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DEFINITION:
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.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroe Islands | 112.04% | 2000 | ||
| 2 | Norway | 99.97% | 2002 | ||
| 3 | Switzerland | 99.83% | 2002 | ||
| 4 | Greece | 99.5% | 2004 | ||
| 5 | Spain | 99.48% | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Netherlands | 99.42% | 2002 | ||
| 7 | Portugal | 99.4% | 2004 | ||
| 8 | Cyprus | 99.3% | 2005 | ||
| =9 | Slovakia | 99% | 2005 | ||
| =9 | Japan | 99% | 2004 | ||
| =9 | Hong Kong | 99% | 2004 | ||
| =9 | Canada | 99% | 2003 | ||
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 98.68% | 2002 | ||
| 14 | Singapore | 98.6% | 2002 | ||
| 15 | Luxembourg | 98.4% | 2004 | ||
| 16 | Brunei | 98.33% | 2001 | ||
| 17 | New Zealand | 98.1% | 2003 | ||
| 18 | Liechtenstein | 98.07% | 2002 | ||
| 19 | Russia | 98.03% | 2002 | ||
| 20 | South Korea | 98.01% | 1995 | ||
| =21 | Belgium | 98% | 2005 | ||
| =21 | Latvia | 98% | 2005 | ||
| 23 | United States | 97.84% | 2002 | ||
| 24 | Lithuania | 97.8% | 2005 | ||
| 25 | United Kingdom | 97.5% | 2001 | ||
| 26 | Czech Republic | 97.41% | 2001 | ||
| 27 | Ukraine | 97.34% | 2002 | ||
| 28 | Bulgaria | 97.3% | 2004 | ||
| 29 | Belarus | 97.1% | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Puerto Rico | 97.03% | 2002 | ||
| =31 | Denmark | 97% | 2005 | ||
| =31 | Iceland | 97% | 2004 | ||
| 33 | Argentina | 96.97% | 2001 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 96.87% | 2002 | |||
| 34 | Samoa | 96.73% | 2003 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 96.51% | 2004 | |||
| 35 | Jordan | 96.3% | 2002 | ||
| 36 | Australia | 96.28% | 2003 | ||
| 37 | Hungary | 96.2% | 2003 | ||
| 38 | Slovenia | 96% | 2005 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 95.92% | 2001 | |||
| 39 | Italy | 95.5% | 2004 | ||
| 40 | Kuwait | 95.44% | 2002 | ||
| 41 | Bahrain | 95.42% | 2002 | ||
| 42 | Ireland | 95.3% | 2004 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 95.28% | 2001 | |||
| 43 | Libya | 95.06% | 2000 | ||
| =44 | France | 95% | 2004 | ||
| =44 | Germany | 95% | 2004 | ||
| 46 | Austria | 94.9% | 2005 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 94.57% | 2001 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | 94.34% | 2000 | |||
| 47 | Finland | 94.1% | 2005 | ||
| 48 | Macau | 94% | 2003 | ||
| 49 | Sweden | 93.91% | 2002 | ||
| 50 | Grenada | 93.75% | 2000 | ||
| =51 | Romania | 93.7% | 2004 | ||
| =51 | Croatia | 93.7% | 2004 | ||
| =53 | Estonia | 93.2% | 2003 | ||
| =53 | Turkmenistan | 93.2% | 2000 | ||
| 55 | Malta | 93.18% | 2002 | ||
| =56 | Uruguay | 92.9% | 2002 | ||
| =56 | Lebanon | 92.9% | 2002 | ||
| =58 | Costa Rica | 92.8% | 2005 | ||
| =58 | Mauritius | 92.8% | 2002 | ||
| 60 | Barbados | 92.78% | 2002 | ||
| 61 | Mexico | 92.7% | 2005 | ||
| 62 | Israel | 92.6% | 2004 | ||
| 63 | Turkey | 92.19% | 2004 | ||
| 64 | French Polynesia | 92.06% | 2003 | ||
| 65 | Colombia | 92.02% | 2002 | ||
| 66 | Maldives | 92% | 2003 | ||
| 67 | Thailand | 91.93% | 2002 | ||
