International rankings of Taiwan

The following are the international rankings of Taiwan.

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Taiwan

• Birth rate in 2011: ranked 210 out of 221 countries.
• Death rate in 2011: ranked 133 out of 223 countries.
• Fertility rate in 2011: ranked 219 out of 222 countries.
• Life expectancy in 2011: ranked 39 out of 221 countries.
• Net migration rate in 2011: ranked 71 out of 220 countries.
• Population in 2011: ranked 50 out of 238 countries.
  • Population density in 2009: ranked 16 out of 239 countries.
    • Real density in 2005: ranked 33 out of 233 countries.
  • Population growth rate in 2011: ranked 181 out of 230 countries.
• Urbanization in 2009, if ranked, 38 out of 193 countries.

Economy

Main article: Economy of Taiwan

• Income in 2005: ranked 7 out of 29 countries.
  • Income equality (Gini index) in 2000: ranked 104 out of 140 countries.
• Industrial growth rate in 2010: ranked 3 out of 167 countries.
• Labor force in 2010: ranked 46 out of 229 countries.
• Unemployment rate in 2010: ranked 47 out of 199 countries.

GDP

• GDP (nominal):
  • as noted by the International Monetary Fund in 2008: ranked 26 out of 179 countries.
  • as noted by the CIA World Factbook in 2008: ranked 26 out of 190 countries.
  • Per capita:
    • as noted by the International Monetary Fund in 2008: ranked 42 out of 179 countries.
    • as noted by the CIA World Factbook in 2008: ranked 44 out of 192 countries.
• GDP (PPP) in 2010: ranked 19 out of 227 countries.
  • Per capita in 2010: ranked 32 out of 227 countries.
• GDP sector composition in 2005: ranked 21 out of 197 countries.
• GDP (real) growth rate in 2010: ranked 4 out of 215 countries.

Finance

• Account balance in 2010: ranked 11 out of 197 countries.
• Central bank interest rate in 2009: ranked 129 out of 144 countries.
• Commercial bank prime lending rate in 2009: ranked 183 out of 187 countries.
• Debt:
  • External in 2010: ranked 43 out of 202 countries.
  • Public in 2010: ranked 86 out of 133 countries.
• Gross fixed investment in 2010: ranked 94 out of 185 countries
• Foreign direct investment in 2010: ranked 51 out of 91 countries.
  • FDI abroad in 2010: ranked 22 out of 86 countries.
• Foreign exchange reserves in 2010: ranked 5 out of 173 countries.
• Government budget in 2008: if ranked, 46 out of 188 countries.
• Inflation rate in 2010: ranked 23 out of 222 countries.
• Market value of publicly traded shares in 2009: ranked 18 out of 118 countries.
• Stock of
  • Domestic credit in 2010: ranked 18 out of 188 countries.
  • Quasi money in 2008: ranked 9 out of 164 countries.

Trade

• Exports in 2010: ranked 17 out of 222 countries.
  • Per capita in 2006: ranked 19 out of 154 countries.
• Imports in 2010: ranked 19 out of 222 countries.

Index	Organization	Year	Rank	Out of	Notes	Source
Cost of Living Survey	Mercer	2011	52	214	Taipei	[1]
Nation Brands Index	Simon Anholt	2008	34	49

Energy

• Electricity
  • Consumption in 2009: ranked 16 out of 190 countries.
  • Production in 2009: ranked 18 out of 215 countries.
• Greenhouse gas emissions
  • With land-use change in 2000: ranked 52 out of 185 countries.
  • Without land-use change in 2005: ranked 26 out of 185 countries.
• Natural gas:
  • Consumption in 2009: ranked 43 out of 210 countries.
  • Imports in 2009: ranked 22 out of 208 countries.
  • Production in 2009: ranked 73 out of 211 countries.
  • Reserves in 2011: ranked 86 out of 209 countries.
• Oil
  • Consumption in 2010: ranked 21 out of 210 countries.
  • Exports in 2010: ranked 42 out of 210 countries.
  • Imports in 2010: ranked 16 out of 210 countries.
  • Production in 2010: ranked 73 out of 211 countries.
  • Reserves in 2011: ranked 94 out of 212 countries.
• Utilization of wind power in 2009: ranked 25 out of 29 countries.

Geography

Main article: Geography of Taiwan

• Total Area: ranked 139 out of 250 countries.
  • Land use in 2001: if ranked, 118 out of 190 countries.
  • Percentage of water area: ranked 8 out of 139 countries.
• Coastline length: ranked 66 out of 239 countries.
• Population of urban areas in 2009: Taipei ranked 44, Taichung ranked 122, Kaohsiung ranked 131 out of 188 urban areas.
• Renewable water resources in 2000: ranked 84 out of 174 countries.
• Global city in 2010: Taipei ranked Alpha-.

