# Ranking Countries > Ranking Countries answers one question with real data: if your country were a US state, where would it rank? It inserts any country into the list of the 50 US states plus Washington, DC — and ranks it in Europe and the world — across dozens of measures of health, safety, money, work, education, environment and society. Every value comes from an official published dataset (World Bank, WHO, OECD, UNODC, UNDP, Eurostat, ILO, CDC, US Census, BEA, BLS and more), refreshed automatically where the publisher has an API. Nothing is invented; every measure carries a public A/B/C comparability grade. Key facts: - Coverage: 196 countries, 51 US jurisdictions (50 states + DC), 68 measures with live data. - Machine-readable markdown mirrors: append `.md` to any country report, state report, measure ranking or blog post URL (e.g. /country/DEU.md, /state/tx.md, /metric/life-expectancy.md). The source registry is at /sources.md. A fuller single-file digest lives at /llms-full.txt. - Comparability grades: A = measured the same way on both sides · B = small definitional differences, rank is a fair guide · C = measured differently, rank is a rough guide. - Rank 1st always means best; for "lower is better" measures (homicide, CO₂, …) 1st = lowest. ## Core pages - [Home](https://rankingcountries.com/): interactive world map and head-to-head compare - [All countries](https://rankingcountries.com/countries): every country report - [All US states](https://rankingcountries.com/states): every state report - [All measures](https://rankingcountries.com/metrics): every ranking on the site - [Rankings overview](https://rankingcountries.com/rankings): who is 1st on each measure - [Blog](https://rankingcountries.com/blog): how the data is sourced, graded and kept honest - [Sources & methods](https://rankingcountries.com/sources.md): every dataset, refresh mechanism, refresh date and comparability grade (markdown; interactive at /sources) - [Full digest](https://rankingcountries.com/llms-full.txt): one-file reference with top-10s for every measure ## Measures - [Life expectancy](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/life-expectancy.md): Period life expectancy at birth. Grade A; 194 countries, 51 states. - [Homicide rate](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/homicide.md): Deaths by assault per 100,000 population. Grade A; 175 countries, 51 states. - [Gun deaths](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/gun-deaths.md): Firearm deaths per 100,000 population, all intents (homicide, suicide, accident). Grade B; 193 countries, 51 states. - [Incarceration rate](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/incarceration.md): People held in prison per 100,000 population. Grade B; 192 countries, 50 states. - [Health coverage](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/health-coverage.md): Share of population with health insurance or public coverage. Grade B; 44 countries, 51 states. - [Paid maternity leave](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/maternity-leave.md): Statutory paid leave available to mothers, in weeks. Grade B; 43 countries, 51 states. - [Statutory paid holiday](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/paid-holiday.md): Statutory minimum paid annual leave, in working days. Grade A; 44 countries, 51 states. - [Years in education](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/education-years.md): Expected years of schooling for a child entering school today. Grade A; 193 countries. - [Road deaths](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/road-deaths.md): Road traffic fatalities per 100,000 population. Grade B; 192 countries, 51 states. - [Drug deaths](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/drug-deaths.md): Drug overdose deaths per 100,000 population. Grade C; 36 countries, 51 states. - [Minimum wage](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/minimum-wage.md): Statutory hourly minimum wage, PPP-adjusted USD. Grade B; 36 countries, 51 states. - [Pupil performance](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/pupil-performance.md): Standardized test performance (PISA countries, NAEP states, linked scale). Grade C; 77 countries. - [Adult literacy](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/adult-literacy.md): How well working-age adults read and use written information. Grade C; 31 countries. - [Adult numeracy](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/adult-numeracy.md): How well working-age adults handle numbers and mathematical ideas. Grade C; 31 countries. - [Adults with weak literacy](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/low-literacy.md): Share of adults at PIAAC literacy Level 1 or below — they can read short, simple texts but little more. Grade C; 31 countries. - [Adults with weak numeracy](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/low-numeracy.md): Share of adults at PIAAC numeracy Level 1 or below — they manage single-step arithmetic but little more. Grade C; 31 countries. - [Environmental performance](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/environment.md): Composite environmental performance index. Grade C; 177 countries. - [Human development index](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/hdi.md): UNDP composite of health, education and income (0–1). Grade A; 191 countries. - [Obesity](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/obesity.md): Share of adults with BMI ≥ 30. Grade C; 190 countries, 51 states. - [GDP per capita](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/gdp-per-capita.md): Output per person, price-adjusted: states via BEA regional price parities, countries via PPP. Grade B; 190 countries, 51 states. - [Median income (after tax)](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/median-income.md): Median equivalised household disposable income per person, USD PPP — what the middle household actually has to spend after taxes and transfers. Grade B; 45 countries. - [Unemployment](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/unemployment.md): Unemployed share of the labour force. Grade A; 178 countries, 51 states. - [Infant mortality](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/infant-mortality.md): Deaths before age one per 1,000 live births. Grade A; 193 countries, 51 states. - [Suicide rate](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/suicide.md): Deaths by intentional self-harm per 100,000 population. Grade B; 183 countries, 51 states. - [CO₂ emissions](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/co2.md): Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions per person, tonnes. Grade