India ranks 70th on 2015 Good Country Index
Sweden has been voted as the best country in the world while India figured low at 70th position on a list of 163 nations.
• 'Good Country' 2015 index measures how countries contribute to the global good, Sweden, relative to the size of its economy, does more "good" and less harm than any other country.
• The report ranked a total of 163 countries.
• Indexing took 35 different UN and World Bank indices into account, for listing out the countries.
• India figured at 70th position overall, three places below China.
• India ranked at 37th position in health
• India ranked 62 in wellbeing
• India Ranked 119 in science and technology, and 106th in climate and 100th in world order.
• The biannual index was founded by Simon Anholt, a British government adviser.
• India’s best ranking 27th was in ‘international peace and security’ parameter of index and was the worst 124th in ‘prosperity and equality’
• His aim was to find ways of encouraging countries to collaborate and co-operate a lot more, and compete a bit less.