway
$15.11 billion
Ranked 30th.

Internet > Percent using internet 79.05%
Ranked 29th.
95%
Ranked 2nd. 20% more than Japan

Telephones > Mobile cellular 132.76 million
Ranked 7th. 23 times more than Norway
5.7 million
Ranked 96th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.956 per capita
Ranked 15th. 4% more than Norway
0.915 per capita
Ranked 19th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 347.79
Ranked 45th.
393.48
Ranked 32nd. 13% more than Japan

Telephone mainlines per 1000 460.03
Ranked 19th.
460.49
Ranked 18th. The same as Japan

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>VG - large-circulation national daily</p> </p>The Norway Post - English-language</p> </p>Aftenposten - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17745325">Full Article</a>
Films produced 310
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Norway
22
Ranked 30th.
Cinema attendance 145 million
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Norway
11.35 million
Ranked 36th.
Telephone system > General assessment excellent domestic and international service modern in all respects; one of the most advanced telecommunications networks in Europe
Cinema attendance per capita 1.14
Ranked 31st.
2.49
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Japan
Television receivers per 1000 686.01
Ranked 6th. 49% more than Norway
460.82
Ranked 27th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 441
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Norway
35
Ranked 34th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 1,587.39
Ranked 21st.
3,241.65
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Japan
Average cost of local call 0.07
Ranked 48th.
0.14
Ranked 11th. Twice as much as Japan
Internet > Users 88.11 million
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Norway
3.8 million
Ranked 43th.

Internet > Internet penetration 79.1%
Ranked 33th.
95%
Ranked 3rd. 20% more than Japan
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 741.51
Ranked 46th.
1,028.37
Ranked 13th. 39% more than Japan

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,084.68
Ranked 89th.
1,142.05
Ranked 78th. 5% more than Japan

Telecoms > Telephone lines 64.27 million
Ranked 3rd. 44 times more than Norway
1.47 million
Ranked 65th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 138.36 million
Ranked 7th. 24 times more than Norway
5.73 million
Ranked 102nd.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 73
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Norway
13
Ranked 77th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 35.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Norway
1.83 million
Ranked 43th.

Cinemas > Per capita 0.018 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.
0.136 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Japan

Cable TV subscribers 147
Ranked 12th.
184
Ranked 9th. 25% more than Japan
Telephones > Main lines in use 64.67 million
Ranked 3rd. 42 times more than Norway
1.53 million
Ranked 66th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 50.47
Ranked 16th. 81% more than Norway
27.95
Ranked 60th.

Active military personnel 230,300
Ranked 13th. 10 times more than Norway
24,025
Ranked 67th.
Radio receivers per 1000 955.66
Ranked 14th. 4% more than Norway
914.84
Ranked 19th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 741.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.
1,028.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 39% more than Japan

Internet > Hosts per 1000 312.51
Ranked 17th.
628.12
Ranked 7th. Twice as much as Japan

Number of PCs per million 541.64
Ranked 15th.
572.75
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Japan
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 141.13 million
Ranked 7th. 24 times more than Norway
5.83 million
Ranked 100th.

Radio receivers 120.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 30 times more than Norway
4.03 million
Ranked 63th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas 3,062
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Norway
235
Ranked 19th.

Television receivers 86.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 43 times more than Norway
2.03 million
Ranked 60th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 1,078
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Norway
242
Ranked 17th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.63$
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Norway
0.31$
Ranked 116th.

Mobile phone subscribers 94.75 million
Ranked 4th. 20 times more than Norway
4.75 million
Ranked 55th.

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 - 47; 2 buried coaxial cable systems; submarine cables provide links to other Nordic countries and Europe; satellite earth stations - NA Eutelsat, NA Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions)(Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden)
Internet > ISP 73
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Norway
13
Ranked 57th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 175.04
Ranked 14th.
214.43
Ranked 9th. 23% more than Japan

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 64.27 million
Ranked 3rd. 44 times more than Norway
1.47 million
Ranked 65th.

