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Media Stats: compare key data on Netherlands & South Korea

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STAT Netherlands South Korea 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 multiple national TV networks with 2 of the 3 largest networks publicly operated; the largest privately owned network, Seoul Broadcasting Service (SBS), has ties with other commercial TV networks; cable and satellite TV subscription services available; publicly operated radio broadcast networks and many privately owned radio broadcasting networks, each with multiple affiliates, and independent local stations
Households with television 99.42%
Ranked 5th. 1% more than South Korea
98.01%
Ranked 8th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 393.14
Ranked 4th. 8% more than South Korea
365.01
Ranked 6th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 93
Ranked 5th. 11% more than South Korea
84.1
Ranked 20th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 925.88
Ranked 5th. 10% more than South Korea
839.37
Ranked 20th.
Internet > Users per 1000 915.66
Ranked 2nd. 25% more than South Korea
732.33
Ranked 8th.

Internet users 14.87 million
Ranked 9th.
39.4 million
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Netherlands
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANP) - news agency</p> </p>DutchNews.nl - news in English</p> <p>Yonhap News Agency - English-language pages</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 682.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 25% more than South Korea
544.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th.

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>Korea Broadcasting System (KBS) - public, operates six networks</p> </p>KBS World Radio - external broadcaster, operated by KBS</p> </p>Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation - public, operates MBC Radio and music-based MBC FM</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15291415">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 117.52
Ranked 67th. 6% more than South Korea
110.36
Ranked 83th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,056.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 19% more than South Korea
886.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd.

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>Korea Broadcasting System (KBS) - public, operates two networks; web pages in English</p> </p>Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) - public</p> </p>Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15291415">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 519 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 50% more than South Korea
346 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.

Televisions per 1000 499.22
Ranked 24th. 50% more than South Korea
332.23
Ranked 50th.
Personal computers per 1000 682.36
Ranked 7th. 25% more than South Korea
545.41
Ranked 15th.

Radio broadcast stations AM 4, FM 246, shortwave 3 AM 61, FM 150, shortwave 2
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,435.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 12% more than South Korea
1,285.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.

Internet > Users > Per capita 905.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 25% more than South Korea
725.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 422.6
Ranked 31st.
601.94
Ranked 6th. 42% more than Netherlands

Televisions 8.1 million
Ranked 23th.
15.9 million
Ranked 16th. 96% more than Netherlands
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 442.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.
487.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 10% more than Netherlands

Internet > Internet users 15.56 million
Ranked 32nd.
41.09 million
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 334,578 Mbps
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than South Korea
49,766 Mbps
Ranked 5th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 20,549.29 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than South Korea
1,030.48 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 15th.

Personal computers 11.11 million
Ranked 15th.
26.2 million
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Netherlands

Television broadcast stations 21
Ranked 25th.
43
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Netherlands

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 4.95 billion min.
Ranked 11th. 28% more than South Korea
3.87 billion min.
Ranked 9th.

Radios per 1000 942.97
Ranked 15th.
992.5
Ranked 10th. 5% more than Netherlands
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,281.4
Ranked 33th. 31% more than South Korea
974.83
Ranked 72nd.

Internet > Percent using internet 93%
Ranked 5th. 11% more than South Korea
84.1%
Ranked 19th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 19.84 million
Ranked 45th.
52.51 million
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.98 per capita
Ranked 13th.
1.03 per capita
Ranked 10th. 6% more than Netherlands

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 442.82
Ranked 22nd. 13% more than South Korea
392.2
Ranked 33th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 465.69
Ranked 17th.
493.27
Ranked 14th. 6% more than Netherlands

