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Business Insider
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Good Country Index
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New Zealand
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Punching above our weight
It's not just us who think things aren't too bad at all in New Zealand; Business Insider Australia 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.”
And here's what the Good Country Index reveals:
For little old New Zealand to rank #5 overall on a list of 125 countries is truly outstanding. And just look at some of the countries that were ranked worse; the United Kingdom (#7), Canada (#12), Australia (#15) and the United States (#21). That makes New Zealand's position even more creditable.
Whilst New Zealand's best individual ranking was 7/125 for Planet and Climate (what are the Greens complaining about all the time then?), the high ranking overall was due to there being no individual measure in which New Zealand ranked outside the top third of the 125 countries surveyed and ranked. That confirms our opinion; while there are always things on which we can improve, and which the Government WILL improve as the economy permits, New Zealand punches above its weight internationally.
Take a bow New Zealand, then let's get back to doing what we do so well!
