Nigeria Ranked 131st In World Humanity Index

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Nigeria has ranked 131st in a global league which measures how much countries contribute to the "common good of humanity".

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Nigeria performed very poorly in terms of its global contribution across a range of assessment indicators including Culture (148th), Science & Technology (145th), Health & Wellbeing (127th), World Order (115th) and Prosperity & Equality (111th) amongst than more than 150 countries around the world.

Nigeria’s best placement was in International Peace & Security where the country placed 25th in acknowledgement of its fight against militant Islamic insurgency.

Using 35 separate indicators - sourced from the United Nations, World Bank and other international organizations - the survey examined the good each country does for humanity as well as what it takes away.

Sweden came first overall while Libya came last in the table.

Simon Anholt, the creator of the Good Country Index, said that while countries must serve the interests of its own people, that should not be at the expense of other populations.

Anholt states he started the Good Country: to change how our leaders run our countries. To help them understand they’re not just responsible for their own citizens, but for every man, woman, child and animal on the planet. To tell them they’re not just responsible for their own little slice of territory, but for the whole of the earth’s surface and the atmosphere above it. And to help them act like they mean it.

"This is the new law of human survival, and it's a balance which is far more easily maintained than many people imagine. Working together makes for better policy than working alone.

"Most of our problems are rapidly and dangerously multiplying because of globalisation."

He said: "We need our governments to understand that they're not just responsible for their own voters and taxpayers, but for every living thing on the planet.

"They must collaborate and cooperate more, not less; the UK, for example, isn't just an island unconnected to the rest of Europe or to the rest of the world. Just like every other country on Earth, it is part of one system. If it fails, we all fail."

Mr Anholt added that the performance of smaller countries in the index was more "volatile" because events in those countries have a bigger impact.

"This partly explains why Ireland, Kenya, Iceland and Costa Rica have experienced significant drops in ranking," he said.