 Republic of Korea | |||
| % of those who have confidence in parliament (2018) | 35.0% [39/47 countries] | ||
| % of those who have confidence in parliament (2008) | 30.1% [39/44 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that MPs try to keep the promises they have made during the election (2016) | 10.9% [28/35 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that MPs try to keep the promises they have made during the election (2006) | 14.6% [21/33 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that the parliament considers your action if you take action against an unjust or harmful law (2014) | 24.2% [9/34 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that the parliament considers your action if you take action against an unjust or harmful law (2004) | 34.9% [5/37 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| General government expenditures as % of GDP (2022) | 27.6% [113/189 countries] | ||
| General government primary net lending/borrowing as % of GDP (2022) | -2.03% [88/180 countries] | ||
| General government gross debt as % of GDP (2022) | 54% [100/185 countries] | ||
| % of those who are in favour of cuts in government spending (2016) | 51.3% [27/35 countries] | ||
| % of those who are in favour of cuts in government spending (2006) | 55.2% [26/33 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (2020) | 0.84 [200/200 countries] | ||
| Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people) (2020) | 5.3 [204/204 countries] | ||
| Mean age of women at childbirth (2020) | 33.1 [1/43 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that their ideal number of children is 3 or more (2012) | 51.1% [7/34 countries] | ||
| Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) (2017) | 11 [141/183 countries] | ||
| Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) (2020) | 2.6 [175/193 countries] | ||
| Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (2020) | 3 [173/194 countries] | ||
| Adolescent fertility rate (Births per 1,000 women aged 15-19) (2020) | 1.2 [193/194 countries] | ||
| % of births outside of marriage (2018) | 2.2% [42/42 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that it is wrong for a woman to have an abortion if there is a strong chance of serious defect in the baby (2008) | 20.5% [29/44 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that it is wrong for a woman to have an abortion if her family cannot afford any more children (2018) | 41.7% [30/47 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Total public social expenditure on families as % of GDP (2017) | 1.30% [34/37 countries] | ||
| Extent of satisfaction with family life (7 steps) (2012) | 4.89 [40/41 countries] | ||
| Extent of satisfaction with the relationships with family members (7 steps) (2018) | 5.48 [43/47 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 (%) (2020) | 2.2% [148/154 countries] | ||
| Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 (%) (2020) | 8.8% [44/154 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| GDP (current US$, billions) (2021) | 1,798.544 [10/192 countries] | ||
| GDP per capita (current US$) (2021) | 34,801 [30/192 countries] | ||
| GDP per capita (PPP, current international$) (2021) | 48,578 [30/192 countries] | ||
| GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) (2021) | 34,980 [25/173 countries] | ||
| Labour Productivity (GDP per hour worked, current PPP US$) (2020) | 45.8 [28/35 countries] | ||
| Shadow economy, as % of GDP (2015) | 19.8% [116/158 countries] | ||
| Total reserves (includes gold, 100 million US$) (2021) | 4,633 [9/141 countries] | ||
| % of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing industry with the help it needs to grow (2016) | 77.6% [26/35 countries] | ||
| % of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing industry with the help it needs to grow (2006) | 88.5% [15/33 countries] | ||
| % of those who are proud of their country in its economic achievements (2013) | 72.9% [7/33 countries] | ||
| % of those who are proud of their country in its economic achievements (2003) | 45.4% [22/34 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Share prices (10 years ago as 100) (2021) | 411 [17/42 countries] | ||
| % of currency and deposits in household financial assets | 43.4% (2020) [11/38 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 25.5% (2021) [9/193 countries] | ||
| % of employment of small and medium sized companies (1-249 employees) in manufacturing | 72.8% (2018) [5/37 countries] | ||
| % of employment of large companies (250 and more employees) in manufacturing | 27.2% (2018) [33/37 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Tourism, % of GDP | 2.5% (2019) [17/18 countries] | ||
| % of employment of small and medium sized companies (1-249 employees) in Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 96.3% (2018) [1/35 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of those who have confidence in business and industry (2018) | 62.9% [31/47 countries] | ||
