Reading that "Great Britain is a country" was surely a typo mistake from the participant. However, if the participant was talking about England, then he/she has committed another mistake. Why should England be the best in the world while Sweden is still occupying a piece of land on the world's map?
We shouldn't be biased to our countries or to any country we like before we investigate and compare facts. Let us take some quick examples just to reach consensus about the fact that Sweden is the best:
1. Aided by peace and neutrality for the whole 20th century, Sweden has achieved an enviable standard of living under a mixed system of high-tech capitalism and extensive welfare benefits.
Q: Where is England from peace, and does it maintain high pension like that in Sweden?
2. Annual purchasing power parity in Sweden - $26,000
Annual purchasing power parity in England - $25,500
...(2002 est.)
3. Unemployment in Sweden - 4%
Unemployment in England- 5.2%
...(2002 est.)
4. Population below poverty line in Sweden - 0%
Population below poverty line in England - 17%
...(2002 est.)
A country like England, having a great occupying presence in Africa and Arab Gulf area, should at least maintain higher or just more presentable figures.
Those were some quick measures just to shift England out of the top 5.
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