The U.S. ranks 13th in chick pea imports

According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, in 2007 the United States imported 16,001 tonnes of chick peas, which made the United States rank thirteenth out 0f one hundred and sixty nations in that category. India ranked first, importing 145,605 tonnes.

The U.S. ranks 3rd in vermiculite

According to the British Geological Survey’s publication, World Mineral Production, 2003-2007, in 2007 the United States produced 100,000 tonnes of vermiculite, or 19.5% of the world’s total vermiculite production. That was enough for the United States to rank third in that category. South Africa ranks first, producing 199,664, or 39% of the world’s total.

The U.S. ranks 114th in industrial production growth

According tot he CIA World Factbook, the United States had an estimated industrial production growth rate of -5.5% in 2009, which makes the United States rank one hundred and fourteenth out of one hundred and sixty eight countries in that category. The Gambia ranked first, with an estimated industrial production growth rate of 14.9%

The U.s. ranks 43rd in income inequality

According to the CIA World Factbook, the United States has family income distribution Gini Index score of 45.0, which makes the United States rank forty-third out of one hundred and thirty four countries in that category. Namibia ranks first, with a Gini index score of 70.7.

The higher the Gini Index score, the greater the degree of income inequality. Sweden has the lowest score, at 23.0

The U.S. ranks 17th in property rights

According to the Heritage Foundation’s 2010 Index of Economic Freedom, the United States has a property rights score of 85, which makes the United States tied for seventeenth with Chile and the United Kingdom in that category, out of 179 ranked countries. New Zealand and Sweden rank first, with a score of 95.

The U.S. ranks 20th in suicide

According to the 2009 OECD Factbook, the United States has a suicide rate of 10.2 per 100,000 persons, which makes the United States rank twentieth out of twenty-seven ranked nations in that category. Hungary ranks first, with a suicide rate of 22.6 per 100,000 persons.