| % of those who have confidence in business and industry (2008) | 70.9% [23/44 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that private enterprise is the best way to solve their country's economic problems (2010) | 47.2% [12/36 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that major private companies comply with laws and regulations (2016) | 26.3% [33/35 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that major private companies try to avoid paying their taxes (2016) | 61.7% [10/35 countries] | ||
| % of those who agree that large international companies are doing more and more damage to local businesses in the country (2013) | 43.2% [26/33 countries] | ||
| % of those who agree that large international companies are doing more and more damage to local businesses in the country (2003) | 45.3% [33/34 countries] | ||
| % of those who have joined in boycotts (2014) | 26.4% [19/34 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Cost of business start-up procedures (% of GNI per capita) (2019) | 14.6% [62/190 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of those who think that business, banks and industry have the most influence on the actions of the government (2016) | 13.0% [28/35 countries] | ||
| % of those who are in favour of less government regulation of business (2016) | 48.7% [19/35 countries] | ||
| % of those who are in favour of less government regulation of business (2006) | 68.9% [2/33 countries] | ||
| % of those who are in favour of government support for industry to develop new products and technology (2016) | 81.0% [22/35 countries] | ||
| % of those who are in favour of government support for industry to develop new products and technology (2006) | 90.9% [10/33 countries] | ||
| % of those who are in favour of government support for declining industries to protect jobs (2016) | 65.8% [16/35 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of those who think that employees have more job security than the self-employed (2005) | 68.2% [4/31 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that being an employee interferes more with family life than self-employment (2005) | 21.3% [23/31 countries] | ||
| % of those who prefer being an employee to being self-employed (2005) | 34.5% [28/31 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Part-time employment - male | 10.7% (2021) [14/37 countries] | ||
| Part-time employment - female | 23.2% (2021) [18/37 countries] | ||
| Temporary employment - male as % of dependent employment | 25.3% (2021) [4/36 countries] | ||
| Temporary employment - female as % of dependent employment | 32.0% (2021) [1/36 countries] | ||
| Temporary employment - 15-24 years as % of dependent employment | 34.9% (2021) [17/36 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of those who think that it would be easy to find a job (2005) | 18.6% [22/31 countries] | ||
| % of those who would turn down another job that offered quite a bit more pay in order to stay with the current organization (2005) | 37.8% [6/31 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Public expenditure for active labor policy, % of GDP | 0.38% (2019) [15/32 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of those who can make much use of their past work experience and /or job skills in their present job (2005) | 54.2% [22/31 countries] | ||
| % of those who have got training to improve job skills over the past 12 months (2005) | 39.4% [16/31 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of those who describe relations at their workplace between workmates/colleagues as good (2005) | 79.0% [28/31 countries] | ||
| % of those who often share work-related information with co-workers (2011-2017) | 43.1% [29/31 countries] | ||
| % of those who often learn new work-related things from co-workers or supervisors (2011-2017) | 16.5% [29/31 countries] | ||
| % of those who are willing to work harder than they have to in order to help their firm/ organization succeed (2005) | 67.9% [10/31 countries] | ||
| % of those who are proud to be working for the current firm or organization (2005) | 52.1% [26/31 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Trade union participation (% of total employment) | 11.6% (2018) [28/38 countries] | ||
| % of those who belong to a trade union, business, or professional association (2014) | 7.4% [28/34 countries] | ||
| % of those who belong to a trade union, business, or professional association (2004) | 6.9% [35/37 countries] | ||
| Strikes (the total number of working days lost because of strikes per 1000 employees) (2000-2004) | 101 [5/25 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that trade unions have the most influence on the actions of the government (2016) | 5.0% [19/35 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that trade unions are very important for the job security of employees (2005) | 71.1% [7/31 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that the working conditions of employees would be much worse without trade unions (2005) | 68.8% [10/31 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that there is strong conflicts between management and workers (2009) | 92.4% [1/41 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of those who always/ often have to do hard physical work (2005) | 34.9% [3/31 countries] | ||
