Canada

https://www.humantruth.info/canada.html

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

Canada
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	12th best
Capital	Ottawa
Land Area	9 093 510km²₁
Location	North America, The Americas
Population	37.1m₂
Life Expectancy	82.66yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$46 808 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	CA, CAN, 124₅
Internet Domain	.ca₆
Currency	Dollar (CAD)₇
Telephone	+1₈

1. Overview

#UK #USA

“A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically, the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the south across the world's longest unfortified border. Canada faces the political challenges of meeting public demands for quality improvements in health care, education, social services, and economic competitiveness, as well as responding to the particular concerns of predominantly francophone Quebec. Canada also aims to develop its diverse energy resources while maintaining its commitment to the environment.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Canada is more than its hulking mountain, craggy-coast good looks: it also cooks extraordinary meals, rocks cool culture and unfurls wild, moosespotting road trips. The globe´s second-biggest country has an endless variety of landscapes. Sky-high mountains, glinting glaciers, spectral rainforests and remote beaches are all here, spread across six times zones. It´s the backdrop for plenty of ah-inspiring moments - and for a big provincial menagerie. That´s big as in polar bears, grizzly bears, whales and, everyone´s favorite, moose.
The arts are an integral part of Canada´s cultural landscape, from the International Fringe Theater Festival in Edmonton to mega museums such as Ottawa´s National Gallery. Montreal´s Jazz Festival and Toronto´s starstudded Film Festival draw global crowds.
Sip a café au lait and tear into a flaky croissant at a sidewalk bistro in Montréal; head to an Asian night market and slurp noodles in Vancouver; join a wild-fiddling Celtic party on Cape Breton Island; kayak between rainforest-cloaked aboriginal villages on Haida Gwaii: Canada is incredibly diverse across its breadth and within its cities. You´ll hear it in the music, see it in the arts and taste it in the cuisine.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Canada National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better Value₁₁
1	Switzerland	0.962
2	Norway	0.961
3	Iceland	0.959
	...
12	Singapore	0.939
13=	Belgium	0.937
13=	New Zealand	0.937
15	Canada	0.936
16	Liechtenstein	0.935
17	Luxembourg	0.930
18	UK	0.929
19=	S. Korea	0.925
	The Americas Avg	0.75
	World Avg	0.72
q=191.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $₁₁
1	Liechtenstein	$146 830
2	Singapore	$90 919
3	Qatar	$87 134
	...
21	Andorra	$51 167
22	Finland	$49 452
23	Australia	$49 238
24	Canada	$46 808
25	Saudi Arabia	$46 112
26	France	$45 937
27	UK	$45 225
28	S. Korea	$44 501
	The Americas Avg	$16 628
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₂
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₂
1	Denmark	27.4
2	Norway	27.6
3	Sweden	30.4
	...
9	Switzerland	35.9
10	UK	36.4
11	Austria	36.5
12	Canada	37.1
13	Ireland	37.1
14	Germany	38.0
15	Belgium	38.3
16	France	39.3
	The Americas Avg	81.5
	World Avg	89.7
q=198.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Canada's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen

Population:

Canada's population is predicted to rise to 39.85 million by 2030. This rise is despite a low fertility rate, meaning, that this country is helping to alleviate problems with growing population in neighbouring countries by accepting immigrants, very likely as a requirement of maintaining an active workforce. This country has a fertility rate of 1.33. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.₁₃

Population₂
Pos.		2018 Population₂
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
	...
36	Iraq	38.4m
37	Poland	37.9m
38	Afghanistan	37.2m
39	Canada	37.1m
40	Morocco	36.0m
41	Saudi Arabia	33.7m
42	Uzbekistan	32.5m
43	Peru	32.0m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy Higher is better₁₁
Pos.		2021 Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
12	Italy	82.9
13	Singapore	82.8
14	Iceland	82.7
15	Canada	82.7
16	Luxembourg	82.6
17	France	82.5
18	New Zealand	82.5
19	Israel	82.3
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₁₄
Pos.		2022₁₄
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
113	Bosnia & Herzegovina	1.35
114	Jamaica	1.34
115	Micronesia	2.67
116	Canada	1.33
117	Marshall Islands	2.67
118=	Mauritius	1.32
118=	Finland	1.32
120	Thailand	1.32
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better₁₅
Pos.		2016 Per 100₁₅
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3=	Chad	04.7
	...
168	Estonia	37.9
169	Belgium	38.1
170	Switzerland	38.3
171	Canada	38.5
172	Croatia	39.7
173	Malta	39.9
174=	France	40.5
174=	Austria	40.5
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants₁₆
Pos.		2017 %₁₆
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
20	Israel	23.6%
21	Palau	23.0%
22	New Zealand	22.7%
23	Canada	21.5%
24	Kazakhstan	20.0%
25	Austria	19.0%
26	Sweden	17.6%
27	Equatorial Guinea	17.5%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants₁₇
Pos.		2010 %₁₇
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
131	Peru	3.7%
132	Czechia	3.6%
133	Mauritania	3.5%
134	Canada	3.5%
135	Algeria	3.4%
136	Sweden	3.4%
137	Ghana	3.4%
138	Nepal	3.3%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#canada #canada_freedom #equality #freedom #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #tolerance

