Whether it be Lithuania’s speedy Wifi, Sweden’s high calibre of pop music or Malaysia’s little known penchant for top quality rubber gloves, they all have something to celebrate.
From Papua New Guinea’s diversity to Argentina’s excellent horse meat :shout:
Research goes to Israel, while Paraguay wins out for positivity; Morocco is the place to go for Argan oil, while Rwanda – perhaps surprisingly – is top for women in parliament.
Chad is ranked highest for healthiest diets, while Belgium is top for cashless payments; UAE is top for men — meaning it has the most men per 100 women — while Latvia is ranked number one for most women per 100 men (118)
Nigeria has the best scrabble players, and Italy are top for kiwi fruit, while Brazil has a sweet tooth with best sugar, and Panama wins out for best retirement.
The US is trumped as being best for spam emails, while Yemen’s gender inequality is classed above the rest; data breaches are most common in Australia, and Honduras — in perhaps the most morbid ranking — is the number one country for murder.
Saudi Arabia has the most arms imports, while the UK is top for billionaires; El Salvador has the least police and Iraq the highest oil wealth.
LGBT tolerance is highest in Spain and - in what may be a surprise revelation - happiness is highest in Colombia. Indonesia has global pre-eminence in quality of coconuts and Greece, with its love for feta and halloumi — tops the rest of the globe for cheese eaters.
In a demonstration of its environmental efforts, Denmark has the best wind power, while Jordan deserves recognition for having the most refugees.
The country with the healthiest people is Singapore, and the world’s best haute cuisine – perhaps the most crucial ranking of them all – is awarded to sushi-loving Japan.
Mr McCandless said he found some surprises in his research. He said: "One anomaly was Bolivia being ranked as the best for Brazil Nuts.
"I also think it’s great that many great African nations like Uganda, Rwanda Zambia are hitting the leadecommunitys for business and enterpreneurism, and female representation in parliaments."
