Country Comparison
:: Television broadcast stations
This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
Rank
country
Television broadcast stations
Date of Information
1
Russia
7,306.00
1998
2
China
3,240.00
1997
3
European Union
2,700.00
NA
4
United States
2,218.00
2006
5
United Kingdom
940.00
2008
6
Ukraine
647.00
2006
7
Turkey
635.00
1995
8
Romania
623.00
2006
9
France
584.00
1995
10
India
562.00
1997
11
South Africa
556.00
1997
12
Spain
379.00
2008
13
Germany
373.00
1995
14
Italy
358.00
1995
15
Netherlands
342.00
2008
16
Sweden
252.00
2008
17
Philippines
250.00
2007
18
Mexico
236.00
1997
19
Japan
211.00
1999
20
Denmark
172.00
2008
21
Canada
148.00
2007
22
Brazil
138.00
1997
23
Finland
120.00
NA
24
Saudi Arabia
117.00
1997
25
Thailand
111.00
2006
26
Switzerland
106.00
2007
27
Australia
104.00
1997
28
Egypt
98.00
September 1995
29
Hungary
95.00
2008
30
Malaysia
88.00
2006
31
Taiwan
76.00
2007
32
Poland
75.00
2008
33
Czech Republic
71.00
2008
34
Norway
69.00
2008
35
Mongolia
68.00
2008
36
Vietnam
67.00
2006
37
Venezuela
66.00
1997
38
Albania
65.00
2005
39
Chile
63.00
1997
40
Uruguay
62.00
2005
41
Colombia
60.00
1997
42
Cuba
58.00
1997
43
Korea, South
57.00
2008
44
Indonesia
54.00
2006
45
Macedonia
52.00
2007
46
Armenia
48.00
2006
47
Bolivia
48.00
1997
48
Belarus
47.00
1995
49
Iraq
47.00
2008
50
Algeria
46.00
1995
51
Lithuania
44.00
2008
52
Syria
44.00
1995
53
Argentina
42.00
1997
54
Portugal
42.00
2008
55
New Zealand
41.00
1997
56
Moldova
40.00
2006
57
Bulgaria
39.00
2001
58
Panama
38.00
1998
59
Latvia
37.00
2008
60
Slovakia
37.00
2008
61
Greece
36.00
1995
62
Croatia
36.00
1995
63
Morocco
35.00
1995
64
Puerto Rico
34.00
2008
65
Bosnia and Herzegovina
33.00
September 1995
66
Slovenia
31.00
2006
67
West Bank
30.00
2008
68
Iran
29.00
1997
69
Uzbekistan
28.00
2006
70
Guatemala
26.00
1997
71
Tunisia
26.00
1995
72
Belgium
25.00
1997
73
Dominican Republic
25.00
2003
74
Tajikistan
24.00
2009
75
Jordan
22.00
2007
76
Costa Rica
20.00
2002
77
Pakistan
20.00
2006
78
Israel
17.00
1995
79
Zimbabwe
16.00
1997
80
United Arab Emirates
15.00
2004
81
Bangladesh
15.00
1999
82
Lebanon
15.00
1995
83
Sri Lanka
14.00
2006
84
Iceland
14.00
1997
85
Cote d'Ivoire
14.00
1998
86
Kuwait
13.00
1997
87
Peru
13.00
1997
88
Montenegro
13.00
2004
89
Oman
13.00
1999
90
Georgia
12.00
1998
91
Swaziland
12.00
2004
92
Libya
12.00
1999
93
Kazakhstan
12.00
1998
94
Honduras
11.00
1997
95
Austria
10.00
2001
96
Nepal
9.00
2008
97
Zambia
9.00
2001
98
Cambodia
8.00
2008
99
Kyrgyzstan
8.00
2007
100
Cyprus
8.00
2004
101
Kenya
8.00
2008
102
Uganda
8.00
2001
103
Afghanistan
7.00
2006
104
Jamaica
7.00
1997
105
Ghana
7.00
2007
106
French Polynesia
7.00
1997
107
Laos
7.00
2006
108
Belize
7.00
2008
109
Ecuador
7.00
2000
110
Angola
6.00
2000
111
Trinidad and Tobago
6.00
2005
112
New Caledonia
6.00
1997
113
Guinea
6.00
2001
114
Benin
6.00
2007
115
El Salvador
5.00
1997
116
Luxembourg
5.00
1999
117
Monaco
5.00
1998
118
Niger
5.00
2007
119
Virgin Islands
5.00
2006
120
Paraguay
5.00
2007
121
Malta
5.00
2006
122
Bahrain
4.00
1997
