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United States rankings 2026: where United States places in 93 global Top 10s

United States is #1 in Biggest service exporters, #1 in 23 rankings and inside the top 10 of 70 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

How does United States compare with the rest of the world? On Top10Earth it is ranked in 93 of 491 live country rankings, each one built from a named public source. This page gathers every position, value and date in one place. Its best position is #1 in Biggest service exporters, where it is measured at 1,237.89 BoP, current US$ bn (Service exports) as of 2026-10-29. United States holds the #1 spot in 23 rankings and finishes inside the top 10 in 70 rankings.

Where United States is number one

These are the rankings United States currently tops. The next country in each table is listed too, because a #1 by a whisker and a #1 by a mile are different stories.

Top 10 finishes

United States is inside the top 10 of 47 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

The remaining 35 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

United States by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, United States holds 42 positions: #1 of 50 in Biggest service exporters (1,237.89 BoP, current US$ bn), #1 of 50 in Countries attracting the most foreign direct investment (307.0k BoP, current US$ million), #1 of 50 in Countries by foreign direct investment, net outflows (389.6k BoP, current US$ million) and #1 of 50 in Countries by goods imports (3,451.54 BoP, current US$ bn). 38 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, United States holds 18 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the longest rail networks (148.6k route-km), #1 of 50 in Countries with the most air freight carried (42.8k million ton-km), #1 of 50 in Countries with the most international migrants (52.4k thousand people) and #2 of 50 in Countries with the most container port traffic (59.7k thousand TEU). 14 more rankings are listed below.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, United States holds 15 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries producing the most renewable electricity excluding hydropower (612.8 billion kWh), #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest carbon dioxide emissions (4,632.16 Mt CO2e), #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest total greenhouse gas emissions (5,912.62 Mt CO2e) and #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest methane emissions (843.36 Mt CO2e). 11 more rankings are listed below.

Travel

In travel, United States holds 5 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries earning the most from tourism (84.21 US$ bn), #1 of 50 in Countries with the most air passengers (941.56 million), #1 of 50 in Countries with the most airline departures (9,267.19 thousand) and #4 of 50 in Most-visited countries by international arrivals (45.04 million). 1 more ranking is listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, United States holds 4 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries spending the most on health per person (13.5k US$), #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest government health spending as a share of GDP (9.01 % of GDP), #34 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using basic sanitation (99.62 % of population) and #40 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of overweight children under 5 (9.7 % of children under 5 (modeled estimate)).

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, United States holds 4 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries with the most land under cereal production (54.1k thousand hectares), #3 of 50 in Largest agricultural economies (223.72 current US$ bn), #6 of 50 in Countries with the largest capture fisheries catch (4,213.78 thousand metric tons) and #8 of 50 in Countries with the largest total fisheries production (4,681.4 thousand metric tons).

Education and science

In education and science, United States holds 3 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the most patent applications by residents (270.3 thousand), #2 of 50 in Countries with the most scientific journal articles (430.84 thousand) and #43 of 50 in Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP (5.42 % of GDP).

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, United States holds 2 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed telephone subscriptions (81.5k thousand subscriptions) and #31 of 50 in Countries with the most internet users (share of population) (94.69 % of population).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, United States moved in 93 rankings:

Where United States ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. United States's lowest current positions are 48th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from natural gas (39.65 % of total electricity), 45th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people over 65 (18.39 %) and 44th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using clean cooking fuels (100 % of population). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes United States

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit United States's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about United States

What is United States's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Biggest service exporters, with 1,237.89 BoP, current US$ bn (Service exports) as of 2026-10-29.

How many rankings include United States?

93 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 23 rankings where it is #1.

Is United States in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 70 rankings, including #1 in Biggest service exporters, #1 in Countries attracting the most foreign direct investment and #1 in Countries by foreign direct investment, net outflows.

Where do the numbers come from?

From World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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