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Media Stats: compare key data on Norway & Sweden

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STAT Norway Sweden HISTORY
Broadcast media - publicly owned TV broadcaster operates 2 terrestrial networks plus regional stations; multiple privately owned TV broadcasters operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 50 local TV stations; widespread access to pan-Nordic and international broadcasters through multi-channel cable and satellite TV; publicly owned radio broadcaster operates 3 national stations and a network of 25 regional channels; roughly 100 privately owned local radio stations with some consolidating into near national networks; an estimated 900 community and neighborhood radio stations broadcast intermittently
Households with television 99.97%
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Sweden
93.91%
Ranked 33th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 364.54
Ranked 8th. 14% more than Sweden
321.12
Ranked 16th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 95
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Sweden
94
Ranked 3rd.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 946.9
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Sweden
938.39
Ranked 3rd.

Internet > Users per 1000 806.94
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Sweden
765.19
Ranked 6th.

Internet users 4.43 million
Ranked 23th.
8.4 million
Ranked 10th. 90% more than Norway

Personal computers > Per capita 572.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th.
763.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 33% more than Norway

Personal computers per 1000 572.75
Ranked 14th.
762.88
Ranked 4th. 33% more than Norway

Radio > List of radio stations <p>NRK - public broadcaster, operates three national stations and local services</p> </p>P4 - national, commercial</p> </p>Radio Norge - national, commercial, music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17745325">Full Article</a> <p>Sveriges Radio - public, operates news and public affairs station P1, classical music station P2, youth station P3 and regionally-based news and music station P4</p> </p>Rix FM - commercial, national pop music network</p> </p>NRJ - commercial, national pop music network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17961251">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 115.55
Ranked 71st.
122.62
Ranked 58th. 6% more than Norway

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,121.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.
1,148.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Norway

Television > List of TV stations <p>NRK - public broadcaster, operates NRK-1, NRK-2, NRK-3 and NRK Super</p> </p>TV2 - national, commercial; NRK&#039;s main competitor</p> </p>TV3 Norge - commercial, via satellite</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17745325">Full Article</a> <p>Sveriges Television (SVT) - public, operates terrestrial networks SVT 1 and SVT 2, news channel SVT24, European satellite channel SVT Europa</p> </p>TV4 - commercial, terrestrial</p> </p>TV3 - commercial, via satellite and cable</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17961251">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 460.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.
519.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 13% more than Norway

Televisions per 1000 444.7
Ranked 32nd.
513.49
Ranked 21st. 15% more than Norway
Radio broadcast stations AM 5, FM at least 650, shortwave 1 AM 1, FM 265, shortwave 1
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 516
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Sweden
480.57
Ranked 4th.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,488.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th.
1,804.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 21% more than Norway

Internet > Users > Per capita 821.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Sweden
775.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 292.02
Ranked 57th.
454.08
Ranked 24th. 55% more than Norway

Televisions 2.03 million
Ranked 61st.
4.6 million
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Norway
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 429.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st.
609.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 42% more than Norway

Internet users > Per 100 people 82.52
Ranked 5th.
87.7
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Norway

Internet > Internet users 4.47 million
Ranked 65th.
8.56 million
Ranked 44th. 91% more than Norway

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 566.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 39% more than Sweden
408.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 43,019 Mbps
Ranked 16th.
157,636 Mbps
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Norway

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 9,368.35 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 7th.
17,530.71 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 3rd. 87% more than Norway

Personal computers 2.63 million
Ranked 34th.
6.86 million
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Norway

Television broadcast stations 360
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Sweden
169
Ranked 10th.
Television viewing 18 hours per person per wee
Ranked 12th. The same as Sweden
18 hours per person per wee
Ranked 11th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 1.2 billion min.
Ranked 18th.
1.86 billion min.
Ranked 19th. 55% more than Norway

Radios per 1000 882.83
Ranked 24th.
920.94
Ranked 20th. 4% more than Norway
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,105.05
Ranked 53th.
1,228.8
Ranked 37th. 11% more than Norway

