History: The Truth

WHERE DOES THE US RANK?

Once again, 3 times the amount of infant mortality takes place, murder is 5 times as high and in the USA incarcerations are higher than any other country on earth. The US spends trillions invading other countries, killing innocent men women and children that have never threatened the peace of the US citizens. No-one cares enough to mention these even once. Apples and oranges don’t even come into play when you simply look at the living conditions in different countries. And as I stated (all governments are oppressive and none have truly benefitted mankind). 

But if you think the US is at the top of the list in most categories, think again. 

1. A new report reveals that the United States has the highest first-day infant death rate out of all the industrialized countries in the world. About 11,300 newborns die within 24 hours of their birth in the U.S. each year, 50 percent more first-day deaths than all other industrialized countries combined, the report's authors stated.

2. New survey ranks U.S. students 36th in the world

3. The U.S. ranks 44th in health care efficiency

4.The U.S. ranks 2nd in ignorance -30 October 2014

 According to the research firm IPSOS Mori, the United States ranks second out of fourteen countries in general ignorance about social statistics such as teen pregnancy, unemployment rates, and voting patterns. Italy is the most ignorant of the fourteen countries.

5.  The U.S. ranks 101st in peace 19 June 2014

 According to the 2014 Global Peace Index prepared by the Institute for Economics and Peace, the United States has a peace index score of  2.137, which makes the United States 101st out of one hundred sixty-two countries ranked in that category. The United States is ranked between Benin and Angola. The most peaceful country in the world is Iceland, with a score of 1.189

6. The U.S. ranks first in incarceration 31 May 2014

 According to the Brookings Institution, in 2013 there were 710 Americans imprisoned for every 100,000 residents. This makes the United States Rank first out of thirty-four OECD countries ranked in that category. The average incarceration rate among the OECD nations is 115. 

7. The U.S. ranks 23rd in gender equality 12 March 2014

 According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report for 2013, the United States ranks 23rd in gender equality out of one hundred thirty six countries ranked in that category. The United States is sandwiched in between Burundi and Australia. The report measures “the magnitude and scope of gender-based disparities.”

8. The U.S. ranks 46th in freedom of the press 12 February 2014

 According to Reporters Without Borders the United States has the forty-sixth freest press in the world (sandwiched between Romania and Haiti), a decline of thirteen spots from 2013. This decline was one of the biggest in the world.

9.  The U.S. ranks 26th in child well-being 15 December 2013

 According to UNICEF, the United States ranks twenty-sixth out of twenty-nine developed countries in terms of the overall well-being of children. Here is a list of the top ten countries in child well-being:

10. The U.S. ranks 24th in literacy 4 December 2013

According to the Program for International Student Assessment, the average reading literacy score for U.S. fifteen-year old students is 498 (out of 1000 possible points). That is enough to make the United State rank twenty-fourth out of sixty-five educational systems ranked in that category. Shangai, China, ranked first, with a score of 570.

11. The U.S. ranks 19th in perceived honesty 3 December 2013

According to Transparency International, in 2013 the United States has a Corruption Perception Index score of 73 out of possible 100 points, with higher scores indicating greater perceived honesty and lower scores indicating greater perceived corruption. That is enough to make the United States rank nineteenth out of one hundred seventy-seven ranked countries. Denmark and New Zealand are tied for first, with a score of 91.

12. The U.S. ranks 1st in the super rich 3 November 2013

According to the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report, 2013, there are 98,700 “ultra high net worth individuals” in the world, those with a net worth of at least USD 50 million. Forty six percent of those individuals (45,650) live in the United States. That is enough to make the United States rank first in that category.

13.  The U.S. ranks 17th in happiness 22 October 2013

According to the World Happiness Index, 2013, the United States has a “happiness index” score of 7.082, which is enough to make the United States rank seventeenth out of one hundred fifty-six countries ranked in that category. Denmark ranks first, with a happiness index score of 7.693.

14.  The U.S. ranks 8th for having a nice old-age 2 October 2013

 According to HelpAge International, the United States has a Global Agewatch Index score of 83.8 (out of 100), which makes the United States rank eighth out of ninety-one countries ranked in that category. Sweden ranks first, with a score of 89.9.

15.    The U.S. ranks 99th in peacefulness 29 September 2013

According to Visions for Humanity, the United States has a Global Peace Index score of 2.126, which makes the United States rank ninety-ninth out of one hundred sixty-two countries ranked in that category. Iceland is the most peaceful country in the world, with a score of 1.162.

