BF2S Forums World's best countries 2010 listed by Newsweek.

Dilbert_X wrote:

I call bullshit, the US protects its interests, thats it.

of course you do!

i'll call bullshit also, but - not because i'm australian, but because the U.S. is inherently militaristic.

i'm surprised Dilbo, you let that get by you . . .

Vilham wrote:

Lol, when countries like Greece come before the UK in political environment you know something is wrong with the data they are using.

So the UK had 65% voter turn out in the last election yet score 5/10 on their scale...

Australia has a 95% participation rate (the highest in the world) yet only scores 7.78.

mtb0minime wrote:

How is Australia's quality of life so high if there are bandwidth caps!?

According to http://www.speedtest.net my DL Speed is 3 times the global average, and although my 120GB isn't unlimited it's more then I'll ever use.

As you know, no.2 is no.1

DrunkFace wrote:

Vilham wrote:

Lol, when countries like Greece come before the UK in political environment you know something is wrong with the data they are using.

So the UK had 65% voter turn out in the last election yet score 5/10 on their scale...

Australia has a 95% participation rate (the highest in the world) yet only scores 7.78.

mtb0minime wrote:

How is Australia's quality of life so high if there are bandwidth caps!?

According to http://www.speedtest.net my DL Speed is 3 times the global average, and although my 120GB isn't unlimited it's more then I'll ever use.

Don't you get fined if you don't vote in Aus

Compulsive voting and internet restrictions are 2 blows to an otherwise great country to emmigrate to.

Whoever you vote for are going to do pretty much the same thing as the other party. You should have the freedom to sit at home for the duration of the voting period and play with yourself.

cl4u53w1t2 wrote:

Dilbert_X wrote:

How does having a big military make life better for you?

+ how does playing an important geopolitical role make life better for you?

I didn't say it does, I said you guys all rely on our big military. It makes your life better. I have a great standard of living btw, according to the list better than the average German. In any case

Looking again at the NEWSWEEK list, the “best” countries tend to be small, homogenous, and fairly harmless: Finland (No. 1), Switzerland, Sweden. All wonderful places—but they are nations that have almost no geopolitical role to speak of and never will. They’re just too tiny. Yet in the category of “large”—read significant—countries, the United States still finishes handily ahead of China in every major index, including economic dynamism, education, health, and “political environment.”

1. Finland -5,313,399
2. switzerland- 7,647,675
3. Sweden- 9,219,637
4. Australia - 21,431,800
5. Luxemberg - 488,650
6. Norway - 4,768,212
7. Canada -33,311,400
8. Netherlands - 16,445,593
9. Japan - 127,704,000
10. Denmark- 5,493,621
Total - a bit over 227,500,000
U.S. population 300,000,000


Despite carrying the world's military burden and having one of the largest populations and people to be accountable for we still are way a head of the vast majority of states on the planet. Since the U.S. scored a 85 compared to Finland 89, it's not a stretch to figure that, if we didn't have to keep the world stable and spent more of our money on ourselves we could be #1 or #2, even if we have 60 times Finlands population.

Macbeth wrote:

cl4u53w1t2 wrote:

Dilbert_X wrote:

How does having a big military make life better for you?

+ how does playing an important geopolitical role make life better for you?

I didn't say it does, I said you guys all rely on our big military. It makes your life better. I have a great standard of living btw, according to the list better than the average German. In any case

Looking again at the NEWSWEEK list, the “best” countries tend to be small, homogenous, and fairly harmless: Finland (No. 1), Switzerland, Sweden. All wonderful places—but they are nations that have almost no geopolitical role to speak of and never will. They’re just too tiny. Yet in the category of “large”—read significant—countries, the United States still finishes handily ahead of China in every major index, including economic dynamism, education, health, and “political environment.”

1. Finland -5,313,399
2. switzerland- 7,647,675
3. Sweden- 9,219,637
4. Australia - 21,431,800
5. Luxemberg - 488,650
6. Norway - 4,768,212
7. Canada -33,311,400
8. Netherlands - 16,445,593
9. Japan - 127,704,000
10. Denmark- 5,493,621
Total - a bit over 227,500,000
U.S. population 300,000,000


Despite carrying the world's military burden and having one of the largest populations and people to be accountable for we still are way a head of the vast majority of states on the planet. Since the U.S. scored a 85 compared to Finland 89, it's not a stretch to figure that, if we didn't have to keep the world stable and spent more of our money on ourselves we could be #1 or #2, even if we have 60 times Finlands population.

You get lots of oil and other minerals in return. Don't be blinded by your "generosity".

.Sup wrote:

Macbeth wrote:

cl4u53w1t2 wrote:

+ how does playing an important geopolitical role make life better for you?

I didn't say it does, I said you guys all rely on our big military. It makes your life better. I have a great standard of living btw, according to the list better than the average German. In any case

Looking again at the NEWSWEEK list, the “best” countries tend to be small, homogenous, and fairly harmless: Finland (No. 1), Switzerland, Sweden. All wonderful places—but they are nations that have almost no geopolitical role to speak of and never will. They’re just too tiny. Yet in the category of “large”—read significant—countries, the United States still finishes handily ahead of China in every major index, including economic dynamism, education, health, and “political environment.”

1. Finland -5,313,399
2. switzerland- 7,647,675
3. Sweden- 9,219,637
4. Australia - 21,431,800
5. Luxemberg - 488,650
6. Norway - 4,768,212
7. Canada -33,311,400
8. Netherlands - 16,445,593
9. Japan - 127,704,000
10. Denmark- 5,493,621
Total - a bit over 227,500,000
U.S. population 300,000,000


Despite carrying the world's military burden and having one of the largest populations and people to be accountable for we still are way a head of the vast majority of states on the planet. Since the U.S. scored a 85 compared to Finland 89, it's not a stretch to figure that, if we didn't have to keep the world stable and spent more of our money on ourselves we could be #1 or #2, even if we have 60 times Finlands population.

You get lots of oil and other minerals in return. Don't be blinded by your "generosity".

indeed. nobody is asking - or even WANTING - you guys to be our 'world police'.

using your militaristic and industrial-military spending and its 'drain' on your quality of life as an excuse is weak, tbh.

helps you conveniently ignore some home-truths, though, i suppose...

Small Countries... is really no real comparison to bigger countries.  Newsweek fail.

DonFck wrote:

Graphic-J wrote:

Small Countries... is really no real comparison to bigger countries.  Newsweek fail.

I'm sure E.g. China would be no.1 in a study called "Best country that is really big, located in Asia and has over one billion inhabitants and is China".

There are many different sizes of countries in the world. I know this may come as a shock to you.

hehe I also, when I read his post, thought of China

Pug wrote:

Only a few points separate the tops.

Its like arguing over which Olsen twin you'd rather bang.





Spoiler (highlight to read):
It's the one with the head

Neither because they're both anorexic and more pale than my ass?

"After the Mormon Tabernacle Choir performing Gypsy music from Slovenia under the direction of a Japanese conductor"
what the fu..
Gypsies have their music so it doesn't matter if the mormons are performing Gypo music from Slovenia or Romania

Lol at some yanks getting all defensive as they weren't top of the list