The following are links to international rankings of the United States.

Economics

World Economic Forum 2018–2019 Global Competitiveness Report, ranked 2 out of 141 countries^[1]
World Economic Forum 2016 Global Enabling Trade Report ranked 22^[2]
The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal 2018 Index of Economic Freedom ranked 17 out of 178 economies^[3]
Fraser Institute Economic Freedom of the World 2019 Annual Report (Economic Freedom Ratings for 2017) ranked 5 out of 152 countries and territories [2]
The Harvard Growth Lab ranked 12th in technological advancement, as of 2019.^[4]

Education

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment, ranked 40 of 72 in mathematics, 25 of 72 in science, 24 of 72 in reading^[5]

Globalization

Main article: Globalization

2006 Globalization Index (A.T. Kearney) ranked 3rd
2010 KOF Index of Globalization ranked 27

Health

Main article: Healthcare in the United States

As of 2015^[update], the Maternal Mortality Ratio is 46th out of the countries ranked. (See Maternal mortality in the United States.)

Among wealthy nations, a study on 2016 data found the United States ranked first for child deaths by automobile accident and firearm, with overall child mortality 57% higher in the U.S. than other high-income countries. Though traffic deaths were decreasing, they were 5 times the rate in England and Wales; firearms deaths were increasing from a rate 100 times that in England and Wales.^[6]

As of 2017^[update], the United States life expectancy is 79.8 years at birth, ranking 42nd among 224 nations.^[7]

Peace

Vision of Humanity 2018 Global Peace Index ranked 121 out of 162 countries^[8]

Politics

Main article: Politics of the United States

Transparency International 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index: ranked 23 out of 198 countries^[9]
Reporters Without Borders 2020 Press Freedom Index: ranked 45 out of 180 countries^[10]
Economist Intelligence Unit 2019 Democracy Index: ranked 25 out of 167 countries^[11]
World Justice Project 2020 Rule of Law Index ranked 21 out of 128 countries and jurisdictions^[12]

Standard of Living

List of countries by Human Development Index: ranked 13 out of 189 countries for 2018
List of countries by inequality-adjusted HDI: ranked 25 out of 151 countries for 2018

References

^ World Economic Forum weforum.org 2014–2015 Global Competitiveness Report
^ World Economic Forum 2014 Global Enabling Trade Report
^ The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal 2020 Index of Economic Freedom (XLS)
^ The cities where most rich (and poor) kids end up as adults, and more!
^ "Open PISA". openpisa.org. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
^ "Study: Kids More Likely To Die From Cars And Guns In U.S. Than Elsewhere". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
^ "Country Comparison: Life Expectancy at Birth". The World Factbook. CIA. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007.
^ "2015Global Peace Index" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
^ Transparency International 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index
^ Reporters Without Borders 2020 Press Freedom Index Archived 2016-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
^ Economist Intelligence Unit [1]
^ "WJP Rule of Law Index® 2018-2019". data.worldjusticeproject.org. Retrieved 2020-06-25.

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