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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 |
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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.