India most ignorant country in world: survey

LONDON, March 18 (NNI): India has topped the list of most ignorant countries in a survey carried out by Ipsos MORI, which includes information from 27,250 interviews of people aged 16 to 64 carried out between September and November, the Independent reported on Saturday.

Ipsos MORI surveyed people from 40 countries, with between 500 and 1,000 people surveyed in each.

Multiple questions were posed before participants; 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.

A list of top ten ignorant countries in the world includes India, China, Taiwan, South Africa, United States of America (USA), Brazil, Thailand, Singapore, Turkey and Indonesia. NNI