International Rankings of Taiwan 2014, country comparisons

Communications
Ranked Data	Value	Rank	Date of Info
Internet hosts	6,272,000	18	2012
Internet users	16,147,000	24	2009
Telephones - main lines in use	15,998,000	17	2012
Telephones - mobile cellular	29,455,000	35	2012
Economy
Budget expenditures	$90,420,000,000	38	2012 est.
Budget revenues	$78,380,000,000	41	2012 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) % of GDP	-2.60	102	2012 est.
Central bank discount rate(%)	1.88	120	31 Dec 201
Commercial bank prime lending rate(%)	2.88	177	31 Dec 2011 est.
Current account balance	$49,920,000,000	13	2012 est.
Debt - external	$130,800,000,000	41	31 Dec 2012 est.
Distribution of family income - Gini index	34.2	91	2011
Exports	$299,800,000,000	21	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services (%)	73.60	31	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - government consumption (%)	12.40	139	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - household consumption (%)	60.30	114	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - imports of goods and services (%)	-66.00	147	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in fixed capital (%)	19.60	120	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in inventories (%)	0.20	106	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture(%)	2.00	174	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry(%)	29.80	80	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - services(%)	68.20	80	2012 est.
GDP - official exchange rate	$467,700,000,000	28	2012 est.
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$38,400	29	2012 est.
GDP - purchasing power parity	$894,300,000,000	20	2012 est.
GDP - real growth rate(%)	1.30	152	2012 est.
Gross national saving (% of GPD)	30.30	24	2012 est.
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	40.30	20	2010
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%(%)	6.40	2	2010
Imports	$268,800,000,000	20	2012 est.
Industrial production growth rate(%)	0.90	124	2012 est.
Inflation rate (consumer prices)(%)	1.90	186	2012 est.
Labor force	11,340,000	47	2012 est.
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture(%)	5.00	147	2012 est.
Labor force - by occupation - industry(%)	36.20	11	2012 est.
Labor force - by occupation - services(%)	58.80	92	2012 est.
Market value of publicly traded shares	$ 784,100,000,000	18	31 Dec 2011
Population below poverty line(%)	1.50	161	2012 est.
Public debt(% of GPD)	35.80	102	2012 est.
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	$408,500,000,000	7	31 Dec 2012 est.
Stock of broad money	$ 1,119,000,000,000	17	31 Dec 2012 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad	$226,100,000,000	23	31 Dec 2012 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home	$59,360,000,000	51	31 Dec 2012 est.
Stock of domestic credit	$743,100,000,000	19	31 Dec 2012 est.
Stock of narrow money	$ 426,200,000,000	13	31 Dec 2012 est.
Taxes and other revenues	16.8	183	2012 est.
Unemployment rate(%)	4.20	167	2012 est.
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy	293,300,000	24	2011 est.
Crude Oil - exports	0	92	2011 est.
Crude Oil - imports	885,900	13	2010 est.
Crude Oil - production	21,680	75	2012 est.
Crude Oil - proved reserves	2,380,000	95	1 Jan 2013 est.
Electricity - consumption(kWh)	242,200,000,000	15	2011 est.
Electricity - exports(kWh)	0	110	2011 est.
Electricity - from fossil fuels	77.2	94	2011 est.
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants	5.3	124	2011 est.
Electricity - from nuclear fuels	10.6	18	2011 est.
Electricity - from other renewable sources	6.9	34	2011 est.
Electricity - imports(kWh)	0	120	2011 est.
Electricity - installed generating capacity	48,750,000	21	2011 est.
Electricity - production(kWh)	252,200,000,000	17	2011 est.
Electricity Consumption per capita (kWh)	10,394.97	10	NA
Natural gas - consumption(cu m)	16,370,000,000	38	2011 est.
Natural gas - exports(cu m)	0	77	2011 est.
Natural gas - imports(cu m)	15,900,000,000	25	2011 est.
Natural gas - production(cu m)	330,200,000	75	2011 est.
