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Media Stats: compare key data on Netherlands & Sierra Leone

Definitions

  • Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
  • Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
  • Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
  • Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
  • Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
  • Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
  • Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
  • Active military personnel: Active military.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
    Arabsat -
  • Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
    Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems. 
     
    Values
     
    “per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.
     
    “sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.
     
    “sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.
     
    “sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.
     
    “ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking. 
     
     “nd”, no data.
     
     
  • Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telecommunications > Country calling code:

    The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.

  • Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
STAT Netherlands Sierra Leone HISTORY
Broadcast media 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 1
Households with television 99.42%
Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Sierra Leone
6.69%
Ranked 129th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 393.14
Ranked 4th.
0.0
Ranked 196th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 93
Ranked 5th. 72 times more than Sierra Leone
1.3
Ranked 197th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 925.88
Ranked 5th. 73 times more than Sierra Leone
12.71
Ranked 201st.
Internet > Users per 1000 915.66
Ranked 2nd. 381 times more than Sierra Leone
2.4
Ranked 147th.

Internet users 14.87 million
Ranked 9th. 998 times more than Sierra Leone
14,900
Ranked 191st.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANP) - news agency</p> </p>DutchNews.nl - news in English</p> <p>Cotton Tree News - news website, operated by NGOs</p> </p>Sierra Leone News Agency</p>
Radio > List of radio stations <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> <p>Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) - national broadcaster</p> </p>Radio Democracy 98.1 FM - Freetown station, once the voice of the exiled Kabbah government, regarded as pro-government</p> </p>Kiss FM - private station in Bo</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094381">Full Article</a>
Radio broadcast stations AM 4, FM 246, shortwave 3 AM 1, FM 9, shortwave 1
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 117.52
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone
36.07
Ranked 181st.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,056.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 8 times more than Sierra Leone
126.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 141st.

Television > List of TV stations <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> <p>Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) - terrestrial network with limited coverage</p> </p>ABC TV - private</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 519 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 41 times more than Sierra Leone
12.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 148th.

Televisions per 1000 499.22
Ranked 24th. 44 times more than Sierra Leone
11.25
Ranked 167th.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,435.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 77 times more than Sierra Leone
18.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 163th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 905.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 428 times more than Sierra Leone
2.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 150th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 422.6
Ranked 31st. 140 times more than Sierra Leone
3.01
Ranked 192nd.

Televisions 8.1 million
Ranked 23th. 153 times more than Sierra Leone
53,000
Ranked 153th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 442.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 90 times more than Sierra Leone
4.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 81st.

Internet users > Per 100 people 86.98
Ranked 3rd. 348 times more than Sierra Leone
0.25
Ranked 185th.

Internet > Internet users 15.56 million
Ranked 32nd. 218 times more than Sierra Leone
71,318
Ranked 176th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 334,578 Mbps
Ranked 4th. 656035 times more than Sierra Leone
0.51 Mbps
Ranked 162nd.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 20,549.29 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 2nd. 197589 times more than Sierra Leone
0.104 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 158th.

Television broadcast stations 21
Ranked 25th. 11 times more than Sierra Leone
2
Ranked 13th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 4.95 billion min.
Ranked 11th. 350 times more than Sierra Leone
14.14 million min.
Ranked 142nd.

Radios per 1000 942.97
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone
237.65
Ranked 123th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,281.4
Ranked 33th. 6 times more than Sierra Leone
205.63
Ranked 168th.

Internet > Percent using internet 93%
Ranked 5th. 72 times more than Sierra Leone
1.3%
Ranked 195th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 19.84 million
Ranked 45th. 9 times more than Sierra Leone
2.14 million
Ranked 133th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.98 per capita
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone
0.266 per capita
Ranked 109th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 442.82
Ranked 22nd. 76 times more than Sierra Leone
5.81
Ranked 178th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 465.69
Ranked 17th. 87 times more than Sierra Leone
5.34
Ranked 172nd.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <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> <p>Awoko </p> </p>Concord Times</p> </p>The Exclusive</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094381">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment highly developed and well maintained marginal telephone service with poor infrastructure
Television receivers per 1000 518.88
Ranked 20th. 38 times more than Sierra Leone
13.49
Ranked 147th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,772.15
Ranked 5th. 848 times more than Sierra Leone
3.27
Ranked 203th.
Average cost of local call 0.11
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone
0.03
Ranked 6th.
Internet > Users 15 million
Ranked 18th. 1154 times more than Sierra Leone
13,000
Ranked 152nd.