| 68 | Serbia and Montenegro | 91.81% | 2002 | ||
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 91.8% | 1999 | ||
| 70 | Tunisia | 91.68% | 2002 | ||
| 71 | Brazil | 90.9% | 2004 | ||
| 72 | Poland | 90.73% | 2002 | ||
| 73 | Armenia | 90.61% | 2002 | ||
| 74 | Uzbekistan | 90.5% | 1999 | ||
| 75 | San Marino | 90.04% | 1988 | ||
| 76 | Qatar | 89.95% | 2002 | ||
| 77 | Albania | 89.9% | 2002 | ||
| 78 | China | 89.17% | 2002 | ||
| 79 | Georgia | 89% | 2004 | ||
| 80 | Malaysia | 88.91% | 2002 | ||
| 81 | Seychelles | 88.85% | 2002 | ||
| 82 | Ecuador | 88.8% | 2002 | ||
| 83 | Guam | 88.67% | 2002 | ||
| =84 | Egypt | 88.6% | 2002 | ||
| =84 | Antigua and Barbuda | 88.6% | 2001 | ||
| 86 | Algeria | 88.06% | 2002 | ||
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 87.52% | 2002 | ||
| 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 87.16% | 2002 | ||
| 89 | Chile | 87% | 2002 | ||
| 90 | United Arab Emirates | 85.91% | 2002 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 85.62% | 2002 | |||
| 91 | El Salvador | 84.53% | 2001 | ||
| 92 | Kyrgyzstan | 83.93% | 1999 | ||
| 93 | Venezuela | 82.92% | 2002 | ||
| 94 | Vietnam | 82.78% | 2002 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 82.34% | 2002 | |||
| 95 | Syria | 80.1% | 2002 | ||
| 96 | Tajikistan | 79.46% | 2001 | ||
| 97 | Oman | 79.16% | 2002 | ||
| 98 | Saint Lucia | 79% | 2001 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 78.62% | 2001 | |||
| 99 | New Caledonia | 77.97% | 2003 | ||
| 100 | Panama | 77.35% | 2002 | ||
| 101 | Iran | 76.58% | 2002 | ||
| 102 | Paraguay | 76.1% | 2004 | ||
| 103 | Morocco | 76.07% | 2002 | ||
| 104 | Dominica | 76.01% | 2001 | ||
| 105 | Dominican Republic | 75.8% | 2005 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 73.75% | 2000 | |||
| 106 | Virgin Islands | 73.71% | 1998 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 72.46% | 2002 | |||
| 107 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 70.78% | 2001 | ||
| 108 | Belize | 70.2% | 2000 | ||
| 109 | Jamaica | 70.04% | 2002 | ||
| 110 | Peru | 68.7% | 2003 | ||
| 111 | Moldova | 67% | 1995 | ||
| 112 | Suriname | 65.93% | 2002 | ||
| 113 | Indonesia | 65.38% | 2004 | ||
| 114 | Philippines | 63.1% | 2003 | ||
| 115 | Mayotte | 61.3% | 2002 | ||
| 116 | South Africa | 59.2% | 2004 | ||
| 117 | Nicaragua | 59.1% | 2001 | ||
| 118 | Fiji | 57.97% | 2003 | ||
| 119 | Bhutan | 57.72% | 2003 | ||
| 120 | Honduras | 57.6% | 2004 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 54.18% | 2001 | |||
| 121 | Gabon | 53.85% | 2002 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 53.05% | 2001 | |||
| 122 | Togo | 51.23% | 2002 | ||
| 123 | Sudan | 49.5% | 2002 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 46.99% | 1999 | |||
| 124 | Pakistan | 46.52% | 2003 | ||
| 125 | Bolivia | 46.14% | 2000 | ||
| 126 | Cambodia | 42.79% | 2003 | ||
| 127 | Yemen | 42.61% | 2002 | ||
| 128 | Djibouti | 40.82% | 2002 | ||
| 129 | Guatemala | 40.38% | 2001 | ||
| 130 | Cape Verde | 40% | 2002 | ||
| 131 | Namibia | 39.22% | 2002 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 37.23% | 2002 | |||
