International rankings of the United States

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

Contents 1 Economic 2 Educational 3 Political 4 Social 5 See also

[edit] Economic

• A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine: Globalization Index 2005, ranked 3 out of 62 countries
• IMD International: World Competitiveness Yearbook 2005, ranked 1 out of 60 economies (countries and regions)
• The Wall Street Journal: 2006 Index of Economic Freedom, ranked 7 out of 155 countries (So far, ranked 4th in 2007)
• The Economist: The World in 2005 - Worldwide quality-of-life index, 2005, ranked 13 out of 111 countries
• World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Report 2006-2007 Growth Competitiveness Index Ranking, ranked 6 out of 125 countries

[edit] Educational

• OECD: Programme for International Student Assessment (2003 PISA[1]), Ranked 24th of 38 in mathematics, 9th of 38 in science, 7th of 38 in reading, and 20th of 38 in problem solving.
• Save the Children: State of the World's Mothers 2005, ranked 9 out of 110 countries

[edit] Political

• Transparency International: Corruption Perceptions Index 2006, ranked 20 out of 163 countries
• Yale University Center for Environmental Law and Policy and Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network: Index of Environmental Sustainability Index, ranked 35 out of 146 countries.

[edit] Social

• Reporters without borders: Fourth annual worldwide press freedom index (2005), ranked 44 (American territory) & 137 (in Iraq) out of 167 countries
• United Nations: Human Development Index (2003), ranked 8 out of 177 countries

[edit] See also

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