The U.S. ranks 1st in railways

According to the CIA World Factbook, there are 226,427 kilometers of railways in the United States, which makes the United States rank first in that category.

The U.S. ranks 121st in male labor participation

According to the World Bank, 70.3% of American males over the age of fifteen were in the labor force in 2008, which makes the United States tied for one-hundred-twenty-first in that category with Chile and Turkmenistan. The United Arab Emirates ranks first, at 93.5%.

The U.S. ranks 21st in state legitimacy

According to the Fund for Peace, the United States has a score of 2.5 on the “Criminalization and/or Delegitimization of the State” indicator of the 2010 Failed State Index. That makes the United States rank twenty-first out of one hundred and seventy-seven ranked countries. Finland ranked first with a score of 0.7.

The U.S. ranks 158th in 2010 Failed State Index

According to the Fund for Peace, the United States has a “failed state index” score of 35.3, which makes the United States rank one-hundred-fifty-eighth out of one-hundred-seventy-seven ranked countries. Somalia ranks first, with a score of 114.3 out of 120 possible points.

The U.S. score puts the U.S. in the category of “moderate” as opposed to “sustainable.”

The U.S. ranks 3rd in women’s discus gold medals

According to Olympic.org, American women have won two gold medals in discus throwing in the summer Olympics, which is enough to make the United States rank third out of the seventeen countries who have won gold medals in that event. The Soviet Union/Russia and East Germany/Germany are tied for first at five gold medals each.

The U.S. ranks 5th in disability benefits

According to the OECD, 9.19% of Americans aged 20 to 65 received disability benefits in 2006, which makes the United States rank fifth out of twenty-five ranked countries in that category. Sweden ranks first at 11.23%. The OECD average is 6.74%.

The U.S. ranks 21st in happiness

According to the World Values Survey, 34.4% of Americans report being “very happy,” which makes the United States rank twenty-first out of fifty seven countries ranked in that category. Mexico ranks first, at 58.5%.

The U.S. ranks 13th in environmental activists

According to the World Values Survey, 6.1% of Americans are active members of one or more environmental organization, which makes the United States tied for thirteenth with Mexico out of fifty seven countries ranked in that category. Mali ranks first, at 26.6%.

The U.S. ranks 8th in tomato exports

According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, in 2007 the United States exported 245,315 metric tonnes of tomatoes, which is enough to make the United States rank eighth out of 156 countries ranked in that category. Mexico ranks first, exporting 1,072,646 tonnes.

The U.S. ranks 5th in apple exports

According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, in 2007 the United States exported 663,465 metric tonnes of apples, enough to make the United States rank fifth in that category. Chile ranks first, exporting 1,549,269 tonnes.