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International rankings of Japan
The following are international rankings of Japan.
Cities edit
- Tokyo-Yokohama, Mercer Human Resource Consulting: Most expensive cities 2008, ranked 2
- Tokyo-Yokohama, Population of urban area ranked 1
- Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto, Population of urban area ranked 10
- Osaka, Mercer Human Resource Consulting: Most expensive cities 2008, ranked 11
- Nagoya, Population of urban area ranked 24
Demographics edit
- Population ranked 11 out of 228 countries and territories
- Population density ranked 37 out of 242 countries and territories
- The World Factbook 2008 estimates Life expectancy ranked 1 out of 191 countries and territories[1]
- Total immigrant population ranked 20 out of 192 countries[2][3]
Economy edit
- IMD International: World Competitiveness Yearbook 2005, ranked 19 out of 60 economies [4]
- The Heritage Foundation/The Wall Street Journal: Index of Economic Freedom 2008, ranked 17 out of 157 countries[5]
- The Economist: Quality-of-life Index 2005, ranked 17 out of 111 countries[6]
- World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Report 2015-2016, ranked 6 out of 125 countries[7]
Education edit
- Education Index 2007, ranked 35 out of 181 countries
- OECD Programme for International Student Assessment 2012,
- ranked 7 out of 65 countries in maths
- ranked 4 out of 65 countries in sciences
- ranked 4 out of 65 countries in reading
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011–2012
- University of Tokyo, ranked 30 in the world,[8] 1 in Asia.[9]
- Kyoto University, ranked 52 in the world,[8] 5 in Asia.[9]
Environment edit
- Yale University Center for Environmental Law and Policy and Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network: Environmental Sustainability Index 2012, ranked 23 out of 132 countries
Geography edit
- Total area ranked 61 out of 233 countries
Globalization edit
- KOF: Index of Globalization 2007, ranked 40 out of 122 countries[10]
- A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine: Globalization Index 2006, ranked 28 out of 62 countries[11]
Industry edit
- Shipbuilding total completed ships 2005, ranked 1[12]
- OICA automobile production 2014, ranked 3 out of 53 countries[13]
- The World Factbook: Steel Production 2014, ranked 2 out of 42 countries
- Electricity Production 2010, ranked 3 out of 210 countries
Military edit
- Center for Strategic and International Studies: active troops ranked 22 out of 166 countries[14]
Political edit
- Transparency International: Corruption Perceptions Index 2017, ranked 20 out of 180 countries[15]
- Reporters without borders: Worldwide press freedom index 2008, ranked 29 out of 173 countries[16]
- V-Dem Democracy indices: ranked 2023 23th out of 179 countries[17]
- Democracy Index (The Economist) ranked 2022 16th out of 167 countries[18]
Society edit
- United Nations: Human Development Index, ranked 12 out of 187 countries[19]
- Institute for Economics and Peace: Global Peace Index 2014, ranked 8 out of 162
- New Economics Foundation: Happy Planet Index 2012, ranked 45 out of 151
- Save the Children: State of the World's Mothers report 2007, ranked 29 out of 110 countries[20]
- World Health Organization: suicide rate, ranked 10 out of 100 countries[21]
- University of Leicester: Satisfaction with Life Index 2006, ranked 90 out of 178 countries[22]
- Gallup Global Wellbeing Index 2010, ranked 84 out of 155[23]
- Cigarette consumption ranked 12[24]
Technology edit
- World Intellectual Property Organization: Patent applications 2012, ranked 1
- World Intellectual Property Organization: Patent granted 2012, ranked 1
- Brown University Taubman Center for Public Policy 2006: ranked 8 in online government services[25]
- Number of mobile phones in use ranked 9 [26]
- Number of broadband Internet users ranked 3
- Economist Intelligence Unit: E-readiness 2008, ranked 18 out of 45 countries
- World Economic Forum Networked Readiness Index 2007–2008, ranked 19 out of 127 countries[27]
- United Nations: e-Government Readiness Index, 2008, ranked 11 out of 50 countries[28]
- Futron: Space Competitiveness Index, 2012, ranked 4
Tourism edit
- World Tourism Organization: World Tourism rankings 2007, ranked 28[29]
- World Economic Forum: Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013, ranked 14 out of 140
- World Heritage Site 2014, ranked 18
Transportation edit
- Total rapid transit systems ranked 3
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