The Thomson Reuters Foundation has released the results of a global survey identifying the worst countries for women to live in. India topped this year’s list.

According to The Thomson Reuters Foundation, this is…

…due to the high risk of sexual violence and being forced into slave labour.

Also in the top ten are Syria and Afghanistan, both of which are currently embroiled in war and sectarian violence. These countries are followed by Somalia and Saudi Arabia. Then, India’s neighbor, Pakistan, followed by the Democratic Republic of Congo, Yemen, Nigeria, and rounding out the top ten worst countries for women is…

The United States.

Yes, you read that correctly. The survey was based on the responses of 550 experts on women’s issues from all over the world in a range of fields. And, in fact, when it came to questions about sexual violence, coerced sex, and sexual harassment, the U.S. ranked third.

A graphic of the ranked countries can be seen below:

Needless to say, many people were skeptical.

Anyone who'd rather send a female member of their family to Iran than the United States doesn't like that person much. — Conservative Asian (@ConservativAzn1) June 27, 2018

For whomever isn't aware, CBS ran this story earlier this morning. It's not Al-Jazeera making some goofy shit up, a United States mainstream media publication actually asserted that the US is almost as dangerous for women as Nigeria. — Soap MacTavish (@arieltoprospero) June 27, 2018

Sorry in what world does the USA qualify as 10th in the world? No mention of Iran — Enzo Harrison (@enzo_harrison) June 27, 2018

FFS. This really hampers “the world’s” ability to fight actual violence against women when “experts” pretend the USA is #10 country in world. Jesus. Article even states this is politically driven poll. pic.twitter.com/0FF2CpcHFa — Rex (@RexRubel) June 26, 2018

While others seemed to think the U.S.’s #10 ranking was too kind.

And that depends race, class, sexuality AND where women live in each country. Some zip codes in the US might make top 3-5, no? — Heather Dalmage (@hdalmage) June 27, 2018

No surprises except that the US should be higher on the list. — Gary Glover (@Equilan) June 27, 2018

Regardless of whether or not there are flaws in the way this survey was conducted, there is certainly a long way to go for women’s rights in this country.

H/T: Twitter