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Last Updated on February 12, 2022

When it comes to national pride, we’re number one! According to MSNBC, the United States placed first in a survey of patriotism among 34 countries.

America ranked highest overall in five categories: pride in its democracy, political influence, economy, science and military.

Venezuela came in a close second, and Ireland, South Africa and Australia round out the top five.

It’s also interesting to note that researchers have theorized that three Asian countries — Japan, Taiwan and Korea — ranked lower on the list because it is considered “bad luck and poor manners” to be boastful.

I guess that means that we’re a generally ill-mannered nation. But then, that could be a whole post unto itself!

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Patrick is a Christian with more than 30 years experience in professional writing, producing and marketing. His professional background also includes social media, reporting for broadcast television and the web, directing, videography and photography. He enjoys getting to know people over coffee and spending time with his dog.

3 Comments

  • This is so true! I was watching the fireworks Tuesday night from the hospital parking lot where I work and a fellow employee (who happens to be Canadian) walks up and goes “you guys sure do like to celebrate July 4th”. Well…yeah! We fought hard for our freedoms and are fighting hard still overseas. Everyday is a battle to preserve the rights of our freedom, not only from foreign but domestic attacks as well. So yeah…Happy Birthday America. Stand Proud!

  • Hello, Kelvin. Welcome to the blog.

    According to the master list, New Zealand ranks eighth on the list. You can see the University of Chicago’s official press release here, and from that page you’ll be able to download a .pdf file of the actual report. (Look towards the right side of the webpage for the link.)

  • Hello from down under in New Zealand. I was surfing the blog world when your blog popped up. Interesting reading. Just as a matter of interest, where did NZ rate ???

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