Positive
accomplishments in the area of scientific innovation, economy and international
relations are considered as the top three requirements for being one of the
most positive countries, according to the Daily Positive (D+) global poll on
positive achievements.
D+, an
exclusive online media for positive news, is pleased to announce the list of
top 10 World’s Most Positive Countries 2013 (WMPC’13). In the third year of the
award series, England jumped into
the top spot in 2013 from last year’s third position.
The World’s
Most Positive Countries initiative recognizes the positive achievements,
initiatives and actions accomplished by each country of the world. The list was compiled based on global expert
panel rating, D+ journalists-volunteers rating, global social media survey, and
the number of positive news entries in 2013 in the D+ website.
The top 10
World’s Most Positive Countries 2013 along with respective ranking points are
as follows:
Country Name
|
Total
|
England
|
715
|
United
States of America
|
696
|
China
|
658
|
Australia
|
612
|
Germany
|
564
|
Canada
|
520
|
Switzerland
|
432
|
Sweden
|
416
|
South
Korea
|
399
|
New
Zealand
|
373
|
On the eve
of the announcement, Dr. Arif Jubaer, founder of D+, said, "We have seen
increased interest around the world regarding this annual list of positive
countries and the participations were higher than ever before. It was great to
see D+'s mission to spread positive news is reaching out to the furthest corner
of the world."
The winners
made it to the list with some great news and positive accomplishments
throughout the year. England was impressive with scientific
innovations, archeological discoveries and renewable energy initiatives, among
others. Its contributions to medical
science were highly regarded which include facilitation of world's first ever
birth of a baby using Eeva technology which allows doctors to choose the
healthiest embryos for IVF treatment and first ever successful liver
transplantation while keeping the organ warm and functioning outside a human
body. The United States of America
moved down to second spot in the list this year. Alleged National Security
Agency spying and government shutdown hurt the US popularity. However, it
remained strong in research and innovation.
China moved up into third position with
its strong international diplomacy that continued to generate interests among
countries around the world seeking economic partnerships with it. Despite
maintaining strong economy Australia
dropped to fourth position with political instability in the country.
Germany not only maintained the leading
role in the European Union but also continued to impress with its initiatives
with renewable energy. The education
system of Canada, particularly the
research strength of its universities was highly regarded.
Robust
economy, environment friendly development and its diplomatic relationship with
its European neighbors earned Switzerland
the seventh spot in the list. This is the first time Switzerland made it to the
list. Sweden climbed up two steps into the eighth position this year with
its sustainable growth in education, research and excellent public services,
though often came under scrutiny for the 2013 Stockholm riots.
South Korea is another country that
made it to the list of most positive countries for the first time. The handling of 2013 Korean crisis that
almost brought South and North Koreans on the brink of a war was highly
praised. Finally, New Zealand made
it back to the list with its timely and competent decisions related to its
biggest industries, such as, contamination scare of its dairy products in 2013.
There were
three changes in 2013 from last year’s list of the most positive countries. France, Japan and India could
not make it to the list. Based on the global poll comments, France seems to
have lost that charm of one of the leading nations of the European Union and
struggled with issues like higher unemployment rate and war in Mali. On the other hand, despite experiencing
strong technological advancements by Japan, the Fukushima disaster cleanup
efforts alone had created substantial backlogs on Japan’s national policies,
such as, investment in renewable energy. Series of sexual assaults on women
badly destroyed India’s image which prompted the government to measure some
recovery actions like introduction of visa on arrival for handful of countries
in order to boost the tourism industry.
Further
analysis on the WMPC’13 result also provides some interesting insights.
According to the global poll conducted for WMPC’13, Innovation and discovery,
Economy, International Relation, Environment and Sports achievements were the
most popular choice of positive accomplishments among 4254 global participants
with 45% women and 55% men. Among other popular subject area of positive
accomplishments picked by the participants are peace, literature, improved
public services, freedom of speech and reduction in corruptions.
Analysis of
the comments made in the poll by the women participants suggests that women
admire accomplishments related to ancient affair or nature, such as,
archaeological discoveries equally with latest scientific and technological
advancements. On the other hand, men were significantly more interested in
positive accomplishments regarding economy, international relation and sports.
D+ will
present these and other observations in details at a presentation ceremony on
25 November 2013 at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
The
countries those could not make it to the top 10 also produced some great
positive news stories. It was probably the best year yet for the women in Saudi Arabia. Among few positive
changes, the Saudi women were not only granted seats on the country's top
advisory council for the first time but also made history by reaching the
summit of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest. Russia continued to increase its positive image, slow but steady,
for the second year in a row. Still shown dominance in space programs and was highly
praised for its stand against Syria’s chemical weapons; amid likely
confrontation with the US. South Sudan,
the world's newest country, has advanced with work on offering training to
returned soldiers as a means of boosting the economy, focusing on girls'
education and making progress towards border security with its former rival,
Sudan.
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