Ireland #1

Sarah Maher Administrative Assistant

Date

June 25, 2014

Ireland has taken the top spot in the very first Good Country Index. The recently published index ranks nations according to their overall contribution to humanity using 35 separate indicators from the United Nations, the World Bank  and other international institutions spread across seven categories. Ireland placed in the top 10 in four of the seven categories securing its position at the top of the index.

Of its top 10 rankings, Ireland claimed the number one spot in the ‘Equality and Prosperity’ category and it was ranked fourth when it came to ‘World Order,’ seventh in ‘Culture,’ and ninth in the ‘Health and Wellbeing’ category.

For more information please see the link below: Ireland is the best country in the world, new survey suggests