International rankings of Hong Kong

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The following are international rankings of Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong by categories.

Note: For rankings with negative connotations, the orders are inverted such that the best country/regions are always ranked "1st".

Contents

Overall

Overall Rankings
NameYearPlaceOut of #ReferenceRemarks
United Nations - Human Development Index 20194189 Archived 2020-04-29 at the Wayback Machine Norway 1, Singapore 9, S.Korea 22, Japan 19, M.China 85
EIU – Global Liveability Ranking 201938140 Vienna 1, Osaka 4, Tokyo 7, Singapore 40
Mercer – Quality of Living Survey201971231 Vienna 1, Singapore 25, Tokyo 49, Seoul 77, Shanghai 103
Monocle – Quality of Life Survey 20161825+ Tokyo 1, Singapore 20
The Economist - Where-to-be-born Index 20131080 Singapore 6, S.Korea 19, Japan 25, M.China 49
Legatum Prosperity Index 201915167 Denmark 1, Singapore 16, Japan 19, China 57
Arcadis - Sustainable Cities Index 20199100 Singapore 4, Seoul 13, Tokyo 33, Shanghai 76
IESE - Cities in Motion Index201911174 Tokyo 6, Singapore 7, Seoul 12, Shanghai 59

Economy

Economic Rankings
NameYearPlaceOut of #ReferenceRemarks
International Labour Organization – Average monthly earnings (PPP) 20123072 Archived 2018-09-09 at the Wayback Machine Singapore 14, S.Korea 10, Japan 17, M.China 57
International Finance Corporation/World Bank – Ease of Doing Business Index 20203189 Singapore 2, S.Korea 5, Taiwan 15, China 31
CIA The World Factbook – Exports 201710225
CIA The World Factbook – Imports 20138222
World Bank - GDP per Capita (current US$)201227214
World Bank - GNI per Capita, PPP (current Intl$)201212184
IMF – Official Reserve Assets2014 Jan675
WEF – Global Competitiveness Index 2015-20167140 Singapore 2, S.Korea 26, Japan 6, M.China 28
WEF – Global Enabling Trade Index 20142138
IMD – World Competitiveness Yearbook 2020563 Singapore 1, S.Korea 23, Japan 34, M.China 20
Wall Street Journal / The Heritage Foundation – Index of Economic Freedom 20161178 Singapore 2, S.Korea 27, Japan 22, M.China 144
MIT - Economic Complexity Index 201440144 Singapore 8, S.Korea 6, Japan 1, M.China 37
PwC/World Bank - Overall Paying Taxes20144189
Grant Thornton - Global Dynamism Index20131660
FedEx Opportunity Index - Access Index® Rank20081109
McKinsey - Connectedness Index20122131 Archived 2016-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
EIU - Digital economy rankings 2010770

Business and Industry

Business and Industry Rankings
NameYearPlaceOut of #ReferenceRemarks
EIU – Business Environment Rankings2014-2018382 Singapore 1, S.Korea 26, Japan 27, M.China 50
Forbes - Best Countries for Business201511145 Singapore 8, Japan 23, S.Korea 33, M.China 94
World Tourism Organization - World Tourism rankings 2014 May14193
WEF – Financial Development Index 2012162
WEF - Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 201315140
EIU – IT industry competitiveness index 20111966 Singapore 3, S.Korea 19, Japan 16, M.China 38
World Bank - Logistics Performance Index 201415160

Education

Education Rankings
NameYearPlaceOut of #ReferenceRemark
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment - Maths
2012365 Singapore 2, S.Korea 5, Japan 7, Shanghai 1
2009365
2006357
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment - Reading
2012265 Singapore 3, S.Korea 5, Japan 4, Shanghai 1
2009465
2006357
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment - Science
2012265 Singapore 3, S.Korea 7, Japan 4, Shanghai 1
2009365
2006357
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment - Problem Solving
2012565 Singapore 1, S.Korea 2, Japan 3, Shanghai 6

