How We Rate

S&P ratings for countries and U.S. states were listed in today’s NY Times. Here’s what I noticed:

California was given an A-. Rank: 50^th out of 50 states.

California rates at the same level as:

Poland

Libya

Estonia

California rates slightly lower than:

Botswana

Czech Republic

Israel

South Korea

California rates slightly higher than:

Thailand

South Africa

Greece

Bahamas

States closest to California at the bottom of the list are:

Illinois

Arizona

Kentucky

Louisiana

Michigan

Countries with the lowest ratings:

Ukraine

Pakistan

Argentina

Lebanon

Kenya

Georgia

Dominican Republic