WebsterMark wrote on 11/27/13 at 09:04:40:Seriously? Look around, do 3 minutes of digging.
I would agree that education by itself doesn’t mean everything but it’s a pretty good indication of world wide contribution, wouldn’t you say? Top 10…..
Top 10 most-educated countries are:
1. Canada
2. Israel
3. Japan
4. United States
5. New Zealand
6. South Korea
7. United Kingdom
8. Finland
9. Australia
10. Ireland
Israel has the highest per capital of scientist in their population.
Since liberals love to point out healthcare as evidence of a failure, I guess it’s worth nothing Israel has been rated 4th best healthcare worldwide.
I believe Israel's economy is larger than all the other middle eastern countries combined minus Saudi Arabia with their oil. In fact, if I recall correctly, Israel has very little oil to export.
Israel contributes to the world community.
Iran?
Here’s their contribution to the world:
www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jun/22/neda-soltani-death-iran OK, if you mean "the nations with most universities", you're off the mark.
If you mean "the naitons with the most university graduates", you're missing the point.
As an example, there are diplomas you can obtain in US/UK Universities, as B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) which equate to a 5-year High School Diploma in Italy and other Mediterranean Countries;
one being BSc Economics (Bookeeping and Business Accounting) the other being BSc in Geology and Surveyor.
BUT if you mean "the nations with the best/most literate High School Curricula" then I don't know where you got that statistic, nor who wrote it and with what data, given that not ONE Country from Continental Europe is mentioned.
Israel has the highest per capital of scientist in their populationTrue, it is also true they have the BIGGEST chem/bio stockpiles in the Middle East, that dwarf Syria, but nobody's complaining.
Too bad that with all their MILITARY scientists, they have developed just about every possible bio hazard one can think of, but not the cure for cancer, nor for the common cold?
Er, it's not an opinion, and I pleade Chatham House Rules for my sources. But they are official.
I believe Israel's economy is larger than all the other middle eastern countries combined Your beliefs are ill-informed. Israel's GDP originates by a good 50% from voluntary contributions by the Jewish Communities worldwide, and by unilateral (not bilateral) business deals with the US (i.e., you buy their grapefruit even though they're more expensive than US-grown produce)
In other words, perhaps 40% of Israel's GDP is actually "local economy". If those funds were to stop flowing, Israel would implode.
That is not my opinion, it is the opinion of politico-strategic analysts
(Sources: IISS, RUSI, SSI, George C. Marshall Center)