Environment

Environmental Rankings
NameYearPlaceOut of #ReferenceRemarks
South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission – Environmental Vulnerability Index 2004128234 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
New Economics Foundation – Happy Planet Index 2016123140 Child care leave application Singapore n/a, S Korea 80, Japan 58, China 72

Health & Safety

Health & Safety Rankings
NameYearPlaceOut of #ReferenceRemarks
WHO - Infant mortality (1=lowest) 2005-20101193
WHO - Life expectancy (1=highest) 2005-20101193
UNODC - Intentional homicide rate 2012 or latest data available6219
The Economist - Safe Cities Index20151150 Singapore 2, Seoul 24, Tokyo 1, Shanghai 30

Infrastructure

Infrastructure Rankings
NameYearPlaceOut of #ReferenceRemark
Mercer - Cities with the best infrastructure2014650 [1]
Airports Council International, Airport Service Quality Awards - Asia Pacific 2013below 575
Skytrax, World Airport Award 20144410+
Skytrax, World Airlines Awards 20141 (Cathay Pacific)100+
The World Factbook – Number of Heliports 201324115
The World Factbook - Expressway density 2012 (for HK)194222
United Nations - ICT Development Index 201511167 S.Korea 1, Japan 11, Singapore 19, M.China 82
Akamai Technologies – Internet connection speed 20134188+
Google - Smartphone penetration 2012847 Archived 2018-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
WEF - Networked Readiness Index 20148148

Innovation

Innovation Rankings
NameYearPlaceOut of #ReferenceRemark
Global Open Data Index - Overview20162394 Archived 2018-09-26 at the Wayback Machine Singapore 16, Japan 13
World Intellectual Property Indicators - Patents by origin (residents & abroad)201438122 Singapore 26, M.China 1, Japan 3, S.Korea 4
World Intellectual Property Indicators - Patents by origin (residents only)20145997 Singapore 30, M.China 1, Japan 3, S.Korea 4
World Intellectual Property Indicators - Trademarks by origin (residents & abroad)201422122 Singapore 34, M.China 1, Japan 5, S.Korea 10
World Intellectual Property Indicators - Trademarks by origin (residents only)20142395 Singapore 49, M.China 1, Japan 7, S.Korea 9
World Intellectual Property Indicators - Designs by origin (residents & abroad)201425125 Singapore 33, M.China 1, Japan 7, S.Korea 3
World Intellectual Property Indicators - Designs by origin (residents only)20143193 Singapore 44, M.China 1, Japan 6, S.Korea 3
World Intellectual Property Indicators - Resident application design counts per population20141520+ Singapore 19, M.China 20+, Japan 16, S.Korea 1
Bloomberg Innovation Index 20153450
The Boston Consulting Group - International Innovation Index 20096110 Archived 2021-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
Cornell University, INSEAD and WIPO - Global Innovation Index 201410142
World Bank - Research and development spending as % of GDP Most recent value44123 S.Korea 2, Japan 3, M.China 16, Singapore 17
HackerRank - Which Country Has the Best Developers 20161750 M.China 1, Japan 6, Singapore 13, S.Korea 22

Governance

Governance Rankings
NameYearPlaceOut of #ReferenceRemark
Transparency International – Bribe Payers Index 20111528
World Justice Project – Rule of Law Index 201416102 Singapore 9, M.China 71, Japan 13, S.Korea 11
The Economist Intelligence Unit – Democracy Index 201563167
Reporters without Borders – World Press Freedom Index 201470180 Singapore 153, M.China 176, Japan 61, S.Korea 60
Property Rights Alliance – International Property Rights Index 201314130
Transparency International – Corruption Perception Index 201315177 Archived 2013-12-03 at archive.today
Wasada IAC – Joint E-Government Ranking20142661 Singapore 2, S.Korea 3, Japan 5, M.China 39

Society

Social Rankings
NameYearPlaceOut of #ReferenceRemark
The World Factbook - Distribution of Family Income (Gini Index)2011 for HK129 (1=lowest)141 Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine Singapore 110, S.Korea 30, Japan 66, M.China 115
Gallup – Potential Net Migration Index (Asia Pacific)2010-201210 (1 meaning highest potential immigration)28 Singapore 3, S.Korea 18, Japan 15, M.China 12
Walk Free Foundation - Global Slavery Index 201322162
United Nations - World Happiness Report 202281157 Singapore 27, Japan 54, S.Korea 59, M.China 72
Charities Aid Foundation - World Giving Index 201219145

Rankings by Years

The following are international rankings of Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong by years.

