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Sweden best country in the world, India ranks 70th: report

ByPTI, London
Jun 03, 2016 06:00 PM IST

Sweden has been voted as the best country in the world when it comes to serving the interests of its people and contributing to the common good of humanity. India figured low at 70th position on a list of 163 nations.

Sweden has been voted as the best country in the world when it comes to serving the interests of its people and contributing to the common good of humanity. India figured low at 70th position on a list of 163 nations.

According to the ‘Good Country’ 2015 index , Sweden has been voted as the best country in the world.(AFP File Photo)
According to the ‘Good Country’ 2015 index , Sweden has been voted as the best country in the world.(AFP File Photo)

According to the ‘Good Country’ 2015 index which seeks to measure how countries contribute to the global good, Sweden, relative to the size of its economy, does more “good” and less harm than any other country.

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The report ranked a total of 163 countries taking 35 different UN and World Bank indices into account, including global contributions to science, culture, peace and security, climate change and health and equality.

The top 10 best countries included Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, the UK, Germany, Finland, Canada, France, Austria and New Zealand. Libya was ranked as the least “good” country in the world.

India ranked 70th, three places below China, with the best ranking (27th) in International peace and security and the worst (124th) in prosperity and equality category.

While the country stood at 37th position in health and well-being and 62nd in science and technology, it was ranked 119th in culture, 106th in climate and 100th in world order.

“The Good Country Index is pretty simple: to measure what each country on earth contributes to the common good of humanity, and what it takes away, relative to its size,” the report said.

“Using a wide range of data from the UN and other international organisations, 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,” it said.

The biannual index was founded by Simon Anholt, a British government adviser whose aim is “to find ways of encouraging countries to collaborate and co-operate a lot more, and compete a bit less”.

“A good country is one that successfully contributes to the good of humanity. Of course it must serve the interests of its own people, but never at the expense of other populations or their natural resources: this is the new law of human survival,” he said.

In 2014, Ireland had topped the first Good Country Index, outranking 130 other countries.

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