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Switzerland

Switzerland Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 22,059 2014 69th out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.12 2000 5th out of 31
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 1,101 1999 6th out of 44
Broadcast media the publicly-owned radio and television broadcaster, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG/SSR), operates 7 national television networks, 3 broadcasting in German, 2 in Italian, and 2 in French; private commercial television stations broadcast regionally and locally; television broadcasts from stations in Germany, Italy, and France are widely accessed using multi-channel cable and satellite TV services; SRG/SSR operates 18 radio stations that, along with private broadcasters, provide national to local coverage 2009
Cable TV subscribers 358 2005 3rd out of 18
Cinema > Number of cinemas 414 2006 17th out of 61
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 84 2011 17th out of 82
Cinema attendance 15.43 million 2003 27th out of 78
Cinema attendance per capita 2.1 2003 18th out of 77
Cinemas > Annual attendance 15.4 million 1999 18th out of 52
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 2.16 1999 13th out of 51
Cinemas > Per capita 0.054 per 1,000 people 1999 12th out of 41
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 420.04 2004 6th out of 77
Films produced 44 2003 20th out of 50
Films produced per million 6 2003 3rd out of 48
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,609.5 per 1,000 people 2005 8th out of 140
Households with television 99.83% 2002 2nd out of 142
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $33.71 billion 2009 16th out of 69
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 4.78 billion min. 2000 12th out of 143
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 232 2005 7th out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 3.24 million 2012 26th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 404.77 2012 3rd out of 188
Internet > Hosts 3.44 million 2008 20th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 449.42 2008 11th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,726.45 2014 6th out of 233
Internet > ISP 44 2000 14th out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 71,464 Mbps 2004 13th out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 9,670.91 Mbps per 1 million peop 2004 6th out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 9,670.86 Mbps 2004 6th out of 127
Internet > Internet Service Providers 44 2003 25th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 85.2% 2013 19th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 6.75 million 2013 49th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 85.2 2012 18th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 844.49 2013 17th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 85.2% 2012 17th out of 200
Internet > Users 4.61 million 2007 38th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 610.22 per 1,000 people 2007 24th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 610.51 2007 21st out of 149
Internet penetration 75.3 2010 11th out of 45
Internet users 5.74 million 2010 16th out of 45
Internet users > Per 100 people 75.93 2008 10th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 6.85 million 2005 47th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 920.65 per 1,000 people 2005 29th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 920.65 2005 26th out of 167
Mobile phones 78.75 per 100 people 2002 17th out of 43
News Agencies > List of news agencies

swissinfo - news portal operated by public broadcaster, pages in English

SDA - Swiss News Agency (SDA/ATS)

2012
Newspaper circulation 2.68 million 2003 12th out of 51
Newspaper circulation per 1000 364.63 2003 6th out of 50
Newspapers 81 2003 14th out of 67
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 96 2004 18th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 3.1 million 2004 20th out of 83
Newspapers > List of newspapers

Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Zurich-based daily

Tages-Anzeiger - Zurich-based daily

Le Temps - Geneva-based daily


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2012
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 371.09 per 1,000 people 2000 5th out of 57
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 371.09 2000 5th out of 57
Newspapers per million 11.04 2003 9th out of 66
Number of PCs per million 826.16 2004 1st out of 162
Personal computers 6.43 million 2005 7th out of 58
Personal computers > Per capita 864.58 per 1,000 people 2005 1st out of 58
Personal computers per 1000 864.58 2005 1st out of 58
Radio > List of radio stations

SR-DRS - German-language public broadcaster, operates five stations

RSR - French-language public broadcaster, operates four stations

RSI - Italian-language public broadcaster, operates three stations


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2012
Radio broadcast stations AM 4, FM 113 (plus many low-power stations), shortwave 2 1998
Radio receivers 7.1 million 1997 43th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 1 per capita 1997 11th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 1,001.56 1997 10th out of 179
Radios 7.1 million 2003 44th out of 221
Radios per 1000 967.43 2003 12th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 4.38 million 2012 37th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 56.48 2012 9th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 10.41 million 2012 76th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 10.46 million 2012 76th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 135.25 2012 40th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,307.97 2012 44th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 4.38 million 2012 37th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 547.95 2012 11th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.32$ 2005 12th out of 12
Telephone mainlines per 1000 688.84 2005 1st out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment highly developed telecommunications infrastructure with excellent domestic and international services 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 41; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean) 2012
Telephones > Main lines in use 4.61 million 2011 34th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 661.84 per 1,000 people 2007 1st out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 600.48 2009 7th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 10.12 million 2011 72nd out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,071.66 per 1,000 people 2007 34th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,195.14 2009 43th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

SF-DRS - German-language public broadcaster, operates three channels

RTSI - Italian-language public broadcaster, operates two channels

TSR - French-language public broadcaster, operates two channels

2012
Television broadcast stations 115 1995 11th out of 30
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 16.33 per 1 million people 1995 4th out of 28
Television receivers 3.31 million 1997 43th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 466.99 per 1,000 people 1997 24th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 466.93 1997 25th out of 176
Televisions 3.31 million 2003 43th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 451.02 2003 30th out of 191

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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; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users ("Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" , International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013); 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); 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). 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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 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.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; International Telecommunications Union; International Telecommunications Union. 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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 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.

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