Radios 120.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 30 times more than Norway
4.03 million
Ranked 64th.
Films produced per million 2.43
Ranked 13th.
4.82
Ranked 5th. 99% more than Japan
Internet > Hosts 39.91 million
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Norway
3 million
Ranked 22nd.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 145 million
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Norway
11.4 million
Ranked 24th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 566.69
Ranked 2nd.
566.69
Ranked 1st. The same as Japan

Mobile phones 62.11 per 100 people
Ranked 26th.
84.33 per 100 people
Ranked 10th. 36% more than Japan
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 1.14
Ranked 27th.
2.55
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Japan

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 1,037.94 Mbps
Ranked 30th.
9,368.43 Mbps
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Japan

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 108
Ranked 15th. 46% more than Norway
74
Ranked 24th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 70.45 million
Ranked 3rd. 30 times more than Norway
2.38 million
Ranked 24th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 71.9 million
Ranked 2nd. 28 times more than Norway
2.54 million
Ranked 19th.

Internet > Top level domain .jp .no
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.075$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 20th. 47% more than Norway
0.051$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 48th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 3.45
Ranked 29th.
7.07
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Japan

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 1,363
Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Norway
143
Ranked 20th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 551.39
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Norway
517.87
Ranked 4th.

Telephone system > Domestic high level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind Norway has a domestic satellite system; the prevalence of rural areas encourages the wide use of mobile-cellular systems
Internet country code .jp .no
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 28.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 60th.
168.9 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Japan

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000 $0.88 Million US dollars
Ranked 14th. 58% more than Norway
$0.56 Million US dollars
Ranked 17th.
Telephone mainlines 58.78 million
Ranked 2nd. 28 times more than Norway
2.13 million
Ranked 46th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 43.41 min.
Ranked 46th.
260.33 min.
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Japan

Cinemas 2,221
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Norway
605
Ranked 11th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.447 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.
1.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Japan

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 175.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th.
214.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 23% more than Japan

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people 19.18
Ranked 16th.
795.09
Ranked 2nd. 41 times more than Japan
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 13.79$/month
Ranked 125th.
29.76$/month
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Japan

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 43.41 min. per capita
Ranked 46th.
260.33 min. per capita
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Japan

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 23.97
Ranked 17th.
50.42
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Japan

Internet hosts None None
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 2,691.9$ per capita
Ranked 9th.
3,568.52$ per capita
Ranked 3rd. 33% more than Japan

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $2,737.23
Ranked 7th.
$3,129.62
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Japan

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 11,924
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Norway
2,130
Ranked 12th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 1,402
Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than Norway
69
Ranked 23th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 110.39 million
Ranked 8th. 21 times more than Norway
5.25 million
Ranked 81st.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 22.37 million
Ranked 3rd. 23 times more than Norway
991,352
Ranked 28th.

Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005 4/25/2011 0.3-0.47
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.572
Ranked 130th.
2.85
Ranked 71st. 5 times more than Japan
Pay TV subscribers 65%
Ranked 8th.
102%
Ranked 2nd. 57% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 12,155
Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Norway
556
Ranked 19th.

Cinemas per million 17.54
Ranked 28th.
135.59
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Japan

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 110
Ranked 13th. 34% more than Norway
82
Ranked 23th.

Internet > IP addresses 202.18 million
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Norway
15.26 million
Ranked 25th.
Telecommunications revenue 3.43 % of GDP
Ranked 7th. 6% more than Norway
3.24 % of GDP
Ranked 8th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 2694800000000 20659000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 23.58
Ranked 21st.
33.26
Ranked 8th. 41% more than Japan

Number of PCs 69,200
Ranked 1st. 26 times more than Norway
2,630
Ranked 35th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 503.86
Ranked 19th. 73% more than Norway
292.02
Ranked 62nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 56,221
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Norway
4,985
Ranked 16th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 144.08 million
Ranked 3rd. 36 times more than Norway
3.98 million
Ranked 42nd.
Internet > Broadband access 20.91 million
Ranked 3rd. 24 times more than Norway
884,000
Ranked 28th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 10,046
Ranked 1st. 32 times more than Norway
315
Ranked 13th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 447.05
Ranked 26th.
1,117.23
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Japan

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 6
Ranked 54th.
70
Ranked 30th. 12 times more than Japan

Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access 137.1 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 28th.
170.61 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 15th. 24% more than Japan
Internet > TLD .jp .no
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 86.45
Ranked 82nd.
110.12
Ranked 47th. 27% more than Japan

Internet > Livejournal users 5,559
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Norway
2,162
Ranked 19th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 42,338
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Norway
1,811
Ranked 18th.

