International rankings of the Republic of China

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Economy 2.1 GDP 2.2 Finance 2.3 Trade 3 Energy 4 Geography 5 Health 6 Industry 7 Mass media 8 Military 9 Politics 10 Quality of life 11 Sport 12 Transportation 13 Tourism 14 See also 15 References

The following are international rankings of the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan.

Demographics

• Birth rate 2009: if ranked, 184th out of 192 countries
• Death rate
  • UN 2005-2010: if ranked, 132nd out of 195 countries
  • CIA World Factbook 2009: if ranked, 128th out of 192 countries
• Fertility rate 2008: 225th out of 228 countries
• Labor force 2009: if ranked, 45th out of 185 countries
• Life expectancy 2009: 52nd out of 223 countries
• Net migration rate 2009: if ranked, 60th out of 154 countries
• Population 2010: 49th out of 224 countries
  • Population density 2009: 16th out of 239 countries
    • Real density 2005: 33rd out of 233 countries
  • Population growth rate
    • UN 2005-2010: 178th out of 230 countries
    • CIA World Factbook 2009: 183rd out of 232 countries
• Urbanization 2009: if ranked, 38th out of 193 countries

Economy

• Income 2005: 7th out of 29 countries

GDP

• GDP (nominal):
  • International Monetary Fund 2008: 26th out of 179 countries
  • CIA World Factbook 2008: 26th out of 190 countries
  • Per capita:
    • International Monetary Fund 2008: 42nd out of 179 countries
    • CIA World Factbook 2008: 44th out of 192 countries
• GDP sector composition 2005: 21st out of 197 countries
• Growth rate
  • GDP (real) growth rate 2008: 65th out of 86 countries
  • Industrial 2008: if ranked, 153rd out of 161 countries
• Gross fixed investment 2008: if ranked, 93rd out of 145 countries

Finance

• Account balance 2008: 13th out of 181 countries
• Central bank interest rate 2009: if ranked, 113th out of 116 countries
• Commercial bank prime lending rate 2008: if ranked, 148th out of 153 countries
• Debt:
  • External 2009: 39rd out of 202 countries
  • Public 2009: 77th out of 129 countries
• Foreign direct investment
  • UNTAC 2007: 49th out of 151 countries
  • CIA World Factbook 2009: if ranked, 32nd out of 84 countries
• FDI abroad 2009: if ranked, 22nd out of 76 countries
• Foreign exchange reserves 2010: 5th out of 156 countries
• Government budget 2008: if ranked, 46th out of 188 countries
• Inflation 2009: if ranked, 8th out of 190 countries

Trade

• Exports 2009: 16th out of 196 countries
  • Per capita 2006: 19th out of 154 countries
• Imports 2008: 16th out of 197 countries

Index	Organization	Year	Rank	Out of (countries)	Notes
Most expensive cities	Mercer Human Resource Consulting	2009	61	143	Taipei
Nation Brands Index	Simon Anholt	2008	34	49

Energy

• Electricity
  • Production 2007: 16th out of 211 countries
  • Consumption 2005: 15th out of 190 countries
• Greenhouse gas emissions
  • With land-use change 2000: 52nd out of 185 countries
  • Without land-use change 2005: 26th out of 185 countries
• Natural gas:
  • Consumption 2007: 40th out of 211 countries
  • Imports 2007: 17th out of 205 countries
  • Production 2007: 69th out of 183 countries
  • Reserves 2009: 85th out of 181 countries
• Oil
  • Consumption 2008: 19st out of 208 countries
  • Exports 2006: 39th out of 205 countries
  • Imports 2006: 13th out of 206 countries
  • Production 2008: 81th out of 210 countries
  • Reserves 2010: 92th out of 97 countries
• Utilization of wind power 2009: 25rd out of 39 countries

Geography

• Total Area: 136th out of 231 countries
  • Land use 2001: if ranked, 118th out of 190 countries
  • Percentage of water area: 8th out of 139 countries
• Coastline length: 66th out of 239 countries
• Population of urban areas 2009: Taipei ranked 44th, Taichung ranked 122nd, Kaohsiung ranked 131st out of 188 urban areas
• Renewable water resources 2000: 84th out of 174 countries
• Taipei: Alpha-rank Global city

Index	Organization	Year	Rank	Out of (countries)
Environmental Performance Index	Yale University	2008	40	149
Environmental Sustainability Index	Yale University	2005	145	146

Health

• Health expenditure per capita 2006: 32nd out of 194 countries
• Infant mortality rate 2009: 40th out 223 countries

Industry

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

Mass media

• Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film 2009: 19th out of 49 countries
• Books published 2007: 9th out of 92 countries
• Cell phone usage 2008: 32nd out of 53 countries
• E-readiness 2009: 16th out of 70 countries
• Internet users 2010: 29th out of 195 countries
  • Broadband 2007: 17th out of 46 countries
  • Hosts 2008: if ranked, 13th out of 190 countries
• Telephone 2008: 19th out of 100 countries
• Television broadcast stations 2007: 34th out of 228 countries

Index	Organization	Year	Rank	Out of (countries)	Notes
Digital Opportunity Index	UN International Telecommunication Union	2007	7	25
Networked Readiness Index	WEF Global Information Technology Report	2011	6	138	[1]

Military

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

Politics

Index	Organization	Year	Rank	Out of (countries)	Source
Bribe Payers Index	Transparency International	2006	26	30
Corruption Perceptions Index	Transparency International	2009	37	180	[1]
Democracy Index	Economist Intelligence Unit	2010	36	167
Ease of Doing Business Index	World Bank	2009	61	181
Economic Freedom Index	Economic Freedom of the World	2008	18	141
Economic Freedom Index	Index of Economic Freedom	2009	35	179
Global Competitiveness Report	World Economic Forum	2008–2009	17	30
Global Peace Index	Economist Intelligence Unit	2007–2008	44	140
Globalization Index	A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine	2006	35	62
Press Freedom Index	Reporters Without Borders	2008	36	173
Property Rights Index	Property Rights Alliance	2008	28	115

Quality of life

Index	Organization	Year	Rank	Out of (countries)	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

As Chinese Taipei

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

Transportation

• Airports 2007: 105th out of 236 countries
• Pipeline 2007: 93rd out of 120 countries
• Rail transport network size 2007: 85th out of 151 countries
• Rapid transit systems 2009: 18th out of 50 countries
  • Annual passenger rides 2009: Taipei Metro 24th and Kaohsiung MRT 104th out of 129 metro systems

Tourism

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

See also

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

References

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