International rankings of Taiwan

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Contents 1 Communications 2 Demographics 3 Economy 3.1 GDP 3.2 Finance 3.3 Trade 4 Energy 5 Geography 6 Society 7 Industry 8 Transportation 9 Politics 10 Military 11 Sports 12 Culture 13 See also

The following are international rankings of the  Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan.

[edit] Communications

• Cell phone usage 2006: 30^th out of 44 countries
• E-readiness 2008: 19^th out of 70 countries
• Internet users 2009: 24^th out of 34 countries
  • Broadband 2007: 16^th out of 46 countries
  • Hosts 2008: if ranked, Taiwan would be ranked 13^th out of 190 countries
• Telephone 2006: 19^th out of 100 countries
• Television broadcast stations 2007: 32^nd out of 228 countries

[edit] Demographics

• Birth rate 2008: if ranked, Taiwan would be ranked 185^th out of 191 countries
• Death rate
  • UN 2005-2010: if ranked, Taiwan would be ranked 132^nd out of 195 countries
  • CIA World Factbook 2008: if ranked, Taiwan would be ranked 126^th out of 191 countries
• Fertility rate 2008: 220^th out of 223 countries
• Human Development Index 2008: if ranked, Taiwan (using the 2005's HDI) would be ranked 23^rd out of 180 countries
• Infant mortality rate 2009: 184^th out 223 countries
• Labor force 2007: 45^th out of 222 countries
• Life expectancy 2008: 51^st out of 221 countries
• Population 2008: 50^th out of 221 countries
  • Population density 2005: 14^th out of 238 countries
  • Population growth rate
    • UN 2005-2010: 178^th out of 230 countries
    • CIA World Factbook 2008: if ranked, Taiwan would be ranked 157^th out of 192 countries
• Tourism 2007: 49^th out of 50 countries

[edit] Economy

• Income 2005: 7^th out of 29 countries

[edit] GDP

• Debt:
  • External 2007: 33^rd out of 202 countries
  • Public 2007: 79^th out of 126 countries
• Foreign direct investment
  • UNTAC 2007: 49^th out of 151 countries
  • CIA World Factbook 2007: 29^th out of 87 countries
• FDI abroad 2007: if ranked, Taiwan would be ranked 21^st out of 76 countries
• Foreign exchange reserves 2009: 4^th out of 156 countries
• GDP (nominal):
  • International Monetary Fund 2008: 26^th out of 179 countries
  • CIA World Factbook 2008: 26^th out of 190 countries
  • Per capita:
    • International Monetary Fund 2008: 42^nd out of 179 countries
    • CIA World Factbook 2008: 44^th out of 192 countries
• GDP sector composition 2008: 21^st out of 197 countries
• Growth rate
  • GDP (real) growth rate 2008: 65^th out of 86 countries
  • Industrial 2007: 38^th out of 179 countries
• Gross fixed investment 2007: if ranked, Taiwan would be ranked 89^th out of 146 countries

[edit] Finance

• Account balance 2008: 13^rd out of 181 countries
• Inflation 2007: if ranked, Taiwan would be ranked 24^th out of 190 countries

[edit] Trade

• Exports 2008: 17^th out of 196 countries
  • Per capita 2005: 18^th out of 153 countries
• Imports 2007: 17^th out of 197 countries

Survey	Organization	Year	Rank	Out of (countries)	Notes
Most expensive cities	Mercer Human Resource Consulting	2008	63	143	Taipei
Nation Brands Index	Simon Anholt	2008	35	50

[edit] Energy

• Electricity
  • Production 2007: 16^th out of 211 countries
  • Consumption 2005: 15^th out of 190 countries
• Greenhouse gas emissions
  • With land-use change 2000: 52^nd out of 185 countries
  • Without land-use change 2005: 26^th out of 185 countries
• Natural gas:
  • Consumption 2003: 45^th out of 211 countries
  • Imports 2006: 16^th out of 205 countries
  • Production 2003: 58^th out of 86 countries
  • Reserves 2007: 79^th out of 99 countries
• Oil
  • Consumption 2006: 21^st out of 208 countries
  • Exports 2006: 39^th out of 205 countries
  • Imports 2006: 13^th out of 206 countries
  • Production 2006: 104^th out of 210 countries
  • Reserves 2003: 88^th out of 90 countries
• Utilization of wind power 2007: 23^rd out of 36 countries

[edit] Geography

• Total Area: 136^th out of 231 countries
  • Land use 2001: if ranked, Taiwan would be ranked 118^th out of 190 countries
  • Percentage of water area: 8^th out of 139 countries
• Coastline length: 66^th out of 239 countries
• Population of urban areas 2009: Taipei ranked 44^th, Taichung ranked 122^th, Kaohsiung ranked 131^st out of 188 urban areas
• Renewable water resources 2000: 84^th out of 174 countries
• Taipei: Gamma-rank Global city

Survey	Organization	Year	Rank	Out of (countries)
Environmental Performance Index	Yale University	2008	40	149
Environmental Sustainability Index	Yale University	2005	145	146

[edit] Society

Survey	Organization	Year	Rank	Out of (countries)	Notes
IQ & Quality of human conditions	IQ and Global Inequality	2006	5	192
Happy Planet Index	New Economics Foundation	2006	84	178
Programme for International Student Assessment	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development	2006	1 3 16	57	Math Science Reading
Quality-of-Life Index	Economist Intelligence Unit	2005	21	111
Satisfaction with Life Index	University of Leicester	2006	68	178

[edit] Industry

• Cement production 2005: 42^nd out of 94 countries
• Motor vehicle production 2007: 30^th out of 51 countries
• Shipbuilding total completed ships 2005: 6^th out of 10 countries
• Steel production 2007: 12^th out of 40 countries

[edit] Transportation

• Airports 2007: 105^th out of 236 countries
• Pipeline 2007: 93^rd out of 120 countries
• Rapid transit systems 2009: 19^th out of 50 countries

[edit] Politics

Survey	Organization	Year	Rank	Out of (countries)
Bribe Payers Index	Transparency International	2006	26	30
Corruption Perceptions Index	Transparency International	2008	39	180
Democracy Index	Economist Intelligence Unit	2008	33	167
Ease of Doing Business Index	World Bank	2008	50	178
Economic Freedom Index	Economic Freedom of the World	2008	18	141
Economic Freedom Index	Index of Economic Freedom	2009	35	179
Global Competitiveness Report	World Economic Forum	2008-2009	17	30
Global Peace Index	Economist Intelligence Unit	2007-2008	44	140
Globalization Index	A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine	2006	35	62
Press Freedom Index	Reporters Without Borders	2008	36	173
Property Rights Index	Property Rights Alliance	2008	28	115

[edit] Military

• Active troops 2006: 17^th out of 165 countries
  • Per 1000 2006: 20^th out of 161 countries
• Armed force size 2008: 18^th out of 107 countries
• Military expenditures 2008: 21^st out of 171 countries
  • As a percentage of GDP 2006: 74^th out of 173 countries
  • As purchasing power parity (PPP) 2006: 15^th out of 15 countries
• Total troops 2006: 9^th out of 165 countries

[edit] Sports

As Chinese Taipei

• Asian Games metals 2006: 11^th out of 46 countries

[edit] Culture

• Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film 2009: 19^th out of 49 countries
• World Chess Rankings 2008: As Chinese Taipei
  • Men: 133^rd out of 137 countries
  • Women: 103^rd out of 105 countries

[edit] See also

• Lists of countries
• Lists by country
• List of international rankings

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