Sometimes they mean simply that each country should produce what it can produce best in comparison with other countries. (religion-online.org)
Figure 1 shows the slippage that occurs over time in comparison with other countries participating in the TIMSS math and science testing. (educationnext.org)
Mr Laws called for «realistic comparisons with other countries, based on evidence rather than bogus claims about the latest performance data, which are based often on a partisan assessment». (bbc.co.uk)