International rankings of South Korea
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The following are international rankings of South Korea.
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[edit] General
- United Nations: Human Development Index, ranked 26 out of 177 countries
[edit] Economics
- Nominal GDP growth rate: ranked 91 out of 215 countries (5.1% growth rate)
- Nominal GDP: ranked 11 out of 181 countries ($787b USD)
- 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: 2006 Index of Economic Freedom, ranked 45 out of 155 countries
- The Economist: 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
[edit] Education
- OECD: Programme for International Student Assessment 2006, Ranked 4 out of 38 in mathematics, 1 out of 38 in reading.
[edit] Politics
- Transparency International: Corruption Perceptions Index, ranked 42 out of 163 countries
- Yale University Center for Environmental Law and Policy and Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network: Index of Environmental Sustainability Index, ranked x out of 146 countries.
- Reporters without borders: Worldwide press freedom index, ranked 31 out of 167 countries
[edit] Social
- Save the Children: State of the World's Mothers 2006, ranked 16 out of 110 countries
- Population (2006) ranked 25 with 49,024,737 people
[edit] Technology
- Third-most broadband users among OECD countries
[edit] Capital city
- GaWC Inventory Beta-rank Global city (7 points)
- Metropolitan area by population #2 (behind Greater Tokyo Area)
- Most expensive cities #2 (behind London)
[edit] See also
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