Canada Ranks #1 for Best Quality of Life in the World (2018)
- February 16, 2018
- By Cody Battershill
U.S. News & Reports: Canada #1 for Quality of Life!
Alongside placing 2nd on the U.S. News and World Reports list of Best Countries in the World, Canada was also named the number one country in the sub-ranking for Quality of Life! - (see other sub-rankings at bottom)
Top 10 Countries w/ the Best Quality of Life (2018)
#1 – Canada
#2 – Denmark
#3 – Sweden
#4 – Norway
#5 – Australia
#6 - Switzerland
#7 – Finland
#8 – Netherlands
#9 – New Zealand
#10 - Germany
Report’s Methodology
A total of 80 different countries were examined across 75 different metrics to determine the rankings for the Best Countries list.
Roughly 21,100 individuals from 36 different world countries across 4 main regions – Asia, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa and Europe - were surveyed, a majority of whom were informed elites and business decision-makers.
Despite the type of respondent or participant type, every individual response was weighted equally in the results of the report.
The Quality of Life score was determined from a set of nine metrics and had a 17 percent weight on the total score for Best Countries.
- See the Full Report for Best Countries in the World 2018 here.
Canada’s Quality of Life Score
Canada scored top marks in the Quality of Life sub-category, which used the following metrics (along with Canada’s score):
Economic stability – 9.8/10.0
Quality of job market – 10.0/10.0
Affordability – 1.0/10.0
Safety – 10.0/10.0
Political stability – 10.0/10.0
Family-friendly – 8.9/10.0
Quality of public health system – 9.9/10.0
Quality of public education system – 9.9/10.0
Income equality – 6.2/10.0
Overall score – 10.0/10.0
Canada’s Other 2018 World Rankings
Apart from the Best Countries of 2018, Canada scored high in several other sub-rankings much like that for Quality of Life. Those include:
#2 – Most Transparent Countries
#2 – Best Countries to Headquarter a Corporation
#3 – Best Countries for Education
#5 – Best Countries for Raising Kids
#6 – Best Countries for Women
#6 – Best Countries for a Comfortable Retirement
#8 – Best Countries to Start a Business
#9 – Best Countries for Green Living
#10 – Most Forward-Looking Countries
#11 – Best Countries to Travel Alone
#11 – Most Influential Countries
#50 – Best Countries to Study Abroad
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