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Sweden ranks number one in gender equality in the world according to the World Economic Forum.

Global Gender Gap

1. Sweden
2. Norway
3. Finland
4. Iceland
5. Germany
6. Philippines
7. N. Zealand
8. Denmark
9. UK
10. Ireland
22. U.S.
35. Israel
49. Russian Federation
63. China
70. France
77. Italy
98. India
115. Yemen

At the same time, the Economist drops its usual projections yearbook, naming Sweden the most democratic nation while listing several of the world’s larger nations / economies as de facto flawed. Flawed democracies include Italy, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, Israel and India.

Democracy Index

1. Sweden
2. Iceland
3. Netherlands
4. Norway
5. Denmark
17. U.S.
20. Japan
23. U.K.
24. France
29. South Africa
34. Italy
35. India
42. Brazil
102. Russia
112. Iraq
138. China
167. North Korea

Also note how The Local and their ideological allies try to taint the result with various fantasy comparisons. They do inadvertently bring up an interesting point though. If Sweden was indeed lambasted by the Economist a few years ago, their sudden change of heart could just as well be engineered to coincide with the results of the elections. I.e. the usual Anglo-American switcheroo that occurs when a friendly government enters office anywhere in the world.