B; 186 countries, 51 states. - [Renewable energy](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/renewables.md): Renewables' share of final energy consumption. Grade B; 191 countries, 51 states. - [Happiness](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/happiness.md): Self-reported life satisfaction (Cantril ladder, 0–10), World Happiness Report. Grade B; 162 countries. - [Nobel laureates](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/nobel-prizes.md): Nobel laureates by place of birth, per million current residents. Grade C; 193 countries, 51 states. - [Population](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/population.md): Resident population. Grade A; 194 countries, 51 states. - [Land area](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/area.md): Land area in square kilometres. Grade A; 196 countries, 51 states. - [Cost of living](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/price-level.md): Overall price level relative to the US average (100). Grade B; 186 countries, 51 states. - [Income inequality](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/gini.md): Gini index of income distribution (0 = perfect equality). Grade B; 167 countries, 51 states. - [Labor force participation](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/labor-force-participation.md): Share of the adult population working or looking for work. Grade A; 178 countries, 51 states. - [Economic growth](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/gdp-growth.md): Real GDP growth over the latest year. Grade A; 193 countries, 51 states. - [Foreign-born population](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/foreign-born.md): Share of residents born in another country. Grade A; 195 countries, 51 states. - [Median age](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/median-age.md): Age that splits the population in half. Grade A; 196 countries, 51 states. - [Birth rate](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/birth-rate.md): Live births per 1,000 residents per year. Grade A; 194 countries, 50 states. - [Alcohol consumption](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/alcohol.md): Litres of pure alcohol consumed per adult per year. Grade A; 187 countries, 51 states. - [Marriage rate](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/marriage-rate.md): Marriages per 1,000 residents per year. Grade A; 45 countries, 51 states. - [Divorce rate](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/divorce-rate.md): Divorces per 1,000 residents per year. Grade A; 44 countries, 49 states. - [Air pollution (PM2.5)](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/pm25.md): Population-weighted exposure to fine particles (PM2.5). Grade C; 192 countries, 51 states. - [Internet access](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/internet.md): Share of people (countries) or households (states) online. Grade B; 194 countries, 51 states. - [College degrees](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/tertiary-attainment.md): Share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Grade B; 180 countries, 51 states. - [Average wages](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/avg-wages.md): Average monthly pay of employees, adjusted for price levels. Grade B; 157 countries, 51 states. - [House price growth](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/house-price-growth.md): Change in official house price indexes over the latest year. Grade B; 56 countries, 51 states. - [Fertility rate](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/fertility-rate.md): Average number of children a woman would have over her lifetime. Grade A; 194 countries. - [Robbery rate](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/robbery.md): Police-recorded robberies per 100,000 population. Grade B; 127 countries, 51 states. - [Police officers](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/police-officers.md): Police personnel per 100,000 population. Grade B; 106 countries, 51 states. - [Tax on labor](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/tax-wedge.md): Income tax plus social contributions as a share of total labor cost, single average earner. Grade A; 38 countries. - [Top income tax rate](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/top-income-tax.md): Top statutory personal income tax rate, central and sub-central combined. Grade A; 38 countries. - [2-bedroom rent](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/rent-2br.md): Monthly rent for a two-bedroom flat. Grade C; 38 countries, 51 states. - [Wealth tax](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/wealth-tax.md): Top rate of the recurrent net wealth tax, where one exists. Grade B; 8 countries. - [Income to join the top 1%](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/income-top1.md): Pre-tax income per adult needed to enter the country's top 1%. Grade B; 89 countries. - [Income to join the top 10%](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/income-top10.md): Pre-tax income per adult needed to enter the country's top 10%. Grade B; 89 countries. - [Median income (before tax)](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/income-median.md): Pre-tax income of the adult exactly in the middle of the distribution. Grade B; 89 countries. - [Wealth to join the top 1%](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/wealth-top1.md): Net wealth per adult needed to enter the country's wealthiest 1%. Grade C; 89 countries. - [Wealth to join the top 10%](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/wealth-top10.md): Net wealth per adult needed to enter the country's wealthiest 10%. Grade C; 89 countries. - [Median wealth](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/wealth-median.md): Net wealth of the adult exactly in the middle of the distribution. Grade C; 89 countries. - [Chess grandmasters](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/chess-grandmasters.md): FIDE grandmasters per million residents. Grade A; 184 countries. - [World Heritage sites](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/unesco-sites.md): UNESCO World Heritage sites in the country. Grade A; 196 countries. - [Big Mac price](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/big-mac.md): Price of a Big Mac in US dollars — The Economist's burger yardstick. Grade A; 54 countries. - [Beer consumption](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/beer-consumption.md): Beer available for consumption per person per year. Grade A; 174 countries. - [Coffee consumption](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/coffee-consumption.md): Coffee available