International rankings of Taiwan
The following are the international rankings of Taiwan.
Demographics
Economy
GDP
Finance
Item
|
|
Year
|
Ranking
|
Out of
|
Source
|
Account balance
|
80,110,000,000
(USD)
|
2017
|
6
|
202
|
[23]
|
Central bank interest rate
|
1.38%
|
2016
|
127
|
161
|
[24]
|
Commercial bank prime lending rate
|
2.7%
|
2017
|
175
|
189
|
[25]
|
External Debt
|
$204,700,000,000
|
2017
|
37
|
208
|
[26]
|
Public Debt
|
35.20% of GDP
|
2017
|
150
|
210
|
[27]
|
Gross fixed investment
|
21.70% of GDP
|
2010
|
94
|
185
|
[28]
|
Foreign direct investment
|
$85,580,000,000
|
2017
|
48
|
134
|
[29]
|
FDI abroad
|
$367,200,000,000
|
2017
|
21
|
118
|
[30]
|
Foreign exchange reserves
|
$468,100,000,000
|
2017
|
6
|
177
|
[31]
|
Government budget
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inflation rate
|
0.6%
|
2017
|
28
|
227
|
[32]
|
Market value of publicly traded shares
|
$851,200,000,000
|
2016
|
14
|
123
|
[33]
|
Stock of Domestic credit
|
$835,800,000,000
|
2017
|
18
|
193
|
[34]
|
Stock of Quasi money
|
$618,000,000,000
|
2008
|
9
|
164
|
[35]
|
Trade & Quality of Living
Energy
Electricity
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Index
|
|
Year |
Rank |
Out of |
Source
|
Change (with land use)
|
|
2000
|
52
|
185
|
|
Change (without land use)
|
|
2005
|
26
|
185
|
|
Natural gas
Index
|
|
Year |
Rank |
Out of |
Source
|
Consumption
|
19,730,000,000(cu m)
|
2015
|
37
|
216
|
[42]
|
Imports
|
19,390,000,000(cu m)
|
2015
|
17
|
216
|
[43]
|
Production
|
310,000,000 (cu m) |
2015 |
76 |
217 |
[44]
|
Reserves
|
6,229,000,000(cu m) |
2017 |
91 |
212 |
[45]
|
Oil
Renewable Energy
Geography
Index
|
|
Year |
Rank |
Out of |
Source
|
Total Area
|
35,980(km2)
|
N/A
|
139
|
254
|
[51]
|
Coastline length
|
1,566.3 km
|
N/A
|
66
|
239
|
[52]
|
Population of urban areas
|
Taipei 8,605,000
Taichung 2,595,000
Kaohsiung 2,555,000
Tainan 1,195,000
Hsinchu 550,000
|
2018 |
43
198
205
439
976
|
1064 |
[53]
|
Land Area of urban areas
|
Taipei 1,140 (km2)
Taichung 492 (km2)
Kaohsiung 363 (km2)
Tainan 259 (km2)
Hsinchu 117(km2)
|
108
265
333
429
800
|
Urban Population Density
|
Taipei 7,600 (per km2)
Kaohsiung 7,000 (per km2)
Taichung 5,300 (per km2)
Hsinchu 4,700 (per km2)
Tainan 4,600 (per km2)
|
322
350
527
611
624
|
Global Power City Index
|
Taipei 876.3/1800
|
2016
|
36
|
44
|
[54]
|
Environmental Performance Index
|
72.84
|
2018
|
23
|
180
|
[55]
|
Health
Crime
According to OSAC 2016 safety report Overall Crime and Safety Situation was classifies as low criminality.[57]
Industry
Mass media
Military
Item
|
Statistics
|
Year
|
Rank
|
Out of
|
Source
|
Active troops
|
215,000
|
2018
|
21
|
172
|
|
Active troops per 1,000
|
9.1
|
2018
|
17
|
172
|
|
Total military troops
|
1,657,000
|
2018
|
9
|
172
|
|
Total military troops per 1,000
|
80.1
|
2018
|
5
|
172
|
|
Military expenditures
|
10,549 million USD
|
2017
|
20
|
149
|
[61]
|
As a percentage of GDP
|
1.8%
|
2017
|
55
|
149
|
[62]
|
Military Expenditures per capita
|
424 dollars
|
2016
|
25
|
145
|
[63]
|
Military Expenditures Share of Government Spending
|
10.70%
|
2016
|
20
|
148
|
Military Strength
|
0.3765
|
2017
|
18
|
133
|
[64]
|
Global Buyers of US Arms
|
757 million USD
|
2015–16
|
8
|
80
|
[65]
|
Politics
Quality of life
† if ranked
Education
Index |
Organization |
Year |
Rank |
Out of
|
Source
|
English Proficiency Index
|
English First |
2018 |
48 |
88
|
[76]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sport
As Taiwan
Transportation
Tourism
Item
|
Statistics
|
Year
|
Ranking
|
Out of
|
Source
|
International Tourism Expenditure
|
17.9 billion USD
|
2017
|
19
|
25
|
[83]
|
International Departures
|
15.7 million people
|
2017
|
8
|
10
|
[84]
|
International Tourism Expenditure per capita
|
760 USD
|
2017
|
14
|
25
|
[85]
|
International tourist arrivals in Asian Pacific region
|
10,740,000 people
|
2017
|
12
|
48
|
[86]
|
Tourism competitiveness
|
4.47 score
|
2017
|
30
|
136
|
[87]
|
Communications
Item
|
Statistics
|
Year
|
Ranking
|
Out of
|
Source
|
Telephone - fixed lines
|
total subscriptions: 13,770,996
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 59
|
July, 2016
|
16
|
221
|
[88]
|
Telephone - mobile cellular
|
total: 29,244,328
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 43
|
2017
|
44
|
216
|
[89]
|
Internet users
|
total: 20.601 million
percent population: 88%
|
2017
|
33
|
228
|
[90]
|
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