International rankings of the Philippines explained

The following are international rankings of the Philippines.

General

• Good Country Index 2017: ranked 51 out of 163^[1]

Air

• Air Quality Life Index 2020: ranked 70th out of 106 nations ^[2]

Demographics

• Population: ranked 12 (July 2014 est.)^[3]
• Population density: ranked 24
• Total immigrant population: ranked 101 out of 228 countries (2013 est.)

Economics

• Motor Vehicle Production (OICA): ranked 39 (2013 est.)
• Labor Force: ranked 16 (2013 est.)^[4]
• Proved Natural Gas Production: ranked 55 (2008 est.)^[5]
• Proved Natural Gas Reserves: ranked 52 (2009 est.)^[6]
• Proved Oil Production: ranked 71 (2008 est.)^[7]
• Proved Oil Reserves: ranked 62 (2009 est.)^[8]
• Electricity Consumption: ranked 44 (2009 est.)
• Electricity Production: ranked 38 (2013 est.)
• Total Renewable Water Resources: ranked 23 (2011 est.)
• Freshwater withdrawal: ranked 28 (2000 est.)
• Land Use: ranked 27 (2005 est.)
• Exclusive Economic Zone Area: ranked 22
• Irrigated Lands: ranked 30 (2003 est.)
• Foreign direct investment (FDI) abroad: ranked 55 (2012 est.)
• Foreign direct investment (FDI) received: ranked 64 (2010 est.)
• Freedom from Corruption: ranked 97 (2013 est.)^[9]

Environment

• World Risk Index 2013: ranked 170 out of 172
• Environmental Performance Index 2014: 114 out of 178^[10]

Geography

• Total Area: ranked 73^[11]
• Length of Coastline: ranked 4
• Longest Coastline (Countries without Land Borders): ranked 1
• Total Forest Area: ranked 65

Press freedom

• , the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index ranked the Philippines 149th out of 180 countries rated.^[12]

Society

• Human Development Index (United Nations): ranked 117 out of 187 countries (2013 est.)
• Suicide Rate: ranked 90 (2005 est.)
• Happy Planet Index 2012: ranked 24 out of 111
• Where-to-be-born Index 2005: (Economist Intelligence Unit): ranked 63 out of 80
• Education Index 2008: ranked 66
• Global Gender Gap Report 2014: (World Economic Forum): ranked 8 out of 136
• Legatum Prosperity Index 2014: ranked 67 out of 142^[13]
• Satisfaction with Life Index 2018: ranked 78 out of 178 countries.^[14]
• Programme for International Student Assessment 2018: ranked 79 out of 79 countries in reading comprehension, 78 out of 79 countries in science, and 78 out of 79 countries in mathematics^[15]
• Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 2019: ranked 58 out of 58 countries in mathematics and science proficiency^[16]
• Ethnic and cultural diversity level (James Fearon): ranked 137 out of 159 (2003 est.)
• World Giving Index 2014: ranked 30 out of 135rts
• FIBA World Rankings - men (basketball): 28 out of 87 (Oct 2015)^[17]
• FIBA World Rankings - women (basketball): 49 out of 75 (Oct 2015)^[18]
• FIFA Men's World Rankings (association football): 128 out of 209 (Mar 2015)^[19]
• FIFA Women's World Rankings (association football): 80 out of 177 (Dec 2014)^[20]
• World Rugby Rankings (rugby union): 52 out of 102 (Mar 2015)^[21]
• IBAF World Rankings (baseball): 23 out of 73 (Nov 2014)^[22]

Technology

• E-readiness (Economist Intelligence Unit): ranked 55
• Number of Telephones - main lines in use: ranked 43 (2012)^[23]
• Number of Mobile Phones: ranked 12 (2012)^[24]
• Number of Internet Users: ranked 34 (2009)^[25]
• Average Internet connection speed: ranked 49 out of 55 (2014)
• Number of Internet hosts: ranked 52 out of 233 (2012)

Tourism

• World's most visited country (UNWTO): ranked 52 (2008)

International tourism^[26]

Year	Arrivals (1,000s)	Receipts (million US$)
2010	3,520	2,645
2017	6,621	6,988
2018	7,129	7,461

Transportation

• Number of Airports: ranked 24 (2013)^[27]
• Railways: ranked 88 (2010)^[28]
• Roadways: ranked 23 (2009)^[29]
• Waterways: ranked 31 (2011)^[30]
• Merchant Marine: ranked 23 (2010)^[31]

