International rankings of the Philippines
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The following are international rankings of the Philippines
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worldwide press freedom index
ranked the Philippines out 156th of 178 countries rated. In 2009, the Philippines had been ranked 122nd out of 175 countries ranked.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
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Demographics
- PopulationPopulationA population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
: ranked 12 (July 2009 est.) - Total immigrant population: ranked 71 out of 192 countries
Economics
- Motor Vehicle Production (OICAOrganisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'AutomobilesThe Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles, commonly abbreviated OICA , is a federation of automobile manufacturers, based in Paris, founded in 1919...
): ranked 41 - Labor Force: ranked 17 (2009 est.)
- Proved Natural Gas Production: ranked 55 (2008 est.)
- Proved Natural Gas Reserves: ranked 52 (2009 est.)
- Proved Oil Production: ranked 71 (2008 est.)
- Proved Oil Reserves: ranked 62 (2009 est.)
- Electricity Consumption: ranked 46
- Electricity Production: ranked 44
- Total Renewable Water Resources: ranked 21
- Freshwater withdrawal: ranked 28
- Land UseLand use statistics by countryThis article includes the table with land use statistics by country. Countries are sorted by their total cultivated land area which is a sum of total arable land area and total area of permanent crops...
: ranked 27 - Exclusive Economic Zone Area: ranked 21
- Irrigated Lands: ranked 30
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) abroad: ranked 49 (2008 est.)
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) received: ranked 55 (2008 est.)
- Freedom from Corruption received: ranked 141 (2008 est.)
Geography
- Total Area: ranked 72
- Length of Coastline: ranked 5
- Longest Coastline (Countries without Land Borders): ranked 1
- Total Forest Area: ranked 65
Press freedom
, the Reporters without bordersReporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is a France-based international non-governmental organization that advocates freedom of the press. It was founded in 1985, by Robert Ménard, Rony Brauman and the journalist Jean-Claude Guillebaud. Jean-François Julliard has served as Secretary General since 2008...
worldwide press freedom index
Press Freedom Index
The Press Freedom Index is an annual ranking of countries compiled and published by Reporters Without Borders based upon the organization's assessment of their press freedom records. Small countries, such as Andorra, are excluded from this report...
ranked the Philippines out 156th of 178 countries rated. In 2009, the Philippines had been ranked 122nd out of 175 countries ranked.
Society
- Human Development Index (United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
): ranked 102 out of 180 countries - Suicide Rate: ranked 86 out of 102
- Human Development IndexHuman Development IndexThe Human Development Index is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development" and separate "very high human development", "high human development", "medium human development", and "low human development" countries...
: ranked 90 out of 177 countries - Happy Planet IndexHappy Planet IndexThe Happy Planet Index is an index of human well-being and environmental impact that was introduced by the New Economics Foundation in July 2006. The index is designed to challenge well-established indices of countries’ development, such as Gross Domestic Product and the Human Development Index...
2009: ranked 14 - Quality-of-Life IndexQuality-of-life indexThe Economist Intelligence Unit’s quality-of-life index is based on a unique methodology that links the results of subjective life-satisfaction surveys to the objective determinants of quality of life across countries...
2005 (Economist Intelligence UnitEconomist Intelligence UnitThe Economist Intelligence Unit is part of the Economist Group.It is a research and advisory company providing country, industry and management analysis worldwide and incorporates the former Business International Corporation, a U.S. company acquired by the parent organization in 1986...
): ranked 44 - Education IndexEducation IndexThis article contains information based on the pre-2010 Human Development Reports. The HDI and its education component have changed in 2010.The United Nations publishes a Human Development Index every year, which consists of the Education index, GDP Index and Life Expectancy Index...
2008: ranked 66 - Global Gender Gap ReportGlobal Gender Gap ReportThe Global Gender Gap Report was first published in 2006 by the World Economic Forum. The 2010 report covers 134 major and emerging economies....
2011 (World Economic ForumWorld Economic ForumThe World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, best known for its annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland....
): ranked 8 out of 135.
Technology
- E-readinessE-readinessE-Readiness is the ability to use information and communication technologies to develop one's economy and to foster one's welfare.There are several benchmarking indices at the macro level, e.g., those calculated by the UNPAN, World Bank, Economist Intelligence Unit etc.Because what appear on the...
(Economist Intelligence UnitEconomist Intelligence UnitThe Economist Intelligence Unit is part of the Economist Group.It is a research and advisory company providing country, industry and management analysis worldwide and incorporates the former Business International Corporation, a U.S. company acquired by the parent organization in 1986...
): ranked 55 - Number of Mobile Phones: ranked 14 (2008)
- Number of Internet Users: ranked 42 (2008)
Tourism
- World's most visited countryWorld Tourism rankingsThe World Tourism rankings are compiled by the United Nations World Tourism Organization as part of their World Tourism Barometer publication, which is released three times throughout the year...
(UNWTOWorld Tourism OrganizationThe World Tourism Organization , based in Madrid, Spain, is a United Nations agency dealing with questions relating to tourism. It compiles the World Tourism rankings. The World Tourism Organization is a significant global body, concerned with the collection and collation of statistical information...
): ranked 53 (2008)
Cities
- Largest Urban Area by Population (Metro ManilaMetro ManilaMetropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...
): ranked 10 - Largest Metropolis by Population (Metro ManilaMetro ManilaMetropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...
): ranked 11 - ManilaManilaManila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
(Richest cities, PricewaterhouseCoopersPricewaterhouseCoopersPricewaterhouseCoopers is a global professional services firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest professional services firm measured by revenues and one of the "Big Four" accountancy firms....
): ranked 40 - ManilaManilaManila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
(Most expensive cities, Mercer Human Resource Consulting 2008): ranked 126