International Rankings of Taiwan 2015, 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	$90,380,000,000	39	2013 est.
Budget revenues	$78,240,000,000	41	2013 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) % of GDP	-2.50	59	2013 est.
Central bank discount rate(%)	1.88	55	31 Dec 201
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)	2.88	149	31 Dec 2012 est.
Current account balance	$56,660,000,000	9	2013 est.
Debt - external	$146,800,000,000	37	31 Dec 2013 est.
Distribution of family income - Gini index	34.2	77	2011
Exports	$305,800,000,000	20	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services (%)	73.10	29	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - government consumption (%)	12.20	93	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - household consumption (%)	59.50	102	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - imports of goods and services (%)	-64.50	126	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in fixed capital (%)	19.40	83	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in inventories (%)	0.30	39	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture(%)	2.00	129	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry(%)	29.40	74	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - services(%)	68.60	63	2013 est.
GDP - official exchange rate	$484,700,000,000	27	2013 est.
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$39,600	25	2013 est.
GDP - purchasing power parity	$926,400,000,000	21	2013 est.
GDP - real growth rate (%)	2.20	56	2013 est.
Gross national saving (% of GPD)	31.30	23	2013 est.
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	40.30	18	2010
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% (%)	6.40	3	2010
Imports	$268,500,000,000	19	2013 est.
Industrial production growth rate (%)	1.80	60	2013 est.
Inflation rate(consumer prices) (%)	1.10	81	2013 est.
Labor force	11,550,000	47	2013 est.
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture (%)	5.00	105	2012 est.
Labor force - by occupation - industry (%)	36.20	9	2012 est.
Labor force - by occupation - services (%)	58.80	74	2012 est.
Market value of publicly traded shares	$ 784,100,000,000	17	31 Dec 2011
Population below poverty line (%)	1.50	130	2012 est.
Public debt (% of GPD)	38.90	85	2013 est.
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	$414,500,000,000	7	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of broad money	$ 1,189,000,000,000	16	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad	$240,300,000,000	22	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home	$62,940,000,000	51	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of domestic credit	$753,500,000,000	20	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of narrow money	$ 450,100,000,000	14	31 Dec 2013 est.
Taxes and other revenues	16.1	154	2013 est.
Unemployment rate (%)	4.10	112	2013 est.
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy	293,300,000	23	2011 est.
Crude Oil - exports	0	75	2011 est.
Crude Oil - imports	885,900	13	2010 est.
Crude Oil - production	21,680	76	2012 est.
Crude Oil - proved reserves	2,380,000	87	1 Jan 2013 est.
Electricity - consumption(kWh)	242,200,000,000	15	2011 est.
Electricity - exports (kWh)	0	91	2011 est.
Electricity - from fossil fuels	77.2	44	2011 est.
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants	5.3	114	2011 est.
Electricity - from nuclear fuels	10.6	17	2011 est.
Electricity - from other renewable sources	6.9	34	2011 est.
Electricity - imports (kWh)	0	109	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)	10,368.18	11	NA
Natural gas - consumption (cu m)	16,370,000,000	38	2011 est.
Natural gas - exports (cu m)	0	54	2011 est.
Natural gas - imports (cu m)	15,900,000,000	24	2011 est.
Natural gas - production (cu m)	330,200,000	75	2011 est.
Natural gas - proved reserves (cu m)	6,229,000,000	84	1 Jan 2013 est.
Refined petroleum products - consumption	786,100	24	2011 est.
Refined petroleum products - exports	255,000	24	2011 est.
Refined petroleum products - imports	304,700	20	2011 est.
Refined petroleum products - production	920,200	21	2011 est.
Geography
Coastline(km)	1,566	73	NA
Elevation extremes - highest point (m)	3952	43	NA
Elevation extremes - lowest point (m)	0	35	NA
Land Area - sq km	32,260.00	138	NA
Land use - arable land (%)	24.00	41	2011
Land use - other (%)	75.00	153	2011
Land use - permanent crops (%)	1.00	113	2011
Population density - Persons per sq km*	724.11	16	Jul 2014 est.
Total Area - sq km	35,980.00	139	NA
Total renewable water resources (cu km)	67.00	80	2011
Water Area - sq km	3,720	76	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.
Population
Age structure 0-14 years - female	1,575,789	81	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years - male	1,683,381	81	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years (%)	14.00	161	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - female	1,526,344	65	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - male	1,613,197	62	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years(%)	13.40	80	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - female	5,539,654	46	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - male	5,539,606	45	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years(%)	47.40	12	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - female	1,571,208	34	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - male	1,506,657	33	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years(%)	13.20	16	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - female	1,502,672	38	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - male	1,301,420	33	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over (%)	11.60	48	2014 est.
Birth Rate(births/1,000 population)	8.55	208	2014 est.
Death Rate(deaths/1,000 population)	6.97	125	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - female (deaths/1,000 live births)	4.06	183	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - male (deaths/1,000 live births)	4.90	181	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - total (deaths/1,000 live births)	4.49	184	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - female (years)	83.20	29	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - male (years)	76.72	40	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - total (years)	79.84	35	2014 est.
Literacy - total (%)	96.10	26	2003
Median age - female (years)	39.90	39	2014 est.
Median age - male (years)	38.50	33	2014 est.
Median age - total (years)	39.20	35	2014 est.
Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)	0.90	59	2014 est.
Population	23,359,928	52	Jul 2014 est.
Population growth rate (%)	0.25	137	2014 est.
Sex ratio - 0-14 years(male(s)/female)	1.07	10	2014 est
Sex ratio - 15-24 years(male(s)/female)	1.06	17	2014 est
Sex ratio - 25-54 years(male(s)/female)	1.00	26	2014 est
Sex ratio - 55-64 years(male(s)/female)	0.99	19	2014 est
Sex ratio - 65 years and over (male(s)/female)	0.89	22	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	20.00	2	NA
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)	1.11	157	2014 est.
Transportation
Airports	37	86	2013
Airports - with paved runways - total	35	47	2013
Airports - with unpaved runways - total	2	98	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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