International rankings of Hong Kong
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This is a list of International rankings of Hong Kong
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
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| 2002 and 2006 | National IQ Rankings IQ and the Wealth of Nations IQ and the Wealth of Nations is a controversial 2002 book by Dr. Richard Lynn, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, and Dr. Tatu Vanhanen, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland... |
IQ and the Wealth of Nations IQ and the Wealth of Nations IQ and the Wealth of Nations is a controversial 2002 book by Dr. Richard Lynn, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, and Dr. Tatu Vanhanen, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland... , the University of Ulster University of Ulster The University of Ulster is a multi-campus, co-educational university located in Northern Ireland. It is the largest single university in Ireland, discounting the federal National University of Ireland... |
1/185 countries | Controversial |
| 2001–05 | World's Best Airports | Skytrax Skytrax Skytrax is a United Kingdom-based consultancy, the public face of Inflight Research Services, which has the largest airline and airport review and ranking site. It conducts research for commercial airlines... |
1/155 countries | |
| 2005 | Ranking of Container Ports of the World | AAPA World Port Rankings | 2/50 ports by container Containerization Containerization is a system of freight transport based on a range of steel intermodal containers... traffic |
7/50 ports by cargo Cargo Cargo is goods or produce transported, generally for commercial gain, by ship, aircraft, train, van or truck. In modern times, containers are used in most intermodal long-haul cargo transport.-Marine:... volume |
| Networked Readiness Index (NRI) | World Economic Forum World Economic Forum The 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.... |
11/115 countries | ||
| Worldwide quality-of-life index | The Economist The Economist The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843... |
18/111 countries | ||
| 2006 | 6th Annual Global e-Government Study (Brown University) | Global e-Government | 20/198 countries | |
| Annual Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2006 | Reporters Without Borders Reporters 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... |
59/168 countries | ||
| Corruption Perceptions Index | Transparency International Transparency International Transparency International is a non-governmental organization that monitors and publicizes corporate and political corruption in international development. It publishes an annual Corruption Perceptions Index, a comparative listing of corruption worldwide... |
15/163 countries | ||
| World Competitiveness Yearbook 2006 | IMD International | 2/61 economies | Economies include those of countries and regions | |
| World City's Skyline Skyline A skyline is the overall or partial view of a city's tall buildings and structures consisting of many skyscrapers in front of the sky in the background. It can also be described as the artificial horizon that a city's overall structure creates. Skylines serve as a kind of fingerprint of a city, as... /Skyscrapers |
Emporis Data Committee (EDC) | 1/100 major cities | Cities ranked by the visual impact of their skylines | |
| Global Competitiveness Report - Growth Competitiveness Index Ranking | World Economic Forum World Economic Forum The 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.... |
11/125 countries | ||
| World's Best Airports | Skytrax Skytrax Skytrax is a United Kingdom-based consultancy, the public face of Inflight Research Services, which has the largest airline and airport review and ranking site. It conducts research for commercial airlines... |
2/165 countries | ||
| Business Competitiveness Index - BCI | World Economic Forum World Economic Forum The 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.... |
10/121 countries | ||
| Human Development Index - HDI | United Nations United Nations The 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... |
22/177 countries | ||
| Access Index (p.19)] | FedEx FedEx FedEx Corporation , originally known as FDX Corporation, is a logistics services company, based in the United States with headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee... : The Power of Access - 2006 Access Index |
1/75 countries | ||
| Potential Competitiveness | Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER) | 1/50 countries | ||
| 2007 | Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index | World Economic Forum World Economic Forum The 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.... |
6/124 countries | |
| Index of Economic Freedom Index of Economic Freedom The Index of Economic Freedom is a series of 10 economic measurements created by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal. Its stated objective is to measure the degree of economic freedom in the world's nations.... |
Heritage Foundation Heritage Foundation The Heritage Foundation is a conservative American think tank based in Washington, D.C. Heritage's stated mission is to "formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong... /The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal.... : 2008 |
1/157 countries | Ranked 1st for 14 years in a row | |
| World's most expensive city for rental accommodation | ECA International | 1/92 countries | ||
| Leading Centers of Commerce | MasterCard study | 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 | 5/143 cities | ||
| World's Best Airports | Skytrax Skytrax Skytrax is a United Kingdom-based consultancy, the public face of Inflight Research Services, which has the largest airline and airport review and ranking site. It conducts research for commercial airlines... |
1/155 countries | ||
| World Competitiveness Yearbook 2007 | 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 E-readiness E-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 Unit | 4/69 countries | e-Readiness is the ability to use Information and Communication Technologies Information and communication technologies Information and communications technology or information and communication technology, usually abbreviated as ICT, is often used as an extended synonym for information technology , but is usually a more general term that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of... (ICT) to develop one's economy and to foster one's welfare |
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| World's best place for doing business Ease of Doing Business Index The Ease of Doing Business Index is an index created by the World Bank. Higher rankings indicate better, usually simpler, regulations for businesses and stronger protections of property rights... |
World Bank World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty... |
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 | Asian Corporate Governance Association | 1/11 countries | ||
| Global Financial Centre Index | 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 IT industry competitiveness index The IT industry competitiveness index, published online by the Business Software Association, measures factors like supply of skills, an innovation-friendly culture, world-class technology infrastructure, a robust legal regime and well-balanced government support to IT industry, and a... |
Economist Intelligence Unit Economist Intelligence Unit The 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... |
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 | Financial Time | 1/38 cities | ||
| 2008 | Capital Access Index 2007 | Milken Institute | 1/122 countries | |
| Location Ranking Survey | ECA International | 15/254 locations | ||
| Economist Intelligence Unit's 2008 e-Readiness Rankings | Economist Intelligence Unit Economist Intelligence Unit The 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... |
2/70 Countries | The latest "e-readiness" ranking of the world's largest economies puts the U.S. on top, followed closely by Hong Kong. The annual survey examines the information and communication technology (ICT) of 70 economies, using a model developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit in cooperation with the IBM Institute for Business. | |
| World Competitiveness Yearbook | IMD IMD - As a word :* IMD, Interchange Member Descriptors. * Imd, a family name* Imd, a giantess in Norse mythology, one of the nine Mothers of Heimdall- As an acronym :... |
3/55 economies | ||