for consumption per person per year. Grade A; 174 countries. - [Wine consumption](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/wine-consumption.md): Wine available for consumption per person per year. Grade A; 174 countries. - [Chocolate consumption](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/chocolate-consumption.md): Cocoa available for consumption per person per year, bean equivalent. Grade A; 174 countries. - [Passport power](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/passport-power.md): Destinations reachable visa-free or with a visa on arrival. Grade A; 195 countries. - [Forest coverage](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/forest-coverage.md): Share of land area covered by forest. Grade A; 193 countries. - [Metal bands](https://rankingcountries.com/metric/metal-bands.md): Heavy metal bands per million residents. Grade C; 75 countries. ## Top-10 rankings - [Top 10: Life expectancy](https://rankingcountries.com/top/life-expectancy): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Homicide rate](https://rankingcountries.com/top/homicide): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Gun deaths](https://rankingcountries.com/top/gun-deaths): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Incarceration rate](https://rankingcountries.com/top/incarceration): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Health coverage](https://rankingcountries.com/top/health-coverage): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Paid maternity leave](https://rankingcountries.com/top/maternity-leave): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Statutory paid holiday](https://rankingcountries.com/top/paid-holiday): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Years in education](https://rankingcountries.com/top/education-years): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Road deaths](https://rankingcountries.com/top/road-deaths): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Drug deaths](https://rankingcountries.com/top/drug-deaths): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Minimum wage](https://rankingcountries.com/top/minimum-wage): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Pupil performance](https://rankingcountries.com/top/pupil-performance): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Adult literacy](https://rankingcountries.com/top/adult-literacy): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Adult numeracy](https://rankingcountries.com/top/adult-numeracy): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Adults with weak literacy](https://rankingcountries.com/top/low-literacy): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Adults with weak numeracy](https://rankingcountries.com/top/low-numeracy): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Environmental performance](https://rankingcountries.com/top/environment): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Human development index](https://rankingcountries.com/top/hdi): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Obesity](https://rankingcountries.com/top/obesity): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: GDP per capita](https://rankingcountries.com/top/gdp-per-capita): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Median income (after tax)](https://rankingcountries.com/top/median-income): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Unemployment](https://rankingcountries.com/top/unemployment): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Infant mortality](https://rankingcountries.com/top/infant-mortality): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Suicide rate](https://rankingcountries.com/top/suicide): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: CO₂ emissions](https://rankingcountries.com/top/co2): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Renewable energy](https://rankingcountries.com/top/renewables): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Happiness](https://rankingcountries.com/top/happiness): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Nobel laureates](https://rankingcountries.com/top/nobel-prizes): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Population](https://rankingcountries.com/top/population): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Land area](https://rankingcountries.com/top/area): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Cost of living](https://rankingcountries.com/top/price-level): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Income inequality](https://rankingcountries.com/top/gini): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Labor force participation](https://rankingcountries.com/top/labor-force-participation): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Economic growth](https://rankingcountries.com/top/gdp-growth): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Foreign-born population](https://rankingcountries.com/top/foreign-born): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Median age](https://rankingcountries.com/top/median-age): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Birth rate](https://rankingcountries.com/top/birth-rate): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Alcohol consumption](https://rankingcountries.com/top/alcohol): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Marriage rate](https://rankingcountries.com/top/marriage-rate): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Divorce rate](https://rankingcountries.com/top/divorce-rate): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Air pollution (PM2.5)](https://rankingcountries.com/top/pm25): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Internet access](https://rankingcountries.com/top/internet): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: College degrees](https://rankingcountries.com/top/tertiary-attainment): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Average wages](https://rankingcountries.com/top/avg-wages): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: House price growth](https://rankingcountries.com/top/house-price-growth): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Fertility rate](https://rankingcountries.com/top/fertility-rate): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Robbery rate](https://rankingcountries.com/top/robbery): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Police officers](https://rankingcountries.com/top/police-officers): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Tax on labor](https://rankingcountries.com/top/tax-wedge): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Top income tax