International Rankings of Korea, South 2015, country comparisons

Communications
Ranked Data	Value	Rank	Date of Info
Internet hosts	315,697	62	2012
Internet users	39,400,000	11	2009
Telephones - main lines in use	30,100,000	11	2012
Telephones - mobile cellular	53,625,000	25	2012
Economy
Budget expenditures	$287,200,000,000	17	2013 est.
Budget revenues	$296,100,000,000	16	2013 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) % of GDP	0.70	29	2013 est.
Central bank discount rate(%)	2.5	51	31 Dec 201
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)	5.39	127	31 Dec 2012 est.
Current account balance	$55,690,000,000	11	2013 est.
Debt - external	$430,900,000,000	28	31 Dec 2013 est.
Distribution of family income - Gini index	31.1	91	2011 est.
Exports	$557,300,000,000	9	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services (%)	54.60	48	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - government consumption (%)	15.90	66	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - household consumption (%)	53.10	126	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - imports of goods and services (%)	-50.80	96	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in fixed capital (%)	27.00	42	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in inventories (%)	0.30	39	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture(%)	2.60	124	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry(%)	39.20	33	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - services(%)	58.20	102	2013 est.
GDP - official exchange rate	$1,198,000,000,000	16	2013 est.
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$33,200	38	2013 est.
GDP - purchasing power parity	$1,666,000,000,000	13	2013 est.
GDP - real growth rate (%)	2.80	51	2013 est.
Gross national saving (% of GPD)	31.90	21	2013 est.
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	37.70	26	2011
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% (%)	6.40	3	2011
Imports	$516,600,000,000	9	2013 est.
Industrial production growth rate (%)	2.50	55	2013 est.
Inflation rate(consumer prices) (%)	1.10	81	2013 est.
Labor force	25,860,000	25	2013 est.
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture (%)	6.90	97	NA
Labor force - by occupation - industry (%)	23.60	41	NA
Labor force - by occupation - services (%)	69.40	42	NA
Market value of publicly traded shares	$ 1,078,000,000,000	11	28 Dec 2012
Population below poverty line (%)	16.00	96	2009 est.
Public debt (% of GPD)	35.80	94	2013 est.
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	$341,800,000,000	9	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of broad money	$ 1,764,000,000,000	10	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad	$223,200,000,000	23	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home	$152,300,000,000	30	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of domestic credit	$1,266,000,000,000	16	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of narrow money	$ 465,200,000,000	12	31 Dec 2013 est.
Taxes and other revenues	24.7	112	2013 est.
Unemployment rate (%)	3.20	116	2013 est.
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy	611,000,000	9	2011 est.
Crude Oil - exports	0	75	2010 est.
Crude Oil - imports	2,590,000	5	2012 est.
Crude Oil - production	0	128	2012 est.
Crude Oil - proved reserves	0	93	NA
Electricity - consumption(kWh)	449,500,000,000	11	2010 est.
Electricity - exports (kWh)	0	91	2012 est.
Electricity - from fossil fuels	74.5	51	2010 est.
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants	2.0	125	2010 est.
Electricity - from nuclear fuels	21.9	7	2010 est.
Electricity - from other renewable sources	1.5	62	2010 est.
Electricity - imports (kWh)	0	109	2012 est.
Electricity - installed generating capacity	84,660,000	14	2010 est.
Electricity - production (kWh)	485,100,000,000	11	2011 est.
Electricity Consumption per capita (kWh)	9,165.99	18	NA
Natural gas - consumption (cu m)	49,660,000,000	16	2012 est.
Natural gas - exports (cu m)	0	54	2012 est.
Natural gas - imports (cu m)	47,340,000,000	10	2012 est.
Natural gas - production (cu m)	424,900,000	72	2012 est.
Natural gas - proved reserves (cu m)	5,269,000,000	88	1 Jan 2013 est.
Refined petroleum products - consumption	2,301,000	10	2012 est.
Refined petroleum products - exports	944,700	8	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - imports	794,000	8	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - production	2,830,000	7	2012 est.
Geography
Coastline(km)	2,413	59	NA
Elevation extremes - highest point (m)	1950	123	NA
Elevation extremes - lowest point (m)	0	35	NA
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - per capita (cu km/yr)	548.7	56	2003
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - total (cu km/yr)	25.47	29	2003
Irrigated land (sq km)	8,804	45	2003
Land Area - sq km	96,920.00	107	NA
Land boundaries - km	238	146	NA
Land use - arable land (%)	14.93	74	2011
Land use - other (%)	83.00	122	2011
Land use - permanent crops (%)	2.06	83	2011
Population density - Persons per sq km*	505.98	23	Jul 2014 est.
