WE’RE NUMBER ONE!?
America’s Uncertain Standing in the World
Dennis Johnson
RANKING OF DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES
How does the United States rank in comparison to other democratic
countries?
WORLDWIDE RANKING AGENCIES
WORLDWIDE RANKING AGENCIES
WORLDWIDE RANKING AGENCIES
Cooperation and Development)
WORLDWIDE RANKING AGENCIES
WHERE DOES THE UNITED STATES RANK?
Domestic policy and achievements not foreign policy
About 75 comparisons
WHERE DOES THE UNITED STATES RANK?
IN THESE BROAD CATEGORIES:
WHERE DOES THE UNITED STATES RANK?
IN THESE BROAD CATEGORIES:
WHERE DOES THE UNITED STATES RANK?
IN THESE BROAD CATEGORIES:
WHERE DOES THE UNITED STATES RANK?
IN THESE BROAD CATEGORIES:
WHERE DOES THE UNITED STATES RANK?
IN THESE BROAD CATEGORIES:
WHERE DOES THE UNITED STATES RANK?
IN THESE BROAD CATEGORIES:
WHERE DOES THE UNITED STATES RANK?
IN THESE BROAD CATEGORIES:
WHERE DOES THE UNITED STATES RANK?
IN THESE BROAD CATEGORIES:
WHERE DOES THE UNITED STATES RANK?
IN THESE BROAD CATEGORIES:
WHERE DOES THE UNITED STATES RANK?
IN THESE BROAD CATEGORIES:
THE US IS NUMBER ONE IN THESE AREAS
THE US IS NUMBER ONE IN THESE AREAS
THE US IS NUMBER ONE IN THESE AREAS
THE US IS NUMBER ONE IN THESE AREAS
THE US IS NUMBER ONE IN THESE AREAS
THE US IS NUMBER ONE IN THESE AREAS
THE US IS NUMBER ONE IN THESE AREAS
OTHER HIGH RANKINGS FOR UNITED STATES
OTHER HIGH RANKINGS FOR UNITED STATES
OTHER HIGH RANKINGS FOR UNITED STATES
OTHER HIGH RANKINGS FOR UNITED STATES
secondary education (5)
HOWEVER
WE’RE NUMBER ONE—BUT NOT GOOD!
* Wealth concentrated in top 10 percent of households
WE’RE NUMBER ONE—BUT NOT GOOD!
WE’RE NUMBER ONE—BUT NOT GOOD!
WE’RE NUMBER ONE—BUT NOT GOOD!
WE’RE NUMBER ONE—BUT NOT GOOD!
WE’RE NUMBER ONE—BUT NOT GOOD!
WE’RE NUMBER ONE—BUT NOT GOOD!
NOT NUMBER ONE, BUT NOT GOOD!
countries (2)
NOT NUMBER ONE, BUT NOT GOOD!
countries (2)
NOT NUMBER ONE, BUT NOT GOOD!
countries (2)
NOT NUMBER ONE, BUT NOT GOOD!
countries (2)
NOT NUMBER ONE, BUT NOT GOOD!
NOT NUMBER ONE, BUT NOT GOOD!
NOT NUMBER ONE, BUT NOT GOOD!
NOT NUMBER ONE, BUT NOT GOOD!
NOT NUMBER ONE, BUT NOT GOOD!
NOT NUMBER ONE, BUT NOT GOOD!
NOT NUMBER ONE, BUT NOT GOOD!
NOT NUMBER ONE, BUT NOT GOOD!
NOT NUMBER ONE, BUT NOT GOOD!
NOT NUMBER ONE, BUT NOT GOOD!
NOT NUMBER ONE, BUT NOT GOOD!
NOT NUMBER ONE, BUT NOT GOOD!
NOT NUMBER ONE, BUT NOT GOOD!
NOT NUMBER ONE, BUT NOT GOOD!
WE’RE THE ONLY COUNTRY �THAT HAS . . .
WE’RE THE ONLY COUNTRY �THAT HAS . . .
AMONG OUR PEER NATIONS, WE’RE THE ONLY ONES WHO HAVEN’T ADOPTED
AMONG OUR PEER NATIONS, WE’RE THE ONLY ONES WHO HAVEN’T ADOPTED
AMONG OUR PEER NATIONS, WE’RE THE ONLY ONES WHO HAVEN’T ADOPTED
AMONG OUR PEER NATIONS, WE’RE THE ONLY ONES WHO HAVEN’T ADOPTED
A FEW EXAMPLES
Opioids and American deaths:
Europe has a combined population of 440
million—it had 5,800 overdoses (2020)
A FEW EXAMPLES
Opioids and American deaths:
Europe has a combined population of 440
million—it had 5,800 overdoses (2020)
US has population of 340 million – it had 107,000 overdoses in 2022
A FEW EXAMPLES
Distribution of wealth in America:
400 richest American families have more wealth than 43 million African American families
A FEW EXAMPLES
Distribution of wealth in America:
* 400 richest American families have more wealth than 43 million African American families
* Bottom 50 percent of Americans hold 2.3
percent of the country’s wealth.
A FEW EXAMPLES
Distribution of wealth in America:
* Top 1 percent of Americans hold 31.8
percent of US wealth
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Distribution of wealth in America:
* Top 1 percent of Americans hold 31.8
percent of US wealth
* Top 10 percent of Americans hold 69.2 percent of US wealth
A FEW EXAMPLES
Incarceration
* Nearly every US state has more prisoners than any other country in the world
A FEW EXAMPLES
Incarceration
A FEW EXAMPLES
Safest Country?
Safest countries in the world: Iceland, New Zealand, Ireland, Denmark, Austria, Portugal.
A FEW EXAMPLES
Safest Country?
Safest countries in the world: Iceland, New Zealand, Ireland, Denmark, Austria, Portugal.
The US? Ranked 129th
WHICH COUNTRIES ARE DOING BETTER?
Altogether, US has 14 top 10 rankings—
mostly in technology and economics.
Which countries have the most top 10 rankings?
WHICH COUNTRIES ARE DOING BETTER?
WHICH COUNTRIES ARE DOING BETTER?
WHICH COUNTRIES ARE DOING BETTER?
WHICH COUNTRIES ARE DOING BETTER?
WHICH COUNTRIES ARE DOING BETTER?
WHICH COUNTRIES ARE DOING BETTER?
6. Sweden (23)
WHICH COUNTRIES ARE DOING BETTER?
WHICH COUNTRIES ARE DOING BETTER?
WHICH COUNTRIES ARE DOING BETTER?
WHICH COUNTRIES ARE DOING BETTER?
WHICH COUNTRIES ARE DOING BETTER?
11. Japan (17)
WHICH COUNTRIES ARE DOING BETTER?
TRUMP/MUSK WRECKING BALL
All rankings are before Trump took office in 2025.
Will the US rank higher in future international rankings? Or will US fall further—in environmental leadership, in helping the poor, in protecting democratic institutions, and so forth?
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