16.   The U.S. ranks 24th in freedom from corruption. 4 July 2013

 According to the Heritage Foundation’s 2013 Index of Economic Freedom, the United States has a “freedom from corruption” score of 71, which makes the United States rank 24th out of one hundred seventy-seven countries ranked in that category. New Zealand ranks first, with a score of 95.

17.  The U.S. ranks 9th in retirement security 11 June 2013

 According to the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index, the United States ranks ninth out of eighteen countries ranked according to financial security in retirement, with a score of 59.0. Denmark ranks first, with a score of 82.9. 

18.  The U.S. ranks 6th in living the good life 28 May 2013

According to the OECD “Better Life Index,” the United States ranks sixth in terms of overall quality of life among thirty-six industrialized democracies.  

19.  The U.S. ranks 1st in wine consumption 1 May 2013

According to the Wine Institute, 12.54% of the wine consumed in the world in 2010 was consumed in the United States. That is enough to make the United States rank first in that category. Five countries–the United States, France, Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom–accounted for just under half of all the wine consumed in the world in that year.

20.  The U.S. ranks 1st in plastic surgeons 17 April 2013

According to the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, in 2011 there were 5,950 plastic surgeons working in the United States, or 18.7% of all plastic surgeons working in the world. That is enough to make the United States rank first in that category.

21.  The U.S. ranks 6th in public expenditures on health care 14 April 2013

According to the United Nations Development Program, in 2010 public spending on health care amounted to 9.5% of GDP. This is enough to make the United States rank sixth out of one hundred eighty-eight countries ranked in that category. The Marshall Islands ranked first, with public health expenditure amounting to 15.0% of GDP.

22.  The U.S. ranks 10th in economic freedom 27 March 2013

According to the Heritage Foundation’s 2013 Index of Economic Freedom, the United States has an economic freedom score of 76.0, which makes the United States rank tenth  out of one hundred seventy-seven ranked countries. Hong Kong ranks first, with an economic freedom score of 89.3.

23. The U.S. ranks 10th in purchasing power of minimum wage 23 February 2013

According to the OECD, the U.S. federal minimum wage of $7.25 makes the

United States rank tenth out of twenty-three OECD member nations in terms of the purchasing power of minimum wage. Luxembourg ranks first with a minimum wage purchasing power parity (PPP) of $11.36.

25. The U.S. ranks 1st in breast augmentation 2 February 2013

According to the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, in 2011 there were 284,351 breast augmentation surgeries performed in the United States, or 23.6% of all such surgeries. That is enough to make the United States rank first in that category.

26.  The U.S. ranks 7th in homicides 1 February 2013

According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC), in 2010 there were 14,748 intentional homicides in the United States, enough to make the United States rank seventh out of eighty-seven countries ranked in that category. India ranks first, with 41,726 intentional homicides in 2010.

27. The U.S. ranks 17th in educational performance  25 January 2013

According to the report, The Learning Curve, developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the United States ranks seventeenth out of forty countries ranked in overall educational performance. Finland ranks first.  

28.  The U.S. ranks 1st in death by violence 11 January 2013

According to the National Academy of Sciences, in 2008 the United States had a death-by-violence rate of 6.47 per 100,000 people. That is enough to make the United States rank first out of seventeen “high-income democracies” ranked in that category. The second-ranked country was Finland, with a death-by-violence rate of 2.24 per 100,000

29.  The U.S. ranks 1st in small arms imports 20 December 2012

According to the Small Arms Survey, in 2008 the United States imported $1,220,000,000 worth of small arms and light weapons. That is enough to make the United States rank first out of fifty-nine countries ranked in that category.

30.  The U.S. ranks 12th in prosperity 3 November 2012

According to the Legatum Institute, the United States ranks twelfth in prosperity, out of one hundred forty-two countries ranked in that category. Norway ranks first. 

31.  The U.S. ranks 11th in happiness 30 March 2012

According the the Earth Institute at Columbia University, the United States ranks eleventh  in the “Average Cantril Ladder,” a measure of happiness. Denmark ranks first. 

32.  We’re not number one. In fact, when it comes to personal freedom, we're not even close — so says a new international ranking from the Legatum Institute in London. No less than 20 other nations ranked ahead of America in regards to personal freedom, which is calculated based on protections of civil rights and civil liberties. This ranking has dropped significantly in recent years; the U.S. was in ninth place just four years ago.

33. Where does the US rank in education globally? In a category related to K-12 education, the U.S. is ranked 31st, owing to low rankings in education expenditures. Our pupil-to-teacher ratio in secondary education, at 13.8:1, is ranked 61st.