STATS ACROSS ASIA

Population Source: World Bank / UN 2024
1🇨🇳 China
1,411M
2🇮🇩 Indonesia
281M
3🇯🇵 Japan
123.8M
4🇵🇭 Philippines
115.6M
5🇻🇳 Vietnam
100.0M
6🇹🇷 Turkey
85.3M
7🇹🇭 Thailand
71.7M
8🇰🇷 South Korea
51.7M
9🇳🇵 Nepal
29.2M
10🇦🇺 Australia
26.7M
11🇹🇼 Taiwan
23.4M
12🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
22.2M
13🇯🇴 Jordan
10.6M
14🇦🇪 UAE
10.5M
15🇱🇦 Laos
7.6M
16🇭🇰 Hong Kong
7.5M
17🇸🇬 Singapore
6.0M
18🇳🇿 New Zealand
5.2M
19🇴🇲 Oman
4.9M
20🇬🇪 Georgia
3.7M
21🇶🇦 Qatar
2.9M
22🇧🇹 Bhutan
0.78M
23🇲🇻 Maldives
0.53M
24🇵🇫 French Polynesia
0.28M
25🇸🇨 Seychelles
0.13M
Happiness Index (World Happiness Report) Source: World Happiness Report 2024 (score out of 10) · French Polynesia not in WHR
1🇦🇺 Australia
7.10
2🇳🇿 New Zealand
7.09
3🇦🇪 UAE
6.73
4🇸🇬 Singapore
6.52
5🇹🇼 Taiwan
6.50
6🇶🇦 Qatar
6.40
7🇯🇵 Japan
6.06
8🇰🇷 South Korea
6.06
9🇻🇳 Vietnam
6.04
10🇹🇭 Thailand
5.98
11🇨🇳 China
5.97
12🇮🇩 Indonesia
5.57
13🇲🇻 Maldives
5.53
14🇭🇰 Hong Kong
5.32
15🇵🇭 Philippines
5.26
16🇸🇨 Seychelles
5.24
17🇧🇹 Bhutan
5.12
18🇱🇦 Laos
5.10
19🇬🇪 Georgia
4.93
20🇴🇲 Oman
4.74
21🇯🇴 Jordan
4.70
22🇹🇷 Turkey
4.57
23🇳🇵 Nepal
4.43
24🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
4.30
GDP per Capita (USD) Source: IMF World Economic Outlook 2024
1🇸🇬 Singapore
$88,400
2🇶🇦 Qatar
$85,000
3🇦🇺 Australia
$64,900
4🇭🇰 Hong Kong
$52,400
5🇦🇪 UAE
$49,500
6🇳🇿 New Zealand
$47,500
7🇰🇷 South Korea
$36,100
8🇹🇼 Taiwan
$34,400
9🇯🇵 Japan
$33,100
10🇵🇫 French Polynesia
$22,400
11🇴🇲 Oman
$19,500
12🇸🇨 Seychelles
$17,400
13🇹🇷 Turkey
$13,200
14🇨🇳 China
$13,000
15🇲🇻 Maldives
$9,900
16🇹🇭 Thailand
$7,800
17🇬🇪 Georgia
$7,200
18🇮🇩 Indonesia
$5,000
19🇻🇳 Vietnam
$4,600
20🇯🇴 Jordan
$4,400
21🇵🇭 Philippines
$3,800
22🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
$3,800
23🇧🇹 Bhutan
$3,500
24🇱🇦 Laos
$2,500
25🇳🇵 Nepal
$1,336
Average Monthly Net Salary (USD, after tax) Source: Numbeo 2024
1🇶🇦 Qatar
$4,700
2🇸🇬 Singapore
$4,600
3🇦🇺 Australia
$3,977
4🇦🇪 UAE
$3,600
5🇭🇰 Hong Kong
$3,200
6🇳🇿 New Zealand
$2,883
7🇰🇷 South Korea
$2,600
8🇯🇵 Japan
$2,400
9🇵🇫 French Polynesia
$2,200
10🇹🇼 Taiwan
$2,100
11🇨🇳 China
$1,400
12🇸🇨 Seychelles
$1,200
13🇴🇲 Oman
$1,100
14🇹🇷 Turkey
$900
15🇲🇻 Maldives
$800
16🇯🇴 Jordan
$800
17🇹🇭 Thailand
$700
18🇬🇪 Georgia
$600
19🇮🇩 Indonesia
$400
20🇵🇭 Philippines
$350
21🇻🇳 Vietnam
$340
22🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
$290
23🇧🇹 Bhutan
$250
24🇱🇦 Laos
$200
25🇳🇵 Nepal
$150
Cost of Living Index (NYC = 100) Source: Numbeo Cost of Living Index 2024
1🇸🇬 Singapore
80.0
2🇵🇫 French Polynesia
78.0
3🇸🇨 Seychelles
75.0
4🇭🇰 Hong Kong
73.0
