The following are international rankings of South Korea.
Name | Classification | Reference | |
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FTSE | Developed market | [1] | |
Emerging market | |||
Frontier market |
Name | Classification | Reference | |
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S&P | Developed market | [2] | |
Emerging market | |||
Frontier market |
Name | Classification | Reference | |
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IMF | Advanced economy | [3] | |
Emerging and Developing Economies |
Name | Classification | Reference | |
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DAC | Member | [4] | |
Non-member |
Name | Classification | Reference | |
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Paris Club | Member | [5] | |
Non-member |
Name | Classification | Reference | |
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World Bank | High income | [6] | |
Middle income | |||
Low income |
Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
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OECD – Net take-home pay, single with no child | 2013 | 3 | 34 | [7] |
OECD – Net take-home pay, married with 2 children | 2013 | 8 | 34 | [8] |
ILO – Average monthly earnings | 2009 | 10 | 72 | [9] Archived 2018-09-09 at the Wayback Machine |
Gallup – Median household income | 2013 | 8 | 131 | [10] |
Gallup – Median per-capita income | 2013 | 15 | 131 | [11] |
World Bank – Ease of Doing Business Index | 2016 | 4 | 183 | [12] |
The World Factbook – Exports | 2014 | 5 | 194 | [13] |
The World Factbook – Imports | 2014 | 7 | 194 | [14] |
IMF - GDP (Nominal) | 2016 | 11 | 179 | [15] |
IMF - GDP (PPP) | 2016 | 13 | 180 | [16] |
IMF – GDP per capita (Nominal) | 2014 | 29 | 180 | [17] |
IMF – GDP per capita (PPP) | 2014 | 30 | 181 | [18] |
IMF – Foreign exchange reserves | 2015 | 6 | 98 | [19] |
World Economic Forum – Financial Development Index | 2012 | 15 | 62 | [20] |
World Economic Forum – Global Competitiveness Report | 2019 | 13 | 141 | [21] |
World Economic Forum – Global Enabling Trade Report | 2014 | 30 | 138 | [22] |
IMD – World Competitiveness Yearbook | 2015 | 25 | 60 | [23] |
Wall Street Journal / The Heritage Foundation – Index of Economic Freedom | 2023 | 14 | 184 | [24] |
OECD – Job security | 2012 | 4 | 34 | [25] |
MIT - Economic Complexity Index | 2012 | 5 | 124 | [26] |
Connectivity Scorecard | 2012 | 18 | 52 | [27] |
World Bank - Logistics Performance Index | 2023 | 17 | 139 | [28] |
World Bank - Paying Taxes | 2014 | 25 | 189 | [29] |
Grant Thornton - Global Dynamism Index | 2013 | 14 | 60 | [30] |
FedEx Opportunity Index - Business Rank | 2008 | 2 | 109 | [31] |
Milken Institute – Capital Access Index | 2009 | 12 | 122 | [32] |
DHL - Global Connectedness Index | 2014 | 13 | 140 | [33] |
McKinsey - Connectedness Index | 2012 | 20 | 131 | [34] Archived 2016-01-23 at the Wayback Machine |
Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
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OECD - Attained a tertiary education degree, 25- to 34-year-olds % | 2011 | 4 | 35 | [35] |
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment - Maths | 2012 | 8 | 34 | [36] |
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment - Reading | 2012 | 2 | 34 | [37] |
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment - Science | 2012 | 4 | 34 | [38] |
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study - 4th Grade Math | 2011 | 2 | 52 | [39] |
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study - 8th Grade Math | 2011 | 9 | 52 | [40] |
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study - 4th Grade Science | 2011 | 23 | 52 | [41] |
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study - 8th Grade Science | 2011 | 3 | 52 | [42] |
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation - Women's average years in school | 2010 | 3 | 206 | [43] |
Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
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Yale University / Columbia University – Environmental Performance Index | 2014 | 43 | 178 | [44] |
United Nations University for Environment and Human Security – World Risk Index | 2013 | 62 | 172 | [45] |
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 | [46] |
OECD - Life expectancy | 2013 | 11 | 34 | [47] |
WHO - Infant mortality | 2005–2010 | 19 | 193 | [48] |
WHO - Health expenditure covered by government | 2012 | 31 | 34 | [49] |
OECD - Obesity rate | 2009 | 5 | 34 | [50] |