| % of those who always/ often work in dangerous conditions (2005) | 16.1% [10/31 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of those who take part in voluntary work once a month or more (2011-2017) | 11.8% [21/31 countries] | ||
| % of those who never take part in voluntary work (2011-2017) | 73.4% [11/31 countries] | ||
| Time spent for volunteering (men and women, minutes per day per person) | 0.8 (2014) [25/31 countries] | ||
| Time spent for volunteering (men, minutes per day per person) | 0.4 (2014) [25/31 countries] | ||
| Time spent for volunteering (women, minutes per day per person) | 1.1 (2014) [21/31 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Pre-school enrolment rates, children aged 0 to 2 year old | 56.3% (2017) [4/44 countries] | ||
| Pre-school enrolment rates, children aged 3 to 5 year old | 94.6% (2017) [10/46 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Average class size in primary education (public and private) | 23.1 (2018) [8/33 countries] | ||
| Average class size in primary education (public) (2018) | 23.0 [10/36 countries] | ||
| Average class size in primary education (private) | 27.0 (2018) [3/33 countries] | ||
| Ratio of students to teaching staff in primary schools (public and private) (2018) | 16.5 [13/40 countries] | ||
| Ratio of students to teaching staff in primary schools (public) (2018) | 16.4 [12/40 countries] | ||
| Ratio of students to teaching staff in primary schools (private) (2018) | 24.2 [1/38 countries] | ||
| Annual number of hours of compulsory instruction in primary education (2019) | 655 [31/36 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of Grade 4 students who have their own room (2019) | 61.4% [40/57 countries] | ||
| % of Grade 4 students who have internet connection at home (2019) | 95.0% [19/57 countries] | ||
| % of Grade 4 students who have their own mobile phone (2019) | 87.3% [14/57 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of the parents of Grade 4 students who expect their child to finish undergraduate or postgraduate degree (2019) | 92.5% [2/52 countries] | ||
| % of the parents of Grade 4 students who expect their child to finish postgraduate degree (2019) | 25.7% [44/52 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Average class size in lower secondary education (public and private) | 26.7 (2018) [8/34 countries] | ||
| Average class size in lower secondary education (public) | 26.9 (2018) [8/35 countries] | ||
| Average class size in lower secondary education (private) | 25.8 (2018) [5/34 countries] | ||
| Ratio of students to teaching staff in lower secondary education (public and private) (2018) | 13.5 [11/36 countries] | ||
| Ratio of students to teaching staff in lower secondary education (public) (2018) | 13.3 [12/36 countries] | ||
| Ratio of students to teaching staff in lower secondary education (private) (2018) | 14.3 [10/34 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of Grade 8 students who have their own room (2019) | 81.6% [15/38 countries] | ||
| % of Grade 8 students who have their own room (2011) | 71.4% [21/41 countries] | ||
| % of Grade 8 students who have internet connection at home (2019) | 98.7% [8/39 countries] | ||
| % of Grade 8 students who have internet connection at home (2011) | 96.8% [7/42 countries] | ||
| % of Grade 8 students who have their own mobile phone (2019) | 98.1% [7/39 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of Grade 8 students who expect them to finish undergraduate or postgraduate degree (2019) | 71.9% [15/39 countries] | ||
| % of Grade 8 students who expect them to finish postgraduate degree (2019) | 9.6% [38/39 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Performance on the reading (15 years old, average score) (2018) | 514.05 [9/76 countries] | ||
| Performance on the reading (15 years old, average score) (2015) | 517 [7/72 countries] | ||
| Performance on the reading (15 years old, average score) (2000) | 525 [6/41 countries] | ||
| Performance on the mathematics (15 years old, average score) (2018) | 525.93 [7/77 countries] | ||
| Performance on the mathematics (15 years old, average score) (2015) | 524 [7/72 countries] | ||
| Performance on the mathematics (15 years old, average score) (2000) | 547 [3/41 countries] | ||
| Performance on the science (15 years old, average score) (2018) | 519.01 [7/77 countries] | ||
| Performance on the science (15 years old, average score) (2015) | 516 [11/72 countries] | ||
| Performance on the science (15 years old, average score) (2000) | 552 [1/41 countries] | ||
