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Ireland the goodest
Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 3:43 am
by Gob
Ireland is the ‘goodest’ country in the world, according to a new survey which measures what 125 nations contribute to the planet and humanity.
The UK made it to the seventh place in the overall index but was crowned as the best country in the world for its contribution in terms of technology and science.
The Good Country Index, conceived by policy adviser Simon Anholt, analyses 35 different types of data from the UN, the World Bank and other international organisations and NGOs.
This includes information such as freedom of the press, the number of refugees hosted, the amount of weapons exported and the number of Nobel Prize winners. This it the first time the Index is published.
Countries are then ranked according to their contribution to science and technology, culture, international peace and security, world order, the planet and climate, prosperity and equality, and the health and well-being of humanity.
Maybe unsurprisingly, Iraq, Libya and Vietnam were the countries which contributed least to the global good.
Re: Ireland the goodest
Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 11:09 am
by Sean
Just as well they didn't ask about the amount of weapons imported...
Re: Ireland the goodest
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 1:51 am
by Lord Jim
Maybe unsurprisingly, Iraq, Libya and Vietnam were the countries which contributed least to the global good.
You mean
North Korea finished ahead of them?
Oh, yeah, must be that really small "carbon footprint":
North Korea leads the world in the fight against climate change...
Re: Ireland the goodest
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 6:06 am
by BoSoxGal
Why would Vietnam rank lower than North Korea?
eta: After visiting the website
http://www.goodcountry.org, I think the methodology and approach is suspect. Focusing on a country's impact on the globe whilst to a large degree ignoring the horrors of say, genocide going on internally to that country doesn't make sense to me - and their official response to that 'FAQ' is unsatisfying.
I dunno, to rank places like North Korea, Sudan and Nigeria ahead of someplace like Vietnam in a category labeled 'health & well-being' is an insult to the people being starved and slaughtered in those countries. Who expects them to care about whether their country contributes positively to global health & well-being as they struggle to survive?