International rankings of Canada
healthcare services and foreign direct investment
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International rankings
Worldwide rankings
Note: Below each survey uses a limited number of countries/region's for its assessments, see "Measurement(s)" for number variables.
Organization | Survey | Rank | Value | Measurement(s)/Notes | Year |
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OECD | Tertiary education[1][2] | 1 | - | Based on those 25- to 64-year-olds having completed tertiary education of G7 countries | 2022 |
Asher & Lyric | LGBTQ+ Danger Index [3][4] | 1 | - | Measures the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, 2-spirit and intersex (LGBTQ2I) people in 203 countries. Note: Canada ranked second in the Gay Travel Index chart in 2023,[5] and sixth in the Equaldex Equality Index in 2023.[6] | 2023 |
U.S. News & World Report | Best Countries report[7] | 2 | 99.3/ 100 | Measures adventure, agility, cultural Influence, entrepreneurship, heritage, political and individual freedom, social purpose and quality of life in the 80 most developed countries | 2023 |
Anholt-Ipsos | Nation branding[8] | 3 | 70.32/ 100 | Measures national competence, governance, immigration and investment, people; exports, tourism and culture in the 50 most developed countries | 2022 |
Fund for Peace | Fragile States Index[9] | 3 | - | Measures risk and vulnerability of individuals of 179 countries | 2022 |
U.S. News & World Report | Agility[10] | 3 | 94.1/ 100 | Measures Individuals, businesses and governments adaptability to change in the 80 most developed countries | 2022 |
The Conference Board of Canada
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Old-age standard of living[11] | 3 | Score of "A" - range A to D | Measures standard of living for the elderly in the 15 most developed countries. Note: "Poverty among the elderly in Canada is at 6.7 per cent, much lower than for children or the working-age population." | 2018 |
U.S. News & World Report | Best Countries for Education[12] | 4 | - | Measures quality of education in the 80 most developed countries | 2022 |
State of World Liberty Project | State of World Liberty Index[13] | 4 | Top 5% | Degree of economic and personal freedoms of 183 countries | 2021 |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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OECD Better Life Index[14] | 4 | - | Measures wellbeing, environmental quality, quality of public services and security of the 36 most developed countries: | 2020 |
International Comparisons (OECD) | Social justice[15] | 4 | 7.1 / 10 | Arithmetic average of individual indicators of a "Just society" of the 40 most developed countries: | 2020 |
U.S. News & World Report | Social Purpose[16] | 5 | - | Measures social progressiveness, inclusiveness and committed to social justice in the 80 most developed countries | 2022 |
The Economist | Democracy Index[17]
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5 | 9.24 / 10 (Full democracy) | Measures pluralism, civil liberties and political culture of 167 countries | 2020 |
United Nations | Good Country Index[15] | 6 | - | Measure how much each country contributes to the planet and to the human race, relative to its size (measured in GDP) of 125 countries | 2020 |
Social Progress Imperative | Social Progress Index[18] | 6 | 91.41/ 100 - Tier 1 of 6 | Measures well-being of a society of 132 countries | 2021 |
The Economist | Global Food Security Index[19] | 7 | 79.1/ 100 | Measures food affordability, availability, quality, safety, sustainability and adaptation of 109 countries | 2022 |
The Heritage Foundation | Index of Economic Freedom[20] | 9 | 77.9 / 100 | Based on the rule of law, government size, regulatory efficiency and open markets of 178 countries | 2021 |
Institute for Economics and Peace | Global Peace Index[21] | 11 | - | Measures overall peacefulness of 162 countries | 2023 |
Transparency International | Corruption Perceptions Index [22] | 11 | 77 / 100 | Based on public sector corruption of 175 countries & territories | 2021 |
Travel Safe - Abroad | Safest countries Index[23] | 12 | 88 / 100 | Measures public safety based on the number of incidents including mugging, drugs, violent crimes, bribery, property crimes, stolen vehicles, religion, and racial tolerance of 163 countries | 2022 |
Theglobaleconomy.com | Public services index[24] | 12 | - | Measures quality of public services of 177 countries
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2022 |
International Institute for Management Development | Most competitive economies[25] | 13 | - | Economic indicators such as gross domestic product (GDP), unemployment and healthcare / education of the 67 most developed countries | 2019 |
Reporters Without Borders | Press Freedom Index[26] | 14 | - | Level of freedom available to journalists of 180 countries | 2021 |
World Economic Forum | Global Competitiveness Index[27]
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14 | 79.6 / 100 | Measures level of prosperity of citizens of 144 economies | 2019 |
Legatum | Prosperity Index[28] | 15 | 78.99/ 100 | Measures wealth, economic growth, education, health, personal well-being, and quality of life of 167 countries | 2021 |
UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network | World Happiness Report[29] | 15 | 6.9 / 10 | Based on (quality of) life factors of 156 countries | 2024 |
