International rankings of Hong Kong

The following are international rankings of Hong Kong Hong Kong by categories.

Note: For rankings with negative connotations, the orders are inverted such that the best country/regions are always ranked "1st".

Overall

Overall Rankings
Name Year Place Out of # Reference Remarks
United Nations - Human Development Index 2019 &4 189 [1] Archived 2020-04-29 at the Wayback Machine Norway 1, Singapore 9, S.Korea 22, Japan 19, M.China 85
EIU – Global Liveability Ranking 2019 &38 &140 [2] Vienna 1, Osaka 4, Tokyo 7, Singapore 40
Mercer – Quality of Living Survey 2019 &71 &231 [3] Vienna 1, Singapore 25, Tokyo 49, Seoul 77, Shanghai 103
Monocle – Quality of Life Survey 2016 &18 &25+ [4] Tokyo 1, Singapore 20
The Economist - Where-to-be-born Index 2013 &10 80 [5] Singapore 6, S.Korea 19, Japan 25, M.China 49
Legatum Prosperity Index 2019 &15 &167 [6] Denmark 1, Singapore 16, Japan 19, China 57
Arcadis - Sustainable Cities Index 2019 &9 &100 [7] Singapore 4, Seoul 13, Tokyo 33, Shanghai 76
IESE - Cities in Motion Index 2019 &11 &174 [8] Tokyo 6, Singapore 7, Seoul 12, Shanghai 59

Economy

See also: Economy of Hong Kong
Economic Rankings
Name Year Place Out of # Reference Remarks
International Labour Organization – Average monthly earnings (PPP) 2012 &30 &72 [9] Archived 2018-09-09 at the Wayback Machine Singapore 14, S.Korea 10, Japan 17, M.China 57
International Finance Corporation/World Bank – Ease of Doing Business Index 2020 &3 &189 [10] Singapore 2, S.Korea 5, Taiwan 15, China 31
CIA The World Factbook – Exports 2017 &10 225 [11]
CIA The World Factbook – Imports 2013 &8 222 [12]
World Bank - GDP per Capita (current US$) 2012 &27 214 [13]
World Bank - GNI per Capita, PPP (current Intl$) 2012 &12 184 [14]
IMF – Official Reserve Assets 2014 Jan &6 &75 [15]
WEF – Global Competitiveness Index 2015-2016 &7 140 [16] Singapore 2, S.Korea 26, Japan 6, M.China 28
WEF – Global Enabling Trade Index 2014 &2 138 [17]
IMD – World Competitiveness Yearbook 2020 5 63 [18] Singapore 1, S.Korea 23, Japan 34, M.China 20
Wall Street Journal / The Heritage Foundation – Index of Economic Freedom 2016 &1 &178 [19] Singapore 2, S.Korea 27, Japan 22, M.China 144
MIT - Economic Complexity Index 2014 &40 &144 [20] Singapore 8, S.Korea 6, Japan 1, M.China 37
PwC/World Bank - Overall Paying Taxes 2014 &4 &189 [21]
Grant Thornton - Global Dynamism Index 2013 &16 &60 [22]
FedEx Opportunity Index - Access Index® Rank 2008 &1 &109 [23]
McKinsey - Connectedness Index 2012 &2 131 [24] Archived 2016-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
EIU - Digital economy rankings 2010 &7 70 [25]

Business and Industry

Business and Industry Rankings
Name Year Place Out of # Reference Remarks
EIU – Business Environment Rankings 2014-2018 &3 &82 [26] Singapore 1, S.Korea 26, Japan 27, M.China 50
Forbes - Best Countries for Business 2015 11 145 [27] Singapore 8, Japan 23, S.Korea 33, M.China 94
World Tourism Organization - World Tourism rankings 2014 May &14 193 [28]
WEF – Financial Development Index 2012 &1 62 [29]
WEF - Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013 &15 140 [30]
EIU – IT industry competitiveness index 2011 &19 &66 [31] Singapore 3, S.Korea 19, Japan 16, M.China 38
World Bank - Logistics Performance Index 2014 &15 &160 [32]

Education

See also: Education in Hong Kong
Education Rankings
Name Year Place Out of # Reference Remark
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment - Maths
2012 &3 65 [33] Singapore 2, S.Korea 5, Japan 7, Shanghai 1
2009 &3 65 [34]
2006 &3 57 [35]
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment - Reading
2012 &2 65 [36] Singapore 3, S.Korea 5, Japan 4, Shanghai 1
2009 &4 65 [37]
2006 &3 57 [38]
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment - Science
2012 &2 65 [39] Singapore 3, S.Korea 7, Japan 4, Shanghai 1
2009 &3 65 [40]
2006 &3 57 [41]
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment - Problem Solving
2012 &5 65 [42] Singapore 1, S.Korea 2, Japan 3, Shanghai 6

