iwillspankyou wrote:then I will read more from the list for you:
no 2 Iceland
no 3 Sweeden
no 4 New Zealand
no 5 Denmark
Finland no 9.
What you should subtract from this, is that the Nordic model are ranked as the highest in the world. And not only by this ranking.
Yeah, because you lived in a geographical area that was away from any major source of conflict, for centuries. You didn't live close to Ottoman Turks or Eurasia, from which migratory tribes came and invaded lots of Eastern and Central European territories.
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So, when you live in such naturally isolated geographical locations, there's isn't as much disruption taking place in your society that would pretty much freeze your development for centuries.
You were just lucky, that's all. But then, this luck is now turning against you, because migrants from Africa and Asia are flocking to your countries and asking to live on welfare and then suddenly things aren't so comfy anymore, ain't it.
We'll see how your goody two-shoes democracy fares when Scandinavian states have to support your new migrants or when oil prices plummet, such as in Norway's case.