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WORLD INDICATORS – TELEVISION


Notes:
Economies are classified in the following groups according to their 2000 Gross National Income (GNI) per capita:
  Low income — Economies with a GNI per capita of USD 755 or less.
  Lower-middle income — Economies with a GNI per capita of more than USD 756 and less than USD 2995.
  Upper-middle income — Economies with a GNI  per capita of more than USD 2996 and less than USD 9265.
  High income — Economies with a GNI per capita of USD 9266 or more.
  Totals may not always add up due to rounding.
Figures in italics are estimates or refer to years other than those specified.

Source:   World Telecommunication Development Report 2002: Reinventing Telecoms.

 

High income — Economies with a GNI per capita of USD 9266 or more.

Television receivers Televison households

Cable TV subscribers
Total (000s)
2000

Home satellite antennas
Total (000s)
2000

   

 Total (000s)
2000

Per 100 inhabitants 2000

Total (000s)
2000

As % of total households
2000

148

Andorra

36

46.2

-

-

-

-

149

Aruba

23

22.4

-

-

-

-

150

Australia

14 129

73.8

7 000

96.6

1 303

420.0

151

Austria

4 400

54.2

2 755

84.5

1 013

1 450.0

152

Bahamas

75

24.7

-

-

47

-

153

Barbados

83

31.0

-

-

-

0.5

154

Belgium

5 500

54.1

3 499

85.3

3 789

220.0

155

Bermuda

70

108.6

-

-

-

-

156

Brunei Darussalam

210

64.0

-

-

17

-

157

Canada

21 450

71.5

11 426

98.9

7 977

967.8

158

Cyprus

122

18.2

-

-

-

-

159

Denmark

4 300

80.7

2 349

96.1

1 411

800.0

160

Finland

3 580

69.2

2 160

90.0

950

343.0

161

France

37 000

62.8

22 724

95.1

2 660

4 300.0

162

French Polynesia

44

18.9

47

91.2

-

-

163

Germany

48 170

58.6

36 130

94.8

20 300

12 900.0

164

Greece

5 200

49.2

3 500

97.5

13

190.0

165

Greenland

23

41.0

-

-

-

-

166

Guam

110

66.9

-

-

29

-

167

Guernsey

-

-

-

-

-

-

168

Hong Kong SAR

3 322

49.3

1 891

95.3

529

1.8

169

Iceland

143

50.9

98

98.3

1

-

170

Ireland

1 510

39.9

1 220

94.8

670

130.0

171

Israel

2 100

33.5

1 650

94.2

1 160

-

172

Italy

28 300

49.4

20 660

97.6

60

2 350.0

173

Japan

92 000

72.5

37 270

79.2

18 710

10 620.0

174

Jersey

-

-

-

-

-

-

175

Kuwait

930

48.6

-

-

-

497.5

176

Luxembourg

260

58.9

173

97.8

124

30.0

177

Macao SAR

125

28.6

122

79.2

1

0.2

178

Malta

218

55.8

-

-

83

4.7

179

Martinique

64

16.2

93

54.8

-

-

180

Netherlands

8 600

53.8

6 600

94.9

6 200

330.0

181

New Caledonia

106

49.2

42

75.0

-

0.3

182

New Zealand

2’000

52.2

1 230

93.5

17

53.0

183

Northern Marianas

-

-

-

-

-

-

184

Norway

3 000

66.9

1 970

91.0

823

530.0

185

Portugal

6 319

63.0

3 330

90.7

925

369.3

186

Qatar

520

86.9

-

-

37

-

187

Singapore

1 220

30.4

761

78.9

255

-

188

Slovenia

730

36.7

620

92.4

320

270.0

189

Spain

24 000

59.8

11 830

94.6

480

1 840.0

190

Sweden

5 100

57.4

4 045

94.4

1 770

1 050.0

191

Switzerland

3 950

54.8

2 984

83.4

2 580

295.0

192

Taiwan-China

9 660

43.4

6 648

99.5

4 476

30.0

193

United Arab Emirates

760

29.2

-

-

-

-

194

United Kingdom

39 000

65.3

23 400

93.3

3 400

5 200.0

195

United States

235 000

85.4

102 185

95.9

69 369

16 000.0

196

Virgin Islands (US)

72

59.4

30

85.7

28

-

 

High-income

613 534

68.6

320 441

92.9

151 527

61 193.2

 

World

1 619 364

27.0

1 043 448

73.1

322 761

86 902.7

 

Africa

57 444

7.3

42 723

38.4

10

5 801.7

 

Americas

395 807

48.0

209 308

89.2

92 849

19 237.0

 

Asia

738 099

20.3

537 973

66.5

153 458

20 161.0

 

Europe

415 472

52.1

246 193

92.0

75 076

41 247.9

 

Oceania

16 616

54.8

8 518

84.8

1 370

474.3

 

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