How Far Will The US Slip From Its Position As A Super Power?

PR Log (Press Release) – Oct 30, 2009 – Will the United States of America rebound back, or continue slowly yielding its position as a world leader and Super Power?

In Legatum Institute’s latest annual ‘prosperity index’ the United States ranks as the 9th most prosperous country in the world. That’s five levels lower than last year. Most of the world has experienced the recession, but other countries are recovering faster. Legatum Institute is a London-based research firm, which inquires into global wealth and wellbeing.

China and India have recovered quickly from the recession. Brazil seems to be pushing forward. Australia is reviving faster than expected, prompting fear among government officials, who worry they may have overstimulated the economy. America is muddling meanwhile through a weak, jobless recovery.

In 2010 the IMF predicts that the American economy will rise 1.9%. That's slightly higher than the average for all advanced economies, though at least 10 developed nations will grow faster.

In education, American scores 7th position behind, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Greece and Australia.

In the World Economic Forum report on global competitiveness, the United States fell to No. 2.position. Switzerland being the No. 1 country. However The Legatum index ranks America first for entrepreneurship and innovation, followed by England.

The United States ranks 27th for the health of its citizens. Norway, Ireland, Switzerland, Singapore and Belgium hold the top positions in health. America is below the average for 30 developed countries measured by the OECD for average life expectancy. Among those 30 countries the obesity rate in America is the worst, by far.

The United Nations' Human Development Index, which tries to measure the overall well-being of citizens throughout the world, placed the United States at position 13. Norway, Australia, Iceland and Canada are at the top.

In the OECD's measurement of ‘life satisfaction’, the United States ranks 11th, behind Denmark, Finland and the Netherlands. The United States is one of four countries where life satisfaction is decreasing, not increasing. The other ‘going-down’ nations are Portugal, Hungary, Canada and Japan. The research however behind these rankings was collected prior to the worldwide recession.

In a GfK Roper survey of how nations rate as global ‘brands,’ America rocketed from No. 7 in 2008 to No. 1 in 2009, largely because the world cheered the election of Barack Obama as U.S. president.

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