International rankings of Singapore
The following are some international rankings of Singapore.
Communications[]
- Singapore has the world's fastest average peak Internet speed (Akamai, December, 2015).[1]
- Singapore ranked 2nd out of 144 countries in the Global Information Technology Report 2014 by the World Economic Forum.[2]
Demographics[]
- CIA World Factbook: Total fertility rate 2014 estimate, ranked 224 out of 224 countries (0.80)[3]
- Population density ranked 3 out of 242 countries
- United Nations: Population ranked 115 out of 247 countries
- United Nations: World Population Policies 2005 number of immigrants, ranked 22 out of 192 countries
- International Organization for Migration: 7th most cosmopolitan nation.[4]
Economy[]
The Central Area, photographed on 22 May 2009
- Singapore is ranked first worldwide for the ease of doing business by the World Bank for 2012, consecutively for 7 years.[5]
- Singapore is ranked the #1 most competitive country in the world.[6]
- Singapore is the 14th most expensive city in the world to spend a night in.[7]
- The Economist: Where-to-be-born Index 2013, ranked 6 out of 111 countries
- As of March 2017, Singapore's external debt ranked 15 out of 202 countries.
- Foreign exchange reserves ranked 10 out of 121 countries
- Nominal GDP —
- IMF: ranked 36 out of 188 countries (2014)
- World Bank: ranked 36 out of 189 countries (2014)
- Nominal GDP growth rate 2014 estimate: ranked 99 out of 198 countries
- Nominal GDP per capita —
- IMF: ranked 6 out of 186 countries (2015)
- GDP (PPP) per capita —
- IMF: ranked 3 out of 187 countries (2014)
- World Bank: ranked 3 out of 185 countries (2014)
- United Nations: Human Development Index 2014, ranked 9 out of 187 countries[8]
- The Wall Street Journal: Index of Economic Freedom 2021, ranked 1 out of 178 countries
- World Economic Forum: Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index 2013, ranked 10 out of 140 countries[9]
- World Tourism Organization: World Tourism rankings, ranked 29 out of all countries[10]
Education[]
- Ranked 1 in the 2015 OECD global education report
Energy[]
- CIA World Factbook: refined petroleum consumption 2015, ranked 18 out of 215 countries[11]
- CIA World Factbook: oil consumption 2012, ranked 78 out of 211 countries[12]
Environment[]
- CIA World Factbook: water resources (2011 figures), ranked 160 out of 172 countries[13]
- New Economics Foundation: Happy Planet Index 2012, ranked 90 out of 151 countries[14]
- US Department of Energy: CO2 emissions per capita 2008, ranked 58 out of 214 countries[15]
- Save The Children: End of Childhood report 2018, ranked 1 out of 175 countries[16]
Geography[]
- CIA World Factbook: Total area ranked 190 out of 249 countries and oceans[17]
Labour[]
- Singapore is ranked 59 out of 142 countries on the World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report.[18]
Military[]
- List of countries by Global Militarization Index: ranked 2 out of 152 countries
Politics and law[]
- In 2015, Singapore was ranked 9th in the world in the Rule of Law Index by the World Justice Project.[19]
- The Economist: Democracy Index 2018, ranked 66 out of 167 countries[20]
- Reporters Without Borders: Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2017: ranked 151 out of 180 countries[21]
Technology[]
- UN e-Government Readiness Index, Singapore ranks 3rd.
- Singapore ranked 2nd out of 144 countries in the Global Information Technology Report 2014 by the World Economic Forum.[2]
- Networked Readiness Index, Singapore ranks 1st out of 139 countries.
Transportation[]
Others[]
- Singapore is ranked third among Asian countries in 2014 on Gallup's Potential Net Migration Index.[22]
- Most expensive cities —
See also[]
- List of international rankings
- Lists of countries
- Lists by country
References[]
- ^ "Singapore has the world's fastest Internet: Akamai". 17 December 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Blanke, Jennifer (23 March 2015). "Global Information Technology Report 2014". Global Information Technology Report 2014. World Economic Forum. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ Country comparison: Total fertility rate, The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2009, retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ "Where are the world's most cosmopolitan cities?". CityMetric, New Statesman. 19 February 2016.
- ^ "Singapore expects less investment in 2013". Investvine.com. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ "World Competitiveness Center - IMD Executive Education" (PDF). IMD business school.
- ^ Maierbrugger, Arno (14 June 2013). "Singapore priciest Asian city for visitors". Inside Investor. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ Summary: Human Development Report 2014: Overcoming Barriers: Human Mobility and Development (PDF), New York, N.Y.: United Nations Development Programme, 2009, p. 12, archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2009; Human Development Report 2009: Overcoming Barriers: Human Mobility and Development, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York, N.Y.: Palgrave Macmillan for the United Nations Development Programme, 2009, p. 143, ISBN 978-0-230-23904-3; "S'pore is 23rd most developed country", Today, p. 17, 6 October 2009, archived from the original on 6 November 2009; Neo Chai Chin (14 October 2009), Migration good, says Mahbubani: Govt policies can ensure best outcomes for migrants, citizens, archived from the original on 5 November 2009.
- ^ Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013, World Economic Forum, 7 May 2013, archived from the original on 24 November 2014, retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ UNWTO World Tourism Barometer Archived 15 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov.
- ^ Country comparison: Oil – consumption, The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2012, retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ Field listing: Total renewable water resources, The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2009, archived from the original on 1 September 2009, retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ Saamah Abdallah [et al.] (2009), The (un)Happy Planet Index 2.0: Why Good Lives Don't Have to Cost the Earth (PDF), London: New Economics Foundation, p. 61, ISBN 978-1-904882-55-8, archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2009; "Costa Ricans the 'happiest worldwide'", The Straits Times, p. A17, 6 July 2009.
- ^ Millennium Development Goals Indicators: The Official United Nations Site for the MDG Indicators, United Nations, 2006, retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ hermesauto (1 June 2018). "Singapore ranked best country for children to grow up in". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ Country comparison: Area, The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2009, retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ YASMINA, BEKHOUCHE (23 March 2015). "WEF Global Gender Gap Report 2014". The Global Gender Gap Index 2014. World Economic Forum. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ The Economist Intelligence Unit's Index of Democracy 2008 (PDF), 2008, archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2008, retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ "16 "poor" Singapore rankings that you probably didn't know?". 17 August 2017.
- ^ Inc., Gallup. "Potential Net Migration Index Declines in Many Countries".
- ^ Economist Intelligence Unit Cost of Living Survey 2014: Singapore named the world's most expensive city, 1 April 2014.
- ^ Worldwide Cost of Living survey 2014 – City ranking, Mercer, 1 April 2014, archived from the original on 25 July 2011, retrieved 1 April 2014; S'pore 5th most expensive city, archived from the original on 25 July 2011.
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