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Norway is world's most prosperous country
Published: 03 Nov 2014 11:01 GMT+01:00
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It's official! Norway has been ranked the world's most prosperous nation, said a study on Monday.
•Thorhild Widvey: Norway's richest MP (17 Oct 14)
•Norway boasts a record 222 billionaires (25 Sep 14)
Legatum Institute's 2014 Prosperity Index ranked Norway as the most prosperous country in the world, with Switzerland at number two on the list.
The rankings are based on eight variables of a country's prosperity performance:
• Economy
• Entrepreneurship
• Governance
• Education
• Personal freedom
• Health
• Security
• Social capital
Norway performed best on Social Capital and worst (7th) on Entrepreneurship and Opportunity.
The Nordic nation retained its number one spot from last year, as the top-ranking most prosperous country. New Zealand moved to third place, up two spots from 2013, while Russia slipped to Europe's worst performing country in 68th place.
The study revealed 90 percent of Norwegians believe their country is a good place for immigrants to live, while 94.9 percent said they felt they could rely on their fellow citizens in a time of need.
Less optimistic however was that nearly one-third of Norwegians (29.7 percent) thought corruption in business and government were widespread. Compare this to the Central African Republic's results - the least prosperous country in the world - where 75 percent of the nation's population believe corruption is widespread.
The study, now in its eighth year, offers a unique insight into how prosperity is forming and changing across the world.
The Index takes into account 142 countries, representing more than 96 percent of the world’s population and 99 percent of global GDP.
Prosperity Index: Top 20
1 Norway
2 Switzerland
3 New Zealand
4 Denmark
5 Canada
6 Sweden
7 Australia
8 Finland
9 Netherlands
10 United States
11 Iceland
12 Ireland
13 United Kingdom
14 Germany
15 Austria
16 Luxembourg
17 Belgium
18 Singapore
19 Japan
20 Hong Kong
France was just outside the Top 20 in 21st place, Spain was 26th and Italy was The Local's poorest performing country in 37th place.
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As that worthless ghetto communist Kenyan scumbag tries to take us down to be more like Africa - the rest of the country has to suffer
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http://www.thelocal.no/20141103/norway-is-worlds-most-prosperous-country
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What was the USA ranked in 2000 and in 2008? Would be interesting (no troll)
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What was the USA ranked in 2000 and in 2008? Would be interesting (no troll)
Whatever it was - Obama promised to improve it remember? He failed and is a loser pos
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I'm not sure Obama is responsible for this, but I don't doubt it makes him pleased, given his anti-colonialist disposition. He really doesn't believe in American exceptionalism.
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I'm not sure Obama is responsible for this, but I don't doubt it makes him pleased, given his anti-colonialist disposition. He really doesn't believe in American exceptionalism.
Obama's goal it to make us like Kenya and Somalia - and as every day passes he is getting closer and closer - all to the cheer of people like that idiot Option Fail, Straw, Necrisis, etc
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I'm not sure Obama is responsible for this, but I don't doubt it makes him pleased, given his anti-colonialist disposition. He really doesn't believe in American exceptionalism.
Bravo! You're almost word-for-word with Rand Paul on this one, on the anti-colonialist stuff! Nice!
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/rand-paul-republican-outreach-black-voters
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Bravo! You're almost word-for-word with Rand Paul on this one, on the anti-colonialist stuff! Nice!
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/rand-paul-republican-outreach-black-voters
Silence troll. ::)
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Obama's goal it to make us like Kenya and Somalia - and as every day passes he is getting closer and closer - all to the cheer of people like that idiot Option Fail, Straw, Necrisis, etc
Typical of losers like 333 who need the government to help prop up their fragile ego and make them feel good about themselves
Hey loser, take some personal responsibility for making your own life good and stop whining ALL DAY LONG like a little bitch with sand in her vagina
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Silence troll. ::)
LOL come on, you have to smile a little when you realize that a little bit of Rand Paul is sneaking its way into your mindset.