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)₁₈
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₈
1	Sweden	8.5
2	Denmark	13.5
3	Norway	13.5
4	Netherlands	14.5
5	New Zealand	16.0
6	Iceland	18.3
7	Canada	19.5
8	Austria	20.6
9	Luxembourg	21.6
10	Finland	22.1
	The Americas Avg	71.8
	World Avg	87.8
q=200.

When it comes to ensuring human rights and freedom, Canada leads the world, setting excellent examples. Canada does the best when it comes to its average Freedom in the World rating. It does the second-best for eliminating modern slavery₁₉. It comes in the best 20 in commentary in Human Rights Watch reports₂₀ (one of the highest in The Americas), the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators)₂₁ (the lowest in The Americas), supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms₂₂ (one of the best in The Americas), its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice₂₃ (amongst the lowest in The Americas) and in opposing gender inequality₂₄ (the lowest in The Americas). And finally, it does better than average in LGBT equality₂₅, supporting press freedom₂₆ (one of the best in The Americas), its nominal commitment to Human Rights₂₇ and in freethought₂₈. Canada actively seeks to protect human rights at home and internationally, and has developed a culture that is tolerant, where it is frowned upon to behave in a prejudiced manner. Although Human Rights Watch does have some criticism when it comes to protecting the rights of Indigenous peoples and the placement of children in immigration detention₂₉.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

Human Rights and Freedom in Canada

5. Canada's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #canada #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines

Compared to The Americas (2025)₃₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₀
1	St Martin	67.5
2	Antigua & Barbuda	74.9
3	Grenada	77.3
	...
12=	USA	89.9
13	St Kitts & Nevis	90.8
14=	Panama	90.9
15	Canada	92.6
16	Honduras	92.8
17	St Vincent & Grenadines	92.9
18=	Belize	93.1
18=	Paraguay	93.1
20	Dominica	93.2
	The Americas Avg	92.7
q=36.

Health (2025)₃₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₀
1	Monaco	13.0
2	Maldives	41.7
3	Sri Lanka	43.1
	...
87	Rwanda	92.3
88	Pakistan	92.4
89=	Estonia	92.6
89=	Canada	92.6
91	Honduras	92.8
92	St Vincent & Grenadines	92.9
93=	Paraguay	93.1
93=	Belize	93.1
	World Avg	95.1
q=198.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, The Maldives and Sri Lanka₃₁. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, The Marshall Islands and Nigeria₃₁.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and The Mediterranean₃₁, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Africa and Australasia₃₁.

For more, see:

"Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Health:

Canada does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Canada comes in the best 20 in its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₂ (the best in The Americas) and in its average life expectancy₁₁ (the best in The Americas). It does better than average when it comes to its adolescent birth rate₂₄ (the best in The Americas). Canada still has work to do. Canada does worse than average for its suicide rate₃₃, its fertility rate₁₄, its smoking rate₃₄ (amongst the highest in The Americas), its alcohol consumption rate₃₅ and in its immunizations take-up₃₆ (amongst the worst in The Americas). The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the past 40 years. Life expectancy in Canada in 1990 was the seventh highest in the world, at 77.4yrs. It improved this by another +4.9yrs in the 30 years from 1990, although less than the global average of +7.9yrs. Canada's peak fertility rate was 3.81 in 1960.

