International rankings of Argentina

Demographics

• Population ranked 37 in the world
• Life expectancy ranked 59 in the world

  Economy

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

  Education

• Books published per country per year ranked 27 in the world

  Environment

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

  Geography

• Total land area ranked 8 among all countries

  Globalization

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

  Politics

• Transparency International: 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index, ranked 100 out of 182 countries
• Reporters Without Borders: 2011-2012 Press Freedom Index, ranked 47 out of 179 countries
• Fund for Peace: 2012 Failed States Index ranked 145 out of 165

  Society

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

  Sports

Technology

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

  Transportation