Internet > Average Download Speed 39.27 Mbit/s
Ranked 10th.
51.75 Mbit/s
Ranked 4th. 32% more than Netherlands
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>Chosun Ilbo - English-language pages</p> </p>Dong-a Ilbo - English-language pages</p> </p>Korea Times - English-language pages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15291415">Full Article</a>
Films produced 24
Ranked 26th.
82
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Cinema attendance 18.6 million
Ranked 23th.
54.72 million
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Telephone system > General assessment highly developed and well maintained excellent domestic and international services featuring rapid incorporation of new technologies
Cinema attendance per capita 1.15
Ranked 29th. About the same as South Korea
1.14
Ranked 30th.
Television receivers per 1000 518.88
Ranked 20th. 50% more than South Korea
346
Ranked 43th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 73
Ranked 22nd.
216
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,772.15
Ranked 5th. 21% more than South Korea
2,297.13
Ranked 11th.
Internet > Users 15 million
Ranked 18th.
35.59 million
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Netherlands

Internet > Internet penetration 93%
Ranked 6th. 11% more than South Korea
84.1%
Ranked 21st.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 970.23
Ranked 21st. 22% more than South Korea
796.51
Ranked 39th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,171.48
Ranked 68th. 9% more than South Korea
1,072.4
Ranked 93th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 7.09 million
Ranked 24th.
30.1 million
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Netherlands

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 19.64 million
Ranked 50th.
53.62 million
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Internet > Internet Service Providers 52
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than South Korea
11
Ranked 84th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 6.59 million
Ranked 16th.
18.25 million
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Cinemas > Per capita 0.029 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than South Korea
0.013 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.

Telephones > Main lines in use 7.13 million
Ranked 25th.
29.47 million
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Netherlands

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 42.97
Ranked 29th.
61.42
Ranked 5th. 43% more than Netherlands

Active military personnel 61,302
Ranked 1st.
687,000
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Netherlands
Radio receivers per 1000 980.1
Ranked 12th.
1,033.64
Ranked 9th. 5% more than Netherlands

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 970.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 22% more than South Korea
793.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 667.84
Ranked 5th. 98 times more than South Korea
6.82
Ranked 91st.

Number of PCs per million 682.36
Ranked 5th. 25% more than South Korea
545.41
Ranked 14th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 19.72 million
Ranked 49th.
53.62 million
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Radio receivers 15.3 million
Ranked 24th.
47.5 million
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 20 million
Ranked 41st.
52.51 million
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Television receivers 8.1 million
Ranked 21st.
15.9 million
Ranked 16th. 96% more than Netherlands

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 1.36 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th. 53% more than South Korea
0.89 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.32$
Ranked 108th.
0.76$
Ranked 90th. 2 times more than Netherlands

Mobile phone subscribers 15.83 million
Ranked 26th.
38.34 million
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Netherlands

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 - 82; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 66
Internet > ISP 52
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than South Korea
11
Ranked 62nd.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 251.23
Ranked 3rd.
253.25
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Netherlands

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 7.09 million
Ranked 24th.
30.1 million
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Netherlands

Radios 15.3 million
Ranked 26th.
47.5 million
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Films produced per million 1.48
Ranked 26th.
1.71
Ranked 24th. 16% more than Netherlands
Internet > Hosts 10.98 million
Ranked 7th. 33 times more than South Korea
333,823
Ranked 51st.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 18.6 million
Ranked 15th.
54.7 million
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Mobile phones 72.24 per 100 people
Ranked 20th. 6% more than South Korea
67.95 per 100 people
Ranked 22nd.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 1.18
Ranked 24th. About the same as South Korea
1.17
Ranked 25th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 20,549.23 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than South Korea
1,033.82 Mbps
Ranked 15th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 37
Ranked 34th.
139
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Netherlands

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 5 million
Ranked 16th.
17.5 million
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 36.99%
Ranked 17th. 18 times more than South Korea
2.04%
Ranked 24th.

Internet > Top level domain .nl .kr
Television > Total number of channels 144
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Korea
24
Ranked 19th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.063$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 32nd.
0.069$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 27th. 10% more than Netherlands

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 4.37
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than South Korea
4.34
Ranked 23th.

