Switzerland Remained The Top Most Positive Country In 2016

MELBOURNE, Australia - Nov. 2, 2016 - PRLog -- Switzerland clinched the title of the World's Most Positive Country for 2016 for the second time in a row, according to the annual global index published by Daily Positive (D+), a unique online media organization from Australia for positive news.

The top 10 World's Most Positive Countries for 2016 along with respective ranking points are as follows:

Country Name  Total Points
Switzerland   486
China   473
Sweden  461
Australia  452
Canada  447
New Zealand  439
Singapore  433
Germany  428
United States of America  418
Italy  409

Apart from this overall list of 10 most positive countries, for the second time, D+ also produced a list of regional positive countries from Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. The regional winners were selected based on the same criteria used to select the overall winners but from a specific region.

Switzerland continued to amaze the world with sustainable developments and innovative initiatives. Some of the notable initiatives from 2016 are the inauguration of the world's longest and deepest rail tunnel under the Swiss Alps, breaking the world record for acceleration by a new Swiss electric car, and the historic completion of round-the-world journey by Solar Impulse 2, becoming the first airplane to circle the globe powered only by the sun. Among many Swiss sporting heroes from 2016 perhaps Stan Wawrinka, with his US Open Grand Slam tennis win, topped the list. Switzerland remained committed to help alleviate global poverty with a huge financial commitment to international organizations like the IMF. Switzerland continued to showcase the country's ability to deliver secure, affordable and sustainable energy.

China secured the second spot in the list of most positive countries, and it is the best ever ranking position for China in the history of the list. In 2016 the Chinese space program reached to a new height. Among many success stories, China successfully launched the world's first quantum satellite, and launched its second space lab Tiangong-2 into orbit, paving the way for a permanent space station the country plans to build around 2022. China launched its longest manned space mission, sending two astronauts into orbit to spend a month aboard the space laboratory Tiangong-2 that is part of China's future permanent space station. Chinese sports heroes shone at the Rio Olympic and beyond. In a sign of great environmental commitment, China's wind power capacity overtook the European Union (EU) total for the first time, according to the official statistics published by Global Wind Energy Council.


For more information on the World's Most Positive Countries 2016 visit http://www.dailypositive.org/Most_Positive_Countries

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Contact Person: Dr. Arif Jubaer, Founder, Daily Positive (D+)

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