Unfortunately the economist has chosen to rank countries according to how good they are at democracy. And Sweden was â??bestâ??. The problem is now that instead of doing anything positive we can just relax. The idea of ranking countries in this way is completely stupid.
Democracy is not a horse-race where you can just whip out the photo finish and cry â?? Sweden wins by a nose. Reports such as this will be misinterpreted by all involved and this is not a good thing.
Donâ??t get me wrong Sweden is a good place. But now that we got the gold medal we will be all smug instead of fixing what is wrong.
Besides this any measurements are simply simplifications. They are rarely true indicators of a more complex reality. Itâ??s kind of like these tests you get in magazines. You know the type: Are you a psychopath â?? ten easy questions.