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $15.11 billion
Ranked 30th.
$25.27 billion
Ranked 20th. 67% more than Norway

Internet > Percent using internet 95%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Sweden
94%
Ranked 3rd.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 5.7 million
Ranked 96th.
11.19 million
Ranked 66th. 96% more than Norway

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.915 per capita
Ranked 19th.
0.932 per capita
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Norway

Newspaper circulation per 1000 557.52
Ranked 1st. 38% more than Sweden
404.89
Ranked 4th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 393.48
Ranked 32nd.
553.42
Ranked 10th. 41% more than Norway

Telephone mainlines per 1000 460.49
Ranked 18th.
716.85
Ranked 1st. 56% more than Norway

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>VG - large-circulation national daily</p> </p>The Norway Post - English-language</p> </p>Aftenposten - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17745325">Full Article</a> <p>Aftonbladet - Stockholm-based daily</p> </p>Dagens Nyheter - Stockholm-based daily</p> </p>Expressen - Stockholm-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17961251">Full Article</a>
Films produced 22
Ranked 30th.
40
Ranked 21st. 82% more than Norway
Cinema attendance 11.35 million
Ranked 36th.
15.8 million
Ranked 26th. 39% more than Norway
Telephone system > General assessment modern in all respects; one of the most advanced telecommunications networks in Europe highly developed telecommunications infrastructure; ranked among leading countries for fixed-line, mobile-cellular, Internet and broadband penetration
Cinema attendance per capita 2.49
Ranked 15th. 41% more than Sweden
1.76
Ranked 23th.
Television receivers per 1000 460.82
Ranked 27th.
520.01
Ranked 19th. 13% more than Norway

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 35
Ranked 34th.
43
Ranked 31st. 23% more than Norway

Newspapers 81
Ranked 13th.
90
Ranked 11th. 11% more than Norway
Internet > IP addresses per capita 3,241.65
Ranked 4th.
3,336.36
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Norway
Average cost of local call 0.14
Ranked 11th. 27% more than Sweden
0.11
Ranked 21st.
Internet > Users 3.8 million
Ranked 43th.
7 million
Ranked 31st. 84% more than Norway

Internet > Internet penetration 95%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Sweden
94%
Ranked 4th.
Newspaper circulation 2.54 million
Ranked 13th.
3.63 million
Ranked 11th. 43% more than Norway
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 1,028.37
Ranked 13th. 10% more than Sweden
934.32
Ranked 24th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,142.05
Ranked 78th.
1,223.46
Ranked 59th. 7% more than Norway

Telecoms > Telephone lines 1.47 million
Ranked 65th.
4.32 million
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Norway

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.73 million
Ranked 102nd.
11.64 million
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Norway

Internet > Internet Service Providers 13
Ranked 77th.
29
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Norway
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.83 million
Ranked 43th.
3.06 million
Ranked 28th. 67% more than Norway

Cinemas > Per capita 0.136 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Sweden
0.132 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd.

Cable TV subscribers 184
Ranked 9th.
199
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Norway
Telephones > Main lines in use 1.53 million
Ranked 66th.
4.6 million
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Norway

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 27.95
Ranked 60th.
43.83
Ranked 25th. 57% more than Norway

Active military personnel 24,025
Ranked 67th. 56% more than Sweden
15,400
Ranked 80th.
Radio receivers per 1000 914.84
Ranked 19th.
932.62
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Norway

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 1,028.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 10% more than Sweden
934.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 628.12
Ranked 7th. 62% more than Sweden
388.19
Ranked 13th.

