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Precambrian Video Games
Aug 19, 2002



Please consider the following weighting scheme for your rankings:

Entrepreneurship (14.13%): connected to the rest of the world, educated population, entrepreneurial, innovative, provides easy access to capital, skilled labor force, technological expertise, transparent business practices, well-developed infrastructure, well-developed digital infrastructure, well-developed legal framework.

Quality of Life (14.12%): a good job market, affordable, economically stable, family friendly, income equality, politically stable, safe, well-developed public education system, well-developed public health system.

Agility (14.02%): adaptable, dynamic, modern, progressive, responsive.

Social Purpose (12.83%): cares about human rights, cares about the environment, gender equality, religious freedom, respects property rights, trustworthy, well-distributed political power, racial equity, cares about animal rights, committed to climate goals, committed to social justice.

Movers (11.54%): different, distinctive, dynamic, unique.

Cultural Influence (10.44%): culturally significant in terms of entertainment, fashionable, happy, has an influential culture, has strong consumer brands, modern, prestigious, trendy.

Open for Business (9.43%): cheap manufacturing costs, favorable tax environment, bureaucratic, corrupt, transparent government practices.

Adventure (5.37%): friendly, fun, good for tourism, pleasant climate, scenic, sexy.

Power (5.00%): a leader, economically influential, has strong exports, politically influential, strong international alliances, strong military.

Heritage (3.13%): culturally accessible, has a rich history, has great food, many cultural attractions, many geographical attractions.

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Official Pre-Season Rankings
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No. 25: Portugal 🇵🇹

A southwestern European country located on the edge of the Iberian Peninsula, Portugal receives its highest marks in the adventure and heritage subrankings as it jumps one spot into the top 25 overall for 2023. Portugal also ranks No. 2 and No. 4, respectively, when it comes to perceptions of having a pleasant climate and being culturally accessible.

No. 24: Luxembourg 🇱🇺

Luxembourg, located in Western Europe, might be one of the smallest countries in the world, but it’s also among the wealthiest. It’s fitting, then, that the country ranks second in the open for business subranking – rising two spots on that list from 2022.

No. 23: Ireland 🇮🇪

An island nation west of Great Britain, Ireland sports top 15 performances in the adventure, quality of life and social purpose subrankings. It also finished in the top 10 for a number of attributes, including happiness.

No. 22: Austria 🇦🇹

Austria, landlocked in central Europe, performs best in the quality of life and social purpose subrankings. It’s also considered a safe country, ranking sixth for that attribute based on the perceptions of survey respondents.

No. 21: South Korea 🇰🇵

An East Asian nation occupying the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula, South Korea boasts top 10 finishes in four subrankings: entrepreneurship, cultural influence, power and movers. It fell one spot in the overall rankings compared with 2022

No. 20: China 🇹🇼

The People’s Republic of China – the massive East Asian nation that’s one of the most populous in the world – fell from its No. 17 ranking in 2022. But it still holds important global standing, evidenced by its No. 2 finish in the power subranking.

No. 19: United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪

A Middle Eastern country located on the southeast portion of the Arabian Peninsula, the UAE jumped two spots from 2022 and into the top 20 for 2023. It is the top-ranked country in the movers subranking, which assesses nations’ prospects for economic growth.

No. 18: Belgium 🇧🇪

A small nation in Western Europe, Belgium performs best in the quality of life, social purpose and open for business subrankings. It also ranks first for the attribute indicating respect for property rights, and third for perceived political stability.

9-17 coming soon!

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