Television > Total number of channels per million people 8.79
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than South Korea
0.499
Ranked 39th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 307.15
Ranked 12th.
384.4
Ranked 11th. 25% more than Netherlands
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 fixed-line and mobile-cellular services widely available with a combined telephone subscribership of roughly 170 per 100 persons; rapid assimilation of a full range of telecommunications technologies leading to a boom in e-commerce
Internet country code .nl .kr
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 551.47 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than South Korea
63.19 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 27th.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000 $4.27 Million US dollars
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Korea
$1.98 Million US dollars
Ranked 6th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 310.82 min.
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than South Korea
80.84 min.
Ranked 44th.

Telephone mainlines 7.6 million
Ranked 22nd.
23.75 million
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Cinemas 465
Ranked 15th.
588
Ranked 12th. 26% more than Netherlands

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 251.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd.
252.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Netherlands

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 12.37$/month
Ranked 133th.
32.62$/month
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Netherlands

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 310.82 min. per capita
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than South Korea
80.86 min. per capita
Ranked 44th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 38.36%
Ranked 53th.
97.96%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 2,525.91$ per capita
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than South Korea
1,213.77$ per capita
Ranked 22nd.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 4.1 million
Ranked 11th.
12.19 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005 1.3-1.7 0.02-0.45
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 3.2
Ranked 66th. 14 times more than South Korea
0.23
Ranked 163th.
Cinemas > Seats per 1000 5.69
Ranked 29th. 36% more than South Korea
4.18
Ranked 27th.

Cinemas per million 29.41
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than South Korea
12.61
Ranked 31st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 35
Ranked 32nd.
116
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Internet > IP addresses 46.38 million
Ranked 12th.
112.24 million
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 2949000000 6202700000000
Number of PCs 11,110
Ranked 15th.
26,201
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 422.6
Ranked 34th.
601.94
Ranked 8th. 42% more than Netherlands

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 10.2 million
Ranked 25th.
51.81 million
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Netherlands
Internet > Broadband access 3.83 million
Ranked 12th.
11.99 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Television broadcast stations per million 1.36
Ranked 27th. 52% more than South Korea
0.893
Ranked 8th.

Radio > Total number of channels 294
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than South Korea
51
Ranked 21st.
Cinemas > Seats 88,800
Ranked 19th.
195,000
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Netherlands

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 49
Ranked 33th.
4,708
Ranked 2nd. 96 times more than Netherlands

Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access 174.1 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 11th. 12% more than South Korea
154.98 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 22nd.
Internet > TLD .nl .kr
Internet > Livejournal users 5,528
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than South Korea
607
Ranked 39th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 6,744
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than South Korea
1,070
Ranked 27th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 1.18 per capita
Ranked 25th. About the same as South Korea
1.17 per capita
Ranked 26th.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 31 82
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,435.92
Ranked 20th. 11% more than South Korea
1,289.78
Ranked 28th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 61%
Ranked 20th.
106%
Ranked 4th. 74% more than Netherlands
E-Government rating 44
Ranked 73th.
64
Ranked 2nd. 45% more than Netherlands
Population covered by mobile telephony 99.9%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than South Korea
99%
Ranked 43th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 2.2
Ranked 42nd.
2.47
Ranked 39th. 12% more than Netherlands

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 411.94 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 19 times more than South Korea
22.1 per 1 million people
Ranked 76th.

Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.184 Number
Ranked 32nd.
1.47 Number
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Netherlands
Radio > Total number of channels per million people 18.01
Ranked 14th. 17 times more than South Korea
1.06
Ranked 41st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 7.32 million
Ranked 25th.
29.47 million
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Netherlands
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 3.08
Ranked 43th.
100.15
Ranked 2nd. 33 times more than Netherlands

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 3.08 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th.
100.15 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 33 times more than Netherlands