| % of 15 year old students who have ever repeated a grade (2009) | 0.0% [63/65 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of 15-year-old students who have a computer they can use for school work in their home (2018) | 90.1% [31/79 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year-old students who have classic literature in their home (2018) | 74.3% [7/79 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year-old students who have books of poetry in their home (2018) | 61.6% [15/79 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year-old students who have works of art (e.g. paintings) in their home (2018) | 57.2% [49/79 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year-old students who have musical instruments (e.g. guitar, piano) in their home (2018) | 21.4% [78/79 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of 15-year olds who read emails several times a day (2018) | 4.8% [76/77 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year olds who chat on line several times a day (2018) | 82.1% [10/77 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year olds who read online news several times a day (2018) | 32.3% [22/77 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year olds who search information online to learn about a particular topic several times a day (2018) | 40.0% [9/77 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year olds who take part in online group discussions or forums several times a day (2018) | 5.1% [69/77 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year olds who search for practical information online several times a day (2018) | 32.4% [4/77 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of those who agree that there were many words they could not understand in the PISA test (2018) | 20.3% [37/77 countries] | ||
| % of those who agree that many texts were too difficult for them in the PISA test (2018) | 22.3% [29/77 countries] | ||
| % of those who agree that they were lost when they had to navigate between different pages in the PISA test (2018) | 20.1% [42/77 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of 15-year-olds who think that their life has clear meaning or purpose (2018) | 66.4% [44/74 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year-olds who have discovered a satisfactory meaning in life (2018) | 64.5% [28/74 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year-olds who have a clear sense of what gives meaning to their life (2018) | 67.8% [32/74 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of 15-year-olds who always feel happy (2018) | 43.7% [37/73 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year-olds who always feel scared (2018) | 9.5% [3/73 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year-olds who always feel lively (2018) | 41.0% [23/73 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year-olds who always feel miserable (2018) | 5.4% [36/73 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year-olds who always feel proud (2018) | 22.3% [32/73 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year-olds who always feel afraid (2018) | 23.9% [2/73 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year-olds who always feel joyful (2018) | 44.4% [31/73 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year-olds who always feel sad (2018) | 9.8% [13/73 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year-olds who always feel cheerful (2018) | 40.3% [44/73 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of 15-year olds who usually manage one way or another (2018) | 85.1% [30/78 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year olds who feel proud that they have accomplished things (2018) | 90.6% [6/78 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year olds who feel that they can handle many things at a time (2018) | 54.6% [70/78 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year olds who can usually find their way out in a difficult situation (2018) | 80.2% [35/78 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of 15-year olds who feel like an outsider (or left out of things) (2018) | 10.6% [74/76 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year olds who make friends easily at school (2018) | 76.7% [14/76 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year olds who feel like they belong at school. (2018) | 77.0% [9/76 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year olds who feel awkward and out of place in their school. (2018) | 12.4% [74/76 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year olds who think that other students seem to like them (2018) | 80.2% [11/76 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year olds who feel lonely at school (2018) | 9.6% [72/76 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of 15-year olds who think that their parents support their educational efforts and achievements (2018) | 94.8% [1/77 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year olds who think that their parents support them when they are facing difficulties at school (2018) | 92.0% [1/77 countries] | ||
| % of 15-year olds who think that their parents encourage them to be confident (2018) | 89.7% [4/77 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Average hours per week to spend learning foreign language out of school (2015) | 6.05 [9/56 countries] | ||
