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"

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


 * GDP (nominal) - 1 of 213 (IMF, 2023)
 * GDP (PPP) - 2 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 (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
 * World Economic Forum 2016 Global Enabling Trade Report ranked 22nd
 * The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal 2018 Index of Economic Freedom ranked 17th out of 178 economies
 * Fraser Institute Economic Freedom of the World 2019 Annual Report (Economic Freedom Ratings for 2017) ranked 5th out of 152 countries and territories
 * The Harvard Growth Lab ranked 12th in technological advancement, as of 2019.
 * Global Innovation Index - 3 of 50 in 2023

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

Environment

 * Environmental Performance Index - 43 of 180 in 2022

Globalization

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

Healthcare
, 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.

, the United States life expectancy is 79.8 years at birth, ranking 42nd among 224 nations.

Peace

 * Vision of Humanity 2018 Global Peace Index ranked 121st out of 162 countries

Politics

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

Standard of living

 * List of countries by Human Development Index: ranked 13th out of 189 countries for 2018
 * List of countries by inequality-adjusted HDI: ranked 25th out of 156 countries for 2018