Jerusalem – Israel was ranked the eighth most powerful country in the world, according to the US News and World Report’s power ranking in 2019.
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The power ranking was based on leader, economic influence, political influence, international alliance and a strong military. This ranking was part of a subcategory ranking for the US News’s annual Best Country ranking. Israel received a high ranking because of its strong military, along with its strong political influence and international alliances.
The top nine most powerful countries, according to the report, have not changed since 2018. The United States of America snagged the No. 1 spot because it has the largest economy and biggest military budget in the world, spending more than $610 billion on military hardware and personnel in 2017, according to the report. In 2017, the US also spent slightly more than $35 billion in economic aid and nearly $15 billion in military aid.
Other powerfully ranked countries included Russia, China, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Japan and Saudi Arabia.
Israel was also rated No. 13 in the “Mover” category. These are countries that the World Bank predicts will have the fastest growing economies over the next couple of years. Mostly Middle Eastern and Asian countries dominate this ranking, with the United Arab Emirates in first place, with Singapore following behind in the No. 2 spot.
The country which was ranked best country in the world according to the report was Switzerland, which has held its title since 2017. The ranking was based on the categories of adventure, citizenship, cultural influence, entrepreneurship, heritage, movers, open for business, power and quality of life.
Some 80 countries were ranked in total, while there are 193 United Nations member states.
Minnesota Congresswoman ‘Mullah’ Omar only knows to attack Jews and Israel. She’s from the failed state of Somalis, now in a four way civil war with major starvation, piracy, terrorism. Maybe she should talk about Somalia, not Jews. CONTACT HER OFFICE IN DC or Minneapolis now!
This is not good news since it’s a secular state. It means more chillul Hashem.
This no doubt a result of the new Israeli relationship with Chad. LMFAO.
I ain’t a Zionist. Nevertheless, how can one not be amazed at a Country that goes from 0 to 8th most powerful in such a short time. L’maala min a teva!!
אין המלך, נושע ברב חיל; גבור, לא ינצל ברב כח לא בחיל ולא בכח כי
אם ברוחי אמר ה’ צבאות
The fact that we see that it IS a strong nation doesn’t change the fact that it is a Torah forbidden state.
Israel will be dissolved by the almighty hopefully without any bloodshed and then Moshicah will come.
I’d love to hear Ilhan Omar’s y’s recation to this article! Lol
A strong state should have control over what goes on in it’s capital and holy sites. That’s the next step I would like to see!