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Taiwan rankings 2026: where Taiwan places in 81 global Top 10s

Taiwan is #2 in Countries generating the most coal electricity per person and inside the top 10 of 9 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

How does Taiwan compare with the rest of the world? On Top10Earth it is ranked in 81 of 491 live country rankings, each one built from a named public source. This page gathers every position, value and date in one place. Its best position is #2 in Countries generating the most coal electricity per person, where it is measured at 4,523.47 kWh per person (Coal electricity generation) as of 2026-11-02. Taiwan finishes inside the top 10 in 9 rankings.

Top 10 finishes

Taiwan is inside the top 10 of 9 further rankings. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

Taiwan by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Taiwan holds 42 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries generating the most coal electricity per person (4,523.47 kWh per person), #5 of 50 in Countries using the most coal energy per person (15.4k kWh per person), #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from coal per person (6.08 tonnes per person) and #7 of 50 in Countries generating the most fossil fuel electricity per person (10.8k kWh per person). 38 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Taiwan holds 30 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries using the most phosphate fertilizer per hectare of cropland (130.81 kg per hectare), #4 of 50 in Countries applying the most potash fertilizer per hectare (127.6 kilograms per hectare), #4 of 50 in Countries where a calorie-sufficient diet costs the most (1.95 PPP dollars) and #10 of 50 in Countries using the most nitrogen fertilizer per hectare of cropland (159.63 kg per hectare). 26 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Taiwan holds 8 positions: #5 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of adults with tertiary education (51.9 %), #21 of 50 in Countries with the largest military share of population (0.72 %), #22 of 50 in Countries with the highest military spending (17.34 billion US dollars) and #23 of 50 in Countries with the highest military share of government spending (12.36 %). 4 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Taiwan holds 1 position: #21 of 50 in Countries with the highest median daily income (41.03 international-$ per day (2011 prices)).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Taiwan moved in 76 rankings:

Where Taiwan ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Taiwan's lowest current positions are 48th of 50 in Countries with the highest banana yields (22.16 tonnes per hectare), 44th of 50 in Countries with the highest chicken meat yields per animal (1.76 kilograms per animal) and 43rd of 50 in Countries generating the most hydropower (5.5 TWh). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Taiwan

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Taiwan's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Taiwan

What is Taiwan's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#2 in Countries generating the most coal electricity per person, with 4,523.47 kWh per person (Coal electricity generation) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Taiwan?

81 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.

Is Taiwan in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 9 rankings, including #2 in Countries generating the most coal electricity per person, #3 in Countries using the most phosphate fertilizer per hectare of cropland and #4 in Countries applying the most potash fertilizer per hectare.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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