Old and new media [The Data]

How much are you willing to spend to be entertained and informed? If you live in Norway, quite a lot. In 2008, Norwegians spent US $1522 per capita on media and Internet access, according to a recent study by PricewaterhouseCoopers. On the other hand, the average Chinese person spent about as much that year ($38) as a Norwegian did in nine days. (To be sure, China´s 2008 per capita GDP was just about one-tenth Norway´s; the gap in disposable-income spending is presumably narrower.)