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The following are the international rankings of Taiwan.

Demographics[edit]

Main article: Demographics of Taiwan
Item Year Ranking Out of Source
Birth rate 8.3

(per 1,000 population)

2017 219 226 [1]
Death rate 7.4

(per 1,000 population)

 2017113 226 [2]
Fertility rate 1.13

(per 1,000 population)

2017 222 224 [3]
Life expectancy 80.20 2017 40 224 [4]
Net migration rate 0.9

(per 1,000 population)

2017 58 221 [5]
Population 23,508,428 2017 55 238 [6]
Population density 653.37

(per square kilometer)

2017 18 241 [7]
Population growth rate 0.17% 2017 186 234 [8]
Infant Mortality Rate 4.3

(per 1,000 births)

2017 185 223 [9]
Literacy 98.5% 2017 37 162 [10]

Economy[edit]

Main article: Economy of Taiwan
Item Year Ranking Out of Source
Income equality (Gini index) 33.6 2014 111 175 [11]
Industrial growth rate 2.00% 2017 127 203 [12]
Labor force 11,640,000 2017 50 233 [13]
Unemployment rate 3.8% 2017 47 217 [14]
Index of Economic Freedom 76.6 2018 15 180 [15]
The Global Competitiveness Index 2017–18 15 137 [16]

GDP[edit]

Item Year Ranking Out of Source
GDP (nominal) 579.302

(billion USD)

2017 23 191 [17]
GDP (nominal) Per capita 24576.665

(USD)

2017 36 191 [18]
GDP (PPP) 1185.48

(billion USD)

2017 22 191 [19]
GDP (PPP) Per capita 50293.541

(USD)

2017 20 191 [20]
GDP (real) growth rate 2.8% 2017 129 226 [21]

Finance[edit]

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[edit]

Index Year Rank Out of Source
Exports $344,600,000,000 2017 15 225 [36]
Imports $272,600,000,000 2017 20 223 [37]
Cost of Living Survey Taipei 2017 27 209 [38]
Nation Brands Index 2017 34 50 [39]

Energy[edit]

Electricity[edit]

Index Year Rank Out of Source
Consumption 255,300,000,000(KWH) 2016 15 220 [40]
Production 264,100,000,000(KWH) 2016 18 221 [41]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions[edit]

Index Year Rank Out of Source
Change (with land use) 2000 52 185
Change (without land use) 2005 26 185

Natural gas[edit]

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[edit]

Index Year Rank Out of Source
Consumption 955,300(bbl/day) 2015 23 215 [46]
Exports 0 (bbl/day) 2016 N/A 216 [47]
Imports 858,700(bbl/day) 2016 14 216 [48]
Production 196(bbl/day) 2016 96 217 [49]
Reserves 2,380,000(bbl) 2017 98 217 [50]

Renewable Energy[edit]

Index Year Rank Out of Source
Utilization of wind power 2009 25 29

Geography[edit]

Main article: Geography of Taiwan
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[edit]

Main article: Healthcare in Taiwan

Crime[edit]

According to OSAC 2016 safety report Overall Crime and Safety Situation was classifies as low criminality.[57]

Industry[edit]

Item Statistics Year Ranking out of Source
Steel production 23.2 million metric tons 2017 11 42
Motor vehicle production 291,563 2017 29 52
Cement production 2005 42 94
Shipbuilding total completed ships 2005 6 10

Mass media[edit]

Main article: Telecommunications in Taiwan
Item / Index Statistics Year Rank Out of Source
Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film Number of winning films 1

Number of nominated films 3

Number of submitted films 43

2017 21 124
Books published 28,084 2010 15 127
Number of mobile phones in use 28,610,000 2013 36 73
Number of mobile phones in use/ 100 citizen 123.33 2013 32 73
E-readiness / Digital economy rankings 7.99 2010 12 70 [58]
Broadband (Fixed-broadband subscriptions) 5,713,568

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 24

2017 26 197 [59]
Broadband (Mobile-cellular subscriptions) 10,715,720 2014 25 193
Internet Hosts 6,272,000 2012 18 233
Television broadcast stations 76 (46 digital and 30 analog) 2007 34 232
Networked Readiness Index 5.30 2011 6 138 [60]

Military[edit]

Main article: Republic of China Armed Forces
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[edit]

Main article: Politics of the Republic of China
Index Organization Year Rank Out of Source
Bribe Payers Index Transparency International 2011 19 28 [66]
Corruption Perceptions Index Transparency International 2016 31 176
Democracy Index Economist Intelligence Unit 2017 33 167
Ease of Doing Business Index World Bank 2018 15 190
Economic Freedom Index Fraser Institute 2017 21 159 [67]
Economic Freedom Index The Heritage Foundation 2018 13 180 [68]
Global Competitiveness Report World Economic Forum 2017–2018 15 137 [69]
Global Peace Index Institute for Economics and Peace 2018 34 163
Press Freedom Index Reporters Without Borders 2018 42 180
Property Rights Index Property Rights Alliance 2014 23 97 [70]

Quality of life[edit]

Index Organization Year Rank Out of Source
Happy Planet Index New Economics Foundation 2018 26 156 [71]
Human Development Index United Nations Development Programme 2015 27† 188 2015 Human Development Report [72]

National Statistics of Taiwan[73]

Legatum Prosperity Index Legatum Institute 2015 21 142
Where-to-be-born Index Economist Intelligence Unit 2013 14 80
Satisfaction with Life Index University of Leicester 2006 68 178
Global Entrepreneurship Index, GEI Global Entrepreneurship and development InstituteI 2018 18 137 [74]
World Giving Index Charity Aids Foundation 2017 52 139 [75]

† if ranked

Education[edit]

Index Organization Year Rank Out of Source
English Proficiency Index English First 2018 48 88 [76]

Sport[edit]

Main article: Sport in Taiwan

As Taiwan

Item Statistics Year Ranking Out of Source
Asian Games Medals Gold 17

Silver 19

Bronze 31

2018 7 37
Asian Games Medals Gold 10

Silver 18

Bronze 23

2014 9 37
Asian Games Medals Gold 13

Silver 16

Bronze 38

2010 7 36
Asian Games Medals Gold 9

Silver 10

Bronze 27

2006 10 38
World Chess Rankings

Country rank by average rating of top 10 players

1989 2018 131 178 [77]
World Rankings of Countries in Elite Sport 30530 score August, 2018 37 206 [78]

Transportation[edit]

Main article: Transportation in Taiwan
Item Statistics Year Ranking Out of Source
Airports by number 37 2013 107 236 [79]
Merchant marines owned 350 2010 49 177 [80]
Pipeline 2007 93 120
Railways length 1,613.1 km 2014 81 136 [81]
Rapid transit systems 2009 18 50
Annual passenger rides

Taipei Metro

131.1 km 2017 22 165 metro systems
Annual passenger rides

Kaohsiung MRT

42.7 km 2014 121 165 metro systems
Roadways length 43,365 km 2013 85 223 [82]

Tourism[edit]

Main article: Tourism in Taiwan
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[edit]

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]

See also[edit]

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