International rankings of South Korea

The following are international rankings of flagcountry|South Korea.

Cities

Seoul
*GaWC Inventory Beta-rank Global city (7 points)
*Metropolitan area by population #2 (behind Greater Tokyo Area)
*Most expensive cities #2 (behind London)

Communications

*The World Factbook: number of mobile phones in use ranked 20
*OECD: number of broadband Internet users ranked 5 [ cite web
url=http://www.oecd.org/document/60/0,3343,en_2649_201185_39574076_1_1_1_1,00.html
title=Broadband Internet users
publisher=OECD ]
*Economist Intelligence Unit: e-readiness 2008 ranked 15 out of 70 countries [ cite web
url=http://a330.g.akamai.net/7/330/25828/20080331202303/graphics.eiu.com/upload/ibm_ereadiness_2008.pdf
title= e-readiness 2008
publisher= Economist Intelligence Unit ]

Demographics

*United Nations: Population ranked 25 out of 221 countries
* Population density ranked 21 out of 241 countries [ cite web
url=http://www.korea.net/korea/kor_loca.asp?code=L03
title=About Korea
publisher=KOIS ]
*United Nations report World Population Policies 2005, Number of immigrants ranked 58 out of 192 countries

Economy

* United Nations: Human Development Index, ranked 26 out of 177 countries
*Nominal GDP growth rate: ranked 91 out of 215 countries (5.1% growth rate)
*Nominal GDP: ranked 13 out of 179 countries ($957b IMF; $969b World Bank; $981b CIA)
*Nominal GDP per capita 2006, ranked 36 out of 182 countries ($18,392 per capita)
* A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine: Globalization Index 2006, ranked 29 out of 62 countries
* The Wall Street Journal: [http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/ 2006] Index of Economic Freedom, ranked 45 out of 155 countries
* The Economist: [http://www.economist.com/theworldin/international/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3372495&d=2005 Worldwide Quality-of-life Index, 2005] , ranked 30 out of 111 countries
* World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Index 2006-2007, ranked 24 out of 125 countries
*World Tourism Organization World Tourism rankings ranked 35 out of all countries [ [http://www.unwto.org/facts/eng/barometer.htm UNWTO World Tourism Barometer] ]
*World Economic Forum: Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2008, ranked 31 out of 130 countries [ [http://www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gcp/TravelandTourismReport/index.htm Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2008] World Economic Forum]

Education

* OECD: Programme for International Student Assessment 2006, Ranked 4 out of 38 in mathematics, 1 out of 38 in reading.

Energy

*The World Factbook: oil imports 2006, ranked 6 out of 206 countries
*The World Factbook: oil consumption 2006, ranked 8 out of 208 countries

Environment

* Yale University Center for Environmental Law and Policy and Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network: Environmental Sustainability Index, ranked 122 out of 145 countries [ [http://www.yale.edu/esi/ESI2005_Main_Report.pdf Environmental Sustainability Index] PDF]
* US Department of Energy: CO² emissions per capita 2004, ranked 39 out of 206 countries [ [http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/Data.aspx United Nations Millennium Development Goals Indicators] ]
*The World Factbook: water resources ranked 83 out of 174 countries [ [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2201.html World Factbook 2201] ]

Geography

* Total area ranked 108 out of 234 countries

Globalization

*KOF: Index of Globalization 2007, ranked 38 out of 122 countries [ [http://globalization.kof.ethz.ch/static/pdf/rankings_2007.pdf KOF Index of Globalization 2007] PDF]
*A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine: Globalization Index 2006, ranked 29 out of 62 countries [ [http://www.atkearney.com/shared_res/pdf/Globalization-Index_FP_Nov-Dec-06_S.pdf Globalization Index 2006] PDF]

Industry

*Shipbuilding 2005, ranked first in gross tonnage of completed ships
*OICA automobile production 2007, ranked 5 out of 51 countries [ [http://oica.net/wp-content/uploads/all-vehicles.pdf OICA] (PDF)]

Military

*Center for Strategic and International Studies: active troops ranked 6 out of 166 countries [ [http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/060626_asia_balance_powers.pdf Asia balance of power] (PDF)]

Politics

* Transparency International: Corruption Perceptions Index, ranked 42 out of 163 countries
* Reporters without borders: Worldwide press freedom index, ranked 31 out of 167 countries
*The Economist Democracy Index 2007, ranked 32 out of 167 countries

ociety

* Save the Children: [http://www.savethechildren.org/publications/ State of the World's Mothers 2006] , ranked 16 out of 110 countries
*World Health Organization: Suicide rate ranked 7 out of 100 countries:Highest suicide rate among OECD countries cite news
url= http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/158160.html
title= S. Korea has top suicide rate among OECD countries: report
publisher= The Hankyoreh
date= 2006-09-18
accessdate= 2008-08-08 ] cite news
url= http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200704/200704230029.html
title= Korea Has World's Highest Suicide Rate
publisher= The Chosun Ilbo
date= 2007-04-23
accessdate= 2008-08-20 ]

Technology

* OECD: number of broadband Internet users 2007, ranked 3 out of the 30 OECD countries cite web
url= http://www.oecd.org/document/60/0,3343,en_2649_34225_39574076_1_1_1_1,00.html
title= OECD Broadband Statistics to June 2007
publisher=OECD
date= 2007-06-01 ]
*Brown University Taubman Center for Public Policy 2006: ranked first in online government services cite news
url= http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/154299.html
title= S. Korea rated No. 1 in e-government rankings
publisher= The Hankyoreh
date= 2006-09-04 ] cite web
url= http://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2006-07/06-007.html
title= Sixth Annual Global e-Government Study
publisher=Brown University Taubman Center for Public Policy
date= 2006-08-01 ]

Transportation

*Skytrax 2008: Incheon International Airport ranked 3 out of all airports [ [http://www.worldairportawards.com/Awards_2008/Airport2008.htm Top 10 Airports in the world for 2008] ] :Incheon International Airport rated 5-stars by Skytrax
*OECD International Traffic Safety Data and Analysis Group: traffic-related death rate per vehicle km ranked 2 out of the 30 OECD countries [ [http://cemt.org/IRTAD/IRTADPublic/we2.html Road accident data] ]

References

ee also

*Economy of South Korea
*Education in South Korea
*Environment of South Korea
*Military of South Korea
*Politics of South Korea
*Tourism in South Korea