| Rank | Country | FM | Radio broadcast stations |
| European Union | 13,655 | AM 930, FM 13,655, shortwave 71 (1998); note - sum of individual country radio broadcast stations; there is also a European-wide station (Euroradio) |
1 | United States | 8,961 | AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19 (2006) |
2 | Italy | 4,600 | AM about 100, FM about 4,600, shortwave 9 (1998) |
3 | France | 3,500 | AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2 (1998) |
4 | Russia | 1,500 | AM 323, FM 1,500 est., shortwave 62 (2004) |
5 | Germany | 787 | AM 51, FM 787, shortwave 4 (1998) |
6 | Poland | 777 | AM 14, FM 777, shortwave 1 (1998) |
7 | Spain | 715 | AM 208, FM 715, shortwave 1 (1998) |
8 | Norway | 650 | AM 5, FM at least 650, shortwave 1 (1998) |
9 | Philippines | 628 | AM 381, FM 628, shortwave 4 (each shortwave station operates on multiple frequencies in the language of the target audience) (2007) |
10 | Canada | 582 | AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6 (2004) |
11 | Mexico | 545 | AM 850, FM 545, shortwave 15 (2003) |
12 | Guatemala | 487 | AM 130, FM 487, shortwave 15 (2000) |
13 | United Kingdom | 431 | AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3 (1998) |
14 | Malaysia | 391 | AM 35, FM 391, shortwave 15 (2001) |
15 | Denmark | 355 | AM 2, FM 355, shortwave 0 (1998) |
16 | Thailand | 351 | AM 238, FM 351, shortwave 6 (2007) |
17 | South Africa | 347 | AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters), shortwave 1 (1998) |
18 | Australia | 345 | AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 (1998) |
19 | Czech Republic | 304 | AM 31, FM 304, shortwave 17 (2000) |
20 | Brazil | 296 | AM 1,365, FM 296, shortwave 161 (of which 91 are collocated with AM stations) (1999) |
21 | New Zealand | 290 | AM 124, FM 290, shortwave 4 (1998) |
22 | Sweden | 265 | AM 1, FM 265, shortwave 1 (1998) |
23 | China | 259 | AM 369, FM 259, shortwave 45 (1998) |
24 | Netherlands | 246 | AM 4, FM 246, shortwave 3 (2004) |
25 | Mali | 230 | AM 1, FM 230 (27 regional and government stations, and 203 private stations), shortwave 1 (2001) |
26 | Slovenia | 230 | AM 10, FM 230, shortwave 0 (2006) |
27 | Taiwan | 229 | AM 140, FM 229, shortwave 49 |
28 | Peru | 198 | AM 472, FM 198, shortwave 189 (1999) |
29 | Uruguay | 191 | AM 93, FM 191, shortwave 7 (2005) |
30 | Finland | 186 | AM 2, FM 186, shortwave 1 (1998) |
31 | Portugal | 172 | AM 47, FM 172 (many are repeaters), shortwave 2 (1998) |