| Dispersion (S.E.) of hours per week to spend learning foreign language out of school (2015) | 0.123 [16/56 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Number of Nobel prize lauriates (by place of birth) (2020) | 1 [51/78 countries] | ||
| Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D (GERD) at current PPP million $ | 102,521 (2019) [5/44 countries] | ||
| Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D (GERD) as % of GDP | 4.64% (2019) [2/44 countries] | ||
| % of GERD financed by the business and enterprise sector | 76.9% (2019) [3/43 countries] | ||
| % of GERD financed by government | 20.7% (2019) [38/43 countries] | ||
| Total researchers per thousand total employment | 15.88 (2019) [1/41 countries] | ||
| % women among researchers | 21.0% (2019) [36/37 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of those who think that scientific advances harm mankind (5 choices) (2010) | 22.0% [19/36 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that scientific advances harm mankind (5 choices) (2008) | 24.5% [14/44 countries] | ||
| % of those who agree that we believe too often in science and not enough in feelings and faith (2010) | 46.3% [10/36 countries] | ||
| % of those who are proud of their country in its scientific and technological achievements (2013) | 80.6% [19/33 countries] | ||
| % of those who are proud of their country in its scientific and technological achievements (2003) | 66.1% [27/34 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| E-Government Development Index (2020) | 0.9560 [2/193 countries] | ||
| E-Participation Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020) | 1.0000 [1/193 countries] | ||
| Online Service Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020) | 1.0000 [1/193 countries] | ||
| Human Capital Component (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020) | 0.8997 [23/193 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Bird species, threatened (2018) | 33 [33/215 countries] | ||
| Fish species, threatened (2018) | 28 [112/215 countries] | ||
| Mammal species, threatened (2018) | 12 [85/215 countries] | ||
| Plant species (higher), threatened (2018) | 31 [87/215 countries] | ||
| Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) (2018) | 11.7% [129/211 countries] | ||
| Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) (2018) | 1.6% [76/169 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that gene modification is very dangerous for the environment (2010) | 55.2% [14/36 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that genetically modified foods are the most important environmental problem for their country (2010) | 2.1% [29/36 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of those who think that modern life harms the environment (2010) | 51.4% [15/36 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that environmental problems have a direct effect on their everyday life (2010) | 58.3% [6/36 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that people worry too much about human progress harming the environment (2010) | 35.7% [13/36 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that there are more important things in life than environment (2010) | 56.2% [3/36 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that modern science will solve our environmental problems (2010) | 22.6% [22/36 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of those who would cut standard of living for the environment (2010) | 43.4% [5/36 countries] | ||
| % of those who would pay much higher prices for the environment (2010) | 59.5% [1/36 countries] | ||
| % of those who agree to an increase in taxes for the environment (5 choices) (2010) | 50.4% [1/36 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that economic growth harms the environment (2010) | 38.1% [8/36 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that people prioritize the environment too much over the economy (2010) | 21.6% [35/36 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that economic growth is nexessary to protect the environment (2010) | 61.6% [11/36 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that economic progress will slow down unless we look after the environment (2010) | 67.9% [3/36 countries] | ||
| % of those who would spend more money and time for the environment (2010) | 58.0% [8/36 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Coal supply per capita (kg) (2018) | 2,486 [4/73 countries] | ||
| Crude oil supply per capita (kg) (2018) | 2,979 [8/90 countries] | ||
| Natural gas supply per capita (million J) (2018) | 43,385 [29/88 countries] | ||
| Electric power supply per capita (kWh) (2018) | 11,532 [10/95 countries] | ||
| Renewable energy, % of primary energy supply (2020) | 2.3% [43/43 countries] | ||
| Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, % of total (2018) | 73.8% [39/97 countries] | ||
