International rankings of South Korea
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The following are international rankings of the 
South Korea.
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[edit] Demographics
See also: Demographics of South Korea and Koreans
| Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Nations - Population | 2009 | 25 | 223 | [1] |
| CIA World Factbook - Infant mortality rate | 2007 | 10(low) | 195 | [2] |
| CIA World Factbook – Life expectancy | 2009 | 40 | 223 | [3] |
| CIA World Factbook - Death rate | 2009 | 146(Low) | 192 | [4] |
| CIA World Factbook - Number of Christian population | 2007 | 32 | 192 | [5] |
[edit] Economy
See also: Economy of South Korea
| Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Intellectual Property Organization – Patents | 2005 | 4 | 20 | [6] |
| The World Factbook – Exports | 2009 | 8 | 194 | [7] |
| IMF - GDP (Nominal) | 2009 | 15 | 179 | [8] |
| IMF - GDP (PPP) | 2009 | 12 | 180 | [9] |
| IMF – GDP per capita (Nominal) | 2009 | 37 | 180 | [10] |
| IMF – GDP per capital (PPP) | 2009 | 30 | 181 | [11] |
| World Economic Forum – Global Competitiveness Report 2009–2010 | 2009 | 19 | 133 | [12] |
| International Telecommunication Union - number of broadband Internet users | 2006 | 1 | 181 | [13] |
| The Economist Intelligence Unit – e-readiness | 2008 | 15 | 70 | [14] |
| World Bank – Ease of Doing Business Index | 2009 | 19 | 183 | [15] |
| Legatum Institute – Prosperity | 2009 | 26 | 104 | [16] |
| World Economic Forum – Enabling Trade Index ranking | 2008 | 27 | 125 | [17] |
| The Economist Intelligence Unit – Quality-of-life index | 2005 | 30 | 111 | [18] |
| Wall Street Journal / The Heritage Foundation – Index of Economic Freedom | 2007 | 31 | 179 | [19] |
| The World Factbook – Unemployment rate | 2009 | 36 | 200 | [20] |
[edit] Education
See also: Education in South Korea
| Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Nations - Education Index | 2008 | 7 | 176 | [21] |
| United Nations Development Programme - Literacy rate | 2008 | 21 | 180 | [22] |
| United Nations – Human Development Index | 2010 | 12 | 182 | [23] |
[edit] Environment
See also: Environment of South Korea
| Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Economics Foundation – Happy Planet Index | 2006 | 68 | 143 | [24] |
| Yale University / Columbia University – Environmental Performance Index | 2008 | 94 | 163 | [25] |
[edit] Industry
See also: Science and technology in Korea
| Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shipbuilding Production | 2008 | 1 | [26] | |
| Nuclear Energy Production | 2009 | 5 | [27] | |
| OICA - automobile production | 2009 | 5 | 52 | [28] |
| The World Factbook - Steel Production | 2008 | 6 | 40 | [29] |
| Electricity Production | 2009 | 10 | 211 | [30] |
[edit] Military
See also: Military of South Korea
| Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Strategic and International Studies - active troops | 2006 | 6 | 166 | [31] |
| Reserve troops | 2006 | 3 | 166 | [32] |
[edit] Politics
See also: Government of South Korea
| Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Economist Intelligence Unit – Index of Democracy | 2010 | 20 | 167 | [33] |
| NationMaster's index of civil and political liberties | 2001 | 35 | 132 | [34] |
| Reporters Without Borders – Worldwide Press Freedom Index | 2007 | 39 | 169 | [35] |
| Transparency International – Corruption Perceptions Index | 2009 | 39 | 180 | [36] |
[edit] Society
See also: Demographics of South Korea and Koreans
| Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official Development Assistance - as a percentage of GNI | 2006 | 29 | [37] | |
| OECD - Digital opportunity | 2007 | 1 | ||
| Save the Children – Mother's Index Rank | 2007 | 5 | 66 | [38] |
| Save the Children – Women's Index Rank | 2007 | 5 | 66 | [39] |
| Save the Children – Children's Index Rank | 2007 | 8 | 79 | [40] |
| World Health Organization – suicide rates by country | 2008 | 8 | 106 | [41] |
| Global Peace Index[1] – Institute for Economics and Peace | 2009 | 33 | 144 | [42] |
| The Economist Intelligence Unit – Global Peace Index | 2008 | 43 | 149 | [43] |
| World Economic Forum – The Global Gender Gap Report 2007 | 2007 | 97 | 128 | [44] |
| World Giving Index | 2010 | 81 | 153 | [45] |
- University of Leicester 2006 Satisfaction with Life Index ranked 102[2]
- 2010 Newsweek World's Best countries ranked 15[3]
[edit] Tourism
See also: Culture of Korea and South Korean culture
| Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Tourism Organization - World Tourism rankings | 2009 | 31 | 133 | [46] |
| World Economic Forum - Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report | 2009 | 35 | 132 | [47] |
[edit] References
- ^ "Vision of Humanity". Vision of Humanity. http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/home.php. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- ^ White, A. (2007). A Global Projection of Subjective Well-being: A Challenge To Positive Psychology? Psychtalk 56, 17-20. The data on SWB and SWLS were extracted from a meta-analysis by Marks, Abdallah, Simms & Thompson (2006).
- ^ World's Best countries Newsweek
