International rankings of South Korea
The following are international rankings of South Korea.
Economy
| Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OECD – Net take-home pay, single with no child | 2013 | 3 | 34 | |
| OECD – Net take-home pay, married with 2 children | 2013 | 8 | 34 | |
| ILO – Average monthly earnings | 2009 | 10 | 72 | |
| Gallup – Median household income | 2013 | 8 | 131 | |
| Gallup – Median per-capita income | 2013 | 15 | 131 | |
| World Bank – Ease of Doing Business Index | 2016 | 4 | 183 | |
| The World Factbook – Exports | 2014 | 5 | 194 | |
| The World Factbook – Imports | 2014 | 7 | 194 | |
| IMF - GDP (Nominal) | 2016 | 11 | 179 | |
| IMF - GDP (PPP) | 2016 | 13 | 180 | |
| IMF – GDP per capita (Nominal) | 2014 | 29 | 180 | |
| IMF – GDP per capita (PPP) | 2014 | 30 | 181 | |
| IMF – Foreign exchange reserves | 2015 | 6 | 98 | |
| World Economic Forum – Financial Development Index | 2012 | 15 | 62 | |
| World Economic Forum – Global Competitiveness Report | 2013-2014 | 25 | 133 | |
| World Economic Forum – Global Enabling Trade Report | 2014 | 30 | 138 | |
| IMD – World Competitiveness Yearbook | 2015 | 25 | 60 | |
| Wall Street Journal / The Heritage Foundation – Index of Economic Freedom | 2015 | 29 | 179 | |
| OECD – Long-term unemployment rate | 2012 | 1 (low) | 34 | |
| OECD – Job security | 2012 | 4 | 34 | |
| MIT - Economic Complexity Index | 2012 | 5 | 124 | |
| Connectivity Scorecard | 2012 | 18 | 52 | |
| World Bank - Logistics Performance Index | 2014 | 21 | 160 | |
| World Bank - Paying Taxes | 2014 | 25 | 189 | |
| Grant Thornton - Global Dynamism Index | 2013 | 14 | 60 | |
| FedEx Opportunity Index - Business Rank | 2008 | 2 | 109 | |
| Milken Institute – Capital Access Index | 2009 | 12 | 122 | |
| DHL - Global Connectedness Index | 2014 | 13 | 140 | |
| McKinsey - Connectedness Index | 2012 | 20 | 131 | |
Education
| Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OECD - Attained a tertiary education degree, 25- to 34-year-olds % | 2011 | 1 | 35 | |
| OECD Programme for International Student Assessment - Maths | 2012 | 1 | 34 | |
| OECD Programme for International Student Assessment - Reading | 2012 | 2 | 34 | |
| OECD Programme for International Student Assessment - Science | 2012 | 4 | 34 | |
| Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study - 4th Grade Math | 2011 | 2 | 52 | |
| Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study - 8th Grade Math | 2011 | 1 | 52 | |
| Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study - 4th Grade Science | 2011 | 1 | 52 | |
| Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study - 8th Grade Science | 2011 | 3 | 52 | |
| Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation - Women's average years in school | 2010 | 3 | 206 | |
Environment
| Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University / Columbia University – Environmental Performance Index | 2014 | 43 | 178 | |
| United Nations University for Environment and Human Security – World Risk Index | 2013 | 62 | 172 | |
Health & Safety
Note: In the case of statistics with potentially conflicting meanings, the rankings have been converted to reflect the same direction - Positive statistics rank higher, while negative statistics rank lower.
| Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHO - Risk of death from non-communicable disease | 2008 | 9 | 194 | |
| OECD - Life expectancy | 2013 | 11 | 34 | |
| WHO - Infant mortality | 2005-2010 | 15(low) | 193 | |
| WHO - Health expenditure covered by government | 2012 | 31 | 34 | |
| OECD - Obesity rate | 2009 | 1 | 34 | |
| OECD - Hospital beds | 2011 | 2 | 34 | |
| OECD - Alcohol consumption | 2011 | 13 | 34 | |
| OECD - Smoking rate | 2010 | 26 | 41 | |
| OECD - Cancer rate | 2012 | 27 | 34 | |
| OECD - Colorectal cancer 5-year survival rate | 2006-2011 | 1 | 23 | |
| OECD - Hemorrhagic stroke 30 day in-hospital mortality | 2011 | 3 | 32 | |
| OECD - Ischemic stroke 30 day in-hospital mortality | 2011 | 2 | 33 | |
| Intentional homicide rate | 2011 | 6 | 192 | |
Industry
| Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMOLED global market share | 2014 | 1 | ||
| Flat screen TV global market share - Samsung & LG | 2014 | 1 | ||
| Liquid-crystal display (LCD) global market share - Samsung & LG | 2014 | 1 | ||
| Smartphone global market share - Samsung & LG | 2014 | 1 | ||
| Smartwatch global market share - Samsung | 2014 | 1 | ||
| Mobile phone global market share - Samsung & LG | 2014 | 1 | ||
| Memory chip global market share | 2012 | 1 | ||
| Washer & Dryer global market share | 2012 | 1 | ||
| Clarksons - Shipbuilding production | Q1 2015 | 1 | ||
| OICA - Automobile production | 2017 | 6 | 49 | |
| IAEA - Nuclear energy production | 2012 | 5 | ||
| World Steel Association - Steel production | 2017 | 6 | 40 | |
| The World Factbook - Electricity production | 2017 | 9 | 211 | |
| Stockholm International Peace Research Institute - Arms exports | 2013 | 13 | 154 | |
Innovation
| Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Intellectual Property Indicators - Patent applications per GDP | 2012 | 1 | 206 | |
| World Intellectual Property Indicators - Patent applications per million population | 2012 | 1 | 206 | |
| World Intellectual Property Indicators - Application design counts per million population | 2012 | 1 | 206 | |
| World Intellectual Property Indicators - Patent grants | 2012 | 4 | 206 | |
| World Intellectual Property Indicators - Industrial design registrations in force | 2012 | 3 | 206 | |
| Bloomberg Innovation Index | 2016 | 1 | 50 | Bloomberg Innovation Index |
| The Boston Consulting Group - International Innovation Index | 2009 | 2 | 110 | |
| Cornell University, INSEAD and WIPO - Global Innovation Index | 2015 | 13 | 142 | |
| Research and development spending - % of GDP | 2012 | 1 | 72 | |
| Research and development spending - Total | 2011 | 5 | 72 | |
Politics, Law and Military
| Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transparency International – Global Corruption Barometer | 2013 | 6 | 95 | |
| OECD – Government transparency | 2008 | 6 | 34 | |
| Composite Index of National Capability | 2007 | 8 | 193 | |
| Stockholm International Peace Research Institute – Defense budget | 2013 | 10 | 154 | |
| World Justice Project – Rule of Law Index | 2015 | 11 | 102 | |
| Nation brand power | 2013 | 12 | 40 | |
| Transparency International – Bribe Payers Index | 2013 | 13 | 28 | |
| The Economist Intelligence Unit – Democracy Index | 2012 | 20 | 167 | |
| Fund for Peace – Fragile State Index | 2013 | 23 | 178 | |
| Nation Brand Index | 2014 | 27 | 49 | |
| Property Rights Alliance – International Property Rights Index | 2013 | 37 | 130 | |
| Transparency International – Corruption Perception Index | 2015 | 37 | 177 | |
| Institute for Economics and Peace – Global Peace Index | 2015 | 42 | 162 | |
| Reporters Without Borders – Press Freedom Index | 2014 | 57 | 169 | |
| Institute for Economics and Peace – Global Terrorism Index | 2012 | 1 | 114 | |
Science & Technology
| Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper Networks – 4G LTE penetration | 2013 | 1 | 10 | |
| OECD – Share of ICT sector in total value added | 2013 | 1 | 29 | |
| OECD – Internet of Things devices online | 2015 | 1 | 24 | |
| United Nations - ICT Development Index | 2017 | 2 | 155 | |
| United Nations - e-Government Readiness Index | 2014 | 1 | 191 | |
| Akamai Technologies – Internet connection speed | 2013 | 1 | 200 | |
| Mobile banking usage | 2012 | 1 | 14 | |
| The Economist - Government Broadband Index | 2011 | 1 | 30 | |
| Google - Smartphone penetration | 2018 | 4 | 48 | |
| ClinicalTrials.gov - Stem cell research trials | 2014 | 3 | 11 | |
| Space Competitiveness Index | 2010 | 7 | 15 | |
| World Wide Web Foundation - Web index | 2014 | 8 | 81 | |
| World Economic Forum - Networked Readiness Index | 2014 | 10 | 145 | |
Society & Quality of Life
| Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Digest - Average number of movies watched | 2013 | 1 | ||
| Failed States Index – Discrimination and violence against minorities | 2013 | 10 (low) | 178 | |
| United Nations - Human Development Index | 2012 | 12 | 187 | |
| Newsweek - "World's best countries" | 2010 | 15 | 100 | |
| Official Development Assistance aid sent to developing countries | 2012 | 16 | 23 | |
| The Economist - Where-to-be-born Index | 2013 | 19 | 80 | |
| Walk Free Foundation - Global Slavery Index | 2013 | 23 | 160 | |
| World Economic Forum - Human Capital Report | 2013 | 23 | 122 | |
| OECD - Time devoted to leisure and personal care | 2009 | 25 | 34 | |
| Legatum Prosperity Index | 2014 | 25 | 104 | |
| Center for Global Development - Commitment to Development Index | 2013 | 26 | 166 | |
| Social Progress Index | 2014 | 28 | 132 | |
| Save the Children State of the World's Mothers report | 2014 | 30 | 178 | |
| Average annual hours worked per worker | 2012-2013 | 32 | 35 | [1] |
| OECD - Social expenditure as % of GDP | 2014 | 32 | 34 | |
| United Nations - World Happiness Report | 2013 | 41 | 166 | |
| Charities Aid Foundation - World Giving Index | 2012 | 45 | 145 | |
Tourism
| Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Tourism Organization - World Tourism rankings | 2013 | 23 | 193 | |
| World Economic Forum - Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report | 2013 | 25 | 140 | |
Transportation
| Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airports Council International, World's best airport - Incheon International Airport | 2005-2013 | 1 | ||
| Skytrax, World's best airport - Incheon International Airport | 2005-2012 | 1 | ||
| Skytrax, World's best international transit airport - Incheon International Airport | 2013-2015 | 1 | ||
| Skytrax, World's cleanest airport - Incheon International Airport | 2015 | 1 | ||
| Skytrax, Airline of the year - Asiana Airlines | 2010 | 1 | ||
| The World Factbook - Number of Heliports | 2013 | 2 | 192 | |
| The World Factbook - Expressway density | 2009 | 8 | 192 | |
See also
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