| Electricity production from hydroelectric sources, % of total (2018) | 1.2% [78/86 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Electricity production from nuclear sources, % of total (2018) | 22.6% [11/28 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that nuclear power station is very dangerous for the environment (2010) | 43.0% [30/36 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that nuclear waste is the most important environmental problem for their country (2010) | 2.8% [28/36 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that nuclear waste is the most important environmental problem for them and their family (2010) | 0.8% [33/36 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Municipal waste (kg per capita) | 413 (2019) [31/37 countries] | ||
| Municipal waste, % of recycling | 56.5% (2019) [2/35 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that domestic waste disposal is the most important environmental problem for their country (2010) | 21.9% [1/36 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that domestic waste disposal is the most important environmental problem for them and their family (2010) | 21.6% [2/36 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of those who think that policies depend more on what is happening in the world economy (2016) | 44.7% [13/35 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Outward direct investment - stock (% of GDP) (2020) | 29.8% [23/46 countries] | ||
| Inward direct investment - stock (% of GDP) (2020) | 14.2% [45/46 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Intentional homicide (cases per 100,000 population) (2020) | 0.60 [84/97 countries] | ||
| Serious assault (cases per 100,000 population) (2020) | 64.2 [30/80 countries] | ||
| Kidnapping (cases per 100,000 population) (2020) | 0.09 [46/69 countries] | ||
| Sexual violence (cases per 100,000 population) (2020) | 42.4 [33/75 countries] | ||
| Theft (cases per 100,000 population) (2020) | 350.1 [42/80 countries] | ||
| Burglary (cases per 100,000 population) (2020) | 50.1 [52/71 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that organised crime has the most influence on the actions of the government (2016) | 2.4% [14/35 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that they have to be corrupt to get all the way to the top in this country today (2009) | 51.8% [5/41 countries] | ||
| Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 population) (2019) | 8.6 [132/183 countries] | ||
| Mortality rate due to homicide (per 100,000 population) (2019) | 0.8 [164/183 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Height - Men (cm) (2001-2007) | 171.2 [24/26 countries] | ||
| Height - Women (cm) (2001-2007) | 158.0 [24/26 countries] | ||
| Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents (5?19 years) (%) (2016) | 8.5% [93/190 countries] | ||
| Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years) (%) (2016) | 4.7% [182/190 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Number of Aesthetic/ Cosmetic Procedures (2011) | 649,938 [7/25 countries] | ||
| Number of Aesthetic/ Cosmetic Procedures per 10,000 population (2011) | 130.6 [1/25 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of those who do moderate physical activity every day (2011) | 15.5% [16/32 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age (15?49 years) (%) (2019) | 13.5% [164/192 countries] | ||
| Age-standardized prevalence of hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years (%) (2019) | 26.7% [184/192 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Time spent for sleeping (men and women, minutes per day per person) | 471.4 (2014) [32/33 countries] | ||
| Time spent for sleeping (men, minutes per day per person) | 471.5 (2014) [32/33 countries] | ||
| Time spent for sleeping (women, minutes per day per person) | 471.2 (2014) [32/33 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Time spent for eating and drinking (men and women, minutes per day per person) | 116.9 (2014) [7/33 countries] | ||
| Time spent for eating and drinking (men, minutes per day per person) | 119.1 (2014) [5/33 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of those who smoke more than 10 cigarettes per day (2011) | 14.0% [10/32 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that non-smokers should be medically prioritized over heavy smokers (2011) | 38.0% [15/32 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of those who use cannabis | 0.29% (2004) [121/122 countries] | ||
| % of those who use cocaine | 0.03% (2004) [91/98 countries] | ||
| % of those who use amphetamines | 0.12% (2004) [75/99 countries] | ||
| % of those who use ecstasy | 0.08% (2004) [80/93 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Tuberculosis incidence (per 100,000 population) (2020) | 49 [90/194 countries] | ||
| Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence among children under 5 years (%) (2020) | 0.09 [150/194 countries] | ||
| Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs (2020) | 0 [172/194 countries] | ||
| Probability of dying from any of CVD, cancer, diabetes, CRD between age 30-70 (%) (2019) | 7.3 [183/183 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Food self-sufficiency ratio (calorie-based) (2019) | 35% [14/15 countries] | ||
