The U.S. ranks 66th in religious diversity

According to the Pew Research Center, the United States has a religious diversity index score of 4.1, which is enough to make the United States tied for sixty-sixth (with the Czech Republic and Nauru) out of two hundred thirty-two countries ranked in that category. Singapore ranks first. The top ten most religiously diverse countries are:

1. Singapore
2. Taiwan
3. Vietnam
4. Suriname
5. Guinea Bissau
6. Togo
7. Ivory Coast
8. South Korea
9. China
10. Benin

The U.S. ranks 17th in having confidence in President Obama

According to the Pew Global Attitudes Project, 58%of Americans have confidence in President Obama, which makes the United States tied for seventeenth with Uganda out of forty-four countries ranked in that category. The Philippines ranks first, with 89% of Filipinos having confidence in President Obama.

Chart taken from Pew: http://www.pewglobal.org/database/indicator/6/

The U.S. ranks 3rd in global competitiveness

According to the World Economic Forum’s 2014-15 Global Competitiveness Report, the United States has the third most competitive economy in the world. (The U.S. ranked fifth in 2013-14.) Switzerland has the most competitive economy. Global competitiveness is “defined as the set of institutions, policies and factors that determine the level of productivity.”

Chart from the World Economic Forum.
http://www3.weforum.org/docs/GCR2014-15/GCR_Rankings_2014-2015.pdf