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Media Stats: compare key data on Luxembourg & South Africa

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STAT Luxembourg South Africa HISTORY
Broadcast media Luxembourg has a long tradition of operating radio and TV services to pan-European audiences and is home to Europe's largest privately owned broadcast media group, the RTL group, which operates 46 TV stations and 29 radio stations in Europe; also home to Europe's largest satellite operator, Societe Europeenne des Satellites (SES); domestically, the RTL group operates TV and radio networks; other domestic private radio and TV operators and French and German stations available; satellite and cable TV services available the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) operates 4 TV stations, 3 are free-to-air and 1 is pay TV; e.tv, a private station, is accessible to more than half the population; multiple subscription TV services provide a mix of local and international channels; well developed mix of public and private radio stations at the national, regional, and local levels; the SABC radio network, state-owned and controlled but nominally independent, operates 18 stations, one for each of the 11 official languages, 4 community stations, and 3 commercial stations; more than 100 community-based stations extend coverage to rural areas
Households with television 98.4%
Ranked 7th. 66% more than South Africa
59.2%
Ranked 34th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 321.11
Ranked 17th. 15 times more than South Africa
21.63
Ranked 116th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 92
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than South Africa
41
Ranked 102nd.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 909.66
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than South Africa
411.77
Ranked 103th.
Internet > Users per 1000 718.76
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than South Africa
108.05
Ranked 81st.

Internet users 424,500
Ranked 38th.
4.42 million
Ranked 54th. 10 times more than Luxembourg
Personal computers > Per capita 634.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than South Africa
84.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th.

Personal computers per 1000 623.44
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than South Africa
84.03
Ranked 25th.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>RTL Radio Letzebuerg - RTL&#039;s domestic network</p> </p>Den Neien Radio - commercial network</p> </p>Radio ARA - variety of music, some English-language programmes</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17548473">Full Article</a> <p>SABC - state broadcaster with 20 regional and national services in 11 languages, including: national English-language network SAfm; contemporary music station 5 FM; national Afrikaans station Radio Sonder Grense; national Zulu station Ukhozi FM; Sesotho station Lesedi FM</p> </p>Channel Africa - SABC&#039;s pan-African external radio</p> </p>YFM - popular Johannesburg commercial R&amp;B, soul and hip-hop station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094861">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 145.47
Ranked 31st. 8% more than South Africa
134.8
Ranked 41st.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,258.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 31% more than South Africa
961.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>RTL Tele Letzebuerg - RTL&#039;s domestic network</p> </p>Nordliicht TV - station for northern Luxembourg</p> <p>SABC - state broadcaster, operates three national TV networks, two pay-TV channels</p> </p>e.tv - free-to-air, commercial; also operates news network eNCA</p> </p>M-Net - pay-TV, pan-African audience</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 386.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than South Africa
127.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.

Televisions per 1000 631.05
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than South Africa
130.11
Ranked 100th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 2 AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters), shortwave 1
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 254.5
Ranked 15th. 9 times more than South Africa
29.62
Ranked 57th.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 2,111.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Africa
825.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 718.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than South Africa
108.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 501.84
Ranked 17th. 6 times more than South Africa
78.75
Ranked 132nd.

Televisions 285,000
Ranked 114th.
6 million
Ranked 29th. 21 times more than Luxembourg
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 516.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than South Africa
105.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 79.21
Ranked 8th. 9 times more than South Africa
8.58
Ranked 125th.

Internet > Internet users 468,348
Ranked 132nd.
20.01 million
Ranked 25th. 43 times more than Luxembourg
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 273.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 11 times more than South Africa
25.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 9,450 Mbps
Ranked 14th. 11 times more than South Africa
881.5 Mbps
Ranked 57th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 20,691.51 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 1st. 1088 times more than South Africa
19.01 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 92nd.

Personal computers 290,000
Ranked 33th.
3.97 million
Ranked 10th. 14 times more than Luxembourg

Television broadcast stations 5
Ranked 9th.
556
Ranked 3rd. 111 times more than Luxembourg
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 726 million min.
Ranked 31st.
1.25 billion min.
Ranked 24th. 72% more than Luxembourg

Radios per 1000 631.05
Ranked 46th. 71% more than South Africa
368.63
Ranked 89th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,444.4
Ranked 15th. 53% more than South Africa
941.52
Ranked 76th.

