International rankings of Singapore
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[edit] Economic
- Doing Business project 2006 @ International Finance Corporation, World Bank, ranked 1 out of 175 economies
- IMD International: World Competitiveness Yearbook 2005, ranked 3 out of 60 economies (countries and regions)
- World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Report2006-2007 - Growth Competitiveness Index Ranking, ranked 5 out of 124 economies
- A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine: Globalization Index 2005, ranked 1 out of 62 countries
- Heritage Foundation/The Wall Street Journal: 2005 Index of Economic Freedom, ranked 2 out of 155 countries [1]
- The Economist: The World in 2005 - Worldwide quality-of-life index, 2005, ranked 11 out of 111 countries
- Economist Intelligence Unit: 2006 e-readiness rankings, ranked 13 out of 68 economies
- Transparency International: Bribe Payers Index 2006, ranked 12 out of 30 leading exporting economies
[edit] Educational
- International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement: Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, ranked 1 out of 46 economies in all four criteria
- Educational Testing Service: 2003-2004 TOEFL Test Year Data Summary, ranked 4 out of 227 economies
[edit] Political
- Transparency International: Corruption Perceptions Index 2005, ranked 5 out of 159 countries and economies
- Freedom in the World 2006 ranked Singpore 5 out of 7 for political freedom, and 4 out of 7 for civil liberties (where 1 is the most free), for an overall ranking of "partly free".
- The Economist: The World in 2007 - Index of Democracy, ranked 84 out of 167 countries/terrorities (classified as hybrid regimes)
[edit] Social
- United Nations Development Programme: Human Development Index 2004, ranked 25 out of 177 countries
- Reporters without borders: Third annual worldwide press freedom index (2004), ranked 147 out of 167 countries
- Save the Children: State of the World’s Mothers 2004, ranked 16 out of 119 countries (tied with Argentina, Republic of Korea, and Uruguay)
[edit] Transportation
- Skytrax: Worlds Best Airports 2006, Singapore Changi Airport ranked 1 out of 155 airports
- AAPA: World's busiest container ports, ranked 1
[edit] Ranking table
| Date | Context | Organization | Ranking | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Worlds Best Airports | Skytrax | 1/155 countries | First time winner of this award since the inception in Year 2000 |
| 2006 | Third annual worldwide press freedom index | Reporters without borders | 147/167 Countries | Ranked 147th out of 167 countries |
| 2004 | Corruption Perceptions Index | Transparency International | 5/146 Countries | Ranked 5th out of 146 countries |
| 2005 | Index of Economic Freedom | Heritage Foundation/The Wall Street Journal: 2005 | 2/155 Countries | Ranked 2nd out of 155 Countries for a few years in a row. |
| 2005 | Worldwide quality-of-life index | The Economist | 11/111 Countries | Ranked 11th out of 111 countries |
| 2006 | World Competitiveness Yearbook 2006 | IMD International | 3/61 Economies | Ranked 3rd out of 61 economies (countries and regions) |
| 2006 | World City's Skyline/Skyscrapers | Emporis Data Committee (EDC | 5/100 Major cities | Ranked #5 out of all the major cities in the World. This listing ranks cities by the visual impact of their skylines. |
| 2006 | Global Competitiveness Report - Growth Competitiveness Index Ranking | World Economic Forum | 28/117 Countries | Ranked 28th out of 117 countries |
