Vote With Your Feet - English Country Ratings

Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stabile Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vency	Land Per Cap
1	Hong Kong	66.3	Chinese (Cantonese), English; both are official	73	32	82	89	85	84	82	100	47	1
2	Northern Mariana Islands	64.6	English, Chamorro, Carolinian	53	72	72	84	42	94	94	30	75	64
3	*Anguilla*	64.0	English (official)	51	69	72	62	27	90	88	70	82	75
4	*Cayman Islands*	63.4	English	46	50	84	83	82	96	85	49	85	73
5	Malaysia	62.0	Bahasa Melayu (official), English, Chinese dialects	84	0	89	61	34	67	92	86	63	100
6	Ireland	61.5	English is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic)	53	19	84	86	72	96	72	99	73	100
7	South Korea	60.8	Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high	75	0	84	80	54	96	88	90	64	20
8	Turks and Caicos Islands	60.7	English (official)	48	55	60	67	24	96	80	87	75	100
9	Estonia	59.6	Estonian (official), Russian, Ukrainian, English, Finnish,	81	-3	53	69	33	100	80	64	78	100
10	Thailand	58.3	Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and	90	0	85	46	22	88	90	42	56	50
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stabile Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vency	Land Per Cap
11	Costa Rica	56.2	Spanish (official), English spoken around Puerto Limon	81	2	79	78	22	90	45	30	66	100
12	Vietnam	55.3	Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a	93	-2	0	47	6	87	100	55	83	41
13	Mauritius	55.3	English (official), Creole, French, Hindi, Urdu, Hakka,	80	-4	74	65	35	66	74	75	69	16
14	United Arab Emirates	55.2	Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu	73	6	72	69	76	58	78	40	53	50
15	Australia	55.0	English, native languages	54	17	74	90	77	100	93	47	1	100
16	Argentina	54.5	Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French	80	3	40	69	43	92	100	8	35	100
17	Qatar	54.2	Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second	47	80	72	61	68	58	88	40	-74	100
18	*Bermuda*	53.8	English (official), Portuguese	49	11	100	81	100	96	86	15	75	9
19	British Virgin Islands	53.6	English (official)	26	46	88	66	53	96	90	60	77	72
20	Guam	52.4	English, Chamorro, Japanese	59	0	40	85	70	98	100	30	75	35
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stabile Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vency	Land Per Cap
21	*The Bahamas*	51.5	English, Creole (among Haitian immigrants)	62	-11	64	64	50	96	90	45	83	50
22	India	50.8	English enjoys associate status but is the most important	93	-0	72	-0	7	4	73	60	91	29
23	Fiji	50.7	English (official), Fijian, Hindustani	83	-14	76	65	24	83	100	-80	93	100
24	Barbados	50.7	English	62	-1	56	73	48	95	90	28	79	16
25	Jordan	50.0	Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper	64	29	40	69	12	73	96	20	8	100
26	New Zealand	49.9	English (official), Maori	43	19	75	86	59	98	88	36	9	100
27	Cambodia	49.5	Khmer (official) 95%, French, English	93	0	89	-10	4	-30	92	40	90	50
28	Jersey	49.4	English (official), French (official), Norman-French	50	11	97	88	50	60	76	30	75	13
29	Greece	49.1	Greek 99% (official), English, French	48	8	55	87	57	90	84	38	37	100
30	Brazil	48.7	Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French	74	-0	72	32	22	67	70	42	59	50
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stabile Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vency	Land Per Cap
31	Malta	47.4	Maltese (official), English (official)	38	9	82	87	48	78	88	34	95	8
32	Bahrain	47.4	Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu	56	4	40	64	53	70	90	50	47	50
33	The Gambia	46.9	English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous	89	10	72	-29	4	-5	83	49	41	71
34	Uganda	46.7	English (official national language, taught in grade	92	-1	72	-58	4	24	68	60	73	50
35	Egypt	46.7	Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by	79	-1	54	4	12	3	85	50	75	100
36	Equatorial Guinea	45.9	Spanish (official), French (official), pidgin English,	91	0	-20	-47	7	57	70	100	40	100
37	Panama	45.4	Spanish (official), English 14%	65	-4	48	67	20	82	91	25	9	100
38	Libya	45.2	Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the	81	0	-20	56	30	52	8	65	82	50
39	Samoa	44.6	Samoan (Polynesian), English	71	-46	72	45	11	94	96	68	37	100
40	Canada	44.6	English 59.3% (official), French 23.2% (official), other	0	25	73	89	83	94	87	43	100	100
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stabile Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vency	Land Per Cap
41	United Kingdom	44.5	English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales),	25	4	78	87	76	98	88	30	75	41
42	Isle of Man	44.0	English, Manx Gaelic	34	22	98	85	63	-100	88	100	75	78
43	Trinidad and Tobago	43.3	English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish, Chinese	71	-40	49	52	32	96	84	50	50	44
44	United States	43.2	English, Spanish (spoken by a sizable minority)	0	14	84	85	100	94	83	50	83	100
45	Guyana	43.2	English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Hindi, Urdu	83	-34	52	30	16	96	70	30	35	50
46	Puerto Rico	43.0	Spanish, English	51	-9	62	80	33	78	72	28	75	23
47	Guernsey	42.7	English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country	50	16	98	90	50	-100	80	57	75	30
48	South Africa	42.4	11 official languages, including Afrikaans, English,	81	-7	-20	-15	28	64	74	30	86	50
49	Brunei	41.6	Malay (official), English, Chinese	12	16	80	71	59	76	95	30	75	100
50	Bangladesh	41.0	Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English	93	-3	-41	-11	5	12	71	53	83	10
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stabile Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vency	Land Per Cap
