Best country of 2024: Every year The Economist chooses a winner, but it is neither the richest, nor the happiest, nor the most law-abiding country. Countries that have improved the most over 12 months are recognized. This year Bangladesh turned out to be the leader because of overthrow of the autocracy. Street protests in August forced Sheikh Hasina, who ruled the country for 15 years, to step down. The Prime Minister used repression, rigged the elections, put her opponents in prison and ordered them to shoot protesters.
Who's on the podium? It is in second place in the ranking of the best country of 2024 Syria. As “The Economist” writes, the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad ended half a century of dictatorship. Over 13 years, civil war and state violence killed approximately 600,000 people. The regime used chemical weapons and mass torture against its opponents. She came in third place Argentinadistinguished for economic reforms. Thanks to “the most radical free market experiment in the world” inflation and borrowing costs fell and the economy began to grow.
New deal after 30 years: It came in fourth place South Africa. In May, the African National Congress held its first meeting lost his parliamentary majority. The party had been in power since the end of apartheid in 1994. The ANC must now govern in a coalition and The Economist predicts the government will struggle to resolve issues such as unemployment and crime.
Poland closes the list: I was ranked fifth in the ranking for the best country of the year Poland. “Donald Tusk started it long process of repairing the institution“- we read in weekly. “The Economist” singled us out for being “yet a stronger pillar of European security“It was emphasized that Poland has a large army and defense spending is increasing.
More: Read also Maciek Kucharczyk's article “The Israeli military is realizing another dream. Weapons abandoned by the regime's army disappear in a hail of bombs“.
Source: The Economist