Internet > Percent using internet 92%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than South Africa
41%
Ranked 102nd.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 765,000
Ranked 152nd.
64 million
Ranked 19th. 84 times more than Luxembourg

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.676 per capita
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than South Africa
0.336 per capita
Ranked 84th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 549.64
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than South Africa
87.59
Ranked 123th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 525.63
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than South Africa
100.19
Ranked 87th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Letzebuerger Journal</p> </p>Luxemburger Wort</p> </p>Tageblatt</p> <p>The Star - Johannesburg-based daily, city&#039;s oldest newspaper</p> </p>The Sowetan - Johannesburg-based tabloid</p> </p>Beeld - largest Afrikaans daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094861">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment highly developed, completely automated and efficient system, mainly buried cables the system is the best developed and most modern in Africa
Television receivers per 1000 388.6
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than South Africa
127.06
Ranked 88th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 16
Ranked 50th.
22
Ranked 45th. 38% more than Luxembourg

Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,552.59
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than South Africa
417.67
Ranked 72nd.
Average cost of local call 0.11
Ranked 9th. 57% more than South Africa
0.07
Ranked 50th.
Internet > Users 345,000
Ranked 97th.
5.1 million
Ranked 23th. 15 times more than Luxembourg

Internet > Internet penetration 92%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than South Africa
41%
Ranked 107th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 1,547.75
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than South Africa
719.51
Ranked 47th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,432.55
Ranked 31st. 7% more than South Africa
1,336.1
Ranked 40th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 266,700
Ranked 119th.
4.03 million
Ranked 41st. 15 times more than Luxembourg

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 761,314
Ranked 158th.
68.39 million
Ranked 19th. 90 times more than Luxembourg

Internet > Internet Service Providers 8
Ranked 98th.
150
Ranked 10th. 19 times more than Luxembourg
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 170,651
Ranked 87th.
1.11 million
Ranked 54th. 6 times more than Luxembourg

Telephones > Main lines in use 279,100
Ranked 119th.
4.13 million
Ranked 42nd. 15 times more than Luxembourg

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 50.92
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than South Africa
7.69
Ranked 133th.

Active military personnel 900
Ranked 136th.
62,082
Ranked 41st. 69 times more than Luxembourg
Radio receivers per 1000 679.46
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than South Africa
335.97
Ranked 83th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 1,576.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than South Africa
724.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 369.91
Ranked 14th. 14 times more than South Africa
26.58
Ranked 65th.

Number of PCs per million 622.14
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than South Africa
80.15
Ranked 73th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 761,314
Ranked 157th.
68.39 million
Ranked 19th. 90 times more than Luxembourg

Radio receivers 285,000
Ranked 147th.
13.75 million
Ranked 26th. 48 times more than Luxembourg

Television receivers 163,000
Ranked 120th.
5.2 million
Ranked 29th. 32 times more than Luxembourg

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 11.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd.
13.59 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 17% more than Luxembourg
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 15.96$
Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than South Africa
0.79$
Ranked 86th.

Mobile phone subscribers 719,950
Ranked 108th.
33.96 million
Ranked 17th. 47 times more than Luxembourg

Telephone system > International country code - 352 country code - 27; the SAT-3/WASC and SAFE fiber-optic submarine cable systems connect South Africa to Europe and Asia; the EASSy fiber-optic cable system connects with Europe and North America; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean)
Internet > ISP 8
Ranked 72nd.
150
Ranked 4th. 19 times more than Luxembourg
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 150.7
Ranked 18th. 43 times more than South Africa
3.5
Ranked 73th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 266,700
Ranked 119th.
4.03 million
Ranked 41st. 15 times more than Luxembourg

Radios 285,000
Ranked 147th.
17 million
Ranked 24th. 60 times more than Luxembourg
Internet > Hosts 180,756
Ranked 59th.
1.3 million
Ranked 34th. 7 times more than Luxembourg

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 275.04
Ranked 12th. 11 times more than South Africa
25.41
Ranked 50th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 20,315.68 Mbps
Ranked 1st. 1075 times more than South Africa
18.89 Mbps
Ranked 91st.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 6
Ranked 89th.
18
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Luxembourg

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 115,142
Ranked 53th.
1.41 million
Ranked 32nd. 12 times more than Luxembourg

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 87.5%
Ranked 1st. 20% more than South Africa
72.73%
Ranked 3rd.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 120,000
Ranked 49th.
1.12 million
Ranked 30th. 9 times more than Luxembourg

Internet > Top level domain .lu .za
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 30.87
Ranked 3rd. 71 times more than South Africa
0.435
Ranked 71st.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 251.35
Ranked 16th. 8 times more than South Africa
30.17
Ranked 59th.