Number of PCs per million 572.75
Ranked 13th.
762.88
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than Norway
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 5.83 million
Ranked 100th.
11.85 million
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Norway

Radio receivers 4.03 million
Ranked 63th.
8.25 million
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Norway

Television receivers 2.03 million
Ranked 60th.
4.6 million
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Norway

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 242
Ranked 17th.
373
Ranked 17th. 54% more than Norway

Television viewing per million 3.97 hours per person per wee
Ranked 2nd. 97% more than Sweden
2.02 hours per person per wee
Ranked 5th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 82.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Sweden
19.14 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.31$
Ranked 116th.
0.41$
Ranked 106th. 32% more than Norway

Mobile phone subscribers 4.75 million
Ranked 55th.
8.44 million
Ranked 43th. 77% more than Norway

Telephone system > International country code - 47; 2 buried coaxial cable systems; submarine cables provide links to other Nordic countries and Europe; satellite earth stations - NA Eutelsat, NA Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions)(Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden) country code - 46; submarine cables provide links to other Nordic countries and Europe; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions)(Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway)
Internet > ISP 13
Ranked 57th.
29
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Norway
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 214.43
Ranked 9th. About the same as Sweden
213.85
Ranked 10th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 1.47 million
Ranked 65th.
4.32 million
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Norway

Radios 4.03 million
Ranked 64th.
8.25 million
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Norway
Films produced per million 4.82
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Sweden
4.47
Ranked 6th.
Internet > Hosts 3 million
Ranked 22nd.
3.58 million
Ranked 19th. 19% more than Norway

Cinemas > Annual attendance 11.4 million
Ranked 24th.
15.8 million
Ranked 17th. 39% more than Norway

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 566.69
Ranked 1st. 39% more than Sweden
408.81
Ranked 4th.

Mobile phones 84.33 per 100 people
Ranked 10th.
88.5 per 100 people
Ranked 6th. 5% more than Norway
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 2.55
Ranked 11th. 43% more than Sweden
1.78
Ranked 19th.

Newspapers per million 17.74
Ranked 5th. 77% more than Sweden
10.05
Ranked 13th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 9,368.43 Mbps
Ranked 7th.
17,527.71 Mbps
Ranked 3rd. 87% more than Norway

Internet penetration 94.8
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Sweden
92.5
Ranked 3rd.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 74
Ranked 24th.
93
Ranked 20th. 26% more than Norway

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2.38 million
Ranked 24th.
4.32 million
Ranked 18th. 82% more than Norway

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 22.86%
Ranked 31st.
41.86%
Ranked 13th. 83% more than Norway

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 2.54 million
Ranked 19th.
3.63 million
Ranked 16th. 43% more than Norway

Internet > Top level domain .no .se
Television > Total number of channels 3
Ranked 21st.
9
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Norway

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.051$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 48th.
0.074$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 21st. 45% more than Norway

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 7.07
Ranked 12th. 55% more than Sweden
4.55
Ranked 21st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 143
Ranked 20th.
826
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Norway

Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.644
Ranked 15th.
0.991
Ranked 12th. 54% more than Norway

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 517.87
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Sweden
480.79
Ranked 5th.

Telephone system > Domestic Norway has a domestic satellite system; the prevalence of rural areas encourages the wide use of mobile-cellular systems coaxial and multiconductor cables carry most of the voice traffic; parallel microwave radio relay systems carry some additional telephone channels
Internet country code .no .se
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 168.9 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 15th.
450.2 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Norway

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000 $0.56 Million US dollars
Ranked 17th.
$1.72 Million US dollars
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Norway
Telephone mainlines 2.13 million
Ranked 46th.
6.45 million
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Norway

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 260.33 min.
Ranked 11th. 24% more than Sweden
210.04 min.
Ranked 27th.

Cinemas 605
Ranked 11th.
1,167
Ranked 8th. 93% more than Norway

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 1.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th.
1.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 27% more than Norway

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 214.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. About the same as Sweden
213.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 29.76$/month
Ranked 60th. 55% more than Sweden
19.23$/month
Ranked 104th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 260.33 min. per capita
Ranked 11th. 24% more than Sweden
209.96 min. per capita
Ranked 23th.