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) (2019) | 20,572 [39/165 countries] | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (million US$) | 33,067 (2021) [24/185 countries] | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) | 1.8% (2021) [147/185 countries] | ||
| Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019) | 5.1% [139/187 countries] | ||
| Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019) | 5.1% [139/187 countries] | ||
| Producer support estimates, as % of gross farm receipts (2021) | 48.67% [3/27 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Stimulants, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 2.20 [83/179 countries] | ||
| Coffee and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 2.13 [60/179 countries] | ||
| Tea (including mate), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 0.07 [139/178 countries] | ||
| Alcoholic Beverages, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 72.88 [43/178 countries] | ||
| Total alcohol per capita (??15 years of age) consumptionl (litres of pure alcohol) (2019) | 8.5 [57/185 countries] | ||
| % of those who often drink 4 or more alcoholic drinks on the same day (2011) | 16.2% [2/32 countries] | ||
| Wine, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 0.87 [96/177 countries] | ||
| Beer, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 40.99 [59/177 countries] | ||
| Fermented beverages, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 27.02 [8/175 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of those who eat fresh fruit or vegetables every day (2011) | 31.6% [30/32 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Game and toys, output (100 million yen) (2005) | 523.0 [10/45 countries] | ||
| Game and toys, output as % of total manufacturing (2005) | 0.057% [22/51 countries] | ||
| % of those who play cards or board games in their free time several times a month or more (2007) | 10.7% [33/34 countries] | ||
| % of those who play card games most frequently among non-sport games (2007) | 4.0% [34/34 countries] | ||
| % of those who play computer games most frequently among non-sport games (2007) | 28.5% [3/34 countries] | ||
| % of those who play gambling most frequently among non-sport games (2007) | 2.7% [27/34 countries] | ||
| % of those who play word or number games most frequently among non-sport games (2007) | 6.1% [28/34 countries] | ||
| % of those who play mah-jongg most frequently among non-sport games (2007) | 0.3% [20/34 countries] | ||
| % of those who play jigsaw puzzles most frequently among non-sport games (2007) | 3.0% [14/34 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Travel & Tourism Competitiveness (ranking by World Economic Forum) (2019) | 16 [16/140 countries] | ||
| Number of foreign visitors to Japan (2019) | 5,878,280 [2/196 countries] | ||
| Number of foreign visitors to Japan (per 10,000 population) (2019) | 1,135.6 [2/188 countries] | ||
| International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) (2019) | 3.9% [116/136 countries] | ||
| International tourism, number of arrivals (ten thousands) (2019) | 1,750.3 [30/179 countries] | ||
| International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) (2019) | 5.8% [83/149 countries] | ||
| International tourism, number of departures (ten thousands) (2019) | 2,871.4 [13/96 countries] | ||
| % of those who never stayed away from home in the last year (2007) | 21.2% [23/34 countries] | ||
| % of those who stayed away from home for more than 10 days (2007) | 32.4% [18/34 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Number of world heritage properties (2011) | 10 [22/151 countries] | ||
| % of those who attend cultural events such as concerts, live, theatre and exhibitions in their free time several times a month or more (2007) | 10.0% [22/34 countries] | ||
| % of those who would like to see more government spending in culture and the arts (2016) | 27.0% [20/35 countries] | ||
| % of those who would like to see more government spending in culture and the arts (2006) | 38.8% [15/33 countries] | ||
| % of those who participate in the activities of a cultural association/ group at least once a month (2007) | 8.5% [10/34 countries] | ||
| % of those who think they have few artistic interests (2005) | 24.7% [15/19 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Book production, annual total | 30,487 (1996) [9/104 countries] | ||
| Book production, % of arts and recreation | 21.5% (1996) [3/95 countries] | ||
| Book production, % of literature | 13.7% (1996) [69/98 countries] | ||
| Book production, % of religion and theology | 5.3% (1996) [42/97 countries] | ||
| Book production, % of sciences | 10.5% (1996) [99/102 countries] | ||
| % of those who read books in their free time daily (2007) | 14.9% [16/34 countries] | ||
| % of those who get much enjoyment from reading books (2007) | 53.4% [13/34 countries] | ||
| % of Grade 8 students who read a book for enjoyment for less than 1 hours per day (2007) | 75.6% [18/50 countries] | ||