rate](https://rankingcountries.com/top/top-income-tax): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: 2-bedroom rent](https://rankingcountries.com/top/rent-2br): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Income to join the top 1%](https://rankingcountries.com/top/income-top1): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Income to join the top 10%](https://rankingcountries.com/top/income-top10): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Median income (before tax)](https://rankingcountries.com/top/income-median): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Wealth to join the top 1%](https://rankingcountries.com/top/wealth-top1): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Wealth to join the top 10%](https://rankingcountries.com/top/wealth-top10): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Median wealth](https://rankingcountries.com/top/wealth-median): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Chess grandmasters](https://rankingcountries.com/top/chess-grandmasters): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: World Heritage sites](https://rankingcountries.com/top/unesco-sites): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Big Mac price](https://rankingcountries.com/top/big-mac): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Beer consumption](https://rankingcountries.com/top/beer-consumption): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Coffee consumption](https://rankingcountries.com/top/coffee-consumption): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Wine consumption](https://rankingcountries.com/top/wine-consumption): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Chocolate consumption](https://rankingcountries.com/top/chocolate-consumption): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Passport power](https://rankingcountries.com/top/passport-power): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Forest coverage](https://rankingcountries.com/top/forest-coverage): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank - [Top 10: Metal bands](https://rankingcountries.com/top/metal-bands): the world's top 10, bottom 5 and the US rank ## Country reports - [Afghanistan](https://rankingcountries.com/country/AFG.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 136th) - [Albania](https://rankingcountries.com/country/ALB.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 76th) - [Algeria](https://rankingcountries.com/country/DZA.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 87th) - [Andorra](https://rankingcountries.com/country/AND.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 43rd) - [Angola](https://rankingcountries.com/country/AGO.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 108th) - [Antigua and Barbuda](https://rankingcountries.com/country/ATG.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 83rd) - [Argentina](https://rankingcountries.com/country/ARG.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 71st) - [Armenia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/ARM.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 80th) - [Australia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/AUS.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 33rd) - [Austria](https://rankingcountries.com/country/AUT.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 42nd) - [Azerbaijan](https://rankingcountries.com/country/AZE.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 81st) - [Bahamas](https://rankingcountries.com/country/BHS.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 89th) - [Bahrain](https://rankingcountries.com/country/BHR.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 57th) - [Bangladesh](https://rankingcountries.com/country/BGD.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 92nd) - [Barbados](https://rankingcountries.com/country/BRB.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 89th) - [Belarus](https://rankingcountries.com/country/BLR.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 64th) - [Belgium](https://rankingcountries.com/country/BEL.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 27th) - [Belize](https://rankingcountries.com/country/BLZ.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 108th) - [Benin](https://rankingcountries.com/country/BEN.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 92nd) - [Bhutan](https://rankingcountries.com/country/BTN.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 83rd) - [Bolivia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/BOL.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 100th) - [Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://rankingcountries.com/country/BIH.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 78th) - [Botswana](https://rankingcountries.com/country/BWA.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 113th) - [Brazil](https://rankingcountries.com/country/BRA.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 83rd) - [Brunei](https://rankingcountries.com/country/BRN.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 74th) - [Bulgaria](https://rankingcountries.com/country/BGR.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 58th) - [Burkina Faso](https://rankingcountries.com/country/BFA.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 119th) - [Burundi](https://rankingcountries.com/country/BDI.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 112th) - [Cambodia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/KHM.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 110th) - [Cameroon](https://rankingcountries.com/country/CMR.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 116th) - [Canada](https://rankingcountries.com/country/CAN.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 48th) - [Cape Verde](https://rankingcountries.com/country/CPV.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 122nd) - [Central African Republic](https://rankingcountries.com/country/CAF.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 141st) - [Chad](https://rankingcountries.com/country/TCD.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 117th) - [Chile](https://rankingcountries.com/country/CHL.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 82nd) - [China](https://rankingcountries.com/country/CHN.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 74th) - [Colombia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/COL.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 82nd) - [Comoros](https://rankingcountries.com/country/COM.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 107th) - [Costa Rica](https://rankingcountries.com/country/CRI.