5🇦🇺 Australia
72.8
6🇳🇿 New Zealand
68.2
7🇲🇻 Maldives
62.0
8🇰🇷 South Korea
60.0
9🇦🇪 UAE
56.0
10🇶🇦 Qatar
55.0
11🇯🇵 Japan
47.0
12🇹🇼 Taiwan
47.0
13🇨🇳 China
42.0
14🇹🇭 Thailand
38.0
15🇴🇲 Oman
36.0
16🇹🇷 Turkey
35.0
17🇻🇳 Vietnam
33.6
18🇮🇩 Indonesia
33.0
19🇯🇴 Jordan
33.0
20🇬🇪 Georgia
32.0
21🇧🇹 Bhutan
30.0
22🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
28.0
23🇵🇭 Philippines
27.0
24🇱🇦 Laos
27.0
25🇳🇵 Nepal
20.0
Life Expectancy (years) Source: WHO / World Bank 2023
1🇭🇰 Hong Kong
85.5
2🇯🇵 Japan
84.0
3🇦🇺 Australia
83.9
4🇸🇬 Singapore
83.5
5🇰🇷 South Korea
83.5
6🇳🇿 New Zealand
82.1
7🇹🇼 Taiwan
80.4
8🇶🇦 Qatar
80.0
9🇲🇻 Maldives
79.1
10🇹🇭 Thailand
79.0
11🇦🇪 UAE
79.0
12🇨🇳 China
78.6
13🇴🇲 Oman
78.5
14🇹🇷 Turkey
77.6
15🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
76.8
16🇵🇫 French Polynesia
76.7
17🇯🇴 Jordan
75.0
18🇻🇳 Vietnam
74.1
19🇬🇪 Georgia
74.0
20🇸🇨 Seychelles
72.9
21🇵🇭 Philippines
72.7
22🇧🇹 Bhutan
72.0
23🇳🇵 Nepal
71.5
24🇮🇩 Indonesia
71.3
25🇱🇦 Laos
68.0
Median Age (years) Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024
1🇯🇵 Japan
49.5
2🇭🇰 Hong Kong
47.0
3🇰🇷 South Korea
45.5
4🇹🇼 Taiwan
44.5
5🇸🇬 Singapore
42.8
6🇹🇭 Thailand
40.5
7🇨🇳 China
39.8
8🇬🇪 Georgia
38.9
9🇸🇨 Seychelles
38.7
10🇦🇺 Australia
38.1
11🇳🇿 New Zealand
37.9
12🇵🇫 French Polynesia
35.3
13🇦🇪 UAE
33.5
14🇶🇦 Qatar
33.2
15🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
33.0
16🇹🇷 Turkey
32.7
17🇻🇳 Vietnam
32.5
18🇴🇲 Oman
30.2
19🇮🇩 Indonesia
30.2
20🇲🇻 Maldives
29.0
21🇧🇹 Bhutan
28.3
22🇵🇭 Philippines
25.7
23🇱🇦 Laos
23.7
24🇯🇴 Jordan
23.6
25🇳🇵 Nepal
23.3
Human Development Index (0–1) Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2024 · Taiwan — government self-calculation (not UNDP-ranked) · French Polynesia not separately ranked (overseas territory of France)
1🇦🇺 Australia
0.958
2🇭🇰 Hong Kong
0.956
3🇸🇬 Singapore
0.949
4🇦🇪 UAE
0.937
5🇳🇿 New Zealand
0.937
6🇰🇷 South Korea
0.929
7🇹🇼 Taiwan
0.926
8🇯🇵 Japan
0.920
9🇶🇦 Qatar
0.875
10🇹🇷 Turkey
0.855
11🇸🇨 Seychelles
0.848
12🇴🇲 Oman
0.816
13🇬🇪 Georgia
0.812
14🇹🇭 Thailand
0.803
15🇨🇳 China
0.788
16🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
0.782
17🇲🇻 Maldives
0.762
18🇻🇳 Vietnam
0.726
19🇯🇴 Jordan
0.720
20🇮🇩 Indonesia
0.713
21🇵🇭 Philippines
0.710
22🇧🇹 Bhutan
0.681
23🇱🇦 Laos
0.607
24🇳🇵 Nepal
0.602
Homeownership Rate (%) Source: National census / statistics agencies 2023
1🇨🇳 China
90%
2🇻🇳 Vietnam
90%
3🇸🇬 Singapore
89%
4🇬🇪 Georgia
87%
5🇹🇼 Taiwan
85%
6🇸🇨 Seychelles
85%
7🇲🇻 Maldives
85%
8🇮🇩 Indonesia
84%
9🇱🇦 Laos
84%
10🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
82%
11🇹🇭 Thailand
