| 項目 | 說明 | 台灣排名 | 韓國排名 | 勝方 |
| Global Competitiveness Index 2007-2008 | 14 | 11 | 韓 |
| Subindex A: Basic requirements | 19 | 14 | 韓 |
| 1st pillar: Institutions | 37 | 26 | 韓 |
| 1.01 | Property rights | 39 | 24 | 韓 |
| 1.02 | Intellectual property protection | 30 | 23 | 韓 |
| 1.03 | Diversion of public funds | 39 | 26 | 韓 |
| 1.04 | Public trust of politicians | 57 | 22 | 韓 |
| 1.05 | Judicial independence | 53 | 35 | 韓 |
| 1.06 | Favoritism in decisions of government officials | 34 | 15 | 韓 |
| 1.07 | Wastefulness of government spending | 32 | 22 | 韓 |
| 1.08 | Burden of government regulation | 17 | 8 | 韓 |
| 1.09 | Efficiency of legal framework | 46 | 28 | 韓 |
| 1.10 | Transparency of government policymaking | 25 | 34 | 台 |
| 1.11 | Business costs of terrorism | 63 | 78 | 台 |
| 1.12 | Business costs of crime and violence | 28 | 40 | 台 |
| 1.13 | Organized crime | 51 | 50 | 韓 |
| 1.14 | Reliability of police services | 38 | 27 | 韓 |
| 1.15 | Ethical behavior of firms | 44 | 25 | 韓 |
| 1.16 | Strength of auditing and reporting standards | 51 | 35 | 韓 |
| 1.17 | Efficacy of corporate boards | 41 | 30 | 韓 |
| 1.18 | Protection of minority shareholders’ interests | 69 | 31 | 韓 |
| 2nd pillar: Infrastructure | 20 | 16 | 韓 |
| 2.01 | Quality of overall infrastructure | 22 | 19 | 韓 |
| 2.02 | Quality of roads | 15 | 20 | 台 |
| 2.03 | Quality of railroad infrastructure | 13 | 12 | 韓 |
| 2.04 | Quality of port infrastructure | 19 | 20 | 台 |
| 2.05 | Quality of air transport infrastructure | 30 | 26 | 韓 |
| 2.06 | Available seat kilometers (hard data) | 23 | 19 | 韓 |
| 2.07 | Quality of electricity supply | 31 | 19 | 韓 |
| 2.08 | Telephone lines (hard data) | 6 | 19 | 台 |
| 3rd pillar: Macroeconomic stability | 26 | 8 | 韓 |
| 3.01 | Government surplus/deficit (hard data) | 59 | 34 | 韓 |
| 3.02 | National savings rate (hard data) | 37 | 29 | 韓 |
| 3.03 | Inflation (hard data) | 2 | 21 | 台 |
| 3.04 | Interest rate spread (hard data) | 17 | 4 | 韓 |
| 3.05 | Government debt (hard data) | 53 | 33 | 韓 |
| 4th pillar: Health and primary education | 6 | 27 | 台 |
| 4.01 | Business impact of malaria | 55 | 99 | 台 |
| 4.02 | Malaria incidence (hard data) | 59 | 74 | 台 |
| 4.03 | Business impact of tuberculosis | 61 | 87 | 台 |
| 4.04 | Tuberculosis incidence (hard data) | 65 | 85 | 台 |
| 4.05 | Business impact of HIV/AIDS | 55 | 70 | 台 |
| 4.06 | HIV prevalence (hard data) | 49 | 1 | 韓 |
| 4.07 | Infant mortality (hard data) | 21 | 22 | 台 |
| 4.08 | Life expectancy (hard data) | 30 | 31 | 台 |
| 4.09 | Quality of primary education | 21 | 23 | 台 |
| 4.10 | Primary enrollment (hard data) | 3 | 4 | 台 |
| Subindex B: Efficiency enhancers | 17 | 12 | 韓 |
| 5th pillar: Higher education and training | 4 | 6 | 台 |
| 5.01 | Secondary enrollment (hard data) | 27 | 48 | 台 |
| 5.02 | Tertiary enrollment (hard data) | 5 | 1 | 韓 |
| 5.03 | Quality of the educational system | 18 | 19 | 台 |
| 5.04 | Quality of math and science education | 8 | 10 | 台 |
| 5.05 | Quality of management schools | 29 | 26 | 韓 |
| 5.06 | Internet access in schools | 16 | 4 | 韓 |
| 5.07 | Local availability of specialized research and training services | 20 | 14 | 韓 |
| 5.08 | Extent of staff training | 19 | 5 | 韓 |
| 6th pillar: Goods market efficiency | 17 | 16 | 韓 |
| 6.01 | Intensity of local competition | 13 | 23 | 台 |
| 6.02 | Extent of market dominance | 10 | 27 | 台 |
| 6.03 | Effectiveness of anti-monopoly policy | 27 | 19 | 韓 |
| 6.04 | Extent and effect of taxation | 24 | 30 | 台 |
| 6.05 | Total tax rate (hard data) | 31 | 18 | 韓 |
