The U.S. ranks 8th in total spending on recreation and culture

According to the OECD, in 2005 total spending (household and government) on recreation and culture amounted to 6.7% of GDP, which made the United States tied for eighth with France in that category out of twenty three OECD nations. Iceland ranked first, with 9.8% of total GDP spent on recreation and culture.

The U.S. ranks 93rd in male tobacco use

According to data gathered in 2005 by the World Health Organization, 26.3% of American men over the age of fifteen use tobacco, which makes the United States rank ninety-third in that category. Russia ranks first, with 70.1% of men using tobacco.

The U.S. ranks 1st in edible imports

According to the International Trade Centre, in 2005 the United States imported $2,588,714,000 worth of “edible products and preparations,” or 8.3% of the world total. That was enough to make the United States rank first in that category.

The U.S. ranks 11th in savannahs

According to the World Resources Institute, there are 407,000 square kilometers of savannah in the United States, which makes the United States rank eleventh in that category. Australia ranks first, with 2,397,000 square kilometers of savannah.

The U.S. ranks 1st in edible exports

According to the International Trade Centre, in 2005 the United States exported $4,104,337,000 worth of “edible products and preparations,” or 12.9% of the world total. That was enough to make the United States rank first in that category.

The U.S. ranks first in per capita health expenditures

According to data gathered in 2005 by the World Health Organization, annual per capita health care costs in the United States are $6350, which makes the United States rank first in that category.

The U.S. ranks 13th in government expenditures on health

According to data gathered in 2006 by the OECD, government expenditures on health in the United States amounted to 7.0% of GDP, which made the United States tied for thirteenth with Canada in that category out of thirty-two ranked nations. France ranked first at 8.8%. The OECD average was 6.5%.

The U.S. ranks 141st in government spending on health

According to data gathered in 2005 by the World Health Organization, government expenditures on health in the United States amounts to 45.1% of total expenditures on health, a percent that makes the United States rank one-hundred-and-forty-first in that category. The United States is sandwiched by Venezuela and Eritrea in that category.

Niue ranks first, with 98.6% of total expenditures on health being covered by the government. At the bottom of the list is Myanmar, at 10.6%.

The U.S. ranks 1st in health expenditures

According to the OECD, in 2006 health expenditures in the United States equalied 15.3% of the GDP, which makes the United States rank first among all OECD nations. The OECD average was 9.0%.

The U.S. ranks 24th in government spending on recreation and culture

According to the OECD, government spending on recreation and culture in the United States in 2005 amounted to 0.3% of the GDP, a spending rate that made the United States rank twenty-fourth out of twenty six OECD member nations. Iceland ranked first, with government spending on recreation and culture at 3.4% of GDP.