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No. 1: Daejeon
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No. 1: China
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No. 1: Seoul Station
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No. 1: Japan
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No. 1: Gangseo-gu
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The Flight Routes Index
The busiest international routes in and out of Korea, by passengers carried.
Source: Air Portal route statistics (airportal.go.kr)
0 votesThe Chicken Shop Index
Which neighbourhoods have the most fried-chicken shops, cafés and karaoke rooms per resident.
Source: Small Enterprise and Market Service commercial district data
0 votesThe Clean Air Index
Korea's cleanest and dirtiest air, city by city, from official monitoring.
Source: AirKorea, Korea Environment Corporation
0 votesThe Reading Index
What Korea actually reads — most-borrowed books from public library records, not bestseller charts.
Source: National Library / Data Nuri public library loan data
0 votesThe K-Beauty Export Index
Where Korean cosmetics actually sell, ranked by customs-cleared export value.
Source: Korea Customs Service, cosmetics HS codes
Already availableView rankingThe Residents Index
Who actually lives in Korea — foreign residents ranked by nationality.
Source: Ministry of Justice immigration statistics, monthly
Already available: the Foreign Residents Index ranks where people live by region. This request is for a separate ranking by nationality.
0 votesThe Outbound Index
Where Koreans go on holiday — the Visitors Index in reverse.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization outbound statistics
0 votesThe Crush Index
The most crowded subway lines and hours — which trains not to board.
Source: Seoul Metro congestion data
0 votesThe Ttareungi Index
Seoul's busiest public bike docks — where the city actually cycles.
Source: Seoul Open Data Plaza, public bike records
Already available: the Seoul Bike Index ranks districts. This request is for a separate ranking of individual bike docks.
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