Internet > Internet penetration 93%
Ranked 6th. 72 times more than Sierra Leone
1.3%
Ranked 205th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 970.23
Ranked 21st. 40 times more than Sierra Leone
24.02
Ranked 151st.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,171.48
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone
369.64
Ranked 181st.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 7.09 million
Ranked 24th. 394 times more than Sierra Leone
18,000
Ranked 183th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 19.64 million
Ranked 50th. 9 times more than Sierra Leone
2.21 million
Ranked 140th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 52
Ranked 19th. 52 times more than Sierra Leone
1
Ranked 211th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 6.59 million
Ranked 16th.
0.0
Ranked 196th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 7.13 million
Ranked 25th. 510 times more than Sierra Leone
14,000
Ranked 194th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 42.97
Ranked 29th. 143 times more than Sierra Leone
0.301
Ranked 191st.

Active military personnel 61,302
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Sierra Leone
10,500
Ranked 96th.
Radio receivers per 1000 980.1
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone
285.11
Ranked 96th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 970.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 44 times more than Sierra Leone
22.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 162nd.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 667.84
Ranked 5th. 461822 times more than Sierra Leone
0.00145
Ranked 192nd.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 19.72 million
Ranked 49th. 9 times more than Sierra Leone
2.21 million
Ranked 140th.

Radio receivers 15.3 million
Ranked 24th. 14 times more than Sierra Leone
1.12 million
Ranked 105th.

Television receivers 8.1 million
Ranked 21st. 153 times more than Sierra Leone
53,000
Ranked 148th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 1.36 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone
0.457 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.32$
Ranked 108th.
2.74$
Ranked 102nd. 9 times more than Netherlands

Mobile phone subscribers 15.83 million
Ranked 26th. 140 times more than Sierra Leone
113,214
Ranked 143th.

Telephone system > International 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 country code - 232; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Internet > ISP 52
Ranked 9th. 52 times more than Sierra Leone
1
Ranked 30th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 7.09 million
Ranked 24th. 394 times more than Sierra Leone
18,000
Ranked 183th.

Radios 15.3 million
Ranked 26th. 14 times more than Sierra Leone
1.12 million
Ranked 107th.
Internet > Hosts 10.98 million
Ranked 7th. 1372875 times more than Sierra Leone
8
Ranked 215th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 20,549.23 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 181037 times more than Sierra Leone
0.114 Mbps
Ranked 160th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 5 million
Ranked 16th. 250 times more than Sierra Leone
20,000
Ranked 132nd.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 37
Ranked 34th. 37 times more than Sierra Leone
1
Ranked 182nd.
Internet > Top level domain .nl .sl
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 307.15
Ranked 12th. 60 times more than Sierra Leone
5.1
Ranked 132nd.
Telephone system > Domestic 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 the national microwave radio relay trunk system connects Freetown to Bo and Kenema; while mobile-cellular service is growing rapidly from a small base, service area coverage remains limited
Internet country code .nl .sl
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 551.47 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 2nd. 1012 times more than Sierra Leone
0.545 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 161st.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 310.82 min.
Ranked 17th. 86 times more than Sierra Leone
3.6 min.
Ranked 130th.

Telephone mainlines 7.6 million
Ranked 22nd. 317 times more than Sierra Leone
24,000
Ranked 168th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 12.37$/month
Ranked 133th. 17% more than Sierra Leone
10.56$/month
Ranked 149th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 310.82 min. per capita
Ranked 16th. 91 times more than Sierra Leone
3.42 min. per capita
Ranked 128th.

Internet hosts None None
Mobile cellular subscriptions 20.63 million
Ranked 36th. 20 times more than Sierra Leone
1.01 million
Ranked 135th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 3.2
Ranked 66th. 15 times more than Sierra Leone
0.212
Ranked 166th.
Internet > IP addresses 46.38 million
Ranked 12th. 2588 times more than Sierra Leone
17,920
Ranked 174th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 2949000000 7972000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 35.31
Ranked 6th.
0.0
Ranked 160th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 422.6
Ranked 34th. 140 times more than Sierra Leone
3.01
Ranked 195th.