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 77th) - [Croatia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/HRV.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 62nd) - [Cuba](https://rankingcountries.com/country/CUB.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 92nd) - [Cyprus](https://rankingcountries.com/country/CYP.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 45th) - [Czechia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/CZE.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 39th) - [Denmark](https://rankingcountries.com/country/DNK.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 32nd) - [Djibouti](https://rankingcountries.com/country/DJI.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 133rd) - [Dominica](https://rankingcountries.com/country/DMA.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 100th) - [Dominican Republic](https://rankingcountries.com/country/DOM.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 96th) - [DR Congo](https://rankingcountries.com/country/COD.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 116th) - [Ecuador](https://rankingcountries.com/country/ECU.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 94th) - [Egypt](https://rankingcountries.com/country/EGY.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 93rd) - [El Salvador](https://rankingcountries.com/country/SLV.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 114th) - [Equatorial Guinea](https://rankingcountries.com/country/GNQ.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 109th) - [Eritrea](https://rankingcountries.com/country/ERI.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 138th) - [Estonia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/EST.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 45th) - [Eswatini](https://rankingcountries.com/country/SWZ.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 125th) - [Ethiopia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/ETH.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 129th) - [Fiji](https://rankingcountries.com/country/FJI.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 96th) - [Finland](https://rankingcountries.com/country/FIN.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 33rd) - [France](https://rankingcountries.com/country/FRA.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 46th) - [Gabon](https://rankingcountries.com/country/GAB.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 107th) - [Gambia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/GMB.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 123rd) - [Georgia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/GEO.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 81st) - [Germany](https://rankingcountries.com/country/DEU.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 37th) - [Ghana](https://rankingcountries.com/country/GHA.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 113th) - [Greece](https://rankingcountries.com/country/GRC.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 56th) - [Grenada](https://rankingcountries.com/country/GRD.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 98th) - [Guatemala](https://rankingcountries.com/country/GTM.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 104th) - [Guinea](https://rankingcountries.com/country/GIN.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 130th) - [Guinea-Bissau](https://rankingcountries.com/country/GNB.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 117th) - [Guyana](https://rankingcountries.com/country/GUY.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 118th) - [Haiti](https://rankingcountries.com/country/HTI.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 146th) - [Honduras](https://rankingcountries.com/country/HND.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 113th) - [Hungary](https://rankingcountries.com/country/HUN.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 54th) - [Iceland](https://rankingcountries.com/country/ISL.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 21st) - [India](https://rankingcountries.com/country/IND.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 88th) - [Indonesia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/IDN.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 86th) - [Iran](https://rankingcountries.com/country/IRN.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 91st) - [Iraq](https://rankingcountries.com/country/IRQ.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 125th) - [Ireland](https://rankingcountries.com/country/IRL.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 24th) - [Israel](https://rankingcountries.com/country/ISR.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 53rd) - [Italy](https://rankingcountries.com/country/ITA.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 59th) - [Ivory Coast](https://rankingcountries.com/country/CIV.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 98th) - [Jamaica](https://rankingcountries.com/country/JAM.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 114th) - [Japan](https://rankingcountries.com/country/JPN.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 39th) - [Jordan](https://rankingcountries.com/country/JOR.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 89th) - [Kazakhstan](https://rankingcountries.com/country/KAZ.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 81st) - [Kenya](https://rankingcountries.com/country/KEN.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 112th) - [Kiribati](https://rankingcountries.com/country/KIR.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 115th) - [Kosovo](https://rankingcountries.com/country/XKX.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks - [Kuwait](https://rankingcountries.com/country/KWT.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 62nd) - [Kyrgyzstan](https://rankingcountries.com/country/KGZ.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 83rd) - [Laos](https://rankingcountries.com/country/LAO.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 118th) - [Latvia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/LVA.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 61st) - [Lebanon](https://rankingcountries.com/country/LBN.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 88th) - [Lesotho](https://rankingcountries.com/country/LSO.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 137th) - [Liberia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/LBR.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 95th) - [Libya](https://rankingcountries.com/country/LBY.