Costa Rica ranked the 8th most stable country in the world ! A March 2009 study by The Economist (magazine) Intelligence Unit in collaboration with George Mason University has identified the most politically and economically stable countries amid the global economic meltdown. Using 17 measures that encompass social structures, economic statistics, political structure and history, the report was formed from a comprehensive study of 164 countries.
Top 10 Most Stable Countries:
- Norway
- Denmark
- Canada
- Sweden
- Finland
- Switzerland
- Mauritius
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
- Luxembourg
Other notable rankings include; USA is 56th, Nicaragua is 77th, Mexico is 87th, and Panama is ranked 131st.
