International rankings of Argentina

The following are international rankings of Argentina:

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Argentina

Further information: List of cities in Argentina by population

• Population ranked 37 in the world ^[1]
• Life expectancy ranked 59 in the world ^[2]

Economy

Soybeans make up about half of Argentina's crop production and a fourth of its exports

Main article: Economy of Argentina

• The Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation: 2012 Index of Economic Freedom , ranked 158 out of 179 countries ^[3]
• Fraser Institute 2009 Economic Freedom of the World, ranked 119 of 141 countries ^[4]
• International Monetary Fund: GDP (nominal) per capita 2010, ranked 61 out of 182 countries
• International Monetary Fund: GDP (nominal) 2010, ranked 27 out of 181 countries
• World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Index 2011-2012, ranked 85 out of 142 countries ^[5]

Education

Main article: Education in Argentina

• Books published per country per year ranked 27 in the world ^[6]

Environment

Main article: Environment of Argentina

• Environmental Sustainability Index 2005, ranked 9 out of 146 countries
• Yale University and Columbia University: Environmental Performance Index 2010, ranked 70 in the world ^[7]
• New Economics Foundation: 2012 Happy Planet Index ranked 17 ^[8]

Geography

Main article: Geography of Argentina

• Total land area ranked 8 among all countries

Globalization

Main article: Globalization

• A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine: Globalization Index 2010, ranked 70 out of 181 countries

Politics

Main article: Politics of Argentina

• Transparency International: 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index, ranked 100 out of 182 countries ^[9]
• Reporters Without Borders: 2011-2012 Press Freedom Index, ranked 47 out of 179 countries ^[10]
• Fund for Peace: 2012 Failed States Index ranked 145 out of 165 (inverted ranking)

Society

Further information: Culture of Argentina

• Economist Intelligence Unit: Quality-of-life index 2005, ranked 40 out of 111 countries ^[11]
• United Nations: Human Development Index 2011, ranked 45 out of 187 countries ^[12]
• University of Leicester 2006 Satisfaction with Life Index, ranked 56 out of 178 countries
• Gallup World Poll 2010, ranked 30 out of 155 ^[13]

Sports

Main article: Sport in Argentina

Technology

Main article: Science and technology in Argentina

The National Atomic Energy Commission, established in 1950, was the world's first outside superpowers US and USSR; by 1957 Argentina had created a research reactor

• Economist Intelligence Unit e-readiness rankings 2009, ranked 45 out of 70 countries ^[14]
• Total broadband Internet users ranked 20 in the world ^[15]

Transportation

Main article: Transportation in Argentina

See also

• Lists of countries
• Lists by country
• List of international rankings

References

1. INDEC Archived 2005-05-14 at the Wayback Machine XLS
2. United Nations World Population Prospects report PDF
3. Argentina 2012 Index of Economic Freedom
4. Fraser Institute Argentina Archived 2011-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
5. World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Index 2011-2012 (PDF)
6. UNESCO Institute of Statistics Table IV: America Archived 2004-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
7. "Environmental Performance Index: Argentina". Archived from the original on 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
8. New Economics Foundation (2012-06-14). "Happy Planet Index 2012". New Economics Foundation. Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
9. "2011 Corruption Perceptions Index". Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
10. Reporters Without Borders Worldwide press freedom index 2011-2012 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
11. PDF Quality-of-life index
12. PDF Human Development Report Office, United Nations Development Programme
13. Francesca Levy, 07.14.2010 Table: The World's Happiest Countries forbes.com
14. PDF Economist Intelligence Unit e-readiness rankings 2009
15. Barómetro Cisco de Banda Ancha Argentina 2005-2010 (PDF) Cisco Systems