Is The Economist trying to make me crazy? Because it’s doing a damn fine job of it

April 4, 2007 · by · in Media · 3 Comments

A chart from this story in The Economist:

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Spot the missing G-7 country. Its population is roughly the same as the top five countries put together; the vast majority of which are able to read English.

Hint: it’s not Chad.

3 comments

  1. true dough's avatar
    true dough · · Reply→

    I often get my basic information from The Economist, and then I do my own research by going straight to the sources they supply. I realize that we can’t expect too much from a news magazine, but I’m with you — I wish The Economist would do my work for me (ie. mention Canada!).
    Forbes is pretty good about including Canada in its rankings and profiles. In fact, if it became a weekly, I might be tempted to just cancel my Economist subscription.
    BTW, we’re ranked 11th, down from 10th, on the NRI.

    Click to access rankings2007.pdf

  2. embutler's avatar
    embutler · · Reply→

    ozland is among the missing too

  3. Toro's avatar
    Toro · · Reply→

    Canada often gets left out of international comparisons of this type, I have noticed.

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