Canada Versus the World - Canada's The Best Place on Earth

MacLean's Magazine

http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/30/the-best-place-on-earth/

"We're wealthier than Americans, we live longer than the Swedes, we're more industrious than the Germans, we have more lovers than the Italians, we eat better than the French and we have more TVs than the Japanese."

"In so many areas - the economy, health, education, public safety, and living standards - the numbers, it seems, back up what we've always quietly believed deep in our patriotic hearts. Sorry to brag, but it looks like Canada is the best place on earth."

Canada ranks as the best place on earth and we're proud!

Compared with other industrialized countries Canada is the clear winner in many areas. Not only is Canada the world's most diverse and tolerant society but we're a uniquely privileged nation - wealthier, healthier, and happier than practically any other place in the world.

1. Canadians are wealthiest

The median Canadian household has a net worth of US$122,260, versus US$93,100 in the States (After adjusting for currency and purchasing power). A 2008 Haver Analytics report ranks Canada No. 2 among the top industrialized countries in the world, with a financial net worth per household of US$154,100.

1. Highest home ownership rates

Canadians have a higher level of home ownership than the Americans, Japanese, Swedes, Danes, French and Germans. Canadians also live in spacious comfort - 77 per cent of Canadian homes have five or more rooms, more than other nations.

1. Canada will be first to emerge from the recession

A recent Goldman Sachs report predicts that Canada will be among the first industrialized economies to emerge from the recession.

1. Canadians are honest

Corruption, prevalent in other parts of the word, is practically non-existent in Canada. Internationally Canadians are recognized for their honesty and integrity.

1. Highest immigration rates in the world

Canada gave permanent residency to almost 250,000 people in 2009 and has the highest per capita citizenship rates in the world.  Canadians accept newcomers and believe that different groups belong here and that interaction between those groups is a good thing. .

1. Canada has the most educated people in the world.

Canada has the highest level of education with a full 47% of the population proceeding to secondary study compared with 39% in the US, and 30% in UK.

1. The "Most Fit" and "Most Relaxed" in the World

In 2007, Men's Health magazine confirmed Canada is the second-fittest and second most-relaxed country in the world (just behind the Netherlands and Spain). Canadians were ranked as "buffer" than the Americans, and "more laid-back" than the Australians.

1. Canadians are fun

Canadians don't take themselves too seriously, and we are more likely to laugh at ourselves than others.

1. Canadians work harder

Forbes magazine recently ranked Canada as the fourth hardest-working country in the developed world.

1. Healthy Life Expectancy

Canadians live long (average 81.23 years) and enjoy a mostly disability-free life. Canadian healthcare is free and world class!

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