The U.S. ranks 11th in working hard

According to the OECD, in 2012, the average American worker worked for 1789.9 hours, which is enough to make the United States rank eleventh out of thirty-seven countries ranked in that category. Mexico ranks first, with the average Mexican worker working 2225.7 hours in 2012.

 

The U.S. ranks 9th in anticipated Chinese superiority

According to Pew, 34% of Americans believe that China will eventually surpass the United States as a global superpower. That is enough to make the United States tied for ninth with Mexico out of twenty-two countries ranked in that category. China ranks first, with 57% of Chinese believing that their country will surpass the United States. India ranks last, with only 19% of Indians believing that China will surpass the United States.

The U.S. ranks 59th in women and girls

According to the World Bank, in 2010 the female population in the United States accounted for 50.7% of the total population, which made the United States tied for fifty-ninth in that category with Eritrea, Central African Republic, Myanmar, Zimbabwe, Benin, Mexico, Belize, and the Kyrgyz Republic. Latvia and Ukraine ranked first, with females accounting for 54.0% of their total populations.

The U.S. ranks 6th in lowest mean age of women at the time of thier first child’s birth

According to the OECD, the United States mean age of women who are having their first child is 25.00 years old. That’s enough for the U.S. to rank sixth in that category. Mexico ranks first with a mean age of 21.30 years old.

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Mark Rice note: The U.S. does not rank 6th in the world; it ranks 6th among the OECD nations.

The U.S. ranks 25th in mules

According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, in 2008 there were 28,000 head of mules in the U.S., which makes the United States rank twenty-fifth out of eighty-five ranked countries. Mexico ranks first, with 3,280,000 head of mules.

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 exports of lemons and limes

According to FAO Stat, the United States exported 147,311 tonnes of lemons and limes in 2007. This was 3.8% of the world’s total lemon and lime exports and was enough for the United States to rank fifth out of 142 countries in this category. Mexico ranked first, exporting 462,868 tonnes of lemons and limes, or 11.7% of the world’s total exports.

Entry prepared by Sean Fishel.

The U.S. ranks 8th in expenditure on education

According to the OECD 10.0% of the government expenditure in the United States is spent on education, which makes the United States rank eighth out of twenty-eight ranked nations in that category. Mexico ranks first with 15.1%.

Entry by Katie Mibaum.