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Canada ranks #2 in 2023 Best Countries

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Canada has been qualified as one of the best countries in the world by multiple polls. According to the most recent one, the U.S. News & World Report “2023 Best Countries” published on September 6, 2023, Canada has been recognized the 2nd-best country out of 87 to live in 2023 (up from #3 in 2022). 

Canada’s overall ranking

With an Overall Ranking of 99.3, Canada has achieved the following individual rankings:

Category Attributes Rank #
Adventure
  • friendly
  • fun, good for tourism
  • pleasant climate
  • scenic
  • sexy 
 20
Agility
  • adaptable
  • dynamic
  • modern
  • progressive
  • responsive
 2
Cultural influence
  • culturally significant in terms of entertainment
  • fashionable
  • happy
  • has an influential culture
  • has strong consumer brands
  • modern
  • prestigious
  • trendy
 15
Entrepreneurship
  • connected to the rest of the world
  • educated population
  • entrepreneurial
  • innovative
  • provides easy access to capital
  • skilled labour force
  • technological expertise
  • transparent business practices
  • well-developed digital infrastructure
  • well-developed infrastructure
  • well-developed legal framework
 5
Heritage
  • culturally accessible
  • has a rich history
  • has great food
  • many cultural attractions
  • many geographical attractions
 28
Movers
  • different
  • distinctive
  • dynamic
  • unique
  57
Open for business
  • cheap manufacturing costs
  • favourable tax environment
  • non bureaucratic
  • not corrupt
  • transparent government practices 
 11
Power
  • a leader
  • economically influential
  • has strong exports
  • politically influential
  • strong educational alliances
  • strong military
 13
Quality of life
  • a good job market
  • affordable
  • economically stable
  • family-friendly
  • income equality
  • politically stable
  • safe
  • well-developed public education system
  • well-developed public health system
  3
Social purpose 
  • cares about animal rights;
  • cares about human rights
  • cares about environment
  • committed to climate goals
  • committed to social justice
  • gender equality
  • racial equity
  • religious freedom
  • respects property rights
  • trustworthy
  • well-distributed political power
 4

The highest rankings

Canada scored the highest in the following attributes:

Attributes Rank
happy  79.0
modern 97.6
connected to the rest of the world 95.5
educated population  96.4
entrepreneurial 77.4
transparent business practices  85.0
well -developed digital infrastructure 72.1
well-developed infrastructure 89.9
well-developed legal framework 92.8
culturally accessible 77.2
many geographical attractions 70.4
non bureaucratic 87.8
not corrupt 100.0
transparent government practices  75.0
economically influential 83.5
strong educational alliances 73.7
a good job market 98.4
economically stable 98.2
family-friendly 98.5
politically stable  91.8
safe 93.2
well-developed public education system 88.7
well-developed public health system   91.2
cares about animal rights 75.4
cares about human rights  98.7
cares about environment 88.8
committed to climate goals  79.4
committed to social justice 73.5
gender equality 91.4
racial equity 100.00
religious freedom 100.00
respects property rights 87.4
trustworthy 90.5
well-distributed political power 89.9

20 Best Countries in the world

The best 20 countries in the world are:

Country Overall Score
Switzerland 100.0
Canada 99.3
Sweden 98.9
Australia 97.6
USA  96.4
Japan 95.1
Germany 94.8
New Zealand 92.6
UK  92.4
Netherlands 90.2
Norway 89.6
France 88.2
Denmark 88.2
Finland 87.8
Italy 82.0
Singapore 81.9
Spain 79.5
Belgium 77.1
United Arab Emirates 76.8
China 76.1

  
Source: Canada – Rankings, News | U.S. News Best Countries (usnews.com)