Unlucky 13?
Nov. 29th, 2020 03:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
blogcutterBloomberg has devised a "Resiliency Index" to rank countries in terms of how they are coping with the Coronavirus. Canada ranks 13 in their survey of 53 countries. It's an interesting and at times surprising read, although I'm a bit dubious about some aspects of the model they're using. Are they picking the right things to measure? Are there some crucially important criteria that they've omitted? I can't decide. But here's the article:
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/covid-resilience-ranking/?utm_source=pocket-newtab
Of course, a country can't change its history. Maybe it can change its geography, up to a point. Still, the top-ranking countries tend to be islands. And then there's politics. Political culture, political priorities, national and regional values...
I've never been superstitious about the number 13 and find it rather silly when buildings opt out of having a 13th floor. Besides, ranking 13th is better than ranking 14th!
I'm sure there are other analyses out there and there'll be many more before we get to the end of this.
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/covid-resilience-ranking/?utm_source=pocket-newtab
Of course, a country can't change its history. Maybe it can change its geography, up to a point. Still, the top-ranking countries tend to be islands. And then there's politics. Political culture, political priorities, national and regional values...
I've never been superstitious about the number 13 and find it rather silly when buildings opt out of having a 13th floor. Besides, ranking 13th is better than ranking 14th!
I'm sure there are other analyses out there and there'll be many more before we get to the end of this.
