International rankings of South Korea

The following are international rankings of South Korea.

Economy

Economic Rankings
Name Year Place Out of # Reference
OECDNet take-home pay, single with no child 2013 &3 &34
OECDNet take-home pay, married with 2 children 2013 &8 &34
ILOAverage monthly earnings 2009 &10 &72
GallupMedian household income 2013 &8 &131
GallupMedian per-capita income 2013 &15 &131
World BankEase of Doing Business Index 2016 &4 &183
The World FactbookExports 2014 &5 194
The World FactbookImports 2014 &7 194
IMF - GDP (Nominal) 2016 &11 179
IMF - GDP (PPP) 2016 &13 180
IMFGDP per capita (Nominal) 2014 &29 180
IMFGDP per capita (PPP) 2014 &30 181
IMF – Foreign exchange reserves 2015 &6 &98
World Economic ForumFinancial Development Index 2012 &15 62
World Economic ForumGlobal Competitiveness Report 2013-2014 &25 133
World Economic ForumGlobal Enabling Trade Report 2014 &30 138
IMDWorld Competitiveness Yearbook 2015 &25 60
Wall Street Journal / The Heritage FoundationIndex of Economic Freedom 2015 &29 &179
OECDLong-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

Education Rankings
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

Environmental Rankings
Name Year Place Out of # Reference
Yale University / Columbia UniversityEnvironmental Performance Index 2014 &43 178
United Nations University for Environment and Human SecurityWorld 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.

Health Rankings
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

Industrial Rankings
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

Innovation Rankings
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

Political, Law and Military Rankings
Name Year Place Out of # Reference
Transparency InternationalGlobal Corruption Barometer 2013 &6 95
OECDGovernment transparency 2008 &6 34
Composite Index of National Capability 2007 &8 193
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Defense budget 2013 &&10 154
World Justice ProjectRule of Law Index 2015 &11 102
Nation brand power 2013 &12 40
Transparency InternationalBribe Payers Index 2013 &13 28
The Economist Intelligence Unit – Democracy Index 2012 &20 167
Fund for PeaceFragile State Index 2013 &&23 178
Nation Brand Index 2014 &&27 49
Property Rights AllianceInternational Property Rights Index 2013 &&37 130
Transparency InternationalCorruption Perception Index 2015 &&37 177
Institute for Economics and Peace Global Peace Index 2015 &&42 162
Reporters Without BordersPress Freedom Index 2014 &&57 169
Institute for Economics and PeaceGlobal Terrorism Index 2012 &&1 114

Science & Technology

Science & Technology Rankings
Name Year Place Out of # Reference
Juniper Networks4G LTE penetration 2013 &1 10
OECDShare of ICT sector in total value added 2013 &1 29
OECDInternet 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 TechnologiesInternet 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

Social and Quality of Life Rankings
Name Year Place Out of # Reference
Screen Digest - Average number of movies watched 2013 &1
Failed States IndexDiscrimination 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

Tourism Rankings
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

Tourism Rankings
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

References

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