Life Expectancy Higher is better₁₁
Pos.		2021 Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
12	Italy	82.9
13	Singapore	82.8
14	Iceland	82.7
15	Canada	82.7
16	Luxembourg	82.6
17	France	82.5
18	New Zealand	82.5
19	Israel	82.3
	The Americas Avg	72.58
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Alcohol Consumption Lower is better₃₅
Pos.		2016 Per Capita₃₅
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
131	Netherlands	8.7
132=	Croatia	8.9
132=	Cameroon	8.9
132=	Canada	8.9
135	Rwanda	9.0
136	Iceland	9.1
137	Sweden	9.2
138=	Chile	9.3
	The Americas Avg	6.9
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₁₄
Pos.		2022₁₄
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
113	Bosnia & Herzegovina	1.35
114	Jamaica	1.34
115	Micronesia	2.67
116	Canada	1.33
117	Marshall Islands	2.67
118=	Mauritius	1.32
118=	Finland	1.32
120	Thailand	1.32
	The Americas Avg	1.80
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

Smoking Rates Lower is better₃₄
Pos.		2014₃₄
1	Guinea	15
2	Solomon Islands	26
3	Kiribati	28
	...
128	Moldova	1 114
129	Lithuania	1 124
130	Uruguay	1 135
131	Canada	1 154
132	Albania	1 177
133	Egypt	1 188
134	Vietnam	1 215
135	Iraq	1 227
	The Americas Avg	457
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Suicide Rate₃₃
Pos.		2013 Per 100k₃₃
1	Haiti	0
2	Grenada	0
3	Egypt	0.1
	...
52	Trinidad & Tobago	21.7
53	USA	22.2
54	Chile	22.4
55	Canada	22.7
56	Iceland	23.5
57	New Zealand	23.6
58	Ireland	23.7
59	Norway	23.8
	The Americas Avg	13.57
	World Avg	20.93
q=91.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better₃₂
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₂
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
4	UK	4
5	Norway	5
6	Switzerland	6
7	Germany	7
8	Canada	8
9	Netherlands	9
10	USA	10
11	Luxembourg	11
12	Finland	12
	The Americas Avg	94.3
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults Lower is better₃₇
Pos.		2016 %₃₇
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
161=	Andorra	63.7
161=	UK	63.7
163	Fiji	63.8
164	Canada	64.1
165	Israel	64.3
166	Bahamas	64.4
167	Australia	64.5
168	Iraq	64.6
	The Americas Avg	57.4
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better₂₄
Pos.		2015 Per 1000₂₄
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
29	France	8.9
30	Croatia	9.5
31	Israel	9.7
32	Canada	9.8
33	Kuwait	9.8
34	Portugal	9.9
35	Czechia	9.9
36	Ireland	10.4
	The Americas Avg	56.6
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better₃₆
Pos.		2015 Avg %₃₆
1=	Hungary	99.0
1=	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
139	Dominican Rep.	86.3
140	Panama	86.1
141	Belarus	85.3
142=	Canada	85.2
142=	Guatemala	85.2
144	Togo	84.3
145	Zambia	84.2
146	Congo, (Brazzaville)	83.6
	The Americas Avg	91.3
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #canada #canada_and_the_environment #canada_environment #climate_change #environmentalism #the_environment

Responsibility Towards The Environment (2023)₃₈
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₈
1	Japan	33.2
2	Philippines	45.0
3	Uruguay	48.0
	...
8	Italy	51.8
9	Ecuador	52.0
10	Mexico	53.2
11	Canada	53.4
12	Maldives	55.0
13	Seychelles	55.3
	The Americas Avg	80.1
	World Avg	85.7
q=188.

With regard to its responsibility towards the environment, Canada comes 11st-best in the world. This rank is calculated from 7 data sets. Canada performs the best for how quickly it ratified the 1993 Convention on Biological Diversity. It comes in the best 20 in its score on the Green Future Index₃₉ (one of the highest in The Americas). It does better than average in terms of its environmental performance₄₀ (the best in The Americas) and in the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population₄₁ (but one of the worst in The Americas). Canada got off to an early start in its efforts, when the environmentalist lobby group Greenpeace was founded in Vancouver in 1971₄₂. Canada doesn't do so well in other areas. Canada does worse than average in terms of energy to GDP efficiency₄₃ (one of the lowest in The Americas), its forested percent change 2000-2020₄₄ and in reducing annual meat consumption per person₄₅. In 2015 it was noted that the Conservative Party of Canada only pays "lip service" to preventing climate change, but at least, it does this in the face of its large tar sands oil industry₄₆. In 2021, things got worse, not better, when party members voted not to recognize the climate crisis as real₄₇.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

Canada and the Environment

7. Canada's Modernity and Learning

#australia #canada #education #english #intelligence #it_security #maths #modernity #religion #religiosity #research #science #secularisation #technology #the_internet

Compared to The Americas (2020)₄₈
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₄₈
1	Canada	21.9
2	USA	28.2
3	Argentina	43.6
4	Chile	50.8
5	Barbados	54.2
6	Brazil	54.9
7	St Kitts & Nevis	56.7
8	Puerto Rico	57.5
9	Mexico	60.7
10	Uruguay	66.8
11	Costa Rica	68.0
12=	Peru	68.5
12=	Grenada	68.5
	The Americas Avg	81.3
q=41.