Internet hosts None 4396000
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 77.14%
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Sweden
58.14%
Ranked 45th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 3,568.52$ per capita
Ranked 3rd. 16% more than Sweden
3,065.09$ per capita
Ranked 4th.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $3,129.62
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Sweden
$2,717.02
Ranked 9th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 2,130
Ranked 12th.
2,974
Ranked 14th. 40% more than Norway

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 69
Ranked 23th.
400
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Norway

Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.25 million
Ranked 81st.
10.89 million
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Norway

Internet > Broadband subscribers 991,352
Ranked 28th.
1.93 million
Ranked 16th. 95% more than Norway

Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005 0.3-0.47 0.6-0.96
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 2.85
Ranked 71st.
3.24
Ranked 65th. 14% more than Norway
Pay TV subscribers 102%
Ranked 2nd. 59% more than Sweden
64%
Ranked 9th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 556
Ranked 19th.
2,986
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Norway

Cinemas per million 135.59
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Sweden
131.75
Ranked 3rd.

Cinemas > Seats per 1000 19.95
Ranked 5th.
22.47
Ranked 4th. 13% more than Norway

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 82
Ranked 23th.
90
Ranked 19th. 10% more than Norway

Internet > IP addresses 15.26 million
Ranked 25th.
30.37 million
Ranked 16th. Twice as much as Norway
Telecommunications revenue 3.24 % of GDP
Ranked 8th.
3.44 % of GDP
Ranked 6th. 6% more than Norway
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 4.88%
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Sweden
1.21%
Ranked 58th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 139.59
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Sweden
41.82
Ranked 16th.

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 20659000000 15306000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 33.26
Ranked 8th.
41.12
Ranked 4th. 24% more than Norway

Number of PCs 2,630
Ranked 35th.
6,861
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Norway
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 292.02
Ranked 62nd.
454.08
Ranked 27th. 55% more than Norway

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 4,985
Ranked 16th.
12,547
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Norway

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 3.98 million
Ranked 42nd.
9.22 million
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Norway
Internet > Broadband access 884,000
Ranked 28th.
1.68 million
Ranked 16th. 90% more than Norway
Television broadcast stations per million 82.58
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Sweden
19.15
Ranked 2nd.
Radio > Total number of channels 270
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Sweden
32
Ranked 26th.
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 123.5
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Sweden
45
Ranked 16th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 315
Ranked 13th.
821
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Norway

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 1,117.23
Ranked 12th.
1,417.58
Ranked 9th. 27% more than Norway

Cinemas > Seats 89,000
Ranked 12th.
198,900
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Norway

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 70
Ranked 30th.
71
Ranked 29th. 1% more than Norway

Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access 170.61 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 15th.
190.23 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 6th. 12% more than Norway
Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2001.04.01 2001.09.01
Internet > TLD .no .se
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 110.12
Ranked 47th.
118.14
Ranked 35th. 7% more than Norway

Internet > Livejournal users 2,162
Ranked 19th.
2,961
Ranked 13th. 37% more than Norway
Internet > Secure Internet servers 1,811
Ranked 18th.
3,676
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Norway

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 4.85
Ranked 7th. 22% more than Sweden
3.98
Ranked 10th.

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 83.33%
Ranked 25th. 10% more than Sweden
75.68%
Ranked 22nd.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 24
Ranked 15th.
37
Ranked 13th. 54% more than Norway

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 2.56 per capita
Ranked 11th. 43% more than Sweden
1.78 per capita
Ranked 19th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 81.72
Ranked 21st. 90% more than Sweden
43.06
Ranked 25th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 5 days
Ranked 9th. The same as Sweden
5 days
Ranked 14th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 47 46
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price NOK 0 - 200 Free
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2001.04.01 2001.09.01
Internet > Communication technology patents 1.3 per 1000000 people
Ranked 15th.
42 per 1000000 people
Ranked 2nd. 32 times more than Norway
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,488.86
Ranked 13th.
1,803.74
Ranked 2nd. 21% more than Norway

Advertising revenue > Share of television 13%
Ranked 14th.
20%
Ranked 11th. 54% more than Norway
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 84.6%
Ranked 8th.
101.3%
Ranked 5th. 20% more than Norway
Internet > Secure servers 11.7 per 100,000 people
Ranked 11th.
14 per 100,000 people
Ranked 9th. 20% more than Norway
E-Government rating 47.7
Ranked 40th.
49.1
Ranked 27th. 3% more than Norway
Internet > Internet charges $52.00
Ranked 3rd. 18% more than Sweden
$44.00
Ranked 9th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 97%
Ranked 41st.
99%
Ranked 27th. 2% more than Norway

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 32.05
Ranked 17th.
93.32
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Norway

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 477.58 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 42% more than Sweden
335.98 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 18.26
Ranked 2nd. 80% more than Sweden
10.14
Ranked 9th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 8,943
Ranked 8th. 66% more than Sweden
5,392
Ranked 8th.

