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The U.S. ranks 19th in forest biocapacity

2 April 2009 Leave a comment

According to the Global Footprint Network, the United States has a forest biocapacity of 1.78 global hectares per capita, which makes the United States tied for nineteenth in that category with the Democratic Republic of Congo. Gabon ranks first, with 15.86 global hectares per capita.

For the world as a whole, the forest biocapacity is 0.81 global hectares per capita.

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The U.S. ranks 21st in robberies

2 April 2009 Leave a comment

According to data gathered between 1998 and 2006 by the periodic United Nations Survey of Crime Trends, the United States recorded a robbery rate of 145.87 per 100,000 people, which makes the United States rank twenty-first in that category. Chile ranks first, with a rate of 1303.97 per 100,000 people.

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