Video Standards Chart

Some of the data in the chart below is outdated or wrong. The following countries are currently using a different tv standard than that in the chart:
Estonia 1PAL-BPAL-BG
Latvia 1PAL-BPAL-BG
1 Thanks to Madis Lehtla for pointing this out

The following chart was compliled from the sources i found on the internet (see below). I make no warranties as to the accuracy of the information contained in any part of this chart.

Country VHF UHF
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Antigua
Armenia
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
SECAM (D)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
PAL (I)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (D)
PAL (CN)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
SECAM (D)

PAL (G)
PAL (G)
PAL (I)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (K)
PAL (CN)
PAL (B)
PAL (G)
SECAM (K)
Bahamas
Barbados
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Benin
Bermuda
Boliva
Bosnia / Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burma
Burundi
NTSC (M)
NTSC (M)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
SECAM (D)
PAL (B)
SECAM (K1)
NTSC (M)
NTSC (M)
PAL (B)
PAL (I)
PAL (M)
PAL (B)
SECAM (D)
SECAM (K1)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (K1)


PAL (G)


PAL (H)
SECAM (K1)

NTSC (M)
PAL (G)
PAL (I)
PAL (M)

SECAM (K)
SECAM (K1)

SECAM (K1)
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Comoros
Congo
Croatia
Cuba
Curacao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
PAL (B)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (K1)
SECAM (K1)
NTSC (M)
PAL (D)
NTSC (M)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (K1)
SECAM (K1)
PAL (B)
NTSC (M)
NTSC (M)
PAL (B)
SECAM (D)
PAL (G)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (K1)
SECAM (K1)
NTSC (M)
PAL (D)
NTSC (M)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (K1)
SECAM (K1)
PAL (G)
NTSC (M)
NTSC (M)
PAL (G)
SECAM (K)
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
PAL (B)
SECAM (B)
NTSC (M)
PAL (G)

NTSC (M)
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Ethiopia
Equatorial Guinea
NTSC (M)
PAL (B)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (D)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
NTSC (M)
PAL (G)

SECAM (K)
PAL (G)
PAL (G)
Faeroe Islands
Finland
France
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
SECAM (L)
PAL (G)
PAL (G)
SECAM (L)
Gabon
Gambia
Germany
Georgia
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Guam
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
SECAM (K1)
PAL (I)
PAL (B)
SECAM (D)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
SECAM (B)
PAL (B)
NTSC (M)
NTSC (M)
PAL (I)
PAL (I)
SECAM (K1)
PAL (I)
PAL (G)
SECAM (K)
PAL (B)
PAL (G)
SECAM (G)
PAL (G)

NTSC (M)
PAL (I)
PAL (I)
Hong Kong
Honduras
Hungary

NTSC (M)
SECAM (D)
PAL (I)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (K)
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
SECAM (B)
SECAM (B)
PAL (I)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
PAL (G)


SECAM (G)
SECAM (G)
PAL (I)
PAL (G)
PAL (G)
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
NTSC (M)
NTSC (M)
PAL (B)
NTSC (M)
NTSC (M)
PAL (G)
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Korea (north)
Korea (south)
Kuwait
SECAM (D)
PAL (B)
PAL (D)
NTSC (M)
PAL (B)
SECAM (K)
PAL (G)
PAL (K)
NTSC (M)
PAL (G)
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
SECAM (B)
PAL (I)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
SECAM (D)
PAL (B)

PAL (I)
PAL (G)
PAL (G)
SECAM (K)
PAL (G)
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
SECAM (K1)
PAL (I)
PAL (B)
SECAM (B)
PAL (B)
SECAM (B)
SECAM (B)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (D)

NTSC (M)
SECAM (B)
PAL (G)
SECAM (K)
PAL (I)
PAL (G)
SECAM (G)

SECAM (B)
SECAM (G)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (K)
PAL (G)

SECAM (G)
PAL (G)
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
PAL (I)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (K1)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
PAL (I)

PAL (G)
PAL (G)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (K1)
PAL (I)
PAL (G)
Oman PAL (B) PAL (G)
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
PAL (B)
NTSC (M)
PAL (B)
PAL (N)
NTSC (M)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (D)
PAL (B)
NTSC (M)
PAL (G)
NTSC (M)
PAL (G)
PAL (N)
NTSC (M)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (K)
PAL (G)
NTSC (M)
Qatar PAL (B) PAL (G)
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
PAL (D)
SECAM (D)
SECAM (K1)
PAL (G)
SECAM (K)
SECAM (K1)
St. Christopher and Nevis
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovenia
Somali
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
NTSC (M)
NTSC (M)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
SECAM (K1)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
PAL (I)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
NTSC (M)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)



SECAM (G)
SECAM (K1)

PAL (G)
PAL (G)
PAL (G)
PAL (G)
PAL (I)
PAL (G)
PAL (G)

PAL (G)
PAL (G)
PAL (G)
PAL (G)
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Trinidad / Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
NTSC (M)
PAL (I)
PAL (B)
SECAM (K1)
NTSC (M)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)

PAL (I)

PAL (G)
SECAM (K1)

PAL (G)
PAL (G)

Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
UK of Great Britain
United States of America
Uruguay
PAL (B)
SECAM (D)
PAL (B)

NTSC (M)
PAL (N)

SECAM (K)
PAL (G)
PAL (I)
NTSC (M)
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Virgin Islands
NTSC (M)
SECAM (D)
NTSC (M)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (K)
Yemen
Yugoslavia
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
PAL (G)
PAL (G)
Zaire
Zambia
Zanzibar
Zimbabwe
SECAM (K1)
PAL (G)
PAL (I)
PAL (G)
SECAM (K1)
PAL (G)
PAL (I)
PAL (G)
NTSC
(M)
Line/Field = 525/60
FH = 15.734 khz
FV = 59.94 Hz
FSC = 3.579545 Mhz
Blanking Setup = 7.5 IRE
(Japan uses 0 IRE)
Video Bandwidth = 4.2 Mhz
Audio Carrier = 4.5 Mhz
Channel Bandwidth = 6 Mhz
PAL
(I)
Line/Field = 625/50
FH = 15.625 khz
FV = 50 Hz
FSC = 4.43361875 Mhz
Blanking Setup = 0 IRE
Video Bandwidth = 5.5 Mhz
Audio Carrier = 6.0 Mhz
Channel Bandwidth = 8 Mhz
(B, G, H)
Line/Field = 625/50
FH = 15.625 khz
FV = 50 Hz
FSC = 4.43361875 Mhz
Blanking Setup = 0 IRE
Video Bandwidth = 5.0 Mhz
Audio Carrier = 5.5 Mhz
Channel Bandwidth = 
B = 7 Mhz
G & H = 8 Mhz
(M)
Line/Field = 525/60
FH = 15.750 khz
FV = 59.94 Hz
FSC = 3.57561149 Mhz
Blanking Setup = 7.5 IRE
Video Bandwidth = 4.2 Mhz
Audio Carrier = 4.5 Mhz
Channel Bandwidth = 6 Mhz
(D)
Line/Field = 625/50
FH = 15.625 khz
FV = 50 Hz
FSC = 4.43361875 Mhz
Blanking Setup = 0 IRE
Video Bandwidth = 6.0 Mhz
Audio Carrier = 6.5 Mhz
Channel Bandwidth = 8 Mhz
(N)
Line/Field = 625/50
FH = 15.625 khz
FV = 50 Hz
FSC = 4.43361875 Mhz
Blanking Setup = 7.5 IRE
Video Bandwidth = 5.0 Mhz
Audio Carrier = 5.5 Mhz
Channel Bandwidth = 6 Mhz
(Combination N)
Line/Field = 625/50
FH = 15.625 khz
FV = 50 Hz
FSC = 3.58205625 Mhz
Blanking Setup = 0 IRE
Video Bandwidth = 4.2 Mhz
Audio Carrier = 4.5 Mhz
Channel Bandwidth = 6 Mhz
SECAM
(B, G)
Line/Field = 625/50
FH = 15.625 khz
FV = 50 Hz
Blanking Setup = 0 IRE
Video Bandwidth = 5.0 Mhz
Audio Carrier = 5.5 Mhz
Channel Bandwidth = 
B = 7 Mhz
G = 8 Mhz
(D, K, K1, L)
Line/Field = 625/50
FH = 15.625 khz
FV = 50 Hz
Blanking Setup = 0 IRE
Video Bandwidth = 6.0 Mhz
Audio Carrier = 6.5 Mhz
Channel Bandwidth = 8 Mhz
Country: Broadcast Standard:
Argentina PAL (CN)
Australia PAL (BG)
Austria PAL (BG)
Bahamas NTSC (NA)
Barbados NTSC (NA)
Belgium PAL (BH)
Brazil PAL (M)
Canada NTSC (NA)
China PAL (D)
Cuba NTSC (NA)
Czech Republic SECAM (DK)
Denmark PAL (BG)
Dominican Republic NTSC (NA)
Egypt PAL (BG)
Estonia SECAM (DK)
Finland PAL (BG)
France SECAM (L)
Germany PAL (BG)
Greece SECAM (BG)
Hong Kong PAL (I)
Hungary SECAM (DK)
India PAL (BG)
Indonesia PAL (BG)
Iran SECAM (BG)
Iraq SECAM (BG)
Ireland PAL (I)
Israel PAL (BG)
Italy PAL (BG)
Jamaica NTSC (NA)
Japan NTSC (J)
Korea (north) PAL (DK)
Korea (south) NTSC (NA)
Kuwait PAL (BG)
Mexico NTSC (NA)
New Zealand PAL (BG)
Norway PAL (BG)
Poland SECAM (DK)
Portugal PAL (BG)
Russia SECAM (DK)
Singapore PAL (BG)
South Africa PAL (I)
Spain PAL (BG)
Sweden PAL (BG)
Switzerland PAL (BG)
Taiwan NTSC (J)
United Arab Emirates PAL (BG)
UK of Great Britain PAL (I)
United States of America NTSC (NA)
Yugoslavia PAL (BG)
Zaire SECAM (K1)

These tables were borrowed from Broadcast Standards By Country and Video Standards Chart