The index of ignorance

Mistaken beliefs can play a big role in the political choices that countries make.

A crowd in London's Trafalgar Square. Gwynne Dyer argues that a huge popular overestimate of the number of immigrants in Great Britain contributed to the Brexit victory in June.Photo courtesy of David Holt

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

August 10, 2016

LONDON, U.K.—To cut to the chase, the five most ignorant countries are Mexico (a world leader at least in this), India, Brazil, Peru, and New Zealand. And the five best informed are South Korea (take a bow), followed by Ireland, Poland, China, and the United States. Ignorant about what? About the ...

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