Country rankings

TV Networks by Country

France has the highest Estimate # of TV Networks (176), followed by South Africa (163) and Nigeria (160). Niue has the lowest (1).

197 of 235 countries

Estimate # of TV Networks

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 197 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
8
Middle half 3 – 19
Average
20.05
197 countries
Highest
176
France
Lowest
1
Niue

Data

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197 countries · # = rank by Estimate # of TV Networks
#
1France176584
2South Africa163556
3Nigeria1605
4Italy156458
5Mozambique1411
6Germany135489
7United States1072,761
8United Kingdom991,822
9Spain971,780
10Pakistan94127
11Israel9017
12Norway87144
13Portugal7862
14Sweden72252
15United Arab Emirates7135
15New Zealand7141
17Russia676,700
17Iran6778
19Ghana667
20Ethiopia5892
20Turkey58635
22Saudi Arabia55117
23China544,900
24India45868
24Guyana453
26Croatia44205
27Ukraine38647
28Finland37140
29Hong Kong3555
30Egypt3498
31Kenya3375
32Indonesia32146
32Ireland3275
34Estonia3056
35Cyprus2930
36Cambodia289
37Czechia27150
38Belarus2696
39Latvia2544
40Poland24200
40Montenegro2417
42Guatemala2326
42Albania23144
44Puerto Rico2232
44Belize225
46Morocco2135
47Tanzania203
48Algeria1946
48Taiwan1986
48Somalia194
48Bulgaria1986
52Myanmar184
52Azerbaijan1827
52Austria1854
55Ivory Coast1714
56DR Congo164
57Uganda158
57Denmark15172
57Guadeloupe15—
60Burkina Faso143
60Rwanda142
60Honduras1411
60Nicaragua143
60Armenia1448
60Solomon Islands14—
60French Guiana14—
67Senegal134
68Madagascar121
68Cameroon121
68Syria1244
68Mali122
68Lithuania1261
68Mauritius122
74Iraq1121
74Dominican Republic1125
74Hungary11390
74Lebanon1115
74Liberia114
74Costa Rica1120
74Jamaica117
74Macau111
74Saint Lucia112
83Canada10278
83Sri Lanka10—
83Botswana102
83North Macedonia1052
87Thailand9137
87Malaysia9262
87Niger9—
87Laos97
87Malta912
87Barbados91
93Brazil8384
93Japan8291
93Malawi81
93Bolivia848
93Turkmenistan84
93Serbia8400
93Luxembourg880
93Maldives81
93Bahamas82
102Mexico7236
102Argentina792
102Nepal750
102Australia7253
102Chile763
102Ecuador768
102Benin76
102Cuba758
102Bosnia and Herzegovina7152
102Gambia71
102Grenada72
113South Korea687
113Peru6105
113Burundi64
113Tunisia626
113Togo63
113Greece6150
113El Salvador65
113Singapore61
113Qatar615
113Gabon64
113Slovenia673
113Trinidad and Tobago66
113Curacao6—
113Sint Maarten6—
127Colombia560
127Papua New Guinea53
127Paraguay546
127Republic of the Congo51
127Palestine531
127Timor-Leste51
127Fiji54
127Iceland551
127French Polynesia57
136Philippines4350
136Guinea46
136South Sudan4—
136Mongolia4456
136Namibia42
136Brunei44
136New Caledonia46
136Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41
136Bermuda43
136Saint Kitts and Nevis41
136Falkland Islands42
147North Korea34
147Chad34
147Kazakhstan332
147Netherlands3394
147Belgium389
147Sierra Leone32
147Central African Republic31
147Georgia398
147Eritrea32
147Moldova340
147Equatorial Guinea31
147Djibouti31
147Guam33
147Micronesia33
147Gibraltar31
147Marshall Islands32
163Sudan234
163Afghanistan285
163Haiti22
163Jordan222
163Switzerland2115
163Kyrgyzstan28
163Slovakia2130
163Kuwait213
163Guinea-Bissau21
163Bahrain24
163Eswatini2—
163Suriname23
163Kiribati21
163Seychelles22
163Aruba21
163Antigua and Barbuda22
163Monaco221
163Palau21
163Tuvalu21
182Bangladesh1115
182Tajikistan16
182Lesotho11
182Comoros13
182Bhutan11
182Samoa12
182Tonga13
182Andorra11
182Dominica11
182Faroe Islands13
182Greenland11
182American Samoa11
182Liechtenstein11
182San Marino11
182Nauru11
182Niue11

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Pearson r against 1,343 other country metrics sharing at least 119 countries. Correlation is not causation.

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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Estimate # of TV Networks tend to score lower on these

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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Estimate # of TV Networks?
France has the highest Estimate # of TV Networks, at 176, followed by South Africa (163) and Nigeria (160).
Which country has the lowest Estimate # of TV Networks?
Niue has the lowest Estimate # of TV Networks, at 1.
What is the median Estimate # of TV Networks across countries?
The median is 8 across the 197 countries with data.
Where does this tv networks by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Database on audiovisual services and their jurisdiction in Europe - MAVISE; Number of TV channels based in the UK halves post-Brexit but the UK remains leading AV market in Europe. Spain and the Netherlands welcome the most re-located TV channels - European Audiovisual Observatory; List of Television Networks by Country - Wiki; List of countries by number of television broadcast stations - Wiki.

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