Some Interesting Country Rankings

Posted September 11, 2009

Browsed the 2008 World Factbook, and here's some interesting statistics - I will list the top few, and specifically the USA and Canada:

Greenest Country - Most Livable Places 2008
    1. Finland
    2. Iceland
    3. Norway
    4. Sweden
    5. Austria
    . . .
    11. Canada
    . . .
    23. United States

Health Performance Rank By Country
    1. Oman
    2. Malta
    3. Italy
    4. France
    5. San Marino
    . . .
    35. Canada
    . . .
    72. United States of America

World Health Organisation Ranking of World's Health Systems
    1. France
    2. Italy
    3. San Marino
    4. Andorra
    5. Malta
    . . .
    30. Canada
    . . .
    37 United States of America

Human Development Index
    1. Iceland
    2. Norway
    3. Australia
    4. Canada
    5. Ireland
    . . . .
    12. United States of America

Murder Rate
    1. Myanmar
    2. Sudan
    3. Egypt
    4. Japan
    5. Singapore
    . . .
    48. Canada
    . . .
    78. United States of America

Prison Population Per Capita 2007
    1. United States of America
    2. Russia
    3. St. Kitts and Nevis
    4. Turkmenistan
    5. Cuba
    . . .
    93. Canada
    (for interest sake, I've included the lowest here, too)
    153. Nigeria
    154. Mauritania
    155. Nepal

Most Expensive Cities 2008
    1. London (Prime), United Kingdom
    2. Upper Manhattan, New York, USA
    3. Moscow, Russia
    4. London (Other), UK
    5. Paris, France

Most Polluted Cities 2004
    1. Cairo, Egypt
    2. Delhi, India
    3. Kolkata, India
    4. Taijin, China
    5. Chongqing, China

The World's Richest Cities by Personal Net Earnings, 2008
    1. Zurich
    2. Dublin
    3. Oslo
    4. Geneva
    5. Luxembourg
    . . .
    11. New York
    . . .
    14. Los Angeles
    . . .
    16. Chicago
    . . .
    19. Toronto
    . . .
    21. Montreal

Olympic Medals per Capita
    1. Bahamas
    2. Barbados
    3. Iceland
    4. Australia
    5. Cuba
    . . .
    41. Canada
    . . .
    46. United States

Olympic Medals per GDP
    1. Cuba
    2. Jamaica
    3. Bahamas
    4. Georgia
    5. Eritrea
    . . .
    62. Canada
    . . .
    67. United States

Global Peace Index 2007 (countries most at pease and driving for peace)
    1. Norway
    2. New Zealand
    3. Denmark
    4. Ireland
    5. Japan
    . . .
    8. Canada
    . . .
    96. United States

Freedom of the Press 2008
    1. Finland / Iceland
    2. Denmark / Norway
    3. Belgium / Sweden
    4. Luxembourg
    5. Andorra
    . . .
    9. United States
    . . .
    10. Canada

 

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1 Significant Other October 9, 2009

Let's move out of the country!

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