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YEREVAN, JUNE 25, ARMENPRESS. Armenia has been ranked 72th in “Good Country Index”, thus being ahead of Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Russia, which occupied the 77th, 122the and 95th horizontals respectively. Armenia has occupied comparably higher positions in such spheres, as science and technology, security and equality.
As reports “Armenpress”, Ireland tops the index published on goodcountry.org website, while Libya and Vietnam showed the worst indicators.
The idea of 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. Using a wide range of data from the U.N. and other international organisations, the organizers have 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’s important to explain that the organizers are not making any moral judgments about countries. What they mean by a Good Country is something much simpler: it’s a country that contributes to the greater good.
The Good Country Index is one of a series of projects the organizers will be launching over the coming months and years to start a global debate about what countries are really for. Do they exist purely to serve the interests of their own politicians, businesses and citizens, or are they actively working for all of humanity and the whole planet?
The Good Country Index doesn’t measure what countries do at home: not because I think these things don’t matter, of course, but because there are plenty of surveys that already do that. What the Index does aim to do is to start a global discussion about how countries can balance their duty to their own citizens with their responsibility to the wider world, because this is essential for the future of humanity and the health of our planet. I hope that looking at these results will encourage you to take part in that discussion.