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Russia has occupied 27-e a place in the ranking of the best countries in the world by the magazine US News & World Report. Countries were evaluated on nine criteria: the development of the tourism industry, innovations, social sphere, culture, the growth rate of the economy, openness to business, the General standard of living of the population, as well as the power and influence on the world stage, historical heritage.
First place in the ranking, which hit 80 countries, take Switzerland. It is followed by Canada, UK, Germany, Japan, Sweden and the United States. Completing the list of Algeria (78th place), Iran (79) and Serbia (80).
According to the criterion of power and influence in the world Russia took the second place, losing only to the USA. Third place in this line went to China. The publication said that after the United States, “Russia and China are perceived as the most powerful country and included in the four States with the largest military budget”.
The rate of growth of the Russian economy ranked eighth. According to this criterion are the leaders of the United Arab Emirates, Singapore and India. For other criteria, Russia was not included in the top ten.
Last year in the rankings of 60 countries, and Russia has occupied 24-e a place.
The rating was compiled by US News & World Report in collaboration with the consulting company BAV Consulting and the University of Pennsylvania. It is based on the results of a poll conducted among about 21.3 thousand people from 36 countries, among which were included as representatives of the business elite and ordinary citizens.