Canada Has Officially Ranked #1 In The World For Best Quality Of Life
Having a well-developed public health system, politically stable and Being safe drove Canada’s quality of life ranking to the top of the Best Countries 2020 list.
Out of the countries surveyed, Canada ranked number one overall for being politically stable, number two for having a good job market, and number four for having a well-developed public education system. Global citizens also ranked Canada high for having a well-developed public health system.
The 2020 Best Countries rankings were conducted by U.S. News & World Report. A total of 20,548 people from 36 countries were surveyed on their perceptions of 73 countries. Countries were assessed in nine different categories that were weighted to produce an overall score:
- Quality of Life
- Entrepreneurship
- Adventure
- Citizenship
- Cultural Influence
- Heritage
- Movers
- Open for Business
- Power
In the “Open for Business” category, Canada finished third behind Luxembourg and Switzerland. This category is for countries that are perceived to be “business-friendly”. Countries were assessed based on their level of bureaucracy, manufacturing costs, corruption, tax environment and government practices. Canada ranked high for scoring zero out of 10 for perceived level of corruption and a perfect “10” for transparent government.
For the fifth year in a row, people from around the world named Canada as the top country for quality of life.