International rankings

The following list contains international comparisons of national performance. The list has a maximum of three years per survey. For a more comprehensive list, see International rankings of Finland. v t e International rankings of Finland Organisation Survey Year Rank Out of (countries) Ref Notes A.T. Kearney / Foreign Policy Magazine Globalization Index   2007 18 72 2006 13 62 2005 10 62 Yale University / Columbia University Environmental Performance Index   2008 4 149 2006 3 133 Heritage Foundation / The Wall Street Journal Index of Economic Freedom   2008 16 165 2007 16 165 2006 16 165 IMD International World Competitiveness Yearbook   2008 15 55* *economies (countries and regions) 2007 17 55 2006 10 61 NationMaster Technological Achievement 2001 1 68 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)   2006 → 57 rank 1 in science and ability to use scientific knowledge; rank 2 in reading literacy; rank 2 in mathematics 2003 → 41 rank 1 in science (tied with Japan); rank 1 in reading literacy; rank 2 in problem solving; rank 2 in mathematics 2000 → 43 rank 1 in reading performance Reporters Without Borders Worldwide Press Freedom Index  {{dead link|date=March 2011}} 2008 4 173 tied with Estonia and Ireland 2007 5 169 tied with Belgium and Sweden 2006 1 168 tied with Iceland, Ireland and Netherlands Save the Children State of the World’s Mothers 2010 7 43 Compared against 42 other developed countries 2003 5 117 117 developed and developing countries The Economist Intelligence Unit Global Peace Index   2008 8 140 2007 6 121 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index   2008 5 180 tied with Switzerland 2007 1 179 tied with Denmark and New Zealand 2006 1 163 tied with Iceland and New Zealand United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Index   2007–2008 11 177 2006 11 177 2005 13 177 World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report 2008–2009 6 134 2007–2008 6 131 2006–2007 2 125 Networked Readiness Index (Global Information Technology Report) 2012 3 142 2013 1 144 WorldAudit.org World Democracy Audit 2008 1 150 2006 1 150