OECD - Hospital beds | 2011 | 2 | 34 | [51] |
OECD - Alcohol consumption | 2011 | 13 | 34 | [52] |
OECD - Smoking rate | 2010 | 26 | 41 | [53] |
OECD - Cancer rate | 2012 | 27 | 34 | [54] |
OECD - Colorectal cancer 5-year survival rate | 2006-2011 | 9 | 23 | [55] |
OECD - Hemorrhagic stroke 30 day in-hospital mortality | 2011 | 3 | 32 | [56] |
OECD - Ischemic stroke 30 day in-hospital mortality | 2011 | 2 | 33 | [57] |
Intentional homicide rate | 2011 | 6 | 192 | [58] |
Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
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OICA - Automobile production | 2023 | 5 | 49 | [59] |
IAEA - Nuclear energy production | 2012 | 5 | [60] | |
World Steel Association - Steel production | 2017 | 6 | 40 | [61] |
The World Factbook - Electricity production | 2017 | 9 | 211 | [62] |
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute - Arms exports | 2013 | 13 | 154 | [63] |
Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
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World Intellectual Property Indicators - Patent applications per GDP | 2012 | 8 | 206 | [64] |
World Intellectual Property Indicators - Patent applications per million population | 2012 | 6 | 206 | [65] |
World Intellectual Property Indicators - Application design counts per million population | 2012 | 8 | 206 | [66] |
World Intellectual Property Indicators - Patent grants | 2012 | 4 | 206 | [67] |
World Intellectual Property Indicators - Industrial design registrations in force | 2012 | 3 | 206 | [68] |
Bloomberg Innovation Index | 2016 | 7 | 50 | Bloomberg Innovation Index |
The Boston Consulting Group - International Innovation Index | 2009 | 2 | 110 | [69] |
Cornell University, INSEAD and WIPO - Global Innovation Index | 2015 | 6 | 180 | [70] |
Research and development spending - % of GDP | 2012 | 9 | 72 | [71] |
Research and development spending - Total | 2011 | 5 | 72 | [72] |
Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
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Transparency International – Global Corruption Barometer | 2013 | 6 | 95 | [73] |
OECD – Government transparency | 2008 | 6 | 34 | [74] |
Composite Index of National Capability | 2007 | 8 | 193 | [75] |
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute – Defense budget | 2013 | 10 | 154 | [76] |
World Justice Project – Rule of Law Index | 2015 | 11 | 102 | [77] |
Nation brand power | 2013 | 12 | 40 | [78] |
Transparency International – Bribe Payers Index | 2013 | 13 | 28 | [79] |
The Economist Intelligence Unit – Democracy Index | 2012 | 20 | 167 | [80] |
Fund for Peace – Fragile State Index | 2013 | 23 | 178 | [81] |
Nation Brand Index | 2023 | 24 | 49 | [82] |
Property Rights Alliance – International Property Rights Index | 2013 | 37 | 130 | [83] |
Transparency International – Corruption Perception Index | 2015 | 37 | 177 | [84] |
Institute for Economics and Peace – Global Peace Index | 2015 | 42 | 162 | [85] |
Reporters Without Borders – Press Freedom Index | 2023 | 47 | 180 | [86] |
Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
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Google - Smartphone penetration | 2018 | 4 | 48 | [87] Archived 2018-12-26 at the Wayback Machine |
ClinicalTrials.gov - Stem cell research trials | 2014 | 3 | 11 | [88] |
Space Competitiveness Index | 2024 | 7 | 15 | [89] |
World Wide Web Foundation - Web index | 2014 | 8 | 81 | [90] |
World Economic Forum - Networked Readiness Index | 2014 | 10 | 145 | [91] |
United Nations - E-Government Development Index | 2022 | 3 | 193 | [92] |
United Nations - E-Participation Index | 2022 | 9 | 193 | [93] |
United Nations - Online Service Index | 2022 | 3 | 193 | [94] |
Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
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World Tourism Organization - World Tourism rankings | 2013 | 23 | 193 | [112] |
World Economic Forum - Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report | 2013 | 15 | 140 | [113] |
UNESCO - World Heritage Site | 2023 | 22 | 34 | [114] |
Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
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The World Factbook - Number of Heliports | 2013 | 2 | 192 | [115] |
The World Factbook - Expressway density | 2009 | 8 | 192 | [116] |
Name | Year | Place | Out of # | Reference |
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Brand Finance - Global Soft Power Index | 2023 | 15 | - | [117] |