DateContestHost organisationRankingNote
2002 and 2006 National IQ Rankings [2] IQ and the Wealth of Nations, the University of Ulster 1/185 countriesControversial
2001–05World's Best Airports [3] Skytrax 1/155 countries
20066th Annual Global e-Government Study (Brown University) [4] Global e-Government20/198 countries
Annual Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2006 [5] Reporters Without Borders 59/168 countries
Corruption Perceptions Index [6] Transparency International 15/163 countries
World Competitiveness Yearbook 2006 [7] IMD International 2/61 economiesEconomies include those of countries and regions
World City's Skyline/Skyscrapers [8] Emporis Data Committee (EDC) 1/100 major citiesCities ranked by the visual impact of their skylines
Global Competitiveness Report - Growth Competitiveness Index Ranking [9] World Economic Forum 11/125 countries
World's Best Airports [3] Skytrax 2/165 countries
Business Competitiveness Index - BCI [10] World Economic Forum 10/121 countries
Human Development Index - HDI [11] United Nations 22/177 countries
Access Index (p.19)] [12] FedEx: The Power of Access - 2006 Access Index1/75 countries
2007Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index [13] World Economic Forum 6/124 countries
Index of Economic Freedom The Heritage Foundation/ The Wall Street Journal : 2008 Archived 2008-02-13 at the Wayback Machine 1/157 countriesRanked 1st for 14 years in a row
Leading Centers of Commerce "MasterCard study". Forbes . Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)5/63 countriesrated 63 cities according to their legal and political framework, economic stability, ease of doing business, financial flow, business center status, and knowledge creation and information flow
World's most expensive cost-of-livingMercer Human Resource Consulting [14] 5/143 cities
World's Best Airports [3] Skytrax 1/155 countries
World Competitiveness Yearbook 2007 [15] IMD International 3/55 economiesThe IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2007 analyses and ranks the ability of nations to create and maintain an environment that sustains the competitiveness of enterprises
E-readiness Economist Intelligence Unit [16] 4/69 countriese-Readiness is the ability to use Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to develop one's economy and to foster one's welfare
World's best place for doing business [17] World Bank 4/178 countriesEconomies are ranked on their ease of doing business, from 1–178, with first place being the best. A high ranking on the ease of doing business index means the regulatory environment is conducive to the operation of business. This index averages the country's percentile rankings on 10 topics, made up of a variety of indicators, giving equal weight to each topic
Asia's best corporate governance survey [18] Asian Corporate Governance Association1/11 countries
Global Financial Centre Index [19] City of London3/10 citiesThe GFCI is a ranking of the competitiveness of financial centres based on a number of existing indices in combination with a regular survey of senior industry figures from around the world. Hong Kong ranked third behind New York and London.
IT industry competitiveness index [20] Economist Intelligence Unit 21/64 countriesIndex measures a supply of skills, an innovation-friendly culture, world-class technology infrastructure, a legal regime and well-balanced government support, as well as a competition-friendly business environment. Those countries possessing most of these “competitiveness enablers” are also home to high-performance IT industries: all but four of the top 22 countries in the EIU are also among the world's top countries in terms of IT labour productivity
Asian Cities of the Future 07/08 [21] Financial Time1/38 cities
2008Capital Access Index 2007 Milken Institute 1/122 countries
Location Ranking Survey [22] ECA International15/254 locations
World Competitiveness Yearbook [23] IMD 3/55 economies
Mortalities Due to Air Pollution WHO 8th [24]

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References

  1. ↑ Mercer(2014), Quality-of-Living Reports
  2. ↑ National IQs Based on the Results of Intelligence Tests Archived December 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 3 "World's Best Airports". Worldairportawards.com. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
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