Television reception through satellite 22%
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Sweden
21%
Ranked 6th.
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 100%
Ranked 1st. The same as Sweden
100%
Ranked 10th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 389.99 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th.
406.38 per 1 million people
Ranked 23th. 4% more than Norway

Internet > Web sites 66.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Sweden
28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.216 Number
Ranked 29th. 95% more than Sweden
0.111 Number
Ranked 38th.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people 58.4
Ranked 4th. 16 times more than Sweden
3.54
Ranked 24th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 1.93 million
Ranked 57th.
5.32 million
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Norway
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 0.803%
Ranked 61st.
2.17%
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Norway
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 99.2%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Sweden
97.83%
Ranked 19th.
Two and a Half Men > International Broadcasters > Series Premiere March 18 2004 February 6 2004
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 477.37
Ranked 3rd. 42% more than Sweden
336.01
Ranked 11th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 36.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 13th.
36.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th. About the same as Norway

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 413
Ranked 13th.
1,000
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Norway

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 15.59 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th. 95% more than Sweden
8.01 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 15.59
Ranked 25th. 95% more than Sweden
8
Ranked 33th.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 470.83
Ranked 33th. 43% more than Sweden
329.24
Ranked 43th.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > Results > Points 12
Ranked 12th. 50% more than Sweden
8
Ranked 14th.
Television reception through cable 45%
Ranked 10th.
50%
Ranked 8th. 11% more than Norway
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 > Participants > Artist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2U_%28Norway%29">2U</a> The Honeypies
Website defacements 14
Ranked 59th.
48
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Norway
Internet > Linux web servers 89
Ranked 19th.
162
Ranked 13th. 82% more than Norway
Website defacements per million 3.1
Ranked 52nd.
5.4
Ranked 31st. 74% more than Norway
1995 Shanghai International Film Festival > In competition > Director Bent Hamer Mats Arehn
Eurovision Song Contest 1960 > Results > Points 11
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Sweden
4
Ranked 9th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 641,000
Ranked 26th. 73% more than Sweden
370,400
Ranked 16th.

Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions 19.5
Ranked 18th.
81.5
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Norway
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,878.91
Ranked 10th. 24% more than Sweden
1,511.88
Ranked 16th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 36.88
Ranked 8th. 15% more than Sweden
32.18
Ranked 16th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 1,947.56
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Sweden
597.15
Ranked 5th.

Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch Autumn 2007 April, 1999
Phone system > International dialling code +47 +46
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Start of closedown 2008? 19 September 2005
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 843.48
Ranked 8th.
1,010.99
Ranked 5th. 20% more than Norway
Royalties and fees $29.30
Ranked 15th.
$144.20
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Norway
Digital terrestrial television > Analog Switch-Off End of 2009 15 October 2007
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 141
Ranked 15th.
364
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Norway

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 32.88
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Sweden
7.9
Ranked 32nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 814
Ranked 18th.
2,480
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Norway

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 18.26 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 80% more than Sweden
10.15 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 367,000
Ranked 26th.
382,000
Ranked 24th. 4% more than Norway

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 16.12
Ranked 10th. 56% more than Sweden
10.34
Ranked 17th.