Television broadcast stations per million 1.36
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone
0.496
Ranked 10th.
Internet > TLD .nl .sl
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 125.43
Ranked 25th. 7 times more than Sierra Leone
18.14
Ranked 161st.

Internet > Livejournal users 5,528
Ranked 9th. 191 times more than Sierra Leone
29
Ranked 188th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 6,744
Ranked 7th. 6744 times more than Sierra Leone
1
Ranked 176th.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 31 232
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,435.92
Ranked 20th. 71 times more than Sierra Leone
20.25
Ranked 164th.

E-Government rating 44
Ranked 73th. 38% more than Sierra Leone
32
Ranked 164th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 411.94 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 2327 times more than Sierra Leone
0.177 per 1 million people
Ranked 160th.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 339.52
Ranked 42nd. 58 times more than Sierra Leone
5.88
Ranked 158th.
Phone subscribers 1,388.05
Ranked 7th. 136 times more than Sierra Leone
10.19
Ranked 148th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.27
Ranked 75th. 9 times more than Sierra Leone
0.255
Ranked 147th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,175.89
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone
369.64
Ranked 181st.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 44.49
Ranked 24th. 78 times more than Sierra Leone
0.57
Ranked 178th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 23.38$/month
Ranked 12th.
71.9$/month
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Netherlands

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 42.4
Ranked 30th. 144 times more than Sierra Leone
0.294
Ranked 193th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 14715000000 2198845000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1,414.05
Ranked 5th. 4040 times more than Sierra Leone
0.35
Ranked 156th.

Internet servers using encryption 23,376
Ranked 7th. 11688 times more than Sierra Leone
2
Ranked 163th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 465.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 95 times more than Sierra Leone
4.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 172nd.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 3.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 14 times more than Sierra Leone
0.254 per 1,000 people
Ranked 137th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 0.527$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 103th.
4,127.75$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 28th. 7833 times more than Netherlands

Internet > IP addresses (share) 1.1
Ranked 12th.
0.0
Ranked 185th.
Telephone lines 7.32 million
Ranked 23th. 232 times more than Sierra Leone
31,500
Ranked 158th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.81 million
Ranked 13th.
0.0
Ranked 160th.
Internet > ISP per million 3.27
Ranked 48th. 14 times more than Sierra Leone
0.233
Ranked 30th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.02$ per 1 million people
Ranked 90th.
0.626$ per 1 million people
Ranked 67th. 31 times more than Netherlands

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 20.04%
Ranked 92nd.
56.2%
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Netherlands

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 44.86%
Ranked 14th.
57.15%
Ranked 7th. 27% more than Netherlands

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 57.46%
Ranked 10th. 575 times more than Sierra Leone
0.1%
Ranked 134th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 54.56%
Ranked 12th. 22 times more than Sierra Leone
2.52%
Ranked 130th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 659.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 659825 times more than Sierra Leone
0.001 per 1,000 people
Ranked 215th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $10.25 billion
Ranked 6th. 9042 times more than Sierra Leone
$1.13 million
Ranked 82nd.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,435.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 77 times more than Sierra Leone
18.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 161st.

Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 0.5 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 101st.
23 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 82nd. 46 times more than Netherlands

Telephone subscribers 23.43 million
Ranked 25th. 258 times more than Sierra Leone
91,000
Ranked 157th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 352.89
Ranked 33th. 8 times more than Sierra Leone
41.68
Ranked 161st.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.29% GDP
Ranked 78th. 13 times more than Sierra Leone
0.26% GDP
Ranked 163th.

Television standard > UHF PAL G PAL G
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 39.44
Ranked 4th.
0.0
Ranked 196th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 2,803.72
Ranked 3rd. 4191 times more than Sierra Leone
0.669
Ranked 182nd.

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 412.58
Ranked 21st. 2179 times more than Sierra Leone
0.189
Ranked 155th.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 3.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 41st. 15 times more than Sierra Leone
0.214 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th.
Phone system > International dialling code +31 +232

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