123
Brunei
4.00
2006
124
Burma
4.00
2008
125
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
4.00
2001
126
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
4.00
2007
127
Estonia
4.00
2007
128
Turkmenistan
4.00
2004
129
Somalia
4.00
2001
130
Senegal
4.00
2007
131
Mozambique
4.00
2008
132
Liberia
4.00
2007
133
Korea, North
4.00
2003
134
Gabon
4.00
2001
135
Ireland
4.00
2008
136
Cayman Islands
4.00
2004
137
Bermuda
3.00
2005
138
Nigeria
3.00
2001
139
Burkina Faso
3.00
NA
140
Tanzania
3.00
1999
141
Togo
3.00
1997
142
Tonga
3.00
2004
143
Sudan
3.00
1997
144
Papua New Guinea
3.00
2004
145
Nicaragua
3.00
1997
146
Netherlands Antilles
3.00
2003
147
Suriname
3.00
2000
148
Yemen
3.00
2007
149
Mayotte
3.00
2001
150
Micronesia, Federated States of
3.00
2004
151
Guyana
3.00
1997
152
Faroe Islands
3.00
September 1995
153
Antigua and Barbuda
2.00
1997
154
Bahamas, The
2.00
2006
155
Botswana
2.00
NA
156
Azerbaijan
2.00
1997
157
Samoa
2.00
2002
158
Wallis and Futuna
2.00
2000
159
Namibia
2.00
2007
160
Sao Tome and Principe
2.00
2001
161
Saint Lucia
2.00
2003
162
Sierra Leone
2.00
1999
163
Seychelles
2.00
1997
164
Rwanda
2.00
2004
165
Marshall Islands
2.00
2005
166
Mauritius
2.00
1997
167
Mali
2.00
2007
168
Jersey
2.00
2008
169
Hong Kong
2.00
2008
170
Haiti
2.00
1997
171
Grenada
2.00
1997
172
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
2.00
2006
173
Eritrea
2.00
2006
174
Aruba
1.00
1997
175
Anguilla
1.00
1997
176
Barbados
1.00
2004
177
Antarctica
1.00
2002
178
Burundi
1.00
2001
179
Congo, Republic of the
1.00
2001
180
Northern Mariana Islands
1.00
2006
181
Cape Verde
1.00
2001
182
Holy See (Vatican City)
1.00
2008
183
British Virgin Islands
1.00
1997
184
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1.00
2004
185
Timor-Leste
1.00
NA
186
Singapore
1.00
2008
187
San Marino
1.00
1997
188
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1.00
2003
189
Palau
1.00
2005
190
Nauru
1.00
1997
191
Vanuatu
1.00
2004
192
Norfolk Island
1.00
2005
193
Niue
1.00
1997
194
Maldives
1.00
2006
195
Mauritania
1.00
2002
196
Malawi
1.00
2001
197
Montserrat
1.00
1997
198
Qatar
1.00
2001
199
Guinea-Bissau
1.00
2007
200
Macau
1.00
2008
201
Madagascar
1.00
2001
202
Lesotho
1.00
2007
203
Kiribati
1.00
2002
204
British Indian Ocean Territory
1.00
1997
205
Gaza Strip
1.00
2008
206
Greenland
1.00
1997
207
Guernsey
1.00
1997
208
Gibraltar
1.00
1997
209
Gambia, The
1.00
1997
210
Ethiopia
1.00
2001
211
Equatorial Guinea
1.00
2001
212
Dominica
1.00
2004
213
Djibouti
1.00
2001
214
Cook Islands
1.00
2004
215
Central African Republic
1.00
2001
216
Cameroon
1.00
2001
217
Chad
1.00
2001
218
Bhutan
1.00
2007
219
American Samoa
1.00
2006
220
Andorra
1.00
2007
221
Akrotiri
0.00
2006
222
Turks and Caicos Islands
0.00
2003
223
Wake Island
0.00
2005
224
Tuvalu
0.00
2004
225
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
0.00
2003
226
Isle of Man
0.00
1999
227
Christmas Island
0.00
2006
228
Saint Helena
0.00
2005
229
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
0.00
1997
230
Dhekelia
0.00
2006