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Media Stats: compare key data on North Korea & South Korea

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STAT North Korea South Korea HISTORY
Broadcast media no independent media; radios and TVs are pre-tuned to government stations; 4 government-owned TV stations; the Korean Workers' Party owns and operates the Korean Central Broadcasting Station, and the state-run Voice of Korea operates an external broadcast service; the government prohibits listening to and jams foreign broadcasts 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
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 41.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 148th.
1,285.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 31 times more than North Korea

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 6.2 million min.
Ranked 137th.
3.87 billion min.
Ranked 9th. 624 times more than North Korea

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.0
Ranked 194th.
365.01
Ranked 6th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 0.0
Ranked 199th.
84.1
Ranked 20th.

News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) - state-run; web pages in several languages</p> </p>Uriminzokkiri (On Our Own) - website carrying official news; pages in several languages</p> <p>Yonhap News Agency - English-language pages</p>
Radio broadcast stations AM 17 (including 11 stations of Korean Central Broadcasting Station; North Korea has a "national intercom" cable radio station wired throughout the country that is a significant source of information for the average North Korean citizen; it is wired into most residences and workplaces and carries news and commentary), FM 14, shortwave 14 AM 61, FM 150, shortwave 2
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 6.92
Ranked 198th.
110.36
Ranked 83th. 16 times more than North Korea

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 47.65
Ranked 144th.
601.94
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than North Korea

Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 50.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st.
487.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 10 times more than North Korea

Television > List of TV stations <p>Korean Central Broadcasting Station - radio station of Korean Workers&#039; Party</p> </p>Korean Central TV - TV station of Korean Workers&#039; Party</p> </p>Mansudae TV - cultural station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15259016">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 broadcast stations 4
Ranked 6th.
43
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than North Korea

Television receivers > Per capita 56.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th.
346 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 6 times more than North Korea

Televisions 1.2 million
Ranked 76th.
15.9 million
Ranked 16th. 13 times more than North Korea
Televisions per 1000 51.17
Ranked 135th.
332.23
Ranked 50th. 6 times more than North Korea
Radios per 1000 143.29
Ranked 152nd.
992.5
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than North Korea
Internet > Percent using internet 0.0
Ranked 200th.
84.1%
Ranked 19th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 1,000,000
Ranked 148th.
52.51 million
Ranked 26th. 53 times more than North Korea

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.157 per capita
Ranked 136th.
1.03 per capita
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than North Korea

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 48.67
Ranked 1st.
392.2
Ranked 33th. 8 times more than North Korea

Telephone mainlines per 1000 41.79
Ranked 127th.
493.27
Ranked 14th. 12 times more than North Korea

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Rodong Sinmun (Labour Daily) - organ of Korean Workers&#039; Party; web pages in English</p> </p>Joson Inmingun (Korean People&#039;s Army Daily)</p> </p>Minju Choson (Democratic Korea) - government organ</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15259016">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>
Telephone system > General assessment adequate system; nationwide fiber-optic network; mobile-cellular service expanding beyond Pyongyang excellent domestic and international services featuring rapid incorporation of new technologies
Television receivers per 1000 53.95
Ranked 118th.
346
Ranked 43th. 6 times more than North Korea

Internet > IP addresses per capita 0.04
Ranked 223th.
2,297.13
Ranked 11th. 57428 times more than North Korea
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 68.65
Ranked 198th.
1,072.4
Ranked 93th. 16 times more than North Korea

Telecoms > Telephone lines 1.18 million
Ranked 69th.
30.1 million
Ranked 11th. 26 times more than North Korea

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.7 million
Ranked 145th.
53.62 million
Ranked 25th. 32 times more than North Korea

Internet > Internet Service Providers 1
Ranked 175th.
11
Ranked 84th. 11 times more than North Korea
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 0.0
Ranked 194th.
18.25 million
Ranked 8th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 1.18 million
Ranked 71st.
29.47 million
Ranked 11th. 25 times more than North Korea

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 4.77
Ranked 144th.
61.42
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than North Korea

Active military personnel 1.11 million
Ranked 2nd. 61% more than South Korea
687,000
Ranked 3rd.
Radio receivers per 1000 151.07
Ranked 135th.
1,033.64
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than North Korea

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 1.7 million
Ranked 145th.
53.62 million
Ranked 26th. 32 times more than North Korea

Radio receivers 3.36 million
Ranked 67th.
47.5 million
Ranked 11th. 14 times more than North Korea

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 2 million
Ranked 63th.
52.51 million
Ranked 26th. 26 times more than North Korea
Television receivers 1.2 million
Ranked 75th.
15.9 million
Ranked 16th. 13 times more than North Korea

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th.
0.89 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than North Korea