Index	Organization	Year	Rank	Out of	Source
Environmental Performance Index	Yale University	2012	29	132	[2]

Health

Main article: Healthcare in Taiwan

• Health expenditure per capita in 2006: ranked 32 out of 194 countries.
• Infant mortality rate in 2011: ranked 181 out 222 countries.

Industry

• Cement production in 2005: ranked 42 out of 94 countries.
• Motor vehicle production in 2009: ranked 28 out of 52 countries.
• Shipbuilding total completed ships in 2005: ranked 6 out of 10 countries.
• Steel production in 2009: ranked 12 out of 40 countries.

Mass media

Main article: Telecommunications in Taiwan

• Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film in 2009: ranked 19 out of 49 countries.
• Books published in 2007: ranked 9 out of 92 countries.
• Cell phone usage in 2010: ranked 35 out of 219 countries.
• E-readiness in 2009: ranked 16 out of 70 countries.
• Internet users in 2009: ranked 24 out of 216 countries.
  • Broadband in 2007: ranked 17 out of 46 countries.
  • Hosts in 2010: ranked 15 out of 231 countries.
• Telephone lines in use in 2010: ranked 17 out of 229 countries.
• Television broadcast stations in 2007: ranked 34 out of 228 countries.

Index	Organization	Year	Rank	Out of	Notes
Digital Opportunity Index	UN International Telecommunication Union	2007	7	25
Networked Readiness Index	WEF Global Information Technology Report	2011	6	138	[3]

Military

Main article: Republic of China Armed Forces

• Active troops in 2010: ranked 19 out of 172 countries.
  • Per 1000 in 2010: ranked 15 out of 172 countries.
• Armed force size in 2010: ranked 19 out of 172 countries.
• Military expenditures in 2009: ranked 23 out of 153 countries.
  • As a percentage of GDP in 2008: ranked 54 out of 153 countries.
  • As purchasing power parity (PPP) in 2006: ranked 15 out of 15 countries.
• Total troops in 2010: ranked 10 out of 172 countries.

Politics

Main article: Politics of the Republic of China

Index	Organization	Year	Rank	Out of	Source
Bribe Payers Index	Transparency International	2011	19	28
Corruption Perceptions Index	Transparency International	2012	37	176
Democracy Index	Economist Intelligence Unit	2010	36	167
Ease of Doing Business Index	World Bank	2012	16	185
Economic Freedom Index	Fraser Institute	2010	15	144
Economic Freedom Index	The Heritage Foundation	2013	20	177
Global Competitiveness Report	World Economic Forum	2012–2013	13	144
Global Peace Index	Institute for Economics and Peace	2014	28	162
Globalization Index	A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine	2006	35	62
Press Freedom Index	Reporters Without Borders	2014	50	180
Property Rights Index	Property Rights Alliance	2008	28	115

Quality of life

Index	Organization	Year	Rank	Out of	Notes
Happy Planet Index	New Economics Foundation	2006	84	178
Human Development Index	United Nations Development Programme	2009	19†	169	2007's data
Legatum Prosperity Index	Legatum Institute	2010	22	110
Quality-of-Life Index	Economist Intelligence Unit	2005	21	111
Satisfaction with Life Index	University of Leicester	2006	68	178

† if ranked

Sport

Main article: Sport in Taiwan

As Taiwan

• Asian Games medals in 2006: ranked 11 out of 46 countries.
• World Chess Rankings in 2010:
  • Men: ranked 151 out of 154 countries.
  • Women: ranked 113 out of 118 countries.

Transportation

Main article: Transportation in Taiwan

• Airports by number in 2010: ranked 103 out of 236 countries.
• Merchant marines owned in 2010: ranked 50 out of 163 countries.
• Pipeline in 2007: ranked 93 out of 120 countries.
• Railways length in 2010: ranked 79 out of 134 countries.
• Rapid transit systems in 2009: ranked 18 out of 50 countries.
  • Annual passenger rides in 2009: Taipei Metro ranked 24 and Kaohsiung MRT ranked 104 out of 129 metro systems.
• Roadways length in 2009: ranked 88 out of 221 countries.

Tourism

Main article: Tourism in Taiwan

• International tourist arrivals in 2007: ranked 49 out of 59 countries.
• Tourism competitiveness in 2011: ranked 37 out of 133 countries.

See also

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