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 108th) - [Liechtenstein](https://rankingcountries.com/country/LIE.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks - [Lithuania](https://rankingcountries.com/country/LTU.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 56th) - [Luxembourg](https://rankingcountries.com/country/LUX.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 63rd) - [Madagascar](https://rankingcountries.com/country/MDG.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 98th) - [Malawi](https://rankingcountries.com/country/MWI.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 109th) - [Malaysia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/MYS.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 67th) - [Maldives](https://rankingcountries.com/country/MDV.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 79th) - [Mali](https://rankingcountries.com/country/MLI.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 113th) - [Malta](https://rankingcountries.com/country/MLT.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 47th) - [Marshall Islands](https://rankingcountries.com/country/MHL.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 121st) - [Mauritania](https://rankingcountries.com/country/MRT.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 120th) - [Mauritius](https://rankingcountries.com/country/MUS.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 91st) - [Mexico](https://rankingcountries.com/country/MEX.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 89th) - [Micronesia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/FSM.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 130th) - [Moldova](https://rankingcountries.com/country/MDA.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 92nd) - [Monaco](https://rankingcountries.com/country/MCO.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 13th) - [Mongolia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/MNG.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 94th) - [Montenegro](https://rankingcountries.com/country/MNE.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 64th) - [Morocco](https://rankingcountries.com/country/MAR.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 92nd) - [Mozambique](https://rankingcountries.com/country/MOZ.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 116th) - [Myanmar](https://rankingcountries.com/country/MMR.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 124th) - [Namibia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/NAM.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 116th) - [Nauru](https://rankingcountries.com/country/NRU.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 116th) - [Nepal](https://rankingcountries.com/country/NPL.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 98th) - [Netherlands](https://rankingcountries.com/country/NLD.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 26th) - [New Zealand](https://rankingcountries.com/country/NZL.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 44th) - [Nicaragua](https://rankingcountries.com/country/NIC.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 89th) - [Niger](https://rankingcountries.com/country/NER.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 110th) - [Nigeria](https://rankingcountries.com/country/NGA.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 109th) - [North Korea](https://rankingcountries.com/country/PRK.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 99th) - [North Macedonia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/MKD.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 72nd) - [Norway](https://rankingcountries.com/country/NOR.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 21st) - [Oman](https://rankingcountries.com/country/OMN.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 61st) - [Pakistan](https://rankingcountries.com/country/PAK.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 97th) - [Palau](https://rankingcountries.com/country/PLW.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 90th) - [Panama](https://rankingcountries.com/country/PAN.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 86th) - [Papua New Guinea](https://rankingcountries.com/country/PNG.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 117th) - [Paraguay](https://rankingcountries.com/country/PRY.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 90th) - [Peru](https://rankingcountries.com/country/PER.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 91st) - [Philippines](https://rankingcountries.com/country/PHL.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 102nd) - [Poland](https://rankingcountries.com/country/POL.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 38th) - [Portugal](https://rankingcountries.com/country/PRT.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 60th) - [Qatar](https://rankingcountries.com/country/QAT.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 49th) - [Republic of the Congo](https://rankingcountries.com/country/COG.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 115th) - [Romania](https://rankingcountries.com/country/ROU.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 64th) - [Russia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/RUS.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 75th) - [Rwanda](https://rankingcountries.com/country/RWA.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 117th) - [Saint Kitts and Nevis](https://rankingcountries.com/country/KNA.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 106th) - [Saint Lucia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/LCA.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 110th) - [Saint Vincent and the Grenadines](https://rankingcountries.com/country/VCT.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 89th) - [Samoa](https://rankingcountries.com/country/WSM.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 103rd) - [San Marino](https://rankingcountries.com/country/SMR.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 57th) - [São Tomé and Príncipe](https://rankingcountries.com/country/STP.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 106th) - [Saudi Arabia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/SAU.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 45th) - [Senegal](https://rankingcountries.com/country/SEN.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 102nd) - [Serbia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/SRB.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 69th) - [Seychelles](https://rankingcountries.com/country/SYC.