2011 International Arrogance Ranking
JoeAm’s first ever International Arrogance Ranking. The ranking includes only those countries about which JoeAm has sufficient information to compile a rating. Three component evaluations make up the total score, with each of the component ratings weighted equally.
- Hubris: How willing are nations to tell other nations how to conduct their business?
- Ignorance: How open or blind are leaders to global predicaments and their role in them? How well schooled are leaders? How diplomatic? How open to constructive argument?
- Intimidation: How likely are they to take up military action? How much bluster do they project?
Scores range from 1 to 10 where 1 is low and 10 is high. For example, a country that is extraordinarily peacock-like, strutting about proud of its correctness, would get a 10. A country that is extraordinarily diplomatic and respectful of the interests of other nations would get 1.
The most arrogant nation gets the highest score.
The statistical confidence level is negative 6.89 percent (t-test methodology applied to a respondent pool of one).
|
NATION
|
HUBRIS
|
IGNORANCE
|
INTIMIDATION
|
TOTAL SCORE
|
|
Palestine*
|
10
|
8
|
10
|
28
|
|
Pakistan
|
10
|
8
|
9
|
27
|
|
Syria
|
10
|
6
|
10
|
26
|
|
Afghanistan
|
9
|
10
|
6
|
25
|
|
China
|
10
|
6
|
8
|
24
|
|
Israel
|
10
|
4
|
10
|
24
|
|
Russia
|
10
|
5
|
7
|
22
|
|
United States
|
10
|
4
|
8
|
22
|
|
Mexico
|
8
|
8
|
5
|
21
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
7
|
6
|
6
|
19
|
|
Cuba
|
9
|
7
|
2
|
18
|
|
Egypt
|
8
|
6
|
4
|
18
|
|
France
|
10
|
4
|
4
|
18
|
|
Greece
|
8
|
8
|
2
|
18
|
|
PHILIPPINES
|
6
|
8
|
3
|
17
|
|
Italy
|
9
|
5
|
2
|
16
|
|
Iraq
|
5
|
7
|
3
|
15
|
|
Germany
|
8
|
2
|
4
|
14
|
|
Great Britain
|
9
|
3
|
2
|
14
|
|
Spain
|
5
|
5
|
2
|
12
|
|
Chile
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
10
|
|
Canada
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
8
|
|
Australia
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
6
|
- Occupied West Bank plus Gaza Strip
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I think the score for ignorance is wrong. I think it should be higher.Of course, this is based on a personal observation of some public servants I've encountered.
AJ, so noted. Now that you mention public servants, if I look at the lackluster judicial system (judges and attorneys), I agree with you.
Intimidation in the Philippines is internal. People of high rank or social status intimidating people below them. Have you ever seen a rich guy intimidate a public servant to get his way or "expedite" a task? Not a pretty sight.
Anon, yes. In its external role in the global community, the Philippines assumes the role of the public servant, I think. I see the tendency toward intimidation every day, and find it to the the strangest thing. But people do it naturally.