Singapore is the only predominantly non-white country to hold the highly coveted triple-A rating from both Standard & Poor's and Moody's

The other triple-A countries, which are predominantly white, are Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Isle of Man, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. By looking at the prices of 5-year credit default swaps, Norway's debt ranks the safest, followed by Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, the Netherlands and Australia.