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Britain is world's 7th most stable and prosperous nation
The United Kingdom has been ranked as one of the most stable and
prosperous
countries in the world, beating the United States, France and even
Switzerland in a global *****sment of every nation's achievements and
standards.
A one-year investigation and analysis of 235 countries and dependent
territories has put the UK joint seventh in the premier league of nations.
The top ten comprise also the Vatican, Sweden, Luxembourg, Monaco,
Gibraltar, San Marino, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands and the Irish
Republic.
The US lies 22nd and Switzerland, normally associated with wealth and
untouchable stability, is rated 17th, losing points in the *****sment of
its
social achievements.
The bottom ten, surprisingly, do not include Iraq. They are listed as Gaza
and the West Bank, Somalia, Sudan, Afghanistan, Ivory Coast, Haiti,
Zimbabwe, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African
Republic.
The UK received high marks despite the deployment of combat troops in Iraq
and Afghanistan, the suicide bombings in London on July 7, 2005, the
continuing threat from home-grown terrorists and the collapse of the
Northern Rock bank.
The global check on every country recognised as an individual state or
territory by the United Nations was carried out by Jane's Information
Group
and is published today.
Christian Le Mière, managing editor of Jane's Country Risk, which compiled
the ratings, said: "The UK is a very stable country. But the top 20 or 30
countries are all stable. There are terrorist groups in the UK but there
are
effective security forces to deal with them. We took the July 7 bombings
into account but the UK still came out very well."
He acknowledged that it was a little unfair to put the Vatican at the top
because it did not face the sort of threats and economic pressures of
other
countries. But under the rating system, which took into account each
nation's
political structures, social and economic trends, military and security
risks and external relations, the Vatican state scored an average of 99
out
of 100. Sweden and Luxembourg were also rated 99, with the UK not far off,
with an average of 97, but scoring 100 for its politics, economics and
external relations.
Mr Le Mière said that the US had fallen down the scale, although it still
scored an average of 93 out of 100, partly because of the proliferation of
small arms owned by Americans and the threat to the population posed by
the
flow of drugs from across the Mexican border.
He explained that Iraq had managed to escape the ignominy of being in the
bottom ten because, despite "extremely high levels of violence", it had a
"relatively stable Government" that controlled a significant area of the
country and had good economic prospects. "Unlike Afghanistan, where -
despite the presence of more than 40,000 foreign troops - the Government
exercises poor control over large parts of the country and where 50 per
cent
of the economy is dependent on the opium trade," he said.
Mr Le Mière gave warning of worrying trends in Africa where, he said,
there
was likely to be a struggle for resources. He added that it was the first
time that a rating system for countries had been carried out on such a
grand
scale. The Jane's system differed from government *****sments of country
risk because it was based entirely on objective analysis, "with no
politicisation of the intelligence", he said.
Most stable:
Every country has been given a risk rating out of 100 for all-round
stablilty
1. Vatican 99
2. Sweden 99
3. Luxembourg 99
4. Monaco 98
5. Gibraltar 98
6. San Marino 98
7. Liechtenstein 97
8. United Kingdom 97
9. The Netherlands 97
10. Irish Republic 97
US: 22nd equal 93
Most unstable:
Central African Republic 39
Democratic Congo 38
Chad 38
Zimbabwe 38
Haiti 38
Ivory Coast 36
Afghanistan 36
Sudan 35
Somalia 29
Gaza and West Bank 27
Iraq: 10th equal from bottom, with 44 points.
Source: Janes Information Services
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