Television Standards

Worldwide TV standards

There are currently 3 main (analogue) television standards used throughout the world:

COUNTRY SIGNAL TYPE
AFGHANISTAN PAL B, SECAM B

ALBANIA

PAL B/G

ALGERIA

PAL B/G

ANGOLA PAL I
ANTARCTICA NTSC M

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA

NTSC M

ARGENTINA

PAL N

ARMENIA SECAM D/K

ARUBA

NTSC M

AUSTRALIA

PAL B/G

AUSTRIA

PAL B/G

AZERBAIJAN SECAM D/K
AZORES PAL B

BAHAMAS

NTSC M

BAHRAIN

PAL B/G

BANGLADESH

PAL B

BARBADOS

NTSC M

BELARUS SECAM D/K

BELGIUM

PAL B/H

BELGIUM (ARMED FORCES NETWORK) NTSC M

BELIZE

NTSC M

BENIN SECAM K

BERMUDA

NTSC M

BOLIVIA

NTSC M

BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA

PAL B/H

BOTSWANA SECAM K, PAL I

BRAZIL

PAL M

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY 
(AF DIEGO GARCIA TV - AFRTS) 
NTSC M

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

PAL B

BULGARIA

PAL

BURKINA FASO SECAM K
BURUNDI SECAM K

CAMBODIA

PAL B/G, NTSC M

CAMEROON PAL B/G

CANADA

NTSC M

CANARY ISLANDS

PAL B/G

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC SECAM K
CHAD SECAM D

CHILE

NTSC M

CHINA (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC)

PAL D

COLOMBIA

NTSC M

CONGO (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC) SECAM K

CONGO, DEM. REP. (ZAIRE)

SECAM K

COOK ISLANDS PAL B

COSTA RICA

NTSC M

COTE D'IVOIRE (IVORY COAST) SECAM K/D

CROATIA

PAL B/H

CUBA

NTSC M

CYPRUS

PAL B/G

CZECH REPUBLIC

PAL B/G (cable), PAL D/K (broadcast)

DENMARK

PAL B/G

DIEGO GARCIA NTSC M
DJIBOUTI SECAM K

DOMINICA

NTSC M

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

NTSC M

EAST TIMOR

PAL B

EASTER ISLAND PAL B

ECUADOR

NTSC M

EGYPT

PAL B/G, SECAM B/G

EL SALVADOR

NTSC M

EQUITORIAL GUINEA SECAM B
ESTONIA PAL B/G
ETHIOPIA PAL B
FALKLAND ISLANDS (LAS MALVINAS) PAL I
FIJI NTSC M

FINLAND

PAL B/G

FRANCE

SECAM L

FRANCE (FRENCH FORCES TV) SECAM G
GABON SECAM K
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS NTSC M
GAMBIA PAL B
GEORGIA SECAM D/K

GERMANY

PAL B/G

GERMANY (ARMED FORCES TV GERMANY) NTSC M

GHANA

PAL B/G

GIBRALTAR

PAL B/G

GREECE

PAL B/G

GREENLAND

PAL B

GRENADA

NTSC M

GUAM

NTSC M

GUADELOUPE SECAM K

GUATEMALA

NTSC M

GUIANA (FRENCH) SECAM K
GUINEA PAL K
GUYANA NTSC M

HAITI

SECAM

HONDURAS

NTSC M

HONG KONG

PAL I

HUNGARY

PAL K/K

ICELAND

PAL B/G

INDIA

PAL B

INDONESIA

PAL B

IRAN

SECAM B/G

IRAQ

PAL

IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF

PAL I

ISLE OF MAN

 PAL

ISRAEL

PAL B/G

ITALY

PAL B/G

JAMAICA

NTSC M

JAPAN

NTSC M

JOHNSTONE ISLAND NTSC M

JORDAN

PAL B/G

KAZAKHSTAN SECAM D/K

KENYA

PAL B/G

KOREA (NORTH)

SECAM D, PAL D/K

KOREA (SOUTH)

