According to Korean media reports, the US media "U.S. News and World Report" has released the latest version of the annual strength rankings of various countries in the world at the end of 2022. According to the report, "U.S. News and World Report" releases a comprehensive ranking of countries around the world every year. The word "strength" in the ranking refers to one of the many dimensions of the country's comprehensive ranking.
In the 2022 global power rankings released by U.S. News and World Report, the United States, China and Russia ranked in the top three. I believe many people will not be surprised that the United States ranks first. After all, this is a list published by the American media. It is not surprising that the United States ranks first.
Although the United States has shown signs of decline in recent years, it is still the only superpower in the world in general. It is the well-deserved number one in the world in terms of economy and military. Therefore, many people expected that the United States would occupy the top spot in the global power rankings.
According to reports, the Global Power Ranking ranks 85 countries around the world. Before ranking, "U.S. News and World Report" conducted interviews and questions with nearly 18,000 people in 36 countries around the world, and obtained the scores of each country in five attributes including comprehensive leadership, economic influence, political influence, international alliances and military strength.
finally obtains a comprehensive score based on the average scores of each country on the five attributes, and conducts the final ranking. From this point of view, it is not surprising that China surpassed Russia to rank second in this list. After all, China's economic development currently far exceeds that of Russia, and other aspects are also making continuous progress, so it is expected that China will rank second in terms of overall score.
It is worth mentioning that the results from fourth to tenth place on this list have caused quite a bit of controversy. It is reported that the fourth to tenth places on the list are Germany, the United Kingdom, South Korea, France, Japan, the United Arab Emirates and Israel. Among them, South Korea not only surpassed Japan, but also surpassed France, ranking sixth in the global strength rankings.
After all, France is one of the five permanent members and a traditional European power. Japan is also the world's third largest economy, but both lag behind South Korea in this list. This result surprised many people. But in fact, this result is also traceable. In recent years, the economic development of France and Japan has not been ideal, and a decline in economic influence is inevitable.
In addition, there is another point in the list that has attracted attention, that is, India is not among the top ten. You must know that in recent years, India has been working hard to become a world power, and has made considerable progress in both economic and military aspects. In terms of economy, India's GDP has surpassed that of the UK.
On the military front, relying on its relationship with the United States and Russia, India has also obtained advanced equipment such as the S-400 air defense system, "Rafale" fighter jets and "Apache" helicopters. In the past various global rankings by the US media, India has been able to enter the top 10 regardless of its ranking. This time it has failed to make the list. Indian netizens will definitely be dissatisfied with this.
Moreover, India has always aimed to surpass China and become the largest country in Asia. However, in this list, China ranks second and India falls out of the top ten. India will most likely not admit this result, and may even accuse the list of not being fair, just and transparent.
But in fact, although India has surpassed many countries in economic and military development in recent years, its comprehensive strength still has obvious shortcomings compared with other countries in the top ten on the list. For example, in terms of military affairs, although India has many advanced weapons and equipment, they are all imported from abroad and have a low degree of localization.
In terms of economy, although India's GDP exceeds that of the United Kingdom, its people's living standards have not improved significantly. Therefore, it is not surprising that India has not succeeded in entering the top ten in the global power rankings. Of course, India themselves will not admit their shortcomings. They will only feel that this list is not fair enough.
In fact, although this list is controversial, the overall evaluation and comparison of the comprehensive strength of various countries is relatively objective and reasonable.Of course, a list doesn't mean much. For China, what really matters is not where it ranks on a list, but the tangible results of its development. In the future, China will continue to work hard to develop and move forward to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
