Reputation InstitutePosted on 07/16/2015 8:17:00 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Iraq, Iran, and Russia find themselves in the headlines daily because of their ongoing military conflicts, human-rights violations, and oppressive regimes.
Unsurprisingly, a report issued Thursday by the Reputation Institute ranks those countries among the least reputable countries in the world.
On the other side are the most admired and reputable countries, of which Canada leads the pack.
The Reputation Institute's Country Reptrak report "measures the reputation of 55 (largest by GDP) countries based on levels of trust, esteem, admiration and respect based on an online panel of more than 27,000 people representing the G8 countries."
The report looks at 16 attributes for each nation. Evaluations include the country's safety, whether the residents are welcoming, whether the government is effectively progressive socially and economically, and even the beauty of the countryside.
Given these criteria, here are the 20 most reputable countries in the world:
The Reputation Institute's Fernando Prado told CTV, "We all love Canada because of several things ... absence of corruption ... a high level of welfare for the inhabitants, and with friendly and welcoming people."
Eight of the top 10 nations are very far north, seven of them (all European nations) are or have been militarily neutral in the past, and five are NATO members.
Surprisingly, the US falls just short of cracking the top 20.
Prado explains: "The US has an average reputation ... because they don't have the highest scores in all the different attributes. They have very strong ones in technology, in having strong brands, but not as much in other ones." Prado describes a negative "emotional halo" surrounding the US, citing that the US scored well in rational areas but less so in emotional ones.
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What's surprising about that?
muslims hate us.
leftists think we’re not far enough left.
I’m okay with that. Attracting the correct enemies is important.
The thing is, Canada is well to the right of us nowadays with Harper.
I hear Calgary is a lovely place to live. One of our daughters and her family lived there for a while, and really liked it.
“muslims hate us.”
Especially the one in the WH.
My Canadian wife has informed me that when a Canadian hospital botches something, they are as quick as the Americans in “losing” the records.
Not surprising at all. I didn’t dig into the data, but it is obvious that our rating on Trust is down near zilch due to Monica’s ex-boyfriend’s wife’s former boss.
... the US scored well in rational areas but less so in emotional ones...
An emotional basis This is the way Liberals make most judgments and decisions.
Who cares....I take this as a compliment.
That is because the libs and their media have slammed the virtues of this country at every opportunity.
On the bright side maybe all the illegal aliens that throng here, will start going to Sweden.
Sounds like something George from Seinfeld would come up with.
RE: Sounds like something George from Seinfeld would come up with.
SOUNDS LIKE THE MULTINATIONAL LATEX COMPANY: VANDELAY INDUSTRIES
I can’t believe that there is actually an office someplace where a person or group of people sit around and seriously produce such meaningless drivel. Ooops, forgot Obama’s D.C.
Unfortunately, he is not likely to win the next election, at least not with a majority. There is talk of an early election being called. Since Barry O’Venal has released the Iranian nuclear genie, and their oil production, it is perhaps better to get the election over before the price of oil (and our economy) plummets.
If Mr. Harper is able to maintain power and Ted Cruz becomes President in the States, I hold out SOME hope for the Western Hemisphere, though not much. I think time is short for this old Earth.
I hate America as much as anyone. As long as patriots allow America to be New Sodom, it will continue to grow worse and worse. There are good people here, we have a great history, but right now and in the foreseeable future, it sucks.
Canada
Didn’t a big city in Canada elect a crack smoking 350 lb raunchy mayor?
Patriots, workers, G-d fearing people are dwindling minorities.
It’s over.
Fight like h*ll, of course, until dead.
But really.
It’s over.
All the illegals that can get to Sweden do. We have the disadvantage of having a corrupt, parasitic, backwards banana republic in walking distance to a government who’ll give you free stuff, allow you to get away with crime, and treat you better than its own citizens.
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