10 most influential countries in the world
United States of America has been voted as the world's most influential country
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The United States of America has been named as the world's most influential country, according to the US News poll.
A study based on criteria, including citizenship, cultural influence and quality of life, revealed America as the world's most powerful nation, though its ranking fell to number four in the 'best countries' category.
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Meanwhile, Germany who ranked fourth on world's most influential countries ranked first in the 'best countries' list, of a total of 60 countries. Hence, implying that the country's overall average rankings in citizenship, global power and quality of life were on top.
Although, Pakistan did not make it to the list of 10 most influential countries it ranked 56 in the 'best countries' category.
Here are the top 10 influential countries in the world, according to the poll:
1. United States (#4 in ‘best’ countries)
2. United Kingdom (#3 in ‘best’ countries)
3. Germany (#1 in ‘best’ countries)
4. China (#17 in ‘best’ countries)
5. France (#8 in ‘best’ countries)
6. Russia (#24 in ‘best’ countries)
7. Japan (#7 in ‘best’ countries)
8. Israel (#25 in ‘best’ countries)
9. Italy (#13 in ‘best’ countries)
10. Canada (#2 in ‘best’ countries)
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Over 16,000 people from 36 countries across the globe ranked the 60 nations on the list, based on nine points: sense of adventure, citizenship, cultural influence, entrepreneurship, heritage, predicted GDP growth between 2014 and 2020, how open for business the country is, power and quality of life.
A study based on criteria, including citizenship, cultural influence and quality of life, revealed America as the world's most powerful nation, though its ranking fell to number four in the 'best countries' category.
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Meanwhile, Germany who ranked fourth on world's most influential countries ranked first in the 'best countries' list, of a total of 60 countries. Hence, implying that the country's overall average rankings in citizenship, global power and quality of life were on top.
Although, Pakistan did not make it to the list of 10 most influential countries it ranked 56 in the 'best countries' category.
Here are the top 10 influential countries in the world, according to the poll:
1. United States (#4 in ‘best’ countries)
2. United Kingdom (#3 in ‘best’ countries)
3. Germany (#1 in ‘best’ countries)
4. China (#17 in ‘best’ countries)
5. France (#8 in ‘best’ countries)
6. Russia (#24 in ‘best’ countries)
7. Japan (#7 in ‘best’ countries)
8. Israel (#25 in ‘best’ countries)
9. Italy (#13 in ‘best’ countries)
10. Canada (#2 in ‘best’ countries)
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Over 16,000 people from 36 countries across the globe ranked the 60 nations on the list, based on nine points: sense of adventure, citizenship, cultural influence, entrepreneurship, heritage, predicted GDP growth between 2014 and 2020, how open for business the country is, power and quality of life.