Sentence examples for ranked countries from inspiring English sources

The highest ranked countries are Scandinavian; almost two-thirds of 136 countries examined narrowed their gaps.

Since 1998 the institute has ranked countries according to the breadth, depth and vitality of their capital markets.

A recent survey by the Fraser Institute, a Canadian research body, ranked countries by their governments' mining policies.

Year after year eight of the top 10 ranked countries are from the Commonwealth – and we argue that this cannot be by accident.

She referred to a "Glass Ceiling Index" published by The Economist that ranked countries based on opportunities for women and other factors.

Using Mr Hausmann's method, Saurabh Mishra and Nikola Spatafora of the World Bank have ranked countries according to the sophistication of their exports in 2012.

Surprisingly, one of the highest-ranked countries in the HPI, Nicaragua, also ranks as the second-poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, according to the U.S. Department of State.

Our rankings are not meant to excuse better-ranked countries from their environmental responsibilities; rather, the correlations identified suggest that there are several policies that can assist in reducing overall environmental impact.

Qualification for the race was restricted to three athletes per National Olympic Committee NOCC) for the 16 top-ranked countries in overall Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) standings at 1 June 2008, and a maximum of two athletes each for the countries ranking 17 24.

The five lowest-ranked countries were Tanzania, Malawi, the West Bank and Gaza, Mozambique and Afghanistan.

The eight highest-ranked countries, based on World Cup results, get three Olympic spots.