Heck of a ticket right there:
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Typical of losers like 333 who need the government to help prop up their fragile ego and make them feel good about themselves
Hey loser, take some personal responsibility for making your own life good and stop whining ALL DAY LONG like a little bitch with sand in her vagina
Read the article - Obama Junta is making us less competitive on the global stage and sinking in the ratings by the day. Kenyanomics does not work
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Read the article - Obama Junta is making us less competitive on the global stage and sinking in the ratings by the day. Kenyanomics does not work
Back that up.
what were the ratings in past years? We're #10 today. What were we in 2009 when Obama took over?
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Read the article - Obama Junta is making us less competitive on the global stage and sinking in the ratings by the day. Kenyanomics does not work
Again, stop complaining about what your country isn't doing to help you
you're the one who doesn't' want a nanny state....remember
get up off your ass, stop posting on this website 24/7 and go out and make your own success
and
STFU
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Back that up.
what were the ratings in past years? We're #10 today. What were we in 2009 when Obama took over?
http://media.prosperity.com/2009/pdf/publications/PI2009_Brochure_Final_Web.pdf
We were No 9 - so under FAILBAMA we slipped
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LOL come on, you have to smile a little when you realize that a little bit of Rand Paul is sneaking its way into your mindset.
Heck of a ticket right there:
::) We all know you will be voting for Hillary, Elizabeth Warren, or whichever other Democrat wins the nomination. Too bad you cannot vote or Obama again. :'(
Are you going to make it a celebration day again?
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Again, stop complaining about what your country isn't doing to help you
you're the one who doesn't' want a nanny state....remember
get up off your ass, stop posting on this website 24/7 and go out and make your own success
and
STFU
Go back to bed. Obama has damaged this country
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http://media.prosperity.com/2009/pdf/publications/PI2009_Brochure_Final_Web.pdf
We were No 9 - so under FAILBAMA we slipped
http://www.multpl.com/us-gdp-inflation-adjusted/table
GDP up over a trillion since 2009. and that's adjusted dollars, BTW.
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Go back to bed. Obama has damaged this country
the country is a hell of a lot better off than it was when he got in office
the only thing damaged around here is your sanity
hey - remember when you made all those threads like a narcissistic pre-pubescent girl about how you were going to leave this site
the melodramatic countdown to the election
the public meltdown when Obama won
the Tourettes-like PM's because you were too ashamed to post but still needed your "fix"
those were some weird times.....eh?
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Hell of lot better for who? Maybe Billionaires and gays like yourself who now can get married - other than that who? Yeti's plumber for sure, not much else.
the country is a hell of a lot better off than it was when he got in office
the only thing damaged around here is your sanity
hey - remember when you made all those threads like a narcissistic pre-pubescent girl about how you were going to leave this site
the melodramatic countdown to the election
the public meltdown when Obama won
the Tourettes-like PM's because you were too ashamed to post but still needed your "fix"
those were some weird times.....eh?
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Hell of lot better for who? Maybe Billionaires and gays like yourself who now can get married - other than that who? Yeti's plumber for sure, not much else.
don't forget losers who lived in a shithole ghetto and complained they couldn't sell their crappy apartment or even rent it out
that was when Bush left office (and prior)
remember
what happened after that?
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don't forget losers who lived in a shithole ghetto and complained they couldn't sell their crappy apartment or even rent it out
that was when Bush left office (and prior)
remember
what happened after that?
Feeling a little anxious about tommorows wholesale rejection of O-loser?
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Feeling a little anxious about tommorows wholesale rejection of O-loser?
obama will still have executive power, starting tomorrow. He'll still have an uncooperative congress that won't give him anything, but won't stop him either.
The only difference is, he won't be restrained by any threats of impeachment, and he won't be scared by any chance of "I'll hurt the party".
Look out, the real liberal onslaught is coming :( :( :(
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Feeling a little anxious about tommorows wholesale rejection of O-loser?
couldn't give a rats ass
nothing is getting done now so what is going to change
even more nothing not getting done
one thing is for certain though
you will still spend your entire life on this board complaining like a little bitch
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couldn't give a rats ass
nothing is getting done now so what is going to change
even more nothing not getting done
one thing is for certain though
you will still spend your entire life on this board complaining like a little bitch
poor baby Obama and his little fan club of girl scouts are all pouty. aaawweeeee
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The conservatives at Forbes - they are saying economically,Obama could be the US' best president:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/adamhartung/2013/05/16/economically-could-obama-be-americas-best-president/
They might have lots of charts and "data", but I trust my gut way more than their MBAs and other detailed analysis.
