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The U.S. ranks 6th in chicken exports
According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, in 2007 the U.S. exported 51,828,000 chickens, or 5.5% of the world’s total chicken exports. That was enough to make the United States rank sixth out of eighty-nine chicken-exporting countries. The Netherlands ranked first, exporting 185,234,000 chickens, or 19.6% of the world total.
The U.S. ranks 7th in per capita pornography revenues
According to the website, toptenreviews.com, in 2006 the pornography industry in the United States had per capita revenues of $44.67, which makes the United States rank seventh in that category. South Korea ranked first, with per capita pornography revenues of $526.76.
The U.S. ranks 4th in pornography revenues
According to the site toptenreviews.com, in 2006 the pornography industry in the United States had revenues of $13.33 billion, which was enough to make the United States rank fourth out of sixteen countries ranked in that category. China ranked first, with revenues of $27.4 billion.
The U.S. ranks 2nd in dentists
According to the World Health Organization, there are 16 dentists for every 10,000 people in the U.S., which makes the United States rank second in that category. Cuba ranks first, with 18 dentists for every 10,000 people in Cuba.
The U.S. ranks 2nd in beer consumption
According to the Kirin Institute of Food and Lifestyle, in 2008 Americans consumed 14.1% of all the beer in the world, which is enough to make the United States rank second in that category. China ranks first, consuming 22.9% of the world’s beer.
The U.S. ranks 1st in prisoners
According to the International Centre for Prison Studies, as of March 2010 there are 2,297,400 prisoners in the United States, which makes the United States rank first in that category out of two hundred eighteen ranked countries.
The U.S. ranks 9th in sexual satisfaction
According to the 2007-2008 Durex Global Sex Survey, 48% of American adults are satisfied with their sex lives, which makes the United States tied with Canada for ninth out of twenty-six countries ranked in that category. Nigeria ranks first, at 67%.
The U.S. ranks 24th in frequency of sex
According to the 2007-2008 Durex Global Sex Survey, 53% of American adults have sex at least once a week, which makes the United States tied for twenty-fourth with Nigeria, out of twenty-six ranked countries. Greece ranks first, at 87%.
The U.S. ranks 6th in feldspar production
According to the British Geological Survey, in 2008 the United States produced 600,000 tonnes of feldspar, or 2.6% of the world’s total feldspar production, which makes the United States rank sixth in that category. Turkey ranks first, producing 6,000,000 tonnes, or 26.3% of the world total.
The U.S. ranks 75th in foreign prisoners
According to the International Centre for Prison Studies, 5.9% of the prisoners in the United States are from other countries, which makes the United States rank seventy-fifth out of one hundred and sixty-six countries ranked in that category. The United Arab Emirates ranks first, with 92.2% foreign prisoners.