International rankings of South Korea
The following are international rankings of South Korea.
Economy
Education
Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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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