Monday, April 19, 2010

USA! USA! We’re number … uh … #28.6!

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(On average, anyway.) Here’s another one for you upholders of that “American exceptionalism” schtick:

Graphic illustrating where the US ranks amongst other countries according to life expectancy (#30), democracy (#17), freedom of press (#41), Internet speed (#15), smallest prison population (#40), lack of corruption (#22), effectiveness of education (#35), mobile phones per capita (#16), renewable energy use (#27), scientific literacy (#33), quality of healthcare (#37) and infant survival rate (#31)
Graphic illustrating where the US ranks amongst other countries according to life expectancy (#30), democracy (#17), freedom of press (#41), Internet speed (#15), smallest prison population (#40), lack of corruption (#22), effectiveness of education (#35), mobile phones per capita (#16), renewable energy use (#27), scientific literacy (#33), quality of healthcare (#37) and infant survival rate (#31)
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Looking at those numbers, the only thing I have to say is:

If only Iceland weren’t so … icy.

(via @todayspolitics)