| 6.06 | Number of procedures required to start a business (hard data) | 37 | 95 | 台 |
| 6.07 | Time required to start a business (hard data) | 95 | 37 | 韓 |
| 6.08 | Agricultural policy costs | 38 | 16 | 韓 |
| 6.09 | Prevalence of trade barriers | 44 | 32 | 韓 |
| 6.10 | Trade-weighted tariff rate (hard data) | 6 | 78 | 台 |
| 6.11 | Prevalence of foreign ownership | 45 | 61 | 台 |
| 6.12 | Business impact of rules on FDI | 48 | 53 | 台 |
| 6.13 | Burden of customs procedures | 19 | 4 | 韓 |
| 6.14 | Degree of customer orientation | 5 | 4 | 韓 |
| 6.15 | Buyer sophistication | 16 | 2 | 韓 |
| 7th pillar: Labor market efficiency | 22 | 24 | 台 |
| 7.01 | Cooperation in labor-employer relations | 13 | 55 | 台 |
| 7.02 | Flexibility of wage determination | 12 | 25 | 台 |
| 7.03 | Non-wage labor costs (hard data) | 35 | 71 | 台 |
| 7.04 | Rigidity of employment (hard data) | 104 | 50 | 韓 |
| 7.05 | Hiring and firing practices | 30 | 23 | 韓 |
| 7.06 | Firing costs (hard data) | 107 | 107 | 韓 |
| 7.07 | Pay and productivity | 4 | 9 | 台 |
| 7.08 | Reliance on professional management | 31 | 33 | 台 |
| 7.09 | Brain drain | 23 | 20 | 韓 |
| 7.10 | Female participation in labor force (hard data) | 76 | 79 | 台 |
| 8th pillar: Financial market sophistication | 58 | 27 | 韓 |
| 8.01 | Financial market sophistication | 40 | 32 | 韓 |
| 8.02 | Financing through local equity market | 10 | 28 | 台 |
| 8.03 | Ease of access to loans | 39 | 28 | 韓 |
| 8.04 | Venture capital availability | 23 | 17 | 韓 |
| 8.05 | Restriction on capital flows | 80 | 35 | 韓 |
| 8.06 | Strength of investor protection (hard data) | 45 | 45 | 韓 |
| 8.07 | Soundness of banks | 114 | 69 | 韓 |
| 8.08 | Regulation of securities exchanges | 61 | 11 | 韓 |
| 8.09 | Legal rights index (hard data) | 69 | 27 | 韓 |
| 9th pillar: Technological readiness | 15 | 7 | 韓 |
| 9.01 | Availability of latest technologies | 21 | 20 | 韓 |
| 9.02 | Firm-level technology absorption | 8 | 13 | 台 |
| 9.03 | Laws relating to ICT | 24 | 7 | 韓 |
| 9.04 | FDI and technology transfer | 25 | 39 | 台 |
| 9.05 | Mobile telephone subscribers (hard data) | 21 | 42 | 台 |
| 9.06 | Internet users (hard data) | 12 | 6 | 韓 |
| 9.07 | Personal computers (hard data) | 15 | 19 | 台 |
| 9.08 | Broadband Internet subscribers (hard data) | 11 | 2 | 韓 |
| 10th pillar: Market size | 16 | 11 | 韓 |
| 10.01 | Domestic market size index (hard data) | 18 | 13 | 韓 |
| 10.02 | Foreign market size index (hard data) | 12 | 11 | 韓 |
| Subindex C: Innovation and sophistication factors | 10 | 7 | 韓 |
| 11th pillar: Business sophistication | 14 | 9 | 韓 |
| 11.01 | Local supplier quantity | 18 | 7 | 韓 |
| 11.02 | Local supplier quality | 13 | 17 | 台 |
| 11.03 | State of cluster development | 1 | 3 | 台 |
| 11.04 | Nature of competitive advantage | 24 | 13 | 韓 |
| 11.05 | Value chain breadth | 19 | 11 | 韓 |
| 11.06 | Control of international distribution | 16 | 4 | 韓 |
| 11.07 | Production process sophistication | 16 | 14 | 韓 |
| 11.08 | Extent of marketing | 31 | 13 | 韓 |
| 11.09 | Willingness to delegate authority | 26 | 21 | 韓 |
| 12th pillar: Innovation | 9 | 8 | 韓 |
| 12.01 | Capacity for innovation | 16 | 7 | 韓 |
| 12.02 | Quality of scientific research institutions | 23 | 11 | 韓 |
| 12.03 | Company spending on R&D | 18 | 6 | 韓 |
| 12.04 | University-industry research collaboration | 9 | 5 | 韓 |
| 12.05 | Government procurement of advanced technology products | 8 | 2 | 韓 |
| 12.06 | Availability of scientists and engineers | 14 | 13 | 韓 |
| 12.07 | Utility patents (hard data) | 3 | 8 | 台 |