80%
12🇧🇹 Bhutan
75%
13🇴🇲 Oman
75%
14🇳🇵 Nepal
73%
15🇯🇴 Jordan
71%
16🇦🇺 Australia
66%
17🇳🇿 New Zealand
65%
18🇵🇫 French Polynesia
62%
19🇯🇵 Japan
61%
20🇹🇷 Turkey
58%
21🇰🇷 South Korea
57%
22🇵🇭 Philippines
54%
23🇭🇰 Hong Kong
51%
24🇦🇪 UAE
28%
25🇶🇦 Qatar
22%
Adult Literacy Rate (%) Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics 2023
1🇬🇪 Georgia
99.4%
2🇯🇵 Japan
99.0%
3🇦🇺 Australia
99.0%
4🇳🇿 New Zealand
99.0%
5🇹🇼 Taiwan
98.9%
6🇯🇴 Jordan
98.3%
7🇰🇷 South Korea
98.0%
8🇦🇪 UAE
98.0%
9🇵🇫 French Polynesia
98.0%
10🇸🇬 Singapore
97.5%
11🇲🇻 Maldives
97.5%
12🇨🇳 China
97.2%
13🇹🇷 Turkey
96.7%
14🇸🇨 Seychelles
96.4%
15🇻🇳 Vietnam
96.1%
16🇮🇩 Indonesia
96.0%
17🇴🇲 Oman
95.7%
18🇵🇭 Philippines
95.6%
19🇭🇰 Hong Kong
95.0%
20🇹🇭 Thailand
94.1%
21🇶🇦 Qatar
93.0%
22🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
92.3%
23🇱🇦 Laos
85.0%
24🇳🇵 Nepal
67.9%
25🇧🇹 Bhutan
67.0%
Tertiary Education Attainment (% adults 25–64) Source: OECD / national statistics 2023
1🇯🇵 Japan
55%
2🇰🇷 South Korea
52%
3🇸🇬 Singapore
47%
4🇹🇼 Taiwan
46%
5🇦🇺 Australia
43%
6🇳🇿 New Zealand
41%
7🇯🇴 Jordan
40%
8🇭🇰 Hong Kong
39%
9🇦🇪 UAE
38%
10🇬🇪 Georgia
38%
11🇵🇭 Philippines
35%
12🇻🇳 Vietnam
29%
13🇹🇷 Turkey
27%
14🇶🇦 Qatar
26%
15🇲🇻 Maldives
25%
16🇴🇲 Oman
25%
17🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
21%
18🇸🇨 Seychelles
20%
19🇨🇳 China
18%
20🇵🇫 French Polynesia
18%
21🇱🇦 Laos
18%
22🇹🇭 Thailand
17%
23🇮🇩 Indonesia
16%
24🇳🇵 Nepal
16%
25🇧🇹 Bhutan
15%
Internet Penetration (%) Source: ITU / World Bank 2023
1🇦🇪 UAE
100%
2🇶🇦 Qatar
99%
3🇰🇷 South Korea
98%
4🇴🇲 Oman
97%
5🇸🇬 Singapore
96%
6🇦🇺 Australia
96%
7🇳🇿 New Zealand
96%
8🇭🇰 Hong Kong
94%
9🇯🇵 Japan
90%
10🇹🇼 Taiwan
90%
11🇯🇴 Jordan
89%
12🇹🇭 Thailand
88%
13🇸🇨 Seychelles
87%
14🇹🇷 Turkey
85%
15🇬🇪 Georgia
82%
16🇻🇳 Vietnam
79.1%
17🇨🇳 China
77%
18🇵🇭 Philippines
73%
19🇵🇫 French Polynesia
73%
20🇧🇹 Bhutan
72%
21🇲🇻 Maldives
72%
22🇮🇩 Indonesia
69%
23🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
68%
24🇳🇵 Nepal
63%
25🇱🇦 Laos
62%
Statutory Paid Annual Leave (working days) Source: National labor codes / ILO 2023 (base entitlement)
1🇶🇦 Qatar
30 days
2🇴🇲 Oman
30 days
3🇵🇫 French Polynesia
30 days
4🇲🇻 Maldives
28 days
5🇦🇪 UAE
22 days
6🇸🇨 Seychelles
21 days
7🇦🇺 Australia
20 days
8🇬🇪 Georgia
20 days
9🇳🇿 New Zealand
20 days
10🇰🇷 South Korea
15 days
11🇱🇦 Laos
15 days
12🇧🇹 Bhutan
14 days
13🇯🇴 Jordan
14 days
14🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
14 days
15🇹🇷 Turkey
14 days
16🇮🇩 Indonesia
12 days
17🇳🇵 Nepal
12 days
18🇻🇳 Vietnam
11 days
19🇯🇵 Japan
10 days
20🇹🇼 Taiwan
7 days
21🇭🇰 Hong Kong
7 days
22🇸🇬 Singapore