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 97.78%
Ranked 16th. 17% more than Norway
83.33%
Ranked 25th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 270
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Norway
24
Ranked 15th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 2.11
Ranked 15th.
4.85
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Japan

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 1.15 per capita
Ranked 28th.
2.56 per capita
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Japan

Telecommunications > Country calling code 81 47
Internet > Communication technology patents 23.2 per 1000000 people
Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Norway
1.3 per 1000000 people
Ranked 15th.
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,201.54
Ranked 35th.
1,488.86
Ranked 13th. 24% more than Japan

Advertising revenue > Share of television 43%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Norway
13%
Ranked 14th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 113.1%
Ranked 2nd. 34% more than Norway
84.6%
Ranked 8th.
Internet > Internet charges $49.00
Ranked 5th.
$52.00
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Japan
E-Government rating 52
Ranked 13th. 9% more than Norway
47.7
Ranked 40th.
Internet > Secure servers 5.6 per 100,000 people
Ranked 15th.
11.7 per 100,000 people
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Japan
Population covered by mobile telephony 99%
Ranked 26th. 2% more than Norway
97%
Ranked 41st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 94.81 per 1 million people
Ranked 27th.
477.58 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Japan

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 10.84
Ranked 36th.
32.05
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Japan

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 0.867
Ranked 62nd.
18.26
Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Japan

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 20,315
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Norway
8,943
Ranked 8th.
Television reception through satellite 41%
Ranked 2nd. 86% more than Norway
22%
Ranked 5th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 331.89 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th.
389.99 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 18% more than Japan

Internet > Web sites 2.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.
66.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 23 times more than Japan
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 47.58 million
Ranked 4th. 25 times more than Norway
1.93 million
Ranked 57th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 9.14 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th.
36.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Japan

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 94.81
Ranked 26th.
477.37
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Japan

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 2,543
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Norway
413
Ranked 13th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 0.048 per 1 million people
Ranked 58th.
15.59 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th. 325 times more than Japan

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 0.0476
Ranked 59th.
15.59
Ranked 25th. 328 times more than Japan

Internet > Livejournal users per million 43.51
Ranked 88th.
470.83
Ranked 33th. 11 times more than Japan
Television reception through cable 26%
Ranked 13th.
45%
Ranked 10th. 73% more than Japan
Internet > Linux web servers 2,390
Ranked 2nd. 27 times more than Norway
89
Ranked 19th.
Website defacements 169
Ranked 9th. 12 times more than Norway
14
Ranked 59th.
Website defacements per million 1.33
Ranked 74th.
3.1
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Japan
1995 Shanghai International Film Festival > In competition > Director Nobuhiko Obayashi Bent Hamer
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.845
Ranked 110th.
16.12
Ranked 10th. 19 times more than Japan

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 313.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.
644.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Japan

Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people 139.55
Ranked 11th.
1,152.46
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Japan
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 519.59
Ranked 24th.
1,011.18
Ranked 12th. 95% more than Japan

Internet servers using encryption 66,279
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Norway
4,881
Ranked 16th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 20.22
Ranked 31st.
92.56
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Japan

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $1.53 billion
Ranked 24th.
$2.98 billion
Ranked 17th. 95% more than Japan

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 11.15
Ranked 31st.
15.46
Ranked 18th. 39% more than Japan

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 0.36$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 10th.
1.63$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 124th. 5 times more than Japan

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.013$ per 1 million people
Ranked 10th.
0.068$ per 1 million people
Ranked 87th. 5 times more than Japan

World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005 1.7% < 0.2%
Total broadcasters revenue per capita $44.00
Ranked 13th.
$86.00
Ranked 3rd. 95% more than Japan
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,201.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.
1,488.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 24% more than Japan

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 1.7 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 131st.
14 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 93th. 8 times more than Japan

Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 1/12/2003 2007-09
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 14.24
Ranked 24th.
31.6
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Japan

Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita $44.00
Ranked 9th.
$80.00
Ranked 1st. 82% more than Japan
Telephone subscribers 153.53 million
Ranked 3rd. 22 times more than Norway
6.88 million
Ranked 50th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 79.88
Ranked 14th. 13% more than Norway
70.6
Ranked 12th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 1,283.41
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Norway
444.97
Ranked 43th.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.94% GDP
Ranked 58th. 21% more than Norway
3.26% GDP
Ranked 78th.

