International_rankings_of_Singapore

International rankings of Singapore

International rankings of Singapore

National rating on multiple scales


The following are some international rankings for Singapore.

Communications

  • Singapore has the world's fastest average peak Internet speed (Akamai, December, 2015).[1]
  • Singapore ranked 2nd out of 144 countries in the Global Information Technology Report 2014 by the World Economic Forum.[2]

Demographics

Economy

The Central Area, photographed on 22 May 2009

Education

  • Ranked 1 in the 2015 OECD global education report

Energy

  • CIA World Factbook: refined petroleum consumption 2015, ranked 18 out of 215 countries[10]
  • CIA World Factbook: oil consumption 2012, ranked 78 out of 211 countries[11]

Environment

A tembusu tree (Fagraea fragrans) at the Singapore Botanic Gardens

Geography

Labour

Military

Politics and law

Technology

Transportation

The air traffic control tower of Singapore Changi Airport

Others

  • Singapore is ranked third among Asian countries in 2014 on Gallup's Potential Net Migration Index.[21]
  • Most expensive cities
    • Economist Intelligence Unit: Cost of Living Survey 2014, ranked 1 out of 140 cities in the world[22]
    • Mercer: Worldwide Cost of Living Survey 2014, ranked 4 out of 211 cities[23]

See also


References

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  2. Blanke, Jennifer (23 March 2015). "Global Information Technology Report 2014". Global Information Technology Report 2014. World Economic Forum. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  3. Country comparison: Total fertility rate, The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2009, archived from the original on 13 June 2007, retrieved 16 August 2009.
  4. "Where are the world's most cosmopolitan cities?". CityMetric, New Statesman. 19 February 2016.
  5. "Singapore expects less investment in 2013". Investvine.com. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  6. Maierbrugger, Arno (14 June 2013). "Singapore priciest Asian city for visitors". Inside Investor. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  7. Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013, World Economic Forum, 7 May 2013, archived from the original on 24 November 2014, retrieved 14 November 2014.
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  9. Country comparison: Oil – consumption, The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2012, archived from the original on 12 May 2013, retrieved 14 November 2014.
  10. Field listing: Total renewable water resources, The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2009, archived from the original on 1 September 2009, retrieved 16 August 2009.
  11. Saamah Abdallah [et al.] (2009), The (un)Happy Planet Index 2.0: Why Good Lives Don't Have to Cost the Earth (PDF), London: New Economics Foundation, p. 61, ISBN 978-1-904882-55-8, archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2009; "Costa Ricans the 'happiest worldwide'", The Straits Times, p. A17, 6 July 2009.
  12. Millennium Development Goals Indicators: The Official United Nations Site for the MDG Indicators, United Nations, 2006, archived from the original on 17 March 2011, retrieved 16 August 2009.
  13. hermesauto (1 June 2018). "Singapore ranked best country for children to grow up in". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  14. Country comparison: Area, The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2009, archived from the original on 1 September 2009, retrieved 16 August 2009.
  15. ZAHIDI, SAADIA (28 May 2023). "WEF Global Gender Gap Report 2022" (PDF). The Global Gender Gap Index 2022. World Economic Forum. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  16. "Rule of Law Around the World | the World Justice Project". Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  17. The Economist Intelligence Unit's Index of Democracy 2008 (PDF), 2008, archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2008, retrieved 16 August 2009.
  18. "16 "poor" Singapore rankings that you probably didn't know?". 17 August 2017. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  19. Worldwide Cost of Living survey 2014 – City ranking, Mercer, 1 April 2014, archived from the original on 25 July 2011, retrieved 1 April 2014; S'pore 5th most expensive city, archived from the original on 25 July 2011.

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