Modernity & Learning (2020)₄₈
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₄₈
1	Finland	7.7
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Switzerland	14.7
	...
15	Japan	21.0
16	Norway	21.3
17	Ireland	21.7
18	Canada	21.9
19	Slovenia	22.4
20	Luxembourg	22.6
21	Netherlands	22.6
22	S. Korea	23.6
	World Avg	82.7
q=205.

Modernity and Education:

In 1990-1993, education in Canada was the 2nd-longest in the world, peaking at 17.2 years, beaten only by Australia. Throughout the 1990s, it did reduce this by almost a year, and likewise in the 2000s it was also one of only twelve countries to see a reduction.₄₉

Research & Development Higher is better
Pos.		2016 % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.29₅₀
2	Israel	4.11₅₀
3	Japan	3.58₅₀
	...
19	Iceland	1.89₅₀
20=	Norway	1.70₅₀
20=	UK	1.70₅₀
22	Canada	1.61₅₀
23	Ireland	1.52₅₀
24	Estonia	1.43₅₀
25	Hungary	1.37₅₀
26	Italy	1.29₅₀
	The Americas Avg	0.47
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Secondary Education Higher is better₅₁
Pos.		2018₅₁
1=	Luxembourg	100.0%
1=	Estonia	100.0%
1=	Austria	100.0%
1=	Canada	100.0%
1=	Finland	100.0%
1=	Iceland	100.0%
7	Uzbekistan	99.9%
8	Czechia	99.8%
9	Slovakia	99.3%
10	Latvia	99.2%
11	Kazakhstan	98.6%
12	Kyrgyzstan	98.4%
	The Americas Avg	63.0%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling Higher is better₅₂
Pos.		2021 Years₅₂
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
	...
25	Singapore	16.5
26	S. Korea	16.5
27	Switzerland	16.5
28	Canada	16.4
29	Bahrain	16.3
30	Lithuania	16.3
31	USA	16.3
32	Italy	16.2
	The Americas Avg	14.2
	World Avg	13.5
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better₃₂
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₂
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
26	Singapore	26
27	Greece	27
28	Serbia	28
29	Canada	29
30	Romania	30
31	Cyprus	31
32	Ireland	32
33	Croatia	33
	The Americas Avg	99.8
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Maths, Science & Reading Higher is better₅₃
Pos.		2015 Score₅₃
1	Singapore	1655
2	Hong Kong	1598
3	Japan	1586
4	Macau	1582
5	Estonia	1573
6=	Taiwan	1571
6=	Canada	1571
8	Finland	1568
9	S. Korea	1557
10	China	1543₅₄
11=	Ireland	1528
11=	Slovenia	1528
	The Americas Avg	1287
	World Avg	1389
q=70.

Religiosity Lower is better₅₅
Pos.		2018 %₅₅
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
	...
29=	Spain	22
30	Slovakia	23
31=	Ukraine	23
32	Canada	27
33=	Uzbekistan	29
33=	Uruguay	29
35	Poland	30
36	Serbia	34
	The Americas Avg	65.4
	World Avg	54.3
q=106.

IQ Higher is better₅₆
Pos.		2006₅₆
1=	Hong Kong	108
1=	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
	...
19=	Estonia	99
19=	Sweden	99
19=	Belgium	99
19=	Canada	99
23	Andorra	98
24=	Czechia	98
24=	Spain	98
24=	France	98
	The Americas Avg	85.3
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users Higher is better₅₇
Pos.		2016₅₇
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
18	Japan	91%
19	New Zealand	89%
20=	USA	89%
20=	Canada	89%
20=	Belgium	89%
23	Czechia	88%
24	Germany	88%
25	Aruba	88%
	The Americas Avg	56.4%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IT Security Lower is better₅₈
Pos.		2013₅₈
1=	Ireland	0.11
1=	Luxembourg	0.11
1=	Belize	0.11
	...
40	Kuwait	0.93
41	Saudi Arabia	0.93
42	Malaysia	0.96
43	Canada	0.96
44	Tajikistan	1.01
45	Brazil	1.02
46	Indonesia	1.05
47	British Virgin Islands	1.08
	The Americas Avg	0.84
	World Avg	0.98

