Sri Lanka moves up 14 places in Good Country Index

Sri Lanka has moved up 14 places on the Good Country Index coming in at 67th place. Sri Lanka was 81 in the index last year.

The Netherlands, Switzerland and Denmark are the top three countries in the index in 2017. The index is created by using 35 separate indicators to rank the countries that contribute most to the greater good of humanity rather than for their citizens.

Simon Anholt, the creator of the Good Index said: “A successful country is one that contributes to the good of humanity”.

“Of course it must serve the interests of its own people, but never at the expense of other populations or their natural resources: this is the new law of human survival, and it’s a balance which is far more easily maintained than many people imagine. Working together makes for better policy than working alone.” he further added.

The top 10 ‘Good Countries’ according to the index are :

• The Netherlands
• Switzerland
  
• Denmark
• Finland
• Germany
• Sweden
• Ireland
• United Kingdom
• Austria
• Norway