Lithuania ranks 55th among 139 countries by travel and tourism competitiveness and is the 1st for the quality of health and hygiene, the World Economic Forum has announced on 7 March in the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2011.
According to the report Lithuania and Hong Kong ranked on the top for the quality of their health and hygiene, as well as such criteria like high levels of access to clean drinking water and sanitation and good health infrastructure.
Estonia moved up by two places, to 25th place (from 27th in 2009), Latvia went down by three places to rank 51st (from 48th in 2009). Poland overtook Lithuania after moving up to the 51st position, from 58th in 2009.
I would like to get the news letter tnx
I read somewhere that 17% of Lithuanians do not have flush toilets. I have been to a couple of hospitals in Vilnius. Ranked on top? Who is getting paid how much to prepare that ranking?
1st??? Unbelievable!