Lahore (Web Desk): India has ranked first in the list of most ignorant countries according to a survey carried out by Ipsos MORI, UK-based market research company, which includes information from 27,250 interviews of people aged 16 to 64 carried out between September and November, the Independent reported on Saturday.
The research company surveyed people from 40 countries, with between 500 and 1,000 people surveyed in each.
According to the Independent, respondents were asked multiple questions including their country population, healthcare spending and home ownership. The findings were then collated to create the index.
Wealth seemed to have less bearing on outcomes than one might expect. USA, one of the richest has been ranked one of the most ignorant below many developed countries.
Here is the list of top 10 ignorant countries in the world:
1. India
2. China
3. Taiwan
4. South Africa
5. USA
6. Brazil
7. Thailand
8. Singapore
9. Turkey
10. Indonesia