International rankings of the United States - wikipedia International rankings of the United States The following are links to international rankings of the United States. Contents 1 Economy 2 Education 3 Globalization 4 Health 5 Military 6 Politics 7 References Economy Main article : Economy of the United States IMD International 2012 World Competitiveness Scoreboard, ranked 2 out of 60 economies World Economic Forum 2017 -- 2018 Global Competitiveness Report, ranked 2 out of 144 countries Economist Intelligence Unit 2013 Where to be born Index, ranked 16 out of 80 countries World Economic Forum 2014 Global Enabling Trade Report ranked 15 Education Main article : Education in the United States Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment, ranked 40 of 72 in mathematics, 25 of 72 in science, 24 of 72 in reading Globalization Main article : Globalization 2006 Globalization Index ( A.T. Kearney ) ranked 3rd 2010 KOF Index of Globalization ranked 27 Health Main article : Healthcare in the United States As of 2017, the United States life expectancy is 79.8 years at birth, ranking 42nd among 224 nations. As of 2015, Maternal Mortality Ratio is 46th out of the countries ranked. ( See Maternal mortality in the United States. ) Military Vision of Humanity 2015 Global Peace Index ranked 94 out of 162 countries Politics Main article : Politics of the United States Transparency International 2014 Corruption Perceptions Index : ranked 17 out of 175 countries Reporters Without Borders 2018 Press Freedom Index : ranked 45 out of 180 countries Economist Intelligence Unit 2016 Democracy Index : ranked 21 out of 167 countries The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal 2015 Index of Economic Freedom ranked 11 out of 178 economies Fraser Institute Economic Freedom of the World 2013 Annual Report ( Economic Freedom Ratings for 2011 ) ranked 16 out of 152 countries and territories World Justice Project 2015 Rule of Law Index ranked 18 out of 102 countries and jurisdictions References Jump up ^ IMD International imd.org 2012 World Competitiveness Yearbook ( PDF ) Jump up ^ World Economic Forum weforum.org 2014 -- 2015 Global Competitiveness Report Jump up ^ The Economist economist.com The lottery of life : Where to be born in 2013 Published : Nov 21, 2012 Jump up ^ World Economic Forum 2014 Global Enabling Trade Report Jump up ^ PISA Data Explorer Jump up ^ `` Country Comparison : Life Expectancy at Birth ''. The World Factbook. CIA. Jump up ^ `` 2015Global Peace Index '' ( PDF ). Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 2015 - 09 - 21. Retrieved 2015 - 08 - 18. Jump up ^ Transparency International 2014 Corruption Perceptions Index Jump up ^ Reporters Without Borders 2018 Press Freedom Index Archived 2014 - 02 - 14 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Economist Intelligence Unit 2016 Democracy Index Archived 2017 - 02 - 24 at the Wayback Machine. 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Question: where is the united states ranked in education in the world
Answer: 40 of 72 in mathematics