As the world becomes interconnected, the interest in comparisons among countries has grown. A veritable cottage industry of comparison-spewing institutions has emerged, this author not excepted. Who of the 195–plus sovereign nations on this planet is the most democratic? The happiest? The most innovative? The most electronically connected? No problem, lists exist for everything.
世界各国间的联系变得紧密，人们对各国进行比较的兴趣也随之变得浓厚。一个名副其实的由从事比较的机构组成的作坊式行业已然成形，笔者也不能袖手其外。在这个星球上的逾195个主权国家中，哪个最民主？最幸福？最具创新性？电子通讯最发达？没关系，一切事物皆可列入榜单。
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