Cities

• Largest Urban Area by Population (Metro Manila): ranked 3 (2015)
• Largest Metropolis by Population (Metro Manila): ranked 11
• Manila (Richest cities, PricewaterhouseCoopers): ranked 40
• Manila (Most expensive cities, Mercer Human Resource Consulting 2008): ranked 126

See also

• List of records of the Philippines
• List of firsts in the Philippines

External links

• Guide to Country Comparisons, CIA World Factbook
• 2010 Index of Economic Freedom
• Google Public Data

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results - The Good Country Index. 12 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20190217205351/https://www.goodcountryindex.org/results. February 17, 2019. dead.
2. Web site: The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI).
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html CIA World Factbook: Population Ranks
4. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2095rank.html CIA World Factbook: Labour Force Ranks
5. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2180rank.html CIA World Factbook: Proved Natural Gas Production Ranks
6. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2179rank.html CIA World Factbook: Proved Natural Gas Reserves Ranks
7. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2173rank.html CIA World Factbook: Proved Oil Production Ranks
8. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2178rank.html CIA World Factbook: Proved Oil Reserves Ranks
9. http://www.heritage.org/index/country/philippines#freedom-from-corruption The Philippines information on economic freedom | Facts, data, analysis, charts and more
10. Web site: Country Rankings . https://archive.today/20140129142747/http://epi.yale.edu/epi/country-rankings . dead . 29 January 2014 . 25 January 2014 . 2014-01-29 . Yale .
11. https://web.archive.org/web/20070613003422/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2147rank.html CIA World Fact Book: Area Ranks
12. https://rsf.org/en/ranking/2014 PRESS FREEDOM INDEX 2014
13. Book: 2014 The 2014 Legatum Prosperity Index™. Legatum Institute. 3–4. 15 December 2014. November 5, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141105230412/http://media.prosperity.com/2014/pdf/publications/PI2014Brochure_WEB.pdf. dead.
14. Web site: To Positive Psychology? A Global Projection of Subjective Well-being: A Challenge to Positive Psychology?. White. Adrian G.. University of Leicester School of Psychaitry. https://web.archive.org/web/20130502054321/http://data360.org/pdf/20071219073602.A%20Global%20Projection%20of%20Subjective%20Well-being.pdf. May 2, 2013.
15. News: CNN Philippines Staff . December 3, 2019 . Philippines ranks low in reading, science, math, global survey shows . CNN Philippines . March 28, 2022 . April 2, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220402142224/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2019/12/3/PH-ranks-low-in-reading,-math,-science,-survey-shows.html . dead .
16. News: CNN Philippines Staff . December 10, 2020 . PH Grade 4 students worst in math and science proficiency: study . CNN Philippines . March 28, 2022 . March 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220327165716/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/12/10/PH-Grade-4-students-worst-in-math-and-science-proficiency--study-.html . dead .
17. https://www.fiba.basketball/rankingmen FIBA World Rankings - Men
18. https://www.fiba.basketball/rankingwomen FIBA World Rankings - Women
19. https://web.archive.org/web/20141101115838/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/index.html FIFA World Rankings - Men
20. https://web.archive.org/web/20141101115156/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/women/index.html FIFA World Rankings - Women
21. Web site: World Rugby Rankings . March 23, 2015 . May 11, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160511133710/http://www.worldrugby.org/rankings . dead .
22. http://www.ibaf.org/en/infopage-detail.aspx?id=149f4e9a-9427-4a7b-b8df-18ab77845d33 2014 IBAF World Rankings
23. https://web.archive.org/web/20070613003948/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2150rank.html CIA World Factbook:Telephones - Main Lines in Use Ranks
24. https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004129/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2151rank.html CIA World Factbook:Telephones - Mobile Cellular Ranks
25. https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004451/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2153rank.html CIA World Factbook: Number of Internet Users Ranks
26. Book: International Tourism Highlights. 2019. 19. World Tourism Organization. 10.18111/9789284421152. 9789284421152. 240665765 .
27. https://web.archive.org/web/20070613003449/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2053rank.html CIA World Factbook: Number of Airports Ranks
28. https://web.archive.org/web/20070613005508/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2121rank.html CIA World Factbook: Railways Ranks
29. https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004313/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2085rank.html CIA World Factbook: Roadways Ranks
30. https://web.archive.org/web/20070613005421/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2093rank.html CIA World Factbook: Waterways Ranks
31. https://web.archive.org/web/20070613005224/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2108rank.html CIA World Factbook: Merchant Marine Ranks