Telephone system > International country code - 850; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean, 1 Russian - Indian Ocean region); other international connections through Moscow and Beijing country code - 82; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 66
Internet > ISP 1
Ranked 126th.
11
Ranked 62nd. 11 times more than North Korea
Radios 3.36 million
Ranked 68th.
47.5 million
Ranked 11th. 14 times more than North Korea
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 4.5 million
Ranked 20th.
17.5 million
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than North Korea
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 15
Ranked 53th.
139
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than North Korea

Internet > Top level domain .kp .kr
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 204.39
Ranked 33th.
384.4
Ranked 11th. 88% more than North Korea
Telephone system > Domestic fiber-optic links installed down to the county level; telephone directories unavailable; GSM mobile-cellular service initiated in 2002 but suspended in 2004; Orascom Telecom Holding, an Egyptian company, launched W-CDMA mobile service on 15 December 2008 for the Pyongyang area, has expanded service to several large cities and now has a 1-million-person subscriber base 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 .kp .kr
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 0.293 min.
Ranked 148th.
80.84 min.
Ranked 44th. 276 times more than North Korea

Telephone mainlines 980,000
Ranked 68th.
23.75 million
Ranked 9th. 24 times more than North Korea

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering nd No evidence of filtering
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 0.303 min. per capita
Ranked 145th.
80.86 min. per capita
Ranked 44th. 267 times more than North Korea

Internet hosts None None
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.0426
Ranked 191st.
0.23
Ranked 163th. 5 times more than North Korea
Internet > IP addresses 1,024
Ranked 224th.
112.24 million
Ranked 6th. 109609 times more than North Korea
Television broadcast stations per million 0.171
Ranked 10th.
0.893
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than North Korea

Internet > TLD .kp .kr
Internet > Livejournal users 42
Ranked 172nd.
607
Ranked 39th. 14 times more than North Korea
Telecommunications > Country calling code 850 82
Telephone subscribers per 1000 39.4
Ranked 151st.
1,289.78
Ranked 28th. 33 times more than North Korea

E-Government rating 36
Ranked 127th.
64
Ranked 2nd. 78% more than North Korea
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 1.18 million
Ranked 71st.
29.47 million
Ranked 11th. 25 times more than North Korea
Internet > Livejournal users per million 1.78
Ranked 182nd.
12.64
Ranked 125th. 7 times more than North Korea
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 850
Ranked 30th. 10 times more than South Korea
82
Ranked 45th.
Phone system > International dialling code +850 +82
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.296
Ranked 106th.
48.09
Ranked 19th. 162 times more than North Korea

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 68.65
Ranked 196th.
1,072.4
Ranked 91st. 16 times more than North Korea

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 41.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 147th.
1,285.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 31 times more than North Korea

Telephone subscribers 916,000
Ranked 93th.
62.09 million
Ranked 11th. 68 times more than North Korea

Telephone subscribers per employee 33.33
Ranked 119th.
566.93
Ranked 28th. 17 times more than North Korea

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 7
Ranked 77th.
2,310
Ranked 7th. 330 times more than North Korea

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 0.041
Ranked 187th.
2,751.56
Ranked 4th. 67061 times more than North Korea

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.0
Ranked 194th.
37.56
Ranked 7th.

Television standard > VHF PAL NTSC M
Internet > ISP per million 0.0438
Ranked 129th.
0.234
Ranked 111th. 5 times more than North Korea
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 70th.
2.6
Ranked 6th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.046 per 1 million people
Ranked 123th.
0.234 per 1 million people
Ranked 106th. 5 times more than North Korea
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 50 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 61st. 50 times more than South Korea
1 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 74th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 4.81
Ranked 144th.
61.95
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than North Korea

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.635
Ranked 119th.
2.89
Ranked 60th. 5 times more than North Korea

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th.
491.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 11 times more than North Korea

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.734 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th.
2.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than North Korea

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.; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. 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.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. 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 Telecommunications Union. Source tables; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. 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.; World Development Indicators 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.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 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.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. 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.; International Telecommunications Union; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of mobile phones in use; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. 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.; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; OpenNet Initiative (ONI), ONI Data, https://opennet.net/sites/opennet.net/files/ONI_data-20130920.zip; http://www.iana.org/numbers; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. 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.; LiveJournal; Wikipedia: List of country calling codes (Alphabetical listing by country or region); report presents the second annual update on global e-government, i.e., the delivery of public sector information and online services through the Internet. This report studies the features that are available online at national government websites. Using a detailed analysis of 1.197 government websites in 198 different nations, it measures the information and services that are online, chart the variations that exist across countries, and discuss how e-government sites vary by region of the world. In order to see how the 198 nations ranked overall, the E-Government Ranking 2002 created a 0 to 100 point index and applied it to each nation's websites based on the availability of contact information, publications, databases, portals, and number of online services. (2002); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of telephone lines in use; LiveJournal. 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.; Wikipedia: Telephone numbers in Asia (States and territories with country calling codes); UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. 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 Telecommunications Union. Source tables. 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.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; Netcraft (http://www.netcraft.com/) and World Bank population estimates.; Tenlab May 2002; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. 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.

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