Ireland is the 28th most powerful country in the world (2011)

bobblepuzzle

http://2-ch.ru/po/src/1299511790564.png

http://nationranking.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/2011-qpi2.png

:cool: (Click on the image to zoom)

marbar

Xivilai

Don't underestimate the shillelagh

Red Hand

What does that list even mean and how is it measured?

Maybe we are powerful cause we can bring down the euro?:pac:

Superbus

We're 20th most popular. On the outside of the social scene I suppose, but we still have 412 Facebook friends.

karlog

and only number 38 on economy *thumbs up*

robinph

Ranked higher than even Eygpt, Iran, North Korea in the military index.

claddy

Don't think this article is too accurate, it has Germany as the most popular country. Hard to believe as they tried to takeover the world TWICE.

robinph

claddy wrote: »

Don't think this article is too accurate, it has Germany as the most popular country. Hard to believe as they tried to takeover the world TWICE.

But they haven't done anything to piss anyone else off in the last 70 years.

Einhard

And according to Newsweek, Brian Cowen was one of the best leaders in the world last year. Huzzah for international polls!! They're always so accurate!

J. Marston

Austria & Belgium are ahead of us? Piss off, we could take them.

smk89

Xivilai wrote: »

Don't underestimate the shillelagh

I know http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MGM-51_Shillelagh

bonerm

Jeremiah 16:1 wrote: »

What does that list even mean and how is it measured?

Basically it means that when you square Irelands voltage and divide it by our electrical resistance the result is that we come 28th.

The Waltzing Consumer

How the f**k are we 59 in diplomacy and IRAQ is 58?????:mad:

bobblepuzzle

Einhard wrote: »

And according to Newsweek, Brian Cowen was one of the best leaders in the world last year. Huzzah for international polls!! They're always so accurate!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-2UTXffglw

ejmaztec

The Waltzing Consumer wrote: »

How the f**k are we 59 in diplomacy and IRAQ is 58?????:mad:

That's not a very diplomatic question.

bonerm

The Waltzing Consumer wrote: »

How the f**k are we 59 in diplomacy and IRAQ is 58?????:mad:

Because Iraqi politicians suck US cock just slightly better than Irish politicians do (and they're very good at it mind).

emeraldstar

Interesting, the US is only 31 on the Quality of Life Index?

bonerm

emeraldstar wrote: »

Interesting, the US is only 31 on the Quality of Life Index?

Would have thought it was lower than at least 2/3rds of European countries tbh.

partyatmygaff

We almost tie with Uzbekistan but we're ahead of Egypt, Iran and N.Korea in the military index.

How did they work that one out?

Egypt's got the 7th largest Military in the world and have a spy satellite and both Iran and N.Korea allegedly have the capability of creating Nuclear weapons.

Yet somehow our military is higher up in the index...

PaulKK

claddy wrote: »

Don't think this article is too accurate, it has Germany as the most popular country. Hard to believe as they tried to takeover the world TWICE.

As opposed to England basically just doing it.

Red Hand

bonerm wrote: »

Basically it means that when you square Irelands voltage and divide it by our electrical resistance the result is that we come 28th.

How can we harness that power, bonerm? How?

partyatmygaff wrote: »

We almost tie with Uzbekistan but we're ahead of Egypt, Iran and N.Korea in the military index.

How did they work that one out?

Egypt's got the 7th largest Military in the world and have a spy satellite and both Iran and N.Korea allegedly have the capability of creating Nuclear weapons.

Yet somehow our military is higher up in the index...

You haven't heard of Operation Potato, then...

alandublin15

Take THAT lichtenstein!

were comin for you guatemala.

Cakes.

Iraq beats us at diplomacy :pac:

partyatmygaff

Cakesofrice wrote: »

Iraq beats us at diplomacy :pac:

Nevermind Iraq. Iran and Libya beat us for diplomacy...

Jesus Wept

Is the power just directly related to military or actual political power?
Germany > France but not on their index.

alandublin15

ireland: military: 34
north korea: military: 40



something not quite right there

robinph

The-Rigger wrote: »

Is the power just directly related to military or actual political power?
Germany > France but not on their index.

Nah, France beats Germany 'cos they have nukes. Not sure why France and UK are above China though.

Jesus Wept

USA number 1 for diplomacy.

errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

robinph

...and what is China doing at No2 for diplomacy too.

NotExactly

Iceland are number one on the Quality of life index. Is their economy not fcuked?

Jesus Wept

NotExactly wrote: »

Iceland are number one on the Quality of life index. Is their economy not fcuked?

No, they sorted their shit.
Our economy is fucked.

Red Hand

The-Rigger wrote: »

USA number 1 for diplomacy.

errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

robinph wrote: »

...and what is China doing at No2 for diplomacy too.

They're diplomacing each other.

Filthy!

marbar

isn't canada normally top of these quality of life indexes?

maybe all the irish there have ****ed it up

Doom

After 26, its banana republics all the way to the bottom

LondonIrish90

robinph wrote: »

Nah, France beats Germany 'cos they have nukes. Not sure why France and UK are above China though.

We spend more on defence than the Chinese per year apparently. :eek:

Love that the UK is the second most popular nation in the world! Quite suspicious that its us and the Germans at the top though, maybe a case of nobody wanting to upset us incase we invade

bobblepuzzle

LondonIrish90 wrote: »

We spend more on defence than the Chinese per year apparently. :eek:

Love that the UK is the second most popular nation in the world! Quite suspicious that its us and the Germans at the top though, maybe a case of nobody wanting to upset us incase we invade

Who is "we", you mean the UK or ROI??

marbar

think the sweedish spend a huge amount, and they're a neutral country