Natural gas - proved reserves(cu m)	6,229,000,000	88	1 Jan 2013 est.
Refined petroleum products - consumption	786,100	24	2011 est.
Refined petroleum products - exports	255,000	25	2011 est.
Refined petroleum products - imports	304,700	20	2011 est.
Refined petroleum products - production	920,200	22	2011 est.
Geography
Coastline(km)	1,566	74	NA
Elevation extremes - highest point(m)	3952	47	NA
Elevation extremes - lowest point(m)	0	61	NA
Land Area - sq km	32,260.00	138	NA
Land use - arable land(%)	24.00	41	2011
Land use - other(%)	75.00	194	2011
Land use - permanent crops(%)	1.00	120	2011
Population density - Persons per sq km*	722.25	16	Jul 2013 est.
Total Area - sq km	35,980.00	139	NA
Total renewable water resources(cu km)	67.00	82	2011
Water Area - sq km	3,720	78	NA
Military
Manpower available for military service - female	6,006,676	46	2010 est.
Manpower available for military service - male	6,183,567	49	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - female	4,951,088	46	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - male	5,074,173	45	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female	155,306	62	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male	166,190	60	2010 est.
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	2.20	62	2012
Population
Age structure 0-14 years - female	1,609,813	81	2013 est.
Age structure 0-14 years - male	1,722,887	80	2013 est.
Age structure 0-14 years(%)	14.30	216	2013 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - female	1,549,415	65	2013 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - male	1,638,424	61	2013 est.
Age structure 15-24 years(%)	13.70	173	2013 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - female	5,553,318	46	2013 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - male	5,562,031	44	2013 est.
Age structure 25-54 years(%)	47.70	14	2013 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - female	1,509,359	34	2013 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - male	1,450,513	33	2013 est.
Age structure 55-64 years(%)	12.70	35	2013 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - female	1,441,017	38	2013 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - male	1,262,939	33	2013 est.
Age structure 65 years and over(%)	11.60	67	2013 est.
Birth Rate(births/1,000 population)	8.61	216	2013 est.
Death Rate(deaths/1,000 population)	6.83	139	2013 est.
Infant mortality rate - female (deaths/1,000 live births)	4.12	189	2013 est.
Infant mortality rate - male (deaths/1,000 live births)	4.96	187	2013 est.
Infant mortality rate - total (deaths/1,000 live births)	4.55	187	2013 est.
Life expectancy at birth - female (years)	83.06	29	2013 est.
Life expectancy at birth - male(years)	76.58	41	2013 est.
Life expectancy at birth - total (years)	79.71	39	2013 est.
Literacy - total(%)	96.10	87	2003
Median age - female (years)	39.40	58	2013 est.
Median age - male (years)	38.00	45	2013 est.
Median age - total (years)	38.70	53	2013 est.
Net migration rate(migrant(s)/1,000 population)	0.91	59	2013 est.
Population	23,299,716	52	Jul 2013 est.
Population growth rate(%)	0.27	171	2013 est.
Sex ratio - 0-14 years(male(s)/female)	1.07	27	2013 est
Sex ratio - 15-24 years(male(s)/female)	1.06	37	2013 est
Sex ratio - 25-54 years(male(s)/female)	1.00	109	2013 est
Sex ratio - 55-64 years(male(s)/female)	0.96	100	2013 est
Sex ratio - 65 years and over(male(s)/female)	0.89	48	2013 est
Sex ratio - at birth (male(s)/female)	1.07	20	2013 est
Sex ratio - total population(male(s)/female)	1.00	75	2013 est
Suffrage	20.00	11	NA
Total fertility rate(children born/woman)	1.11	221	2013 est.
Transportation
Airports	37	107	2013
Airports - with paved runways - total	35	56	2013
Airports - with unpaved runways - total	2	169	2013
Heliports	31.00	8	2013
Merchant marine(ships)	112	47	2010
Pipelines(km)	1,068	86	2013
Railways(km)	1,580	79	2009
Roadways(km)	41,475	86	2009

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