According to the OECD, Americans spend use 16% of their total leisure time visiting or entertaining friends, which makes the United States tied for fourth with South Korea out of eighteen ranked OECD countries in that category. Turkey ranks first, at 34%.
According to the OECD in 2007, the United States had a teenage suicide rate of 7.7 out of every 100,000 people, which makes the United States rank fourteenth in that category. New Zealand ranks first, with a suicide rate of 19.2 out of every 100,000 people.
Prepared by Kiernan Playford
According to the most recent data available from the OECD, the average commute to and from work in the United States is 28 minutes. That is enough to make the United States rank fifth out of twenty-two countries ranked in that category. Korea ranks first, with an average commute to and from work of 40 minutes.
Prepared by Kiernan Playford
According to the OECD, in 2008 the U.S. ranked 10th out of 25 countries in teenage girls who are reported victims of bullies. The U.S. ranks tenth with 10.4 percent. Turkey ranked first with 23.3 percent of reported cases.
Prepared by Laurie W.
According to the OECD in 2008 the U.S. ranks second out of 33 countries in out of pocket health expenses. The average per person out of pocket health expense in the U.S. is $912. Switzerland ranked first with a cost of $1424 (U.S. dollars) per person.
Prepared by Laurie W.
According to data available from the OECD in 2007, the United States had 55,986 non-resident tourists arrive at hotels and similar establishments. This is enough for the United States to rank first in this category.
Entry prepared by: Henry Cumoletti
According to the OECD, in 2009, the United States had a long-term unemployment rate of 16.3%. This is enough to make the United States rank twenty-third out of the thirty-four participating OECD countries in that category. Slovakia ranks first with a long-term unemployment rate of 50.9%.
Prepared by Michael J. Rooney
According to the OECD, the United States mean age of women who are having their first child is 25.00 years old. That’s enough for the U.S. to rank sixth in that category. Mexico ranks first with a mean age of 21.30 years old.
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Mark Rice note: The U.S. does not rank 6th in the world; it ranks 6th among the OECD nations.
According to the most recent data available from the OECD, 8.1% of 15-year-old Americans smoke at least once a week. This makes the United States rank twenty-fifth out of the twenty-five participating OECD countries. Austria ranks first, at 27.1%.
Prepared by Michael J. Rooney
According to the 2009 PISA results, 4.5% of American students report that they read comics or other materials (but not fiction) for pleasure on a regular basis. That is enough to make the United States rank sixty-second out of sixty-five ranked economies. Finland ranks first, with 43.9% of Finnish students reporting that they enjoy reading comics.