NTSC M

KUWAIT

PAL B/G

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC SECAM D/K
LAOS PAL B
LATVIA PAL B/G, SECAM D/K 

LEBANON

PAL B/G

LESOTHO PAL K

LIBERIA

PAL B/H

LIBYA

PAL B/G

LIECHTENSTEIN

PAL B/G

LITHUANIA PAL B/G, SECAM D/K

LUXEMBOURG

PAL B/G, SECAM L

MACAU PAL I
MACEDONIA PAL B/H
MADAGASCAR SECAM K
MADEIRA PAL B

MALAYSIA

PAL B

MALDIVES PAL B
MALI SECAM K

MALTA

PAL B

MARSHALL ISLANDS NTSC M

MARTINIQUE

SECAM K

MAURITANIA SECAM B

MAURITIUS

SECAM B

MAYOTTE SECAM K

MEXICO

NTSC M

MICRONESIA

NTSC M

MIDWAY ISLAND NTSC M
MOLDOVA (MOLDAVIA) SECAM D/K

MONACO

SECAM L, PAL G

MONGOLIA SECAM D
MONTSERRAT NTSC M

MOROCCO

SECAM B

MOZAMBIQUE PAL B

MYANMAR (BURMA)

NTSC M

NAMIBIA PAL I
NEPAL B

NETHERLANDS

PAL B/G

NETHERLANDS (ARMED FORCES NETWORK) NTSC M
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES NTSC M
NEW CALEDONIA SECAM K

NEW ZEALAND

PAL B/G

NICARAGUA

NTSC M

NIGER SECAM K

NIGERIA

PAL B/G

NORFOLK ISLAND PAL B
NORTH MARIANA ISLANDS NTSC M

NORWAY

PAL B/G

OMAN

PAL B/G

PAKISTAN

PAL B

PALAU NTSC M

PANAMA

NTSC M

PAPUA NEW GUINEA PAL B/G
PARAGUAY PAL N

PERU

NTSC M

PHILIPPINES

NTSC M

POLAND

PAL B/G

POLYNESIA (FRENCH) SECAM K

PORTUGAL

PAL B/G

PUERTO RICO

NTSC M

QATAR

PAL B

REUNION SECAM K

ROMANIA

PAL D/G

RUSSIA

SECAM D/K

ST. KITTS & NEVIS

NTSC M

ST. LUCIA

NTSC M

ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON SECAM K

ST. VINCENT

NTSC M

SAO TOMÉ E PRINCIPE PAL B/G

SAMOA, AMERICAN

NTSC

SAUDI ARABIA

SECAM B/G, PAL B

SAMOA NTSC M

SENEGAL

SECAM K

SEYCHELLES PAL B/G

SIERRA LEONE

PAL B/G

SINGAPORE

PAL B/G

SLOVAKIA PAL B/G
SLOVENIA PAL B/H
SOMALIA PAL B/G

SOUTH AFRICA

PAL I

SPAIN

PAL B/G

SRI LANKA PAL

SUDAN

PAL B

SURINAME

NTSC M

SWAZILAND PAL B/G

SWEDEN

PAL B/G

SWITZERLAND

PAL B/G

SYRIA SECAM B, PAL G

TAHITI

SECAM

TAIWAN

NTSC

TAJIKISTAN SECAM D/K

TANZANIA

PAL B

THAILAND

PAL B/M

TOGO

SECAM K

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

NTSC M

TUNISIA

SECAM B/G

TURKEY

PAL B

TURKMENISTAN SECAM D/K
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS NTSC M

UGANDA

PAL B/G

UKRAINE

SECAM D/K

URUGUAY PAL N

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

PAL B/G

UNITED STATES

NTSC M

UNITED KINGDOM

PAL I

UZBEKISTAN SECAM D/K

VENEZUELA

NTSC M

VIETNAM

NTSC M, SECAM D

VIRGIN ISLANDS (US & BRITISH)

NTSC M

WALLIS & FUTUNA SECAM K

YEMEN

PAL B/NTSC M

YUGOSLAVIA PAL B/G

ZAMBIA

PAL B/G

ZIMBABWE

PAL B/G

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