7 days
23🇹🇭 Thailand
6 days
24🇨🇳 China
5 days
25🇵🇭 Philippines
5 days
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (liters pure alcohol/year) Source: WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol 2023 · French Polynesia data not separately available
1🇸🇨 Seychelles
12.0 L
2🇦🇺 Australia
10.1 L
3🇳🇿 New Zealand
9.9 L
4🇻🇳 Vietnam
8.7 L
5🇬🇪 Georgia
7.9 L
6🇰🇷 South Korea
7.7 L
7🇯🇵 Japan
6.5 L
8🇱🇦 Laos
6.3 L
9🇨🇳 China
5.7 L
10🇵🇭 Philippines
4.7 L
11🇹🇼 Taiwan
4.4 L
12🇹🇭 Thailand
4.3 L
13🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
4.0 L
14🇭🇰 Hong Kong
2.9 L
15🇸🇬 Singapore
1.8 L
16🇹🇷 Turkey
1.4 L
17🇦🇪 UAE
1.3 L
18🇳🇵 Nepal
0.7 L
19🇲🇻 Maldives
0.5 L
20🇴🇲 Oman
0.5 L
21🇧🇹 Bhutan
0.4 L
22🇮🇩 Indonesia
0.3 L
23🇯🇴 Jordan
0.2 L
24🇶🇦 Qatar
0.1 L
Corruption Perceptions Index (100 = least corrupt) Source: Transparency International CPI 2023 · French Polynesia not separately ranked (covered under France)
1🇳🇿 New Zealand
85
2🇸🇬 Singapore
83
3🇭🇰 Hong Kong
75
4🇦🇺 Australia
75
5🇯🇵 Japan
73
6🇸🇨 Seychelles
71
7🇧🇹 Bhutan
68
8🇦🇪 UAE
68
9🇹🇼 Taiwan
67
10🇰🇷 South Korea
63
11🇶🇦 Qatar
58
12🇴🇲 Oman
55
13🇬🇪 Georgia
53
14🇯🇴 Jordan
47
15🇨🇳 China
42
16🇻🇳 Vietnam
41
17🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40
18🇲🇻 Maldives
39
19🇹🇭 Thailand
35
20🇳🇵 Nepal
35
21🇮🇩 Indonesia
34
22🇹🇷 Turkey
34
23🇵🇭 Philippines
33
24🇱🇦 Laos
29
Renewable Energy Share (% of electricity) Source: Ember Climate / IEA 2023
1🇳🇵 Nepal
99%
2🇧🇹 Bhutan
99%
3🇳🇿 New Zealand
87%
4🇬🇪 Georgia
80%
5🇱🇦 Laos
75%
6🇹🇷 Turkey
44%
7🇦🇺 Australia
35%
8🇵🇫 French Polynesia
35%
9🇻🇳 Vietnam
33.5%
10🇨🇳 China
31%
11🇵🇭 Philippines
30%
12🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30%
13🇯🇵 Japan
22%
14🇯🇴 Jordan
22%
15🇲🇻 Maldives
20%
16🇮🇩 Indonesia
19%
17🇹🇭 Thailand
16%
18🇰🇷 South Korea
9%
19🇹🇼 Taiwan
8%
20🇦🇪 UAE
7%
21🇴🇲 Oman
6%
22🇸🇨 Seychelles
5%
23🇶🇦 Qatar
3%
24🇸🇬 Singapore
3%
25🇭🇰 Hong Kong
1%
International Tourist Arrivals (millions/year) Source: UNWTO / national tourism boards 2024
1🇹🇷 Turkey
57M
2🇭🇰 Hong Kong
45M
3🇯🇵 Japan
37M
4🇹🇭 Thailand
35M
5🇨🇳 China
35M
6🇦🇪 UAE
30M
7🇻🇳 Vietnam
17.5M
8🇰🇷 South Korea
16M
9🇸🇬 Singapore
16M
10🇮🇩 Indonesia
14M
11🇹🇼 Taiwan
7.9M
12🇬🇪 Georgia
7.1M
13🇦🇺 Australia
6.6M
14🇵🇭 Philippines
5.9M
15🇶🇦 Qatar
4.1M
16🇱🇦 Laos
3.8M
17🇯🇴 Jordan
3.7M
18🇴🇲 Oman
3.5M
19🇳🇿 New Zealand
3.0M
20🇲🇻 Maldives
1.87M
21🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
1.5M
22🇳🇵 Nepal
1.2M
23🇸🇨 Seychelles
0.35M
24🇵🇫 French Polynesia
0.26M
25🇧🇹 Bhutan
0.15M
