Actually it&#x27;s not as absolute in any case.<p>&quot;Greatest&quot; in what sense? Isn&#x27;t that a value judgement (but without any qualifying arguments)?<p>If we just talk about numbers, then it&#x27;s not best in many categories, not even financial ones. Heck, not even in infant mortality (57 other countries fare better).<p>As for quality of life and actual democracy (as opposed to two parties alternating in power forever and a crazy vote transfer system - gerrymandering), there are several candidates far better in one or the other, and some even in both terms. Switzerland, for one.<p>Maybe we should just call it &quot;the country with the biggest idea for itself&quot;.