Telephone system > Domestic fixed line teledensity over 50 per 100 persons; nationwide mobile-cellular telephone system with market for mobile-cellular phones virtually saturated combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 140 telephones per 100 persons; consists of carrier-equipped open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay links, fiber-optic cable, radiotelephone communication stations, and wireless local loops; key centers are Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Pretoria
Internet country code .lu .za
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 259.13 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 4th. 63 times more than South Africa
4.11 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 113th.

Telephone mainlines 244,500
Ranked 93th.
4.73 million
Ranked 27th. 19 times more than Luxembourg

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 1,607.51 min.
Ranked 2nd. 59 times more than South Africa
27.47 min.
Ranked 80th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 153.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 44 times more than South Africa
3.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 27.35$/month
Ranked 66th.
63.21$/month
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Luxembourg

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 1,613.52 min. per capita
Ranked 3rd. 58 times more than South Africa
27.6 min. per capita
Ranked 78th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 12.5%
Ranked 60th.
27.27%
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than Luxembourg

Mobile cellular subscriptions 707,000
Ranked 137th.
45 million
Ranked 23th. 64 times more than Luxembourg

Internet > Broadband subscribers 70,100
Ranked 56th.
165,290
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Luxembourg

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 17.71
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than South Africa
3.25
Ranked 64th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 5
Ranked 59th.
16
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Luxembourg

Internet > IP addresses 1.3 million
Ranked 72nd.
20.39 million
Ranked 20th. 16 times more than Luxembourg
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 50%
Ranked 13th. 50% more than South Africa
33.33%
Ranked 16th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 816.13
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than South Africa
163.51
Ranked 24th.

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 129000000 6586000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 29.31
Ranked 12th. 34 times more than South Africa
0.87
Ranked 105th.

Number of PCs 285
Ranked 83th.
3,740
Ranked 26th. 13 times more than Luxembourg
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 501.84
Ranked 20th. 6 times more than South Africa
78.75
Ranked 138th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 369,430
Ranked 100th.
12.7 million
Ranked 21st. 34 times more than Luxembourg
Television broadcast stations per million 11.62
Ranked 2nd.
13.59
Ranked 17th. 17% more than Luxembourg
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 20
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than South Africa
5
Ranked 46th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 10
Ranked 50th.
261
Ranked 16th. 26 times more than Luxembourg

Internet > TLD .lu .za
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 144.68
Ranked 10th. 57% more than South Africa
92.23
Ranked 74th.

Internet > Livejournal users 117
Ranked 108th.
682
Ranked 37th. 6 times more than Luxembourg
Internet > Secure Internet servers 269
Ranked 44th.
1,104
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Luxembourg

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 199.78
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than South Africa
96.14
Ranked 18th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2005.02.01 2006.11.10
Telecommunications > Country calling code 352 27
Telephone subscribers per 1000 2,073.38
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Africa
819.71
Ranked 56th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 72.6%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than South Africa
26%
Ranked 62nd.
E-Government rating 44.6
Ranked 62nd. 6% more than South Africa
42
Ranked 80th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 98%
Ranked 51st. 2% more than South Africa
96%
Ranked 35th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 11.46
Ranked 5th. 32 times more than South Africa
0.364
Ranked 69th.

Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 0.0
Ranked 6th.
75%
Ranked 19th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 582.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 13th. 25 times more than South Africa
23.3 per 1 million people
Ranked 74th.

Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 2.15 Number
Ranked 12th. 101 times more than South Africa
0.0212 Number
Ranked 46th.
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 95.24%
Ranked 30th. 14% more than South Africa
83.33%
Ranked 49th.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 4.76%
Ranked 39th.
16.67%
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Luxembourg
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 22.92
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than South Africa
5.93
Ranked 36th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 22.83 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than South Africa
5.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 36th.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 255.41
Ranked 46th. 17 times more than South Africa
14.61
Ranked 119th.
Internet > Linux web servers 6
Ranked 60th.
85
Ranked 20th. 14 times more than Luxembourg
Website defacements 1
Ranked 122nd.
147
Ranked 14th. 147 times more than Luxembourg
Website defacements per million 2.26
Ranked 60th.
3.27
Ranked 49th. 45% more than Luxembourg
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 35.05%
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than South Africa
9.77%
Ranked 85th.