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poor baby Obama and his little fan club of girl scouts are all pouty. aaawweeeee
says the whiny little bitch who promised to leave this site right around this time two years ago
lying sack of shit is so addicted and apparently has NOTHING else going on that he just couldn't leave
I guess you're so lacking in shame that even public humiliation won't stop you
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says the whiny little bitch who promised to leave this site right around this time two years ago
lying sack of shit is so addicted and apparently has NOTHING else going on that he just couldn't leave
I guess you're so lacking in shame that even public humiliation won't stop you
You voted for o shithead 2x over - nothing is more humiliating than that
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The conservatives at Forbes - they are saying economically,Obama could be the US' best president:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/adamhartung/2013/05/16/economically-could-obama-be-americas-best-president/
They might have lots of charts and "data", but I trust my gut way more than their MBAs and other detailed analysis.
I don't even bother with facts anymore on this board
you can post plenty of stuff about Obama and the deficit (the thing the Republicans suddenly cared about once he got in office) and it will just be ignored
Look at how our Republican posters have completely ignore the Tea Party induced fiscal disaster in Kansas
Facts are meaningless on this board
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You voted for o shithead 2x over - nothing is more humiliating than that
except voting for McCain and Palin
and of course your self induced public humiliation on this board
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I think I missed this part. Chris said he's leaving the board if Obama won? Why? As a protest of some sort?
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Norway is world's most prosperous country
Published: 03 Nov 2014 11:01 GMT+01:00
Facebook Twitter Google+ reddit
It's official! Norway has been ranked the world's most prosperous nation, said a study on Monday.
•Thorhild Widvey: Norway's richest MP (17 Oct 14)
•Norway boasts a record 222 billionaires (25 Sep 14)
Legatum Institute's 2014 Prosperity Index ranked Norway as the most prosperous country in the world, with Switzerland at number two on the list.
The rankings are based on eight variables of a country's prosperity performance:
• Economy
• Entrepreneurship
• Governance
• Education
• Personal freedom
• Health
• Security
• Social capital
Norway performed best on Social Capital and worst (7th) on Entrepreneurship and Opportunity.
The Nordic nation retained its number one spot from last year, as the top-ranking most prosperous country. New Zealand moved to third place, up two spots from 2013, while Russia slipped to Europe's worst performing country in 68th place.
The study revealed 90 percent of Norwegians believe their country is a good place for immigrants to live, while 94.9 percent said they felt they could rely on their fellow citizens in a time of need.
Less optimistic however was that nearly one-third of Norwegians (29.7 percent) thought corruption in business and government were widespread. Compare this to the Central African Republic's results - the least prosperous country in the world - where 75 percent of the nation's population believe corruption is widespread.
The study, now in its eighth year, offers a unique insight into how prosperity is forming and changing across the world.
The Index takes into account 142 countries, representing more than 96 percent of the world’s population and 99 percent of global GDP.
Prosperity Index: Top 20
1 Norway
2 Switzerland
3 New Zealand
4 Denmark
5 Canada
6 Sweden
7 Australia
8 Finland
9 Netherlands
10 United States
11 Iceland
12 Ireland
13 United Kingdom
14 Germany
15 Austria
16 Luxembourg
17 Belgium
18 Singapore
19 Japan
20 Hong Kong
France was just outside the Top 20 in 21st place, Spain was 26th and Italy was The Local's poorest performing country in 37th place.
Agree with the findings. I live in NZ and you have to be medically brain dead not to make something of yourself in this country.
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10 is too high. Liberals won't be happy until we're last. The benefits of socialism. Dumbest humans on the face of the planet
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10 is too high. Liberals won't be happy until we're last. The benefits of socialism. Dumbest humans on the face of the planet
Incredible that liberals that dumb have won 4/6 of the last presidential elections.
Save those 2 states (FL in 2000 and OH in 2004), it'd be 6 straight races.
I dislike liberal policy, but calling them dumb then admitting you can barely beat them 33% of the time doesn't look good for repubs. ADMIT that dems/libs are a formidable challenge. Continually underestimating your enemy is not very sun-tzu.