51	Virgin Islands	40.7	English (official), Spanish, Creole	60	0	80	83	50	-100	100	30	75	29
52	Nigeria	40.3	English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani	94	1	-12	-27	3	14	68	35	45	50
53	Papua New Guinea	40.1	English spoken by 1%-2%, pidgin English widespread, Motu	69	0	72	6	8	44	15	29	52	100
54	Lesotho	40.1	Sesotho (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa	97	-3	-80	-41	8	66	70	25	72	50
55	Ghana	39.4	English (official), African languages (including Akan,	92	-3	20	1	6	29	-14	30	63	50
56	Swaziland	38.5	English (official, government business conducted in	80	0	12	-85	13	53	68	24	87	50
57	Cameroon	38.0	24 major African language groups, English (official),	84	0	-20	-18	6	27	90	44	16	50
58	Kuwait	37.8	Arabic (official), English widely spoken	-17	57	93	78	50	57	85	60	53	50
59	Saint Lucia	36.9	English (official), French patois	58	-17	40	69	15	34	88	5	62	39
60	Laos	36.7	Lao (official), French, English, and various ethnic	90	0	77	-47	6	14	-65	40	45	100
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stabile Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vency	Land Per Cap
61	Saint Kitts and Nevis	35.9	English	46	-43	82	66	23	94	88	50	16	67
62	Sierra Leone	35.6	English (official, regular use limited to literate	74	41	72	-100	2	-37	25	42	5	100
63	Monaco	35.6	French (official), English, Italian, Monegasque	-22	31	88	88	90	98	100	30	75	1
64	Antigua and Barbuda	34.3	English (official), local dialects	47	-25	72	58	27	78	92	46	-34	66
65	Botswana	34.2	English (official), Setswana	65	0	-60	-31	22	40	57	60	91	50
66	Namibia	33.7	English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of	75	0	-20	-37	14	-24	54	40	94	50
67	Kenya	33.6	English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous	87	-6	-100	-25	5	56	65	4	73	50
68	Cook Islands	33.6	English (official), Maori	54	0	72	0	17	90	92	30	-100	100
69	Belize	32.0	English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib),	29	0	49	55	11	41	90	40	14	100
70	Oman	31.4	Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects	40	2	72	59	26	-100	100	46	54	50
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stabile Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vency	Land Per Cap
71	Lebanon	31.2	Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian	39	0	28	52	17	73	100	10	-5	28
72	Cyprus	31.2	Greek, Turkish, English	0	2	100	83	3	88	79	0	75	100
73	Malawi	31.0	English (official), Chichewa (official), other languages	89	0	72	-100	3	16	-48	30	38	50
74	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	28.8	English, French patois	39	-31	12	67	9	92	90	20	38	34
75	Grenada	28.7	English (official), French patois	48	-63	40	60	15	96	88	70	7	38
76	Niue	27.2	Polynesian closely related to Tongan and Samoan, English	0	0	72	0	9	90	95	30	75	100
77	Jamaica	27.0	English, Creole	47	-30	36	74	12	70	56	2	3	41
78	Palau	25.8	English and Palauan official in all states except Sonsoral	-25	18	91	63	24	84	100	-14	75	100
79	Pitcairn Islands	25.2	English (official), Pitcairnese (mixture of an 18th century	0	0	72	0	3	60	100	30	75	100
80	Norfolk Island	25.2	English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century	0	0	72	0	3	60	100	30	75	100
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stabile Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vency	Land Per Cap
81	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	25.2	English, Malay	0	0	72	0	3	60	100	30	75	100
82	Christmas Island	25.2	English, Chinese, Malay	0	0	72	0	3	60	100	30	75	100
83	Tonga	24.3	Tongan, English	-7	0	47	65	7	97	65	50	45	69
84	Vanuatu	22.5	English (official), French (official), pidgin (known as	19	0	72	-0	4	6	88	-25	61	100
85	Saint Helena	21.9	English	-22	0	44	66	8	94	84	30	75	100
86	Dominica	21.8	English (official), French patois	45	-81	20	68	13	88	88	5	25	100
87	Seychelles	20.0	English (official), French (official), Creole	14	-25	72	64	26	16	70	15	21	57
88	Zimbabwe	18.1	English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the	79	0	-100	-31	8	70	-100	-61	71	50
89	Suriname	17.2	Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo	46	-35	20	57	11	86	-100	-10	31	100
90	Zambia	16.2	English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda,	76	-1	-100	-64	3	56	-36	40	-53	50
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stabile Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vency	Land Per Cap
91	Gibraltar	14.4	English (used in schools and for official purposes),	-14	0	46	88	58	-100	92	30	75	2
92	Greenland	12.5	Greenlandic (East Inuit), Danish, English	-14	-34	72	61	67	-100	92	30	95	100
93	Tuvalu	11.9	Tuvaluan, English	-5	0	72	53	4	-100	65	30	75	24
94	Federated States of Micronesia	9.3	English (official and common language), Trukese, Pohnpeian,	-22	0	36	0	7	78	87	3	16	52
95	Montserrat	9.2	English	-100	100	20	84	17	94	75	-15	43	50
96	Somalia	8.7	Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English	0	24	72	-93	2	-52	100	30	-21	50
97	Kiribati	5.6	English (official), I-Kiribati	-26	0	92	7	3	-100	90	10	74	76
98	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	-5.7	English	-100	0	72	0	63	60	82	10	75	100
99	Tokelau	-8.1	Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English	-100	0	72	0	3	60	100	30	75	69
100	Marshall Islands	-9.1	English (universally spoken and is the official language),	-47	0	36	31	6	86	75	-50	-100	26
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stabile Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vency	Land Per Cap
101	Liberia	-13.1	English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of	0	-44	-100	-97	4	-23	75	100	-79	100