Television standard > UHF NTSC M PAL G
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 8.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th.
54.26 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Japan

NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired 2006/2007 December 21, 2006
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 6
Ranked 40th.
151
Ranked 34th. 25 times more than Japan

Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.575 per 1 million people
Ranked 83th.
2.9 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than Japan
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 750.05
Ranked 28th.
1,878.91
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Japan

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 9.14
Ranked 37th.
36.31
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Japan

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 27.92
Ranked 23th.
36.88
Ranked 8th. 32% more than Japan

Commercial share of broadcasting revenue 0.0
Ranked 15th.
0.0
Ranked 14th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 158.99
Ranked 17th.
1,947.56
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Japan
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch December 1 2003 Autumn 2007
Phone system > International dialling code +81 +47
Royalties and fees $80.50
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Norway
$29.30
Ranked 15th.
Digital terrestrial television > Analog Switch-Off Planned 24 July 2011 End of 2009
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 1,791
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Norway
141
Ranked 15th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.0476
Ranked 43th.
32.88
Ranked 31st. 691 times more than Japan

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 101.54 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th.
182.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 80% more than Japan

Telephone lines 48.43 million
Ranked 5th. 26 times more than Norway
1.9 million
Ranked 54th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 30.11 million
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Norway
1.59 million
Ranked 33th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 10.31%
Ranked 21st. 26% more than Norway
8.16%
Ranked 40th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 14.31%
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Norway
2.01%
Ranked 55th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 10.84 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th.
32.06 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Japan

Television standard > VHF NTSC M PAL B
Television reception by terrestrial means 34%
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Norway
32%
Ranked 9th.
Internet > ISP per million 0.575
Ranked 89th.
2.89
Ranked 49th. 5 times more than Japan
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female 2,450
Ranked 4th.
3,651
Ranked 3rd. 49% more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 11.15 per 1 million people
Ranked 31st.
15.47 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th. 39% more than Japan

Pure Shores > Charts > Date April 16, 2000 March 2000
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,106.36
Ranked 84th.
1,161.01
Ranked 71st. 5% more than Japan

Public share of broadcasting revenue 100%
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Norway
93%
Ranked 4th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 37.92
Ranked 41st.
39.76
Ranked 35th. 5% more than Japan

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 20.51$/month
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Norway
20.19$/month
Ranked 22nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 101.54
Ranked 29th.
182.43
Ranked 16th. 80% more than Japan

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 50.84
Ranked 17th. 72% more than Norway
29.55
Ranked 58th.

Music sales > Singles > Millions 48.3
Ranked 1st. 690 times more than Norway
0.07
Ranked 20th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 26.15$/month
Ranked 22nd.
37.89$/month
Ranked 4th. 45% more than Japan

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment $112,198.68 Million US dollars
Ranked 2nd. 42 times more than Norway
$2,687.90 Million US dollars
Ranked 24th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 19567300000000 51350000000
Telecommunications employment 0.3%
Ranked 18th.
0.99%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Japan
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 96.65
Ranked 19th.
124.61
Ranked 15th. 29% more than Japan

Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people 19.18
Ranked 16th.
795.09
Ranked 2nd. 41 times more than Japan
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP 2.23e-06%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Norway
7.09e-07%
Ranked 24th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 460.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st.
460.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. About the same as Japan

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.896 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th.
3.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Japan

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 8.57
Ranked 42nd.
54.24
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Japan

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 12.83%
Ranked 53th.
48.01%
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Japan

Internet > Linux web servers per million 18.8
Ranked 19th.
19.72
Ranked 18th. 5% more than Japan
Internet > IP addresses (share) 4.7
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Norway
0.4
Ranked 24th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 14.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th.
31.61 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Japan

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 20.22 per 1 million people
Ranked 31st.
92.6 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Japan

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 96.65 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th.
124.66 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 29% more than Japan

Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists 2,450
Ranked 4th.
3,651
Ranked 3rd. 49% more than Japan
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 1,132.21
Ranked 2nd. 34% more than Norway
843.48
Ranked 8th.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists 17,829
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Norway
5,292
Ranked 2nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 1,149
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Norway
162
Ranked 20th.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 20.71%
Ranked 66th.
29.95%
Ranked 42nd. 45% more than Japan

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 49.85%
Ranked 15th. 55% more than Norway
32.17%
Ranked 45th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 37.77%
Ranked 36th. 37% more than Norway
27.55%
Ranked 65th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio 13.74
Ranked 25th.
68.99
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Japan
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 331.4
Ranked 27th.
388.57
Ranked 23th. 17% more than Japan

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 12,770
Ranked 4th. 16 times more than Norway
814
Ranked 18th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 0.867 per 1 million people
Ranked 61st.
18.26 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Japan

Phone subscribers 1,184.84
Ranked 19th.
1,545.72
Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Japan
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.185 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 27th. 28% more than Norway
0.144 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 48th.

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