The Good Country Index: Ireland is Ranked The Highest

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The Good Country Index measures how much each of 125 countries contributes to the planet and to the human race. According to this index, the country marked the highest rank was Ireland, followed by Finland and Switzerland.

Source
http://www.goodcountry.org/

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