Most Miserable Countries In The World?

Posted by: adonis49 on: December 31, 2016

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Most Miserable Countries In The World?

Mind you this list is of 2014.

According to a analysis published by the Cato Institute, (an institute Not known for objectivity and its non-politicized articles) Venezuela holds the disreputable top spot as the most miserable nation in the world.

AMANDA MACIAS posyed in MILITARY & DEFENSE last April 24, 2014

The 22 Most Miserable Countries In The World

The 90 countries listed in the misery index were selected based on data from the Economist Intelligence Unit and calculations from Steve Hanke, a professor of Applied Economics at Johns Hopkins University.

The formula used to compile the list involves inflation, lending rates, and unemployment rates minus year-on-year per capita GDP growth. (And what about public services level and health care?)

Venezuela’s much higher misery score of 79.4 is much higher than every other country except Iran (61.6), and the top 22 countries are above 25 on the index.

Inflation is the major contributing factor plaguing three of the top four nations listed. The other countries are either hampered by high unemployment or interest rates. (All colonial nations politically enjoy low rates of borrowing. Is that taken into consideration?)

Here is the top 28 (and here’s the full study):

“Measuring misery around the world”

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/most-miserable-places-in-the-world-2014-4#ixzz312vg2Dh0

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/most-miserable-places-in-the-world-2014-4#ixzz312vSMk2Y

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