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 > Participants > Points 18
Ranked 12th. 50% more than Sweden
12
Ranked 14th.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.59 million
Ranked 33th.
3.79 million
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Norway

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 8.16%
Ranked 40th.
10.06%
Ranked 24th. 23% more than Norway

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 2.01%
Ranked 55th.
9.45%
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Norway

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 32.06 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th.
93.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Norway

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,161.01
Ranked 71st.
1,245.03
Ranked 53th. 7% more than Norway

Public share of broadcasting revenue 93%
Ranked 4th. The same as Sweden
93%
Ranked 3rd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 182.43
Ranked 16th.
280.2
Ranked 12th. 54% more than Norway

Music sales > Singles > Millions 0.07
Ranked 20th.
0.9
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Norway

Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners Season 1, 2003 : Kurt Nilsen <br> Season 2, 2004 : Kjartan Salvesen <br> Season 3, 2005 : Jorun Stiansen <br> Season 4, 2006 : Aleksander Denstad With <br> Season 5, 2007 : Upcoming season <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idol_2004">Season 1, 2004</a> : Daniel Lindström <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idol_2005">Season 2, 2005</a> : Agnes Carlsson <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idol_2006">Season 3, 2006</a> : Markus Fagervall <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idol_2007">Season 4, 2007</a> : Upcoming Season
Television reception by terrestrial means 32%
Ranked 9th. 10% more than Sweden
29%
Ranked 10th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 92.56
Ranked 13th.
112.98
Ranked 9th. 22% more than Norway

Eurovision Song Contest 1974 > Results > Points 3
Ranked 14th.
24
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 15.46
Ranked 18th.
45.19
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Norway

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.63$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 124th. 39% more than Sweden
1.17$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 98th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.068$ per 1 million people
Ranked 87th. 48% more than Sweden
0.046$ per 1 million people
Ranked 81st.

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 > Participants > Translation Crazy In Love Stop Me
Internet usage % > 2007 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">85.7</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">80.5</a>
World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005 < 0.2% < 0.2%
Total broadcasters revenue per capita $86.00
Ranked 3rd. 69% more than Sweden
$51.00
Ranked 11th.
Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade > Charts > Date May 1998 May 29, 1998
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,488.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th.
1,804.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 21% more than Norway

Telephone system > Regulation 1987 1992
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 > Participants > Translation Summer And School Free Borderless Love
Eurovision Song Contest 1971 > Results > Points 65
Ranked 17th.
85
Ranked 6th. 31% more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 15.47 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th.
45.19 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Norway

Eurovision Song Contest 1969 > Results > Points 1
Ranked 15th.
8
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Norway
Pure Shores > Charts > Date March 2000 April 6, 2000
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 39.76
Ranked 35th.
57.74
Ranked 10th. 45% more than Norway

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 54.26 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 29% more than Sweden
42.14 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th.

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 > Participants > Points 123
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Sweden
22
Ranked 14th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 31.6
Ranked 12th.
41.13
Ranked 11th. 30% more than Norway

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > Results > Translation I'm Gonna Be A Star Why Me?
Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita $80.00
Ranked 1st. 67% more than Sweden
$48.00
Ranked 7th.
Men in Trees > International Broadcasters > Series Premiere February 18, 2007 February 14, 2007
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP 7.09e-07%
Ranked 24th.
3.94e-06%
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Norway
Telephone subscribers 6.88 million
Ranked 50th.
16.22 million
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Norway

Woman in Love > Charts > Date November 1980 November 28, 1980
Telephone subscribers per employee 444.97
Ranked 43th.
857.67
Ranked 11th. 93% more than Norway

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.26% GDP
Ranked 78th. 16% more than Sweden
2.8% GDP
Ranked 58th.

Television standard > UHF PAL G PAL G
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 36.31
Ranked 15th.
36.49
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Norway

Total number of combined radio and television institutions 1 Number
Ranked 34th. The same as Sweden
1 Number
Ranked 48th.
Television > Percentage of private television institutions 95.12%
Ranked 22nd.
98.79%
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Norway
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 151
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Sweden
70
Ranked 29th.

