International rankings of the United States

• U.S. News and World Report ranked 21 of 87 in "cares about human rights"

(Date ranges indicate different countries were sampled in different years.)

• GDP (nominal) - 1 of 213 (IMF, 2023)
• GDP (PPP) - 2 of 196 (IMF, 2024)
• Median income per capita - 1 of 45 (OECD, 2011-2021)
• Income per capita (nominal) - 7 of 190 (2009-2022, World Bank)
• Total wealth - 1 of 173 (UBS and Credit Suisse, 2023)
• International Labour Organization ranked 13 of 181 for labor productivity, 2019 (See List of countries by labour productivity)
• Income inequality - 61 highest out of 168 (World Bank, 1992-2022)
• World Economic Forum 2018–2019 Global Competitiveness Report, ranked 2nd out of 141 countries
• World Economic Forum 2016 Global Enabling Trade Report ranked 22nd
• The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal 2018 Index of Economic Freedom ranked 17th out of 178 economies
• Fraser Institute Economic Freedom of the World 2019 Annual Report (Economic Freedom Ratings for 2017) ranked 5th out of 152 countries and territories [2]
• The Harvard Growth Lab ranked 12th in technological advancement, as of 2019.
• Global Innovation Index - 3 of 50 in 2023

• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment, ranked 38 of 79 in mathematics, 19 of 79 in science, 13 of 78 in reading

• Environmental Performance Index - 43 of 180 in 2022

• 2006 Globalization Index (A.T. Kearney) ranked 3rd
• 2010 KOF Index of Globalization ranked 27th

As of 2015^[update], the Maternal mortality ratio was 46th lowest out of the countries ranked. (See Maternal mortality in the United States.)

Among wealthy nations, a study on 2016 data found the United States ranked first for child deaths by automobile accident and firearm, with overall child mortality 57% higher in the U.S. than other high-income countries, although traffic deaths were decreasing.

As of 2017^[update], the United States life expectancy is 79.8 years at birth, ranking 42nd among 224 nations.

• Vision of Humanity 2018 Global Peace Index ranked 121st out of 162 countries

• Transparency International 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index: ranked 23rd lowest corruption out of 198 countries
• Reporters Without Borders 2022 Press Freedom Index: ranked 42nd out of 180 countries
• V-Dem Democracy indices: ranked 2023 27th out of 179 countries
• Democracy Index (The Economist): ranked 2022 30th out of 167 countries
• World Justice Project 2020 Rule of Law Index ranked 21st out of 128 countries and jurisdictions

• List of countries by Human Development Index: ranked 13th out of 189 countries for 2018
• List of countries by inequality-adjusted HDI: ranked 25th out of 156 countries for 2018