Canada is the second best country in the world to live in! This is according to the findings of the 2018 Best Countries report, a rankings and analysis project by U.S. News & World Report, Y&R's BAV Group and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Canada ranked highest in the “quality of life” category while also performing well in the citizenship, open for business, and entrepreneurship sub sections.
80 different countries were evaluated as part of the report, with over 21,000 respondents from around the world asked to assign country attributes to specific nations. Examples of country attributes include, words and phrases like “culturally accessible” or “educated population” that respondents would then assign to a country.
The 65 country attributes were then compiled into nine separate sub-rankings used to mete out which countries are the best, at least according to public perception.
Here are the 2018 Best Countries Rankings:
Overall: Canada placed 2nd
1. Switzerland
2. Canada
3. Germany
4. United Kingdom
5. Japan
6. Sweden
7. Australia
8. United States
9. France
10. Netherlands
To Headquarter a Corporation: Canada placed 2nd
1. Switzerland
2. Canada
3. Luxembourg
For Education: Canada placed 3rd
1. United Kingdom
2. United States
3. Canada
Source: US News, CBC