| % of Grade 8 students who read a book for enjoyment for more than 2 hours per day (2007) | 6.8% [41/50 countries] | ||
| % of those who are proud of their country in its achievements in the arts and literature (2013) | 73.6% [29/33 countries] | ||
| % of those who are proud of their country in its achievements in the arts and literature (2003) | 60.8% [33/34 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Time spent for TV or radio at home (men and women, minutes per day per person) | 102.0 (2014) [30/33 countries] | ||
| Time spent for TV or radio at home (men, minutes per day per person) | 101.3 (2014) [30/33 countries] | ||
| Time spent for TV or radio at home (women, minutes per day per person) | 102.8 (2014) [25/33 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of those who listen to music in their free time daily (2007) | 42.7% [29/34 countries] | ||
| Musical instruments, output (100 million yen) (2005) | 343.3 [7/41 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| Film production, 2005-2009 average (2005-2009) | 118.4 [11/109 countries] | ||
| Average ticket price (US$) | 5.46 (2009) [35/73 countries] | ||
| % of those who go to the movies in their free time several times a month or more (2007) | 28.1% [1/34 countries] | ||
| % of those who agree that increased exposure to foreign films, music, and books is damaging our national and local cultures (2003) | 47.1% [13/33 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of those who feel close to their town or city (2013) | 82.0% [15/33 countries] | ||
| % of those who feel close to their town or city (2003) | 78.6% [22/34 countries] | ||
| % of those who feel close to their county (2013) | 77.4% [18/33 countries] | ||
| % of those who feel close to their county (2003) | 64.3% [29/34 countries] | ||
| % of those who feel close to their country (2013) | 88.9% [16/33 countries] | ||
| % of those who feel close to their country (2003) | 84.3% [28/34 countries] | ||
| % of those who feel close to [Continent] (2013) | 37.5% [27/33 countries] | ||
| % of those who feel close to [Continent] (2003) | 30.4% [29/34 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of those who think they are reserved (2005) | 42.0% [15/19 countries] | ||
| % of those who think they are trusting (2005) | 76.2% [7/19 countries] | ||
| % of those who think they do a thorough job (2005) | 68.4% [18/19 countries] | ||
| % of those who think they are relaxed (2005) | 37.9% [19/19 countries] | ||
| % of those who think they have an active imagination (2005) | 39.7% [19/19 countries] | ||
| % of those who think they are outgoing (2005) | 37.3% [19/19 countries] | ||
| % of those who think they tend to find fault with others (2005) | 8.4% [15/19 countries] | ||
| % of those who think they are lazy (2005) | 23.0% [2/19 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of those who think that people can be trusted or not (4 choices) (2014) | 50.2% [13/33 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that people can be trusted or not (4 choices) (2008) | 40.3% [20/44 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that people can be trusted or not (4 choices) (2007) | 46.2% [17/34 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that people can be trusted or not (4 choices) (2004) | 36.7% [23/38 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that only few people to trust (2006) | 69.7% [23/33 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that people try to be fair (4 choices) (2014) | 64.7% [17/34 countries] | ||
| % of those who think that people try to be fair (4 choices) (2004) | 61.6% [20/38 countries] | ||
| % of people who have relatives or friends they can count on for help in times of need (2019) | 79.8% [85/135 countries] | ||
| % of those who often use their free time to establish useful contacts (2007) | 40.2% [4/34 countries] | ||
| % of those who have been asked to help influence important decisions in other people's favour (2006) | 72.3% [21/33 countries] |
| Republic of Korea | |||
| % of those who consider themselves to be a spiritual person interested in the sacred or the supernatural (2018) | 23.1% [46/47 countries] | ||
| % of those who consider themselves to be a spiritual person interested in the sacred or the supernatural (2008) | 24.3% [42/44 countries] | ||
| % of those who believe in life after death (4 choices) (2018) | 43.0% [40/47 countries] | ||
| % of those who believe in life after death (4 choices) (2008) | 49.7% [30/44 countries] | ||
| % of those who believe in heaven (4 choices) (2018) | 40.5% [35/47 countries] | ||
| % of those who believe in heaven (4 choices) (2008) | 48.5% [28/44 countries] | ||
| % of those who believe in hell (4 choices) (2018) | 39.3% [30/47 countries] | ||
| % of those who believe in hell (4 choices) (2008) | 46.2% [23/44 countries] | ||
| % of those who believe in reincarnation (2008) | 27.6% [25/44 countries] | ||
| % of those who believe in nirvana (2008) | 29.6% [9/43 countries] | ||
| % of those who believe in the supernatural powers of deceased ancestors (2018) | 30.1% [34/47 countries] |