International rankings of the United States

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

Civil liberties

• U.S. News and World Report ranked 21 of 87 in "cares about human rights"[1]

Economics

(Date ranges indicate different countries were sampled in different years.)

• GDP (nominal) - 6 of 213 (IMF, 2024)
• GDP (PPP) - 8 of 196 (IMF, 2024)
• Median income per capita - 1 of 45 (OECD, 2011-2021)
• Income per capita (nominal) - 7 of 190 (2009-2022, World Bank)
• Total wealth - 1 of 173 (UBS and Credit Suisse, 2023)
• International Labour Organization ranked 13 of 181 for labor productivity, 2019[2] (See List of countries by labour productivity)
• Income inequality - 61 highest out of 168 (World Bank, 1992-2022)
• World Economic Forum 2018–2019 Global Competitiveness Report, ranked 2nd out of 141 countries[3]
• World Economic Forum 2016 Global Enabling Trade Report ranked 22nd[4]
• The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal 2018 Index of Economic Freedom ranked 17th out of 178 economies[5]
• Fraser Institute Economic Freedom of the World 2019 Annual Report (Economic Freedom Ratings for 2017) ranked 5th out of 152 countries and territories [6]
• The Harvard Growth Lab ranked 12th in technological advancement, as of 2019.[7]
• World Intellectual Property Organization: Global Innovation Index - 3 of 133 in 2024[8]

Education

• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment, ranked 38 of 79 in mathematics, 19 of 79 in science, 13 of 78 in reading[9]

Environment

• Environmental Performance Index - 35 of 180 in 2024[10]

Globalization

Main article: Globalization

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

Healthcare

Main article: Healthcare in the United States

As of 2015^[update], the Maternal mortality ratio was 46th lowest 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, although traffic deaths were decreasing.[11]

As of 2017^[update], the United States life expectancy is 79.8 years at birth, ranking 42nd among 224 nations.[12]

Further information: List of countries by life expectancy

Peace

• Vision of Humanity 2024 Global Peace Index ranked 132nd out of 162 countries[13]

Politics

Main article: Politics of the United States

• Transparency International 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index: ranked 23rd lowest corruption out of 198 countries[14]
• Reporters Without Borders 2022 Press Freedom Index: ranked 42nd out of 180 countries[15]
• V-Dem Democracy indices: ranked 2023 27th out of 179 countries[16]
• Democracy Index (The Economist): ranked 2022 30th out of 167 countries[17]
• World Justice Project 2020 Rule of Law Index ranked 21st out of 128 countries and jurisdictions[18]

Standard of living

• List of countries by Human Development Index: ranked 20th out of 189 countries for 2024[19]
• List of countries by inequality-adjusted HDI: ranked 27th out of 156 countries for 2024[20]

References

1. "These Countries Care the Most About Human Rights". Retrieved 12 February 2023.
2. "Statistics on labour productivity". ILOSTAT. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
3. "2014–2015 World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report".
4. "World Economic Forum 2014 Global Enabling Trade Report".
5. Foundation, The Heritage. "Index of Economic Freedom: All Country Scores | The Heritage Foundation". Index of Economic Freedom | The Heritage Foundation.
6. "Economic Freedom of the World 2019" (PDF). www.fraserinstitute.org.
7. "Analysis | The cities where most rich (and poor) kids end up as adults, and more!". Washington Post. 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
8. World Intellectual Property Organization (2024). "Global Innovation Index 2024. Unlocking the Promise of Social Entrepreneurship" (PDF). www.wipo.int. Geneva. p. 18. doi:10.34667/tind.50062. ISBN 978-92-805-3681-2. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
9. PISA 2018 Results: Combined Executive Summaries, Volumes I, II, & III (PDF) (Report). OECD. 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
10. "Environmental Performance Index". Environmental Performance Index. June 3, 2020.
11. "Study: Kids More Likely To Die From Cars And Guns In U.S. Than Elsewhere". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
12. "Country Comparison: Life Expectancy at Birth". The World Factbook. CIA. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007.
13. "2015 Global Peace Index" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
14. "2019 Corruption Perceptions Index - Explore 's results". Transparency.org. 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
15. Index 2022 – Global score, Reporters Without Borders
16. Coppedge, Michael, John Gerring, Carl Henrik Knutsen, Staffan I. Lindberg, Jan Teorell, Nazifa Alizada, David Altman, Michael Bernhard, Agnes Cornell, M. Steven Fish, Lisa Gastaldi, Haakon Gjerløw, Adam Glynn, Allen Hicken, Garry Hindle, Nina Ilchenko, Joshua Krusell, Anna Lührmann, Seraphine F. Maerz, Kyle L. Marquardt, Kelly McMann, Valeriya Mechkova, Juraj Medzihorsky, Pamela Paxton, Daniel Pemstein, Josefine Pernes, Johannes von Römer, Brigitte Seim, Rachel Sigman, Svend-Erik Skaaning, Jeffrey Staton, Aksel Sundström, Eitan Tzelgov, Yi-ting Wang, Tore Wig, Steven Wilson and Daniel Ziblatt. 2021. "V-Dem [Country–Year/Country–Date] Dataset v11.1" Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project. https://doi.org/10.23696/vdemds21.
17. "Democracy Index 2019". www.eiu.com.
18. "WJP Rule of Law Index® 2018-2019". data.worldjusticeproject.org. Archived from the original on 2015-04-29. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
19. Human Development Report 2021-22: Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 8 September 2022. pp. 272–276. ISBN 978-9-211-26451-7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
20. Human Development Reports, Composite indices — HDI and beyond (2015) 87