The U.S. ranks 7th in poultry consumption

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in 2003 Americans consumed 50 kilograms of poultry meat per capita, which made the United States rank seventh out of 175 countries in that category. Israel ranked first, consuming sixty-nine kilograms of poultry meat per capita.

The U.S. ranks 70th in women in government

According to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, 16.8% of federally elected officials in the United States are women, which makes the United States tied for seventieth with Turkmenistan in that category. Rwanda ranks first, at 56.3%.

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The U.S. ranks 2nd in milk production

According to data gathered between 2001 and 2003 by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, the United States produced 76,487,000 tonnes of milk, or 12.7% of the world’s total milk production. That was enough to make the United States rank second in that category. India ranked first, producing 87,733,000 tonnes of milk, or 14.6% of the world total.

The U.S. ranks 64th in human security

According to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), the United States has a Human Security Index score of 0.738, which makes it rank sixty-fourth out of two hundred countries. Norway ranks first, with a score of 0.932.

The U.S. ranks 7th in household waste

According to the OECD, the Americans generated 450 kilograms per person of household waste in 2005, which makes the United States tied for seventh (with Australia) in that category. Denmark ranks first, at 620 kilograms per capita.