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Source: UNESCO World Heritage List 2024 · Taiwan not a UNESCO member; Hong Kong sites listed under China
1🇨🇳 China
59 sites
2🇯🇵 Japan
26 sites
3🇦🇺 Australia
21 sites
4🇹🇷 Turkey
21 sites
5🇰🇷 South Korea
16 sites
6🇮🇩 Indonesia
10 sites
7🇹🇭 Thailand
8 sites
8🇻🇳 Vietnam
8 sites
9🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
8 sites
10🇵🇭 Philippines
6 sites
11🇯🇴 Jordan
6 sites
12🇴🇲 Oman
5 sites
13🇬🇪 Georgia
4 sites
14🇳🇵 Nepal
4 sites
15🇳🇿 New Zealand
3 sites
16🇱🇦 Laos
2 sites
17🇸🇨 Seychelles
2 sites
18🇸🇬 Singapore
1 site
19🇦🇪 UAE
1 site
20🇶🇦 Qatar
1 site
21🇵🇫 French Polynesia
1 site
22🇹🇼 Taiwan
0 sites
23🇭🇰 Hong Kong
0 sites
24🇧🇹 Bhutan
0 sites
25🇲🇻 Maldives
0 sites
Average Sunshine Hours by Month (major city) Source: World Meteorological Organization / climate data composites
Country / City JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec Annual
🇦🇪 Dubai 246244270297347339 339332309307282254 3,509
🇴🇲 Muscat 279272316330352330 310322330341330279 3,791
🇯🇴 Petra 193208257291340360 383376333302240193 3,476
🇹🇭 Bangkok 272251270270217180 174167165198245273 2,682
🇱🇦 Vientiane (Laos) 245234247237208155 144155168231241245 2,510
🇨🇳 Beijing 197194231254285264 212214232224184178 2,669
🇮🇩 Denpasar (Bali) 150160200230250250 260270250230180150 2,580
🇱🇰 Colombo 234230213171140128 133148153168190224 2,132
🇰🇷 Seoul 169170198206224198 120152176198153152 2,116
🇸🇬 Singapore 172186192173179178 187174156166134130 2,022
🇯🇵 Tokyo 184166160176168127 151175127131148175 1,876
🇳🇵 Pokhara 16818120721016688 6280118209200175 1,864
🇧🇹 Thimphu (Bhutan) 198188193196161120 108134153232229218 2,130
🇭🇰 Hong Kong 1439596109137147 213190174197173161 1,835
🇻🇳 Hanoi 12595100130185190 200180160170150115 1,800
🇹🇼 Taipei 807591100117130 18518816514011095 1,476
🇦🇺 Australia (Sydney) 222195183168142126 139164180205216231 2,171
🇳🇿 New Zealand (Auckland) 22619318614711699 114139153176189217 1,955
🇲🇻 Malé (Maldives) 264248279269248222 233241250247225255 2,981
🇸🇨 Seychelles (Mahé) 217232248241248192 186202223248230220 2,687
🇵🇫 French Polynesia (Papeete) 195173186189209198 217229237245216195 2,489
🇹🇷 Istanbul 7185136183237282 31328022816811473 2,170
🇬🇪 Tbilisi 94104142182237279 31930723418712488 2,297
Sunshine hours/month · under 80 80–160 160–240 240–300 300–360 360+
Sources
Homeownership figures are drawn from national census and statistics agencies. Hong Kong and Taiwan are shown as separate statistical entities. All figures represent the most recent available data at time of publication.

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