Demographics

• United Nations
  United Nations
  The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
  
  : Population, ranked 79 out of 223 countries
• CIA World Factbook: Urbanization
  Urbanization by country
  This is a list of countries by urbanization. There are two measures of the degree of urbanization of a population. The first, urban population, describes the percentage of the total population living in urban areas, as defined by the country...
  
   ranked 67 out of 193 countries

Economy

• The Wall Street Journal
  The Wall Street Journal
  The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
  
   and Heritage Foundation
  Heritage Foundation
  The Heritage Foundation is a conservative American think tank based in Washington, D.C. Heritage's stated mission is to "formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong...
  
  : Index of Economic Freedom
  Index of Economic Freedom
  The Index of Economic Freedom is a series of 10 economic measurements created by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal. Its stated objective is to measure the degree of economic freedom in the world's nations....
  
   2009, ranked X out of 179 countries
• World Bank
  World Bank
  The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
  
  : Ease of Doing Business Index
  Ease of Doing Business Index
  The Ease of Doing Business Index is an index created by the World Bank. Higher rankings indicate better, usually simpler, regulations for businesses and stronger protections of property rights...
  
   2009, ranked 69 out of 181 countries
• International Monetary Fund
  International Monetary Fund
  The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
  
  : GDP per capita 2008, ranked 96 out of 179 countries
• World Bank
  World Bank
  The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
  
  : GDP per capita 2008, ranked 89 out of 170 countries
• CIA World Factbook: GDP per capita 2008, ranked 103 out of 192 countries

Education

• United Nations
  United Nations
  The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
  
   gross enrolment ratio 2005, ranked X out of 177 countries
• United Nations Development Programme
  United Nations Development Programme
  The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP operates in 177 countries, working with nations on their own solutions to...
  
  : literacy rate 2007/2008, ranked 128 out of 177 countries

Geography

• Total area ranked X out of 233 countries and outlying territories
• Renewable water resources ranked X out of 174 countries

Military

• CIA World Factbook: Military expenditures ranked X out of 171 countries
• CIA World Factbook: Military expenditures ratio to GDP, ranked X out of 174 countries

Politics

• Transparency International
  Transparency International
  Transparency International is a non-governmental organization that monitors and publicizes corporate and political corruption in international development. It publishes an annual Corruption Perceptions Index, a comparative listing of corruption worldwide...
  
  : Corruption Perceptions Index 2007, ranked 61 out of 179 countries
• Reporters Without Borders
  Reporters Without Borders
  Reporters Without Borders is a France-based international non-governmental organization that advocates freedom of the press. It was founded in 1985, by Robert Ménard, Rony Brauman and the journalist Jean-Claude Guillebaud. Jean-François Julliard has served as Secretary General since 2008...
  
  : Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2008, ranked X out of 173 countries
• The Economist
  The Economist
  The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
  
   EIU
  Economist Intelligence Unit
  The Economist Intelligence Unit is part of the Economist Group.It is a research and advisory company providing country, industry and management analysis worldwide and incorporates the former Business International Corporation, a U.S. company acquired by the parent organization in 1986...
  
  : Democracy Index
  Democracy Index
  The Democracy Index is an index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit that claims to measure the state of democracy in 167 countries, of which 166 are sovereign states and 165 are UN member states...
  
   2008, ranked X out of 167 countries

Transportation

• Motor vehicles per capita ranked 68 out of 140 countries

International rankings