Environment

See also: Environment of Hong Kong
Environmental Rankings
Name Year Place Out of # Reference Remarks
South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission – Environmental Vulnerability Index 2004 &128 234 [43] Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
New Economics Foundation – Happy Planet Index 2016 &123 140 Child care leave application Singapore n/a, S Korea 80, Japan 58, China 72

Health & Safety

Health & Safety Rankings
Name Year Place Out of # Reference Remarks
WHO - Infant mortality (1=lowest) 2005-2010 &1 193 [44]
WHO - Life expectancy (1=highest) 2005-2010 &1 193 [45]
UNODC - Intentional homicide rate 2012 or latest data available &6 219 [46]
The Economist - Safe Cities Index 2015 &11 50 [47] Singapore 2, Seoul 24, Tokyo 1, Shanghai 30

Infrastructure

See also: Transport in Hong Kong
Infrastructure Rankings
Name Year Place Out of # Reference Remark
Mercer - Cities with the best infrastructure 2014 &6 50 [1]
Airports Council International, Airport Service Quality Awards - Asia Pacific 2013 &below 5 75 [48]
Skytrax, World Airport Award 2014 &4 410+ [49]
Skytrax, World Airlines Awards 2014 &1 (Cathay Pacific) 100+ [50]
The World Factbook – Number of Heliports 2013 &24 115 [51]
The World Factbook - Expressway density 2012 (for HK) &194 222 [52]
United Nations - ICT Development Index 2015 &11 167 [53] S.Korea 1, Japan 11, Singapore 19, M.China 82
Akamai Technologies – Internet connection speed 2013 &4 188+ [54]
Google - Smartphone penetration 2012 &8 47 [55] Archived 2018-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
WEF - Networked Readiness Index 2014 &8 148 [56]

Innovation

Innovation Rankings
Name Year Place Out of # Reference Remark
Global Open Data Index - Overview 2016 &23 94 [57] Archived 2018-09-26 at the Wayback Machine Singapore 16, Japan 13
World Intellectual Property Indicators - Patents by origin (residents & abroad) 2014 &38 122 [58] Singapore 26, M.China 1, Japan 3, S.Korea 4
World Intellectual Property Indicators - Patents by origin (residents only) 2014 &59 97 [59] Singapore 30, M.China 1, Japan 3, S.Korea 4
World Intellectual Property Indicators - Trademarks by origin (residents & abroad) 2014 &22 122 [60] Singapore 34, M.China 1, Japan 5, S.Korea 10
World Intellectual Property Indicators - Trademarks by origin (residents only) 2014 &23 95 [61] Singapore 49, M.China 1, Japan 7, S.Korea 9
World Intellectual Property Indicators - Designs by origin (residents & abroad) 2014 &25 125 [62] Singapore 33, M.China 1, Japan 7, S.Korea 3
World Intellectual Property Indicators - Designs by origin (residents only) 2014 &31 93 [63] Singapore 44, M.China 1, Japan 6, S.Korea 3
World Intellectual Property Indicators - Resident application design counts per population 2014 &15 20+ [64] Singapore 19, M.China 20+, Japan 16, S.Korea 1
Bloomberg Innovation Index 2015 &34 50 [65]
The Boston Consulting Group - International Innovation Index 2009 &6 110 [66] Archived 2021-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
World Intellectual Property Organization - Global Innovation Index 2024 18 133 [2]
World Bank - Research and development spending as % of GDP Most recent value &44 123 [67] S.Korea 2, Japan 3, M.China 16, Singapore 17
HackerRank - Which Country Has the Best Developers 2016 &17 50 [68] M.China 1, Japan 6, Singapore 13, S.Korea 22

Governance

See also: Government of Hong Kong
Governance Rankings
Name Year Place Out of # Reference Remark
Transparency International – Bribe Payers Index 2011 &15 28 [69]
World Justice Project – Rule of Law Index 2014 &16 102 [70] Singapore 9, M.China 71, Japan 13, S.Korea 11
The Economist Intelligence Unit – Democracy Index 2015 &63 167 [71]
Reporters without Borders – World Press Freedom Index 2014 &&70 180 [72] Singapore 153, M.China 176, Japan 61, S.Korea 60
Property Rights Alliance – International Property Rights Index 2013 &&14 130 [73]
Transparency International – Corruption Perception Index 2013 &&15 177 [74] Archived 2013-12-03 at archive.today
Wasada IAC – Joint E-Government Ranking 2014 &&26 61 [75] Singapore 2, S.Korea 3, Japan 5, M.China 39

