The U.S. ranks 9th in growth of labor productivity

According to the OECD, in 2007 the United States was tied with France as the ninth-ranked OECD member nation in terms of the growth of labor productivity. Finland ranked first.

The U.S. ranks 25th in belief in the separation of church and state

According to the Pew Global Attitude Project’s 2003 report, Views of a Changing World, 55% of Americans completely agree with the statement, “religion is a personal matter and should be kept separate from government.” The United States is tied for twenty-fifth (out of forty-one countries) with Russia and Uzbekistan in this category. Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) ranks first, with 84% of respondents believing in the separation of church and state.