United States

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International rankings

• A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine: Globalization Index 2005, ranked 4 out of 62 countries
• IMD International: World Competitiveness Yearbook 2005, ranked 1 out of 60 economies (countries and regions)
• Reporters without borders: Third annual worldwide press freedom index (2004), ranked 22 (American territory; tied with Belgium) & 108 (in Iraq) out of 167 countries
• Save the Children: State of the World's Mothers 2005, ranked 11 out of 110 countries
• The Wall Street Journal: 2005 Index of Economic Freedom, ranked 12 out of 155 countries
• The Economist: The World in 2005 - Worldwide quality-of-life index, 2005, ranked 13 out of 111 countries
• Transparency International: Corruption Perceptions Index 2004, ranked 17 out of 146 countries (tied with Belgium and Ireland)
• United Nations Development Programme: Human Development Index 2004, ranked 8 out of 177 countries
• World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Report 2004-2005 - Growth Competitiveness Index Ranking, ranked 2 out of 104 countries