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 80th) - [Sierra Leone](https://rankingcountries.com/country/SLE.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 113th) - [Singapore](https://rankingcountries.com/country/SGP.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 31st) - [Slovakia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/SVK.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 53rd) - [Slovenia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/SVN.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 44th) - [Solomon Islands](https://rankingcountries.com/country/SLB.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 100th) - [Somalia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/SOM.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 152nd) - [South Africa](https://rankingcountries.com/country/ZAF.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 131st) - [South Korea](https://rankingcountries.com/country/KOR.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 35th) - [South Sudan](https://rankingcountries.com/country/SSD.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 152nd) - [Spain](https://rankingcountries.com/country/ESP.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 40th) - [Sri Lanka](https://rankingcountries.com/country/LKA.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 87th) - [Sudan](https://rankingcountries.com/country/SDN.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 118th) - [Suriname](https://rankingcountries.com/country/SUR.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 115th) - [Sweden](https://rankingcountries.com/country/SWE.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 26th) - [Switzerland](https://rankingcountries.com/country/CHE.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 31st) - [Syria](https://rankingcountries.com/country/SYR.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 126th) - [Taiwan](https://rankingcountries.com/country/TWN.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks - [Tajikistan](https://rankingcountries.com/country/TJK.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 93rd) - [Tanzania](https://rankingcountries.com/country/TZA.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 107th) - [Thailand](https://rankingcountries.com/country/THA.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 75th) - [Timor-Leste](https://rankingcountries.com/country/TLS.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 61st) - [Togo](https://rankingcountries.com/country/TGO.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 130th) - [Tonga](https://rankingcountries.com/country/TON.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 90th) - [Trinidad and Tobago](https://rankingcountries.com/country/TTO.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 106th) - [Tunisia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/TUN.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 102nd) - [Türkiye](https://rankingcountries.com/country/TUR.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 74th) - [Turkmenistan](https://rankingcountries.com/country/TKM.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 95th) - [Tuvalu](https://rankingcountries.com/country/TUV.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 129th) - [Uganda](https://rankingcountries.com/country/UGA.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 124th) - [Ukraine](https://rankingcountries.com/country/UKR.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 90th) - [United Arab Emirates](https://rankingcountries.com/country/ARE.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 36th) - [United Kingdom](https://rankingcountries.com/country/GBR.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 38th) - [United States](https://rankingcountries.com/country/USA.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 62nd) - [Uruguay](https://rankingcountries.com/country/URY.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 92nd) - [Uzbekistan](https://rankingcountries.com/country/UZB.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 76th) - [Vanuatu](https://rankingcountries.com/country/VUT.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 103rd) - [Vatican City](https://rankingcountries.com/country/VAT.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks - [Venezuela](https://rankingcountries.com/country/VEN.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 106th) - [Vietnam](https://rankingcountries.com/country/VNM.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 88th) - [Yemen](https://rankingcountries.com/country/YEM.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 140th) - [Zambia](https://rankingcountries.com/country/ZMB.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 119th) - [Zimbabwe](https://rankingcountries.com/country/ZWE.md): every measure vs the 50 US states + world ranks (median world rank 127th) ## US state reports - [Alabama](https://rankingcountries.com/state/al.md): every measure vs the other states - [Alaska](https://rankingcountries.com/state/ak.md): every measure vs the other states - [Arizona](https://rankingcountries.com/state/az.md): every measure vs the other states - [Arkansas](https://rankingcountries.com/state/ar.md): every measure vs the other states - [California](https://rankingcountries.com/state/ca.md): every measure vs the other states - [Colorado](https://rankingcountries.com/state/co.md): every measure vs the other states - [Connecticut](https://rankingcountries.com/state/ct.md): every measure vs the other states - [Delaware](https://rankingcountries.com/state/de.md): every measure vs the other states - 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What its numbers are good for, how often they get revised, and why PPP comparisons deserve a health warning. - [WHO, UNODC, and the problem of counting deaths](https://rankingcountries.com/blog/who-unodc-and-the-problem-of-counting-deaths.md): Police statistics and death certificates count the same tragedies differently. Why we rank homicide, suicide and overdoses on vital registration — not crime reports. - [Census, BEA, CDC, BLS: why US state data is unusually good](https://rankingcountries.com/blog/us-official-statistics-census-bea-cdc-bls.md): Ranking a country among US states only works because four federal agencies publish state-level numbers most countries can't match nationally — including price-adjusted GDP. - [Pinned snapshots: when we deliberately don't auto-refresh](https://rankingcountries.com/blog/pinned-snapshots-when-we-dont-auto-refresh.md): Most of our data updates weekly by robot. 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