CANADA moved up a notch and is the Number 2 country in the world! It was Number 3 in 2022 and Number 1 for the first time in 2021. The ranking scored the perceptions of 87 countries published by US News & World Report.
Canada was ranked in the top 5 countries in 4 of the 10 sub-categories: Info via CICNews
- For Entrepreneurship, Canada ranked 5th behind the United States (US), Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom (UK)
- For Quality of Life, Canada was ranked 3rd behind Sweden and Norway
- In the Social Purpose* sub-category, Canada ranked 4th behind Sweden, Norway and Finland
- Canada ranked 2nd for Agility** behind the US
Among the 15 different attributes assessed by U.S. News, Canada was ranked in the top seven countries on nine different occasions.
- 2nd best country to start a career
- 4th best country for education
- 7th best country for studying abroad
- 7th best country for raising kids
- 2nd best country for racial equality
- 6th best country for women
- 6th best country for comfortable retirement
- 6th most transparent country
- 2nd best country to headquarter a corporation
Switzerland has retained its top spot in U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Countries rankings, marking the second year in a row and the sixth time overall the central European nation has placed Number 1.
Sweden, Australia, USA, Japan, Germany, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Norway, France, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Singapore, Spain, Blegium, UAE and China round out the Top 20.
These Are the 10 Best Countries in the World, According to U.S. News & World Report:
- Switzerland
- Canada
- Sweden
- Australia
- United States
- Japan
- Germany
- New Zealand
- United Kingdom
- Netherlands
These Are the 10 Lowest-Ranked Countries in the World, According to U.S. News & World Report:
78. Cameroon
79. Algeria
80. Myanmar
81. Honduras
82. Serbia
83. Uzbekistan
84. Kazakhstan
85. Lebanon
86. Belarus
87. Iran
Through a survey of over 17,000 people from 36 countries including business leaders, middle-class or higher college-educated individuals and “nationally representative” citizens of each country – the following 10 sub-categories were analyzed by U.S. News before these countries were ranked:
- Entrepreneurship
- Quality of Life
- Social Purpose
- Cultural Influence
- Open for Business
- Adventure
- Power
- Heritage
- Agility
- Movers
To learn more about how the 2023 Best Countries rankings were formed, read their methodology
See the complete rankings at USNews/Best Countries
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