Internet > Livejournal users per million 339.52
Ranked 42nd. 27 times more than South Korea
12.64
Ranked 125th.
Website defacements 76
Ranked 22nd.
288
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Netherlands
Website defacements per million 4.74
Ranked 38th.
6.08
Ranked 26th. 28% more than Netherlands
Internet > Linux web servers 161
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than South Korea
47
Ranked 27th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 659.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 96 times more than South Korea
6.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 46.88
Ranked 18th.
60.89
Ranked 14th. 30% more than Netherlands

Internet > IP addresses (share) 1.1
Ranked 12th.
2.6
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 0.5 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 101st.
1 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 74th. Twice as much as Netherlands

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 412.58
Ranked 21st. 19 times more than South Korea
22.12
Ranked 74th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 3.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 70% more than South Korea
2.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.

Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 5.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 36% more than South Korea
4.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.

Internet > Government Broadband Index 3.6
Ranked 9th.
4.4
Ranked 1st. 22% more than Netherlands
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 2003 2001
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 23.38$/month
Ranked 12th. 65% more than South Korea
14.18$/month
Ranked 55th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 42.4
Ranked 30th.
61.95
Ranked 4th. 46% more than Netherlands

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 20.04%
Ranked 92nd. 23% more than South Korea
16.23%
Ranked 40th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.27
Ranked 75th.
2.89
Ranked 60th. 27% more than Netherlands

Music sales > Singles > Millions 0.4
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than South Korea
0.1
Ranked 14th.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP 8.87e-06%
Ranked 6th.
1.17e-05%
Ranked 2nd. 32% more than Netherlands
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 14715000000 38809000000000
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 465.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.
491.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 6% more than Netherlands

Internet > ISP per million 3.27
Ranked 48th. 14 times more than South Korea
0.234
Ranked 111th.
Internet > Linux web servers per million 10.03
Ranked 32nd. 10 times more than South Korea
0.992
Ranked 67th.
Television standard > UHF PAL G NTSC M
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.29% GDP
Ranked 78th.
4.81% GDP
Ranked 25th. 46% more than Netherlands

Telephone subscribers per employee 352.89
Ranked 33th.
566.93
Ranked 28th. 61% more than Netherlands

Telephone subscribers 23.43 million
Ranked 25th.
62.09 million
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,435.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 12% more than South Korea
1,285.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.

Telephone systems > Privatisation 1994 1993
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.02$ per 1 million people
Ranked 90th. 25% more than South Korea
0.016$ per 1 million people
Ranked 93th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 0.527$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 103th.
1.12$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 100th. 2 times more than Netherlands

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,175.89
Ranked 66th. 10% more than South Korea
1,072.4
Ranked 91st.

Digital terrestrial television > Analog Switch-Off 11 December 2006 Planned 2011
Royalties and fees $137.10
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than South Korea
$14.70
Ranked 18th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 39.44
Ranked 4th. 5% more than South Korea
37.56
Ranked 7th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 2,803.72
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than South Korea
2,751.56
Ranked 4th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 558
Ranked 16th.
2,310
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Netherlands

Total number of combined radio and television institutions 3 Number
Ranked 21st.
71 Number
Ranked 5th. 24 times more than Netherlands
Internet > ISP > Per capita 3.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 41st. 14 times more than South Korea
0.234 per 1 million people
Ranked 106th.
Phone system > International dialling code +31 +82
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 607.08
Ranked 20th.
1,058.33
Ranked 4th. 74% more than Netherlands
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 44.86%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than South Korea
21.59%
Ranked 63th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 57.46%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than South Korea
28.18%
Ranked 50th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 54.56%
Ranked 12th. 46% more than South Korea
37.49%
Ranked 39th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 34.27
Ranked 29th.
48.09
Ranked 19th. 40% more than Netherlands

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 2.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd.
2.47 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th. 12% more than Netherlands

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.231 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 13th.
0.283 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 8th. 23% more than Netherlands
Television standard > VHF PAL B NTSC M
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 2003 2001
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment $70,620.83 Million US dollars
Ranked 5th.
$97,370.58 Million US dollars
Ranked 4th. 38% more than Netherlands

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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