Business Insider reports:
The Good Country Index ranks 125 nations based on how much they do for others globally in seven areas: science and technology, culture, international peace and security, world order, planet and climate, prosperity and equality, and health and well being.
The ranking was created with the merging of 35 data sets produced by organisations like the UN, WHO, and UNESCO over a period of nearly 3-years.
“What I mean by a ‘good country’ is a country that contributes to the greater good,” Simon Anholt, an independent policy advisor who made the index, told Business Insider. “We’ve given each country a balance-sheet to show at a glance whether it’s a net creditor to mankind, a burden on the planet, or something in between.”
The top 10 are:
- Ireland
- Finland
- Switzerland
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Sweden
- UK
- Norway
- Denmark
- Belgium
5th isn’t at all bad.
Political commentator David Farrar posts at Kiwiblog.
David Farrar
Wed, 02 Jul 2014
Wed, 02 Jul 2014
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NZ 5th for contributing most good to the world
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