Society

See also: Demographics of Hong Kong and Hong Kongers
Social Rankings
Name Year Place Out of # Reference Remark
The World Factbook - Distribution of Family Income (Gini Index) 2011 for HK &129 (1=lowest) 141 [76] Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine Singapore 110, S.Korea 30, Japan 66, M.China 115
Gallup – Potential Net Migration Index (Asia Pacific) 2010-2012 &10 (1 meaning highest potential immigration) &28 [77] Singapore 3, S.Korea 18, Japan 15, M.China 12
Walk Free Foundation - Global Slavery Index 2013 &22 &162 [78]
United Nations - World Happiness Report 2022 81 &157 [79] Singapore 27, Japan 54, S.Korea 59, M.China 72
Charities Aid Foundation - World Giving Index 2012 &19 &145 [80]

Rankings by Years

The following are international rankings of Hong Kong Hong Kong by years.

Date Contest Host organisation Ranking Note
2002 and 2006 National IQ Rankings[3] IQ and the Wealth of Nations, the University of Ulster 1/185 countries Controversial
2001–05 World's Best Airports [4] Skytrax 1/155 countries
2006 6th Annual Global e-Government Study (Brown University)[5] Global e-Government 20/198 countries
Annual Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2006[6] Reporters Without Borders 59/168 countries
Corruption Perceptions Index[7] Transparency International 15/163 countries
World Competitiveness Yearbook 2006[8] IMD International 2/61 economies Economies include those of countries and regions
World City's Skyline/Skyscrapers[9] Emporis Data Committee (EDC)[usurped] 1/100 major cities Cities ranked by the visual impact of their skylines
Global Competitiveness Report - Growth Competitiveness Index Ranking[10] World Economic Forum 11/125 countries
World's Best Airports[4] Skytrax 2/165 countries
Business Competitiveness Index - BCI [11] World Economic Forum 10/121 countries
Human Development Index - HDI [12] United Nations 22/177 countries
Access Index (p.19)][13] FedEx: The Power of Access - 2006 Access Index 1/75 countries
2007 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index[14] World Economic Forum 6/124 countries
Index of Economic Freedom The Heritage Foundation/The Wall Street Journal: 2008 Archived 2008-02-13 at the Wayback Machine 1/157 countries Ranked 1st for 14 years in a row
Leading Centers of Commerce "MasterCard study". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) 5/63 countries rated 63 cities according to their legal and political framework, economic stability, ease of doing business, financial flow, business center status, and knowledge creation and information flow
World's most expensive cost-of-living Mercer Human Resource Consulting[15] 5/143 cities
World's Best Airports[4] Skytrax 1/155 countries
World Competitiveness Yearbook 2007[16] IMD International 3/55 economies The IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2007 analyses and ranks the ability of nations to create and maintain an environment that sustains the competitiveness of enterprises
E-readiness Economist Intelligence Unit[17] 4/69 countries e-Readiness is the ability to use Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to develop one's economy and to foster one's welfare
World's best place for doing business[18] World Bank 4/178 countries Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business, from 1–178, with first place being the best. A high ranking on the ease of doing business index means the regulatory environment is conducive to the operation of business. This index averages the country's percentile rankings on 10 topics, made up of a variety of indicators, giving equal weight to each topic
Asia's best corporate governance survey[19] Asian Corporate Governance Association 1/11 countries
Global Financial Centre Index[20] City of London 3/10 cities The GFCI is a ranking of the competitiveness of financial centres based on a number of existing indices in combination with a regular survey of senior industry figures from around the world. Hong Kong ranked third behind New York and London.
IT industry competitiveness index[21] Economist Intelligence Unit 21/64 countries Index measures a supply of skills, an innovation-friendly culture, world-class technology infrastructure, a legal regime and well-balanced government support, as well as a competition-friendly business environment. Those countries possessing most of these “competitiveness enablers” are also home to high-performance IT industries: all but four of the top 22 countries in the EIU are also among the world's top countries in terms of IT labour productivity
Asian Cities of the Future 07/08[22] Financial Time 1/38 cities
2008 Capital Access Index 2007 Milken Institute 1/122 countries
Location Ranking Survey[23] ECA International 15/254 locations
World Competitiveness Yearbook[24] IMD 3/55 economies
Mortalities Due to Air Pollution WHO 8th[25]

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