Canada and Switzerland ranked as best countries in the world

[Tennis]

http://globalnews.ca/news/3293192/ca...nkings-survey/

For a second year in a row, the Great White North was ranked second in the annual “Best Countries” survey from the U.S. News & World Report, in conjunction with Young & Rubicam BAV Consulting and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Switzerland edged out Canada for the number one ranking, scoring a perfect 10 while Canada took in 9.7 in overall scoring.

The survey evaluated 80 countries in a variety of categories including economic influence, citizenship and quality of life. The survey was conducted after the U.S. election and more than 21,000 people participated in the second annual survey.


“We wanted to capture how tumultuous political change can affect a country’s perceived standing in the world,” said Brian Kelly, editor and chief content officer of U.S. News, in a statement. “Similar to what we have done with hospitals, universities and other institutions, the Best Countries portal pairs fact-based metrics with storytelling to help citizens, business leaders and governments better evaluate their countries and make sense of a range of important global issues.”

Switzerland made its debut in the number one spot, knocking last year’s best country Germany down to number four on the list.

Canada ranked first in the “Quality of Life” category, scoring a perfect 10 based on a variety of sub-factors including politics, economy and health care.

The report cited Canada as being a “high-tech industrial society with a high standard of living.”

“Trade agreements in the 1980s and 1990s dramatically bolstered trade with the U.S., and now the two counties are each other’s largest trading partner,” reads a summary of Canada’s ranking. While the service sector is Canada’s biggest economic driver, the country is a significant exporter of energy, food and minerals. Canada ranks third in the world in proven oil reserves and is the world’s fifth-largest oil producer.”

The United Kingdom was again named the third best country even post-Brexit. Germany slipped to number four on the list after dipping in “three important categories: open for business, citizenship and quality of life.”


“The nation was rocked by a range of events – from growing public anxiety over an influx of refugees to a string of deadly terror attacks,” the report reads.

Rounding out the top five this year was Japan. The country moved up two spots on the ranking list from the inaugural survey. Japan excelled well in categories such as “entrepreneurship” and “cultural influence.”

Interesting survey. A bit off with the order of the top 2 countries but otherwise, a lot we can agree on.

[ranzino]

Germany slipped to number four on the list after dipping in “three important categories: open for business, citizenship and quality of life.”

What issues does the survey have with our citizenship ? we do not dish it out like candies and never did.

And what did Switzerland to earn the top spot ? Or was just anybody else worser than a year ago and they just hold their niveau ?

[jackofwind]

West Coast Best Coast
World Canada British Columbia

[Deleted]

i say it depends on the metrics

if we ranked countries according to the amount of useless shitposting coming out of their borders you would single handedly make canada 1st one

[Independent voter]

He don't look that happy.

[Tennis]

West Coast Best Coast
World Canada British Columbia

West coast is okay to visit.

[jackofwind]

West coast is okay to visit.

Routinely ranked as the best place to live in Canada

[kail]

He don't look that happy.

Looks can be deceiving.

[kasuke06]

...21,000 votes total?

Yeah... that's not a horrifyingly skewed result. 21,000 votes to determine the best country in the world? that's a rounding error.

[Tennis]

Routinely ranked as the best place to live in Canada

Toronto is the best. By far.

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...21,000 votes total?

Yeah... that's not a horrifyingly skewed result. 21,000 votes to determine the best country in the world? that's a rounding error.

Prove it. Through statistics theory.

[Rakoth]

I have veyr fond memories of going out as a kid and shoveling everyone's car out of the snow. Some poeple would even tip me. It was a great afternoon with my brothers, we would throw snow at each other and dig folks out.

I miss those days. Simpler days.

[kasuke06]

Toronto is the best. By far.

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Prove it. Through statistics theory.

there are 7 billion people on the planet(rounding down from 7.125 billion) your "vote" includes 3% of 1% of 1% of 7 billion to decide the entire world. get out of your bubble lefty, it's a big scary world, but you might learn something new.

[ranzino]

America First- Switzerland second ?

[Adolecent]

http://globalnews.ca/news/3293192/ca...nkings-survey/

fake news...


[Infracted]

[zenkai]

It's so good even our illegal immigrants are fleeing to there.

[Tennis]

Great! Let's base these things on asking random people.

This is how surveys and statistics works bud. Wake up.

[Kapadons]

Sweet. Need a large portion of people to move to Canada. Preferably from the US

[Deleted]

Canada is great.

If only the canadians weren't constantly coming to forums bragging about how great canada is.

[Deleted]

Sweet. Need a large portion of people to move to Canada. Preferably from the US

the average iq would drop significantly

[Redroniksre]

Toronto is the best. By far.

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Prove it. Through statistics theory.

Toronto?! Are you kidding me i have heard people leave from there because of high rent prices. Also one time i went there for a date and watched as these two guys (Most likely on something) danced and then a mentally handicapped old lady went over and ripped the license plate off one of their bikes, then hid it somewhere else.