IPv6 Uptake Higher is better₅₉
Pos.		2017 Ratio₅₉
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
10	UK	24.7
11	Japan	22.1
12	France	18.8
13	Canada	18.3
14	Peru	18.3
15	Ecuador	18.2
16	Estonia	17.6
17	Malaysia	16.5
	The Americas Avg	3.36
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

Digital Quality of Life Higher is better₆₀
Pos.		2024₆₀
1	Germany	77.9%
2	Finland	76.9%
3	France	73.9%
	...
22	Ireland	65.9%
23	Israel	65.4%
24	Norway	64.5%
25	Canada	63.4%
26	Italy	63.3%
27	Czechia	63.2%
28	Latvia	63.2%
29	Portugal	62.8%
	The Americas Avg	44.7%
	World Avg	48.4%
q=121.

8. National Culture

#canada #charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics

World Giving Index Higher is better₆₁
Pos.		2022 %₆₁
1	Indonesia	68.0
2	Kenya	61.0
3	USA	59.0
4	Australia	55.0
5	New Zealand	54.0
6	Myanmar (Burma)	52.0
7=	Sierra Leone	51.0
7=	Canada	51.0
9	Zambia	50.0
10=	Ukraine	49.0
10=	Ireland	49.0
12	Czechia	48.0
	The Americas Avg	43.7
	World Avg	39.6
q=125.

Corruption Higher is better₆₂
Pos.		2022 Points₆₂
1	Denmark	90.0
2=	Finland	87.0
2=	New Zealand	87.0
	...
14	Estonia	74.0
15=	Uruguay	74.0
15=	Iceland	74.0
15=	Canada	74.0
18	UK	73.0
19=	Japan	73.0
19=	Belgium	73.0
21	France	72.0
	The Americas Avg	42.97
	World Avg	42.98
q=180.

In 1996-1997, Canada scored the 5th-best for the second iteration of the Corruption Perception Index, out of the 54 countries for which they gathered data, and throughout the 2010s it had the 9th-best position, on average.

Happiness Higher is better₆₃
Pos.		2018 Score₆₃
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
4	Iceland	7.5
5	Switzerland	7.5
6	Netherlands	7.4
7	Canada	7.3
8	New Zealand	7.3
9	Sweden	7.3
10	Australia	7.3
11	Israel	7.2
12	Austria	7.1
	The Americas Avg	6.05
	World Avg	5.38
q=156.

Creativity & Culture Lower is better₃₂
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₂
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
22	Norway	22
23	Lithuania	23
24	St Lucia	24
25	Canada	25
26	Italy	26
27	Mauritius	27
28	Malta	28
29	Singapore	29
	The Americas Avg	80.2
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better₃₂
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₂
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
24	Jordan	24
25	Mauritius	25
26	Zimbabwe	26
27	Canada	27
28	Trinidad & Tobago	28
29	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	29
30	Burkina Faso	30
31	Lebanon	31
	The Americas Avg	100.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

9. Peace Versus Instability

#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism

Global Peace Index Lower is better₆₄
Pos.		2023 Score₆₄
1	Iceland	1.12
2	Denmark	1.31
3	Ireland	1.31
	...
8	Slovenia	1.33
9	Japan	1.34
10	Switzerland	1.34
11	Canada	1.35
12	Czechia	1.38
13	Finland	1.40
14	Croatia	1.45
15	Germany	1.46
	The Americas Avg	2.13
	World Avg	2.07
q=163.

Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better₃₂
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₂
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
38	Togo	38
39	Argentina	39
40	China	40
41	Canada	41
42	Azerbaijan	42
43	Senegal	43
44	Switzerland	44
45	Bolivia	45
	The Americas Avg	82.3
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees & UN Treaties Lower is better₃₂
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₂
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
	...
8	Finland	8
9	Denmark	9
10	Switzerland	10
11	Canada	11
12	UK	12
13	Belgium	13
14	Italy	14
15	Spain	15
	The Americas Avg	91.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism Lower is better₆₅
Pos.		2019 Score₆₅
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
	...
94	Algeria	3.41
95	Sweden	3.45
96	Sri Lanka	3.57
97	Canada	3.59
98	Belgium	3.64
99	Angola	3.78
100	Tunisia	3.94
101	Tajikistan	3.95
	The Americas Avg	2.16
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #social_development

Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better₆₆
Pos.		2019₆₆
1	Iceland	2.40
2=	Singapore	2.50
2=	Hong Kong	2.50
	...
32	Poland	4.30
33=	New Zealand	4.30
34	Belarus	4.40
35=	Canada	4.60
35=	Malta	4.60
37	Serbia	4.90
38	Slovakia	5.00
39	Cuba	5.10
	The Americas Avg	12.03
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) Lower is better₆₇
Pos.		2023 %₆₇
1	Slovakia	24.1%₆₈
2	Slovenia	24.3%₆₈
3	Belarus	24.4%₆₉
	...
42=	Malta	31.4%₆₉
43	France	31.5%₆₈
44	Taiwan	31.6%₆₈
45	Canada	31.7%₇₀
46=	Lebanon	31.8%₇₁
46=	Estonia	31.8%₆₈
48	Egypt	31.9%₇₀
49	Mauritania	32.0%₇₀
	The Americas Avg	44.0%
	World Avg	36.5%
q=167.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#afterlife #belief #buddhism #catholicism #christianity #god #heaven #hell #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #religiosity #secularisation #universalism

Religiosity (2018)₅₅
Pos.		Lower is better %₅₅
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
	...
29=	Spain	22
30	Slovakia	23
31=	Ukraine	23
32	Canada	27
33=	Uzbekistan	29
33=	Uruguay	29
35	Poland	30
36	Serbia	34
37=	Israel	36
37=	Portugal	36
39	Azerbaijan	38
40	Chile	41
41=	Croatia	42
41=	Moldova	42
43	Argentina	43
44	Mexico	45
	World Avg	54.3
q=106.

Disbelief In God (2007)₇₂
Pos.		Higher is better %₇₂
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
20	Australia	25
21	Taiwan	24
22=	New Zealand	22
22=	Canada	22
24	Latvia	20
25=	Ukraine	20
25=	Mongolia	20
27	Austria	18
28=	Slovakia	17
28=	Switzerland	17
28=	Belarus	17
31	Greece	16
32=	Iceland	16
33	Spain	15
34=	Israel	15
35	Armenia	14
	World Avg	9.9
q=137.

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₇₃:

Christian	69%
Muslim	2.1%
Hindu	1.4%
Buddhist	0.8%
Folk Religion	1.2%
Jewish	1%
Unaffiliated	23.7%

It appears that when asked "What religion are you" many give pollsters the 'correct' answer despite how they actually feel, and despite what they actually believe. Although 75.5% of the populace say they belong to a religion, only 27% say that they are religious when the question is phrased as "Is religion an important part of your daily life?".

For more on this phenomenon, see:

"Institutionalized Religions Have Their Numbers Inflated by National Polls" by Vexen Crabtree

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% (2001 census)₇₄.

The Afterlife: Ipsos-NA in 2011 gathered some statistics on Canada₇₅. Despite the large numbers of Christians, not many have traditional beliefs in the afterlife - just 18%. More people don't know what to believe (25%). Some believe that upon death, you simply cease to exist (18%). Also, 3% specifically believe in heaven but not in hell (which is nice - making them possible "universalists"). 8% believe in reincarnation.

Freedom of Thought: The International Humanist and Ethical Union produced a report in 2012 entitled "Freedom of Thought" (2012)₇₆, in which they document bias and prejudice at the national level that is based on religion, belief and/or lack of belief. Their entry for Canada states:

“The constitution and other laws and policies protect freedom of religion or belief. However six of the ten provinces provide partial or full funding to religious schools. Most of these publicly funded religious schools are Roman Catholic. Although five provinces allow other denominations to run publicly funded schools. Publicly funded religious schools can discriminate on religious grounds in hiring and in accepting students. Around 16 percent of the Canadian population claims no religious affiliation, yet in the vast low-population expanses of Canada, the religious school may well be the only public school within a reasonable distance for many non-religious students.
Ontario is the only province that funds Catholic religious education while providing no funding for other religious schools. One third of Ontario's public schools (around 1,400) are Catholic schools, and they receive 100% of their funding from the government. Catholic schools discriminate against non-Catholics in hiring staff. Catholic schools can also exclude non-Catholic children.”
"Freedom of Thought" by IHEU (2012)₇₇

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