Top Most Ignorant Countries Of The World
Nothing in the entire world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity said Martin Luther King, Jr. In September-November 2016, a survey was made listing the top most ignorant countries in the world.
Index of Ignorance 2016 released by Ipsos MOR was made on the basis of result of a survey which comprises of the interviews of 27,250 people belonging to 40 respective countries. The people interviewed were aged 16 to 64.500-1000 people were questioned about their society regarding their countries’ population, home ownership, health care spending and the ratio of Muslim population in the country. The results conducted were then compiled to create the index.
Everyone expected that the economic status of the country would be the most bearing feature but it was not the case.
To everyone’s surprise, The United States of America, being the richest country of the world was ranked amongst the top most ignorant countries of the world, even below many undeveloped countries.
I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth”, John Adams.
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Malaysia however, not considered as a completely developed country was in the top least ignorant countries list.
Here is the list showing the most to the least ignorant countries with India leading the index.
- India
- China
- Taiwan
- South Africa
- USA, Brazil
- Thailand
- Singapore
- Turkey
- Indonesia
- Mexico
- Canada
- Montenegro
- Russia, Serbia
- Philippines
- Hong Kong
- Israel
- Denmark
- Argentina
- France
- Vietnam
- Peru
- Spain
- Chile
- Hungary
- Japan
- Belgium
- Poland
- Colombia
- Sweden
- Norway
- Italy
- Germany
- Australia
- Malaysia
- Czech Republic
- South Korea
- United Kingdom
- Netherlands
Real knowledge is actually realization of one’s extent of ignorance. Let’s just hope positive in this world where the most established and economically stable country is one of the most ignorant ones.