| 132 | Sao Tome and Principe | 35.71% | 2002 | ||
| 133 | Cote d'Ivoire | 34.53% | 2002 | ||
| 134 | India | 32% | 2002 | ||
| 135 | Sri Lanka | 31.64% | 2002 | ||
| 136 | Laos | 30.3% | 2002 | ||
| 137 | Mongolia | 30% | 2003 | ||
| 138 | Senegal | 28.52% | 2002 | ||
| 139 | Haiti | 26.52% | 2003 | ||
| 140 | Zimbabwe | 26.5% | 2002 | ||
| 141 | Kiribati | 26.32% | 2003 | ||
| 142 | Ghana | 26% | 2003 | ||
| 143 | Zambia | 25.99% | 2002 | ||
| 144 | Guinea-Bissau | 25.74% | 2002 | ||
| 145 | Nigeria | 25.6% | 2002 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 23.4% | 2001 | |||
| 146 | Bangladesh | 22.9% | 2004 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 22.7% | 2002 | |||
| failed states average (profile) | 22.57% | 2002 | |||
| 147 | Mauritania | 20.53% | 2002 | ||
| 148 | Benin | 19.66% | 2002 | ||
| 149 | Swaziland | 18.29% | 2002 | ||
| 150 | Cameroon | 17.71% | 2002 | ||
| 151 | Kenya | 17.08% | 2002 | ||
| 152 | Federated States of Micronesia | 15.12% | 2003 | ||
| 153 | Mali | 14.8% | 2002 | ||
| 154 | Eritrea | 14.37% | 2003 | ||
| 155 | Burundi | 13.6% | 2002 | ||
| 156 | Nepal | 13.18% | 2001 | ||
| 157 | The Gambia | 12.37% | 2002 | ||
| 158 | Lesotho | 11.5% | 2002 | ||
| 159 | Comoros | 11.18% | 2002 | ||
| 160 | Botswana | 9.8% | 2001 | ||
| 161 | Guinea | 9.47% | 2002 | ||
| 162 | Papua New Guinea | 9.36% | 2003 | ||
| 163 | Angola | 8.97% | 2002 | ||
| 164 | Somalia | 8.45% | 2002 | ||
| 165 | Madagascar | 7.86% | 2002 | ||
| 166 | Burkina Faso | 6.82% | 2002 | ||
| 167 | Sierra Leone | 6.69% | 2002 | ||
| 168 | Afghanistan | 6.29% | 2001 | ||
| 169 | Mozambique | 6.21% | 2002 | ||
| 170 | Tanzania | 6.1% | 2004 | ||
| 171 | Congo, Republic of the | 6.02% | 2002 | ||
| 172 | Vanuatu | 5.77% | 2003 | ||
| 173 | Niger | 5.45% | 2002 | ||
| 174 | Guyana | 4.68% | 1987 | ||
| 175 | Uganda | 4.51% | 2002 | ||
| 176 | Solomon Islands | 4.06% | 2003 | ||
| 177 | Burma | 3.02% | 2003 | ||
| 178 | Malawi | 3% | 2002 | ||
| 179 | Rwanda | 2.48% | 2002 | ||
| 180 | Ethiopia | 2.41% | 2002 | ||
| 181 | Chad | 2.29% | 2002 | ||
| 182 | Central African Republic | 1.81% | 2002 | ||
| 183 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.69% | 2002 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Media > Households with television
- All of the top 3 countries by households with television are Christian.
- 8 of the top 9 countries by households with television are European.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo has ranked last for households with television since 2001.
- Greece ranked first for households with television amongst European Union in 2004.
- 6 of the top 7 countries by households with television are High income OECD.
- Spain ranked second for households with television amongst Eurozone in 2005.
- 95 of the top 181 countries by households with television are Hot countries.
- Norway ranked first for households with television amongst Cold countries in 2002.
- 5 of the top 8 countries by households with television are Heavily indebted.
- 5 of the top 7 countries by households with television are NATO.