The U.S. ranks 48th in motorcycle helmet use

According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 58% of motorcycle riders in the United States wear helmets, which makes the United States tied with Greece for forty-eighth out of the sixty-four countries who reported such data. Several countries tied for first, with an estimated 100% helmet use: Chile, Micronesia, Norway, Solomon Islands, Switzerland, and Zambia.

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 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.

The U.S. ranks 5th in apple exports

According to FAO Stat, the United States exported 663,465 tonnes of apples in 2007. This was 7.8% of the world’s total apple exports and was enough for the United States to rank fifth in that category. Chile ranked first, exporting 1,549,269 tonnes of apples or 18.2% of the total world exports.

Entry by Sean Fishel.

The U.S. ranks 17th in property rights

According to the Heritage Foundation’s 2010 Index of Economic Freedom, the United States has a property rights score of 85, which makes the United States tied for seventeenth with Chile and the United Kingdom in that category, out of 179 ranked countries. New Zealand and Sweden rank first, with a score of 95.

The U.S. ranks 24th in female life expectancy

According to the World Bank’s World Development Report, 2009, American women have a life expectancy at birth of 81 years, which makes the United States tied for twenty-fourth in that category with Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom. Japan ranks first, with a female life expectancy of 86 years at birth.

The U.S. ranks 3rd in iodine

According to the British Geological Survey, in 2006 the United States produced 1,220,000 kilograms of iodine, or 4.6% of the world’s total, which is enough to make the United States rank third in that category. Chile ranks first, producing 16,494,000 kilograms, or 61.8% of the world’s total.

The U.S. ranks 21st in robberies

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.

The U.S. ranks 7th in lithium reserves

According to a report from evworld.com, the United States has 38,000 metric tonnes of proven, extractable lithium reserves, which makes it rank seventh in that category. Chile ranks first, with 3,000,000 metric tonnes of extractable lithium. Bolivia likely has an even greater volume of lithium, but the exact amount, and the feasability of extracting it, are still uncertain.

The U.S. ranks 2nd in copper

According to the British Geological Survey, the United States ranks second in copper mine production. Chile ranks first.