Internet > Linux web servers per million 19.72
Ranked 18th. 8% more than Sweden
18.21
Ranked 22nd.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 3.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 56% more than Sweden
2.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 460.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th.
716.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 56% more than Norway

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 124.61
Ranked 15th.
337.36
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Norway

Telecommunications employment 0.99%
Ranked 2nd. 57% more than Sweden
0.63%
Ranked 13th.
Internet servers using encryption 4,881
Ranked 16th.
7,969
Ranked 11th. 63% more than Norway

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1,011.18
Ranked 12th. 18% more than Sweden
856.69
Ranked 16th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 51350000000 74809000000
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 > Participants > Song Sinnsykt Gal Forelsket Stoppa Mig
Eurovision Song Contest 1973 > Results > Points 89
Ranked 7th.
94
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Norway
Eurovision Song Contest 1975 > Results > Points 11
Ranked 18th.
72
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Norway
I Wanna Be the Only One > Charts > Date August 1997 August 29, 1997
Phone subscribers 1,545.72
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Sweden
1,529.41
Ranked 3rd.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 388.57
Ranked 23th.
404.82
Ranked 22nd. 4% more than Norway

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 > Participants > Artist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malin_Reitan">Malin</a> M+
My Name Is Earl > Broadcasters > Series Premiere January 12 2006 March 1 2006
NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired December 21, 2006 April 29, 2006
Try Again > Charts > Date June 2000 July 13, 2000
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 81.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 90% more than Sweden
43.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 2.9 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd.
3.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 40th. 13% more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 124.66 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th.
337.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Norway

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 92.6 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th.
112.97 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 22% more than Norway

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 31.61 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th.
41.12 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th. 30% more than Norway

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.4
Ranked 24th.
0.7
Ranked 16th. 75% more than Norway
Commercial share of broadcasting revenue 0.0
Ranked 14th.
7%
Ranked 13th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 162
Ranked 20th.
323
Ranked 14th. Twice as much as Norway

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 29.95%
Ranked 42nd.
46.63%
Ranked 11th. 56% more than Norway

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 32.17%
Ranked 45th.
56.93%
Ranked 11th. 77% more than Norway

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 27.55%
Ranked 65th.
49.61%
Ranked 18th. 80% more than Norway

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 182.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th.
280.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th. 54% more than Norway

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 644.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 63% more than Sweden
395.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.144 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 48th.
0.269 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 10th. 87% more than Norway
Telephone lines 1.9 million
Ranked 54th.
5.32 million
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Norway

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $2.98 billion
Ranked 17th.
$8.67 billion
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Norway

Eurovision Song Contest 1966 > Results > Points 15
Ranked 3rd.
16
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Norway
Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Internet > ISP per million 2.89
Ranked 49th.
3.27
Ranked 47th. 13% more than Norway
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 14 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 93th. 67% more than Sweden
8.4 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 116th.

The New Adventures of Old Christine > International Broadcasters > Series Premiere September 5 2006 August 30 2006
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 > Participants > Song Sommer og Skolefri(The Norwegian song was written in a dialect of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_language">Norwegian</a>, and originally had the title stated above (Sommer å Skolefri), however, when the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norsk_Rikskringkasting">Norwegian broadcaster</a> submitted the song to the European Broadcasting Union, they gave the song title in the standard Norwegian form, Sommer og Skolefri, which is how it was displayed on screen.) Gränslös Kärlek
Never Ever > Charts > Date February 1998 March 27, 1998
Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 19.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th.
22.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 13% more than Norway

Eurovision Song Contest 1960 > Results > Artist Nora Brockstedt Siw Malmkvist
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 20.19$/month
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Sweden
6.18$/month
Ranked 142nd.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 29.55
Ranked 58th.
45.51
Ranked 23th. 54% more than Norway

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 37.89$/month
Ranked 4th. 42% more than Sweden
26.72$/month
Ranked 20th.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment $2,687.90 Million US dollars
Ranked 24th.
$15,980.33 Million US dollars
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 70.6
Ranked 12th.
92.76
Ranked 13th. 31% more than Norway

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 54.24
Ranked 9th. 29% more than Sweden
42.14
Ranked 18th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 48.01%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Sweden
19.98%
Ranked 93th.

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