United Nations Development Programme | Human Development Index[30] | 15 | - | Based on life expectancy, education, and per capita income of 187 countries. Note: Norway has been ranked the highest sixteen times, Canada eight times, Japan and Iceland twice and Switzerland once. See Human Development Index#Past top countries | 2022 |
World Intellectual Property Organization | Global Innovation Index[31] | 15 | - | Measures success in innovation of 143 countries | 2021 |
World Population Foundation | Best Countries To Live[32] | 16 | 0.929 / 1.0 | Measures equality among genders, literacy, average life expectancy, and financial stability of 146 countries | 2022 |
Georgetown University | Women, Peace and Security Index[33] | 17 | 0.885/ 1.0 | Measures women’s well-being—inclusion (economic, social, political); justice (formal laws and informal discrimination); and security (at the family, community, and societal levels) | 2023 |
World Economic Forum | Global Gender Gap Report[34] | 19 | 0.772 /0-1 | Measures gender equality of 142 countries | 2020 |
Yale and Columbia Universities | Environmental Performance Index.[35] | 20 | 71/100 | Environmental performance of 178 countries | 2020 |
World Bank | Ease of doing business index[36] | 23 | 79.14 /100 Very Easy |
Regulatory environment of 189 countries | 2021 |
Freedom assessments
The freedom indices produced by several non-governmental organizations publishes assessments of political rights and civil liberties for countries around the world.[37]
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Country ratings from Freedom in the World 2021 by Freedom House
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Press freedom in 2023, according to Reporters Without Borders
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The Economist Democracy Index in 2022 by the Economist Intelligence Unit
Index | Scale | ||||||||||||||
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Freedom in the World | free | partly free | not free | ||||||||||||
Index of Economic Freedom | free | mostly free | moderately free | mostly unfree | repressed | ||||||||||
World Press Freedom Index | good | satisfactory | problematic | difficult | very serious | ||||||||||
The Economist Democracy Index | full democracy | flawed democracy | hybrid regime | — | authoritarian |
Lowest rankings of the most developed countries
A developed country (or industrialized country) has a high quality of life, developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations.[38] Note: Below each survey uses a limited number of countries for its assessment, see "Notes" for country number variables.
Organization | Survey | Rank | Notes | Measurement(s) | Year |
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OECD | Nominal house prices[39] | 1 | Most unaffordable housing of the 38 most developed countries
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Comparing average home prices to average incomes. See also Lists of countries by GDP per capita | 2022 |
Rewheel | Most expensive wireless costs[40] | 1 | 4G and 5G prices of the 50 most developed countries | Measures wireless costs | 2021 |
OECD | Lowest amount of acute care beds[41] | 1 | Comparing the healthcare systems of the 9 most developed countries | Measures acute care beds per capita | 2021 |
International Energy Agency | Fuel-inefficient vehicles[42] | 1 | Ranked against the 53 most developed countries | Measures the fuel economy of private cars from 2005 to 2017 | 2019 |
Commonwealth Fund | Worst healthcare system[43] | 2 | Comparing the healthcare systems of the 11 most developed countries, Canada ranked 10th - second -to-last. | Measures access to care, care process, administrative efficiency, equity, and health care outcomes | 2021 |
University of Calgary | Worst corporate tax system[44] | 2 | Ranked against the 94 most developed countries | Measures openness to foreign direct investment | 2020 |
Maps of indices
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Better Life Index2020
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Good Country Index 2020
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Global Peace Index 2022
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2020 Legatum Prosperity Index.
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Income inequalityGini index2020
See also
- Canadian values
- Censorship in Canada
- Economy of Canada
- Freedom of expression in Canada
- Freedom of religion in Canada
- Healthcare in Canada
- Human rights in Canada
- LGBT rights in Canada
- Women's rights in Canada
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Further reading
- Alexander Cooley; Jack Snyder, eds. (30 April 2015). Ranking the World. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-09813-8.
- Leopold Ringel; Wendy Espeland; Michael Sauder; Tobias Werron, eds. (22 July 2021). Worlds of Rankings. Emerald Group Publishing. OCLC 1259592387.
- Judith G. Kelley; Beth A. Simmons, eds. (19 March 2020). The Power of Global Performance Indicators. Cambridge University Press. pp. 236–. ISBN 978-1-108-48720-7.
- OECD (19 December 2017). OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Canada 2017. OECD Publishing. OCLC 1076681500.
- OECD (11 March 2021). OECD Economic Surveys: Canada 2021. OECD Publishing. OCLC 1252064553.
- OECD; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2018). Gender Equality in Canada: Mainstreaming, Governance and Budgeting. OECD. OCLC 1047619017.
External links
- International Rankings (Canada) - The Conference Board of Canada
- Global Benchmarking Database - University of Warwick
- Canada international rankings - Rankedex
- Country rankingss - TheGlobalEconomy.com
- Canada profile - OECD
- Catalogue of Indices 2016 - Global Observatory