shockedcanadian
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One spot behind the U.S. I find this optimistic considering the level of increased homelessness and people unable to eat or pay their mortgages or rent.
The police state in Canada sunk our nation decades ago, global competition and the need for a meritocracy which runs contrary to the unimpressive police state, thus hampering our innovation just exposed us.
www.ctvnews.ca
Canada has dropped to 19th on a new best countries ranking list, one position behind the U.S.
The results, U.S. News Best Countries ranking, appears dramatic when compared with Canada’s previous placements – fourth in 2024 and second in 2023 – but the rankings themselves have changed significantly, according to U.S. News.
Rather than relying primarily on perception surveys, the new model evaluates countries using 100 statistical indicators grouped into eight broader categories to evaluate 100 countries.
The measures draw on data provided by international organizations such as the United Nations and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
“There’s been a lot of significant movement compared to past years and we would certainly encourage people not to compare them,” U.S. News & World Report managing editor Eric Litke said in a Zoom interview with CTVNews.ca Tuesday.
Litke says Canada’s shift should not be viewed as a decline. “We built the methodology from the ground up this year.”
Litke described the shift as moving from “reputation to reality.”
“The idea is to give stakeholders across the board the ability to see where countries are actually at - essentially creating a national progress report,” he said.
The results reveal where Canada continues to perform well and where the nation needs to fill the cracks.
The police state in Canada sunk our nation decades ago, global competition and the need for a meritocracy which runs contrary to the unimpressive police state, thus hampering our innovation just exposed us.
Canada dropped in the world’s best countries list. Here’s what the data says
Canada has long been a fixture near the top of the global “best countries” lists. But in a newly redesigned U.S. News "Best Countries" rankings, Canada now sits at 19th overall – one position behind the U.S. at 18th.
www.ctvnews.ca
Canada has dropped to 19th on a new best countries ranking list, one position behind the U.S.
The results, U.S. News Best Countries ranking, appears dramatic when compared with Canada’s previous placements – fourth in 2024 and second in 2023 – but the rankings themselves have changed significantly, according to U.S. News.
Rather than relying primarily on perception surveys, the new model evaluates countries using 100 statistical indicators grouped into eight broader categories to evaluate 100 countries.
The measures draw on data provided by international organizations such as the United Nations and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
“There’s been a lot of significant movement compared to past years and we would certainly encourage people not to compare them,” U.S. News & World Report managing editor Eric Litke said in a Zoom interview with CTVNews.ca Tuesday.
Litke says Canada’s shift should not be viewed as a decline. “We built the methodology from the ground up this year.”
Litke described the shift as moving from “reputation to reality.”
“The idea is to give stakeholders across the board the ability to see where countries are actually at - essentially creating a national progress report,” he said.
The results reveal where Canada continues to perform well and where the nation needs to fill the cracks.