Internet servers using encryption 536
Ranked 41st.
1,994
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Luxembourg

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1,076.62
Ranked 10th. 27 times more than South Africa
40.43
Ranked 68th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,432.55
Ranked 30th. 7% more than South Africa
1,336.1
Ranked 41st.

Digital terrestrial television > Analog Switch-Off 2008/2009 1 November 2011
Royalties and fees $307.00
Ranked 1st. 219 times more than South Africa
$1.40
Ranked 31st.
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Start of closedown 1st September 2006 1 November 2008
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch April 2006 March, 2006
Phone subscribers 1,700.95
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than South Africa
364.32
Ranked 66th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 569.15
Ranked 14th. 25 times more than South Africa
23.13
Ranked 72nd.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 19
Ranked 66th.
314
Ranked 23th. 17 times more than Luxembourg

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 199.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than South Africa
96.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 198th.
0.5
Ranked 21st.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 53.9
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than South Africa
11.84
Ranked 46th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 41.48
Ranked 23th. 6 times more than South Africa
6.73
Ranked 66th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 11.42 per 1 million people
Ranked 5th. 31 times more than South Africa
0.364 per 1 million people
Ranked 68th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 86,000
Ranked 36th.
4.23 million
Ranked 6th. 49 times more than Luxembourg

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.105 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 71st. 38% more than South Africa
0.076 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 89th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $4.08 billion
Ranked 15th. 9 times more than South Africa
$453.91 million
Ranked 36th.

Telephone system > Regulation 1997 1997
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 11.75$/month
Ranked 84th.
13.26$/month
Ranked 63th. 13% more than Luxembourg

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 50.96
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than South Africa
7.94
Ranked 130th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 29.24$/month
Ranked 13th. 29% more than South Africa
22.74$/month
Ranked 27th.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 21.66%
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than South Africa
10.56%
Ranked 101st.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 18.21%
Ranked 79th. 45% more than South Africa
12.58%
Ranked 104th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 24.83%
Ranked 72nd. 18% more than South Africa
21.07%
Ranked 89th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 535.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than South Africa
100.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 3.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than South Africa
0.764 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 787.39$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 59th. 214 times more than South Africa
3.68$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 90th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 36.44$ per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 2143 times more than South Africa
0.017$ per 1 million people
Ranked 92nd.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 371.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 14 times more than South Africa
26.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th.

Telephone lines 260,600
Ranked 107th.
4.42 million
Ranked 31st. 17 times more than Luxembourg

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 143,200
Ranked 69th.
426,000
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Luxembourg

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 4.85%
Ranked 83th.
8.76%
Ranked 35th. 81% more than Luxembourg

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 4.69%
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than South Africa
1.61%
Ranked 60th.

Television standard > VHF PAL B/SECAM L PAL I
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 2,111.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Africa
825.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.

Internet > ISP per million 18.34
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than South Africa
3.34
Ranked 10th.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 7 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 75th.
48.2 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 20th. 7 times more than Luxembourg

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 53.33
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than South Africa
9.07
Ranked 123th.

Telephone subscribers 964,450
Ranked 96th.
38.69 million
Ranked 15th. 40 times more than Luxembourg

Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 4/4/2006 2006-03
Telephone subscribers per employee 472.29
Ranked 43th.
725.35
Ranked 15th. 54% more than Luxembourg

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 1.55% GDP
Ranked 74th.
5.73% GDP
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Luxembourg

Television standard > UHF PAL G/SEC L PAL I
Internet > Linux web servers per million 13.59
Ranked 27th. 7 times more than South Africa
1.89
Ranked 56th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 32.61
Ranked 15th. 15 times more than South Africa
2.18
Ranked 117th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,983.29
Ranked 9th. 24 times more than South Africa
83.75
Ranked 75th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 13.1
Ranked 12th. 34 times more than South Africa
0.386
Ranked 128th.

Television > Percentage of private television institutions 50%
Ranked 56th.
66.67%
Ranked 51st. 33% more than Luxembourg
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 1 Number
Ranked 50th. The same as South Africa
1 Number
Ranked 44th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 18.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than South Africa
3.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 373,866
Ranked 30th.
7.63 million
Ranked 9th. 20 times more than Luxembourg

Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions 1
Ranked 52nd.
2
Ranked 48th. Twice as much as Luxembourg
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 453500000 87342000000
Phone system > International dialling code +352 +27
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 717.53
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than South Africa
261.28
Ranked 62nd.

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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