Total Area - sq km	99,720.00	109	NA
Total renewable water resources (cu km)	69.70	78	2011
Water Area - sq km	2,800	80	NA
Military
Manpower available for military service - female	12,423,496	24	2010 est.
Manpower available for military service - male	13,185,794	26	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - female	10,168,709	25	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - male	10,864,566	23	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female	321,225	35	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male	365,760	32	2010 est.
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	2.80	25	2012
Population
Age structure 0-14 years - female	3,328,634	57	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years - male	3,603,943	56	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years (%)	14.10	160	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - female	3,113,257	37	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - male	3,515,271	34	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years(%)	13.50	79	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - female	11,360,962	27	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - male	11,814,872	26	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years(%)	47.30	13	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - female	3,081,480	23	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - male	3,012,051	21	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years(%)	12.40	25	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - female	3,639,083	19	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - male	2,570,433	21	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over (%)	12.30	46	2014 est.
Birth Rate(births/1,000 population)	8.26	212	2014 est.
Contraceptive prevalence rate (%)	80.00	9	2009
Death Rate(deaths/1,000 population)	6.63	134	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio (%)	17.20	44	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	5.80	101	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio (%)	37.10	154	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio (%)	19.90	162	2014 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - rural	87.9	52	2012 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - total	97.8	21	2012 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - urban	99.7	4	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - rural	12.1	81	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - total	2.2	104	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - urban	0.3	92	2012 est.
Education expenditures - percent of GDP	5.00	33	2009
Health expenditures	7.20	45	2011
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%)	0.10	42	2009 est.
HIV/AIDS - deaths	500	62	2009 est.
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	9,500	102	2009 est.
Hospital bed density	10.30	5	2009
Infant mortality rate - female (deaths/1,000 live births)	3.73	190	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - male (deaths/1,000 live births)	4.13	193	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - total (deaths/1,000 live births)	3.93	196	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - female (years)	83.13	30	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - male (years)	76.67	43	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - total (years)	79.80	36	2014 est.
Literacy - female (%)	96.60	24	2002
Literacy - male (%)	99.20	9	2002
Literacy - total (%)	97.90	16	2002
Maternal mortality rate	16.00	90	2010
Median age - female (years)	41.60	29	2014 est.
Median age - male (years)	38.70	32	2014 est.
Median age - total (years)	40.20	28	2014 est.
Mother's mean age at first birth (years)	30.30	3	2011 est.
Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)	0.00	74	2014 est.
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	7.70	111	2008
Physicians density	2.02	59	2010
Population	49,039,986	27	Jul 2014 est.
Population growth rate (%)	0.16	141	2014 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural Improved (% of population)	100	1	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Total Improved (% of population)	100	1	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Urban Improved (% of population)	100	1	2012 est.
School life expectancy - female (years)	16	6	2011
School life expectancy - male (years)	18	2	2011
School life expectancy - total (years)	17	4	2011
Sex ratio - 0-14 years(male(s)/female)	1.08	9	2014 est
Sex ratio - 15-24 years(male(s)/female)	1.13	9	2014 est
Sex ratio - 25-54 years(male(s)/female)	1.04	21	2014 est
Sex ratio - 55-64 years(male(s)/female)	1.00	18	2014 est
Sex ratio - 65 years and over (male(s)/female)	0.69	43	2014 est
Sex ratio - at birth (male(s)/female)	1.07	9	2014 est
Sex ratio - total population (male(s)/female)	1.00	22	2014 est
Suffrage	19.00	3	NA
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)	1.25	155	2014 est.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female (%)	9	99	2012
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male(%)	10	80	2012
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total (%)	9	92	2012
Urbanization - rate of urbanization (%)	0.71	137	2011
Urbanization - urban population (%)	83.2	33	2010-15 est.
Transportation
Airports	111	51	2013
Airports - with paved runways - total	71	32	2013
Airports - with unpaved runways - total	40	63	2013
Heliports	466.00	2	2013
Merchant marine (ships)	786	14	2010
Pipelines (km)	3,121	59	2013
Railways (km)	3,381	52	2008
Roadways (km)	104,983	44	2009
Waterways (km)	1,600	46	2011

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