There are 194 countries in the UN. All are unjust. But some must be better than others. To find the good countries, we need criteria.
Recently I came across The Good Country Index, which is researched and published by Simon Anholt. He rates 174 nations by the excellent things they do for humanity, using seven categories ranging from science to equality.
Anholt relies on statistics from WHO, the World Bank, UNESCO, etc.
The Index has critics, who say it oversimplifies.
The 2023 Index lists Finland first. Not a surprise. Northern Europe does well.
Ireland, once listed first, is now fifteenth. Switzerland, recently listed first, is sixteenth.
The United States used to rank in the twenties, but in 2023 we ranked fiftieth.
The worst nation listed? Afghanistan.
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