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Originally Posted by trueviking
That time is today...Canada ranks near the top of almost every metric.
1. Canada is the most educated country on earth. (US is 11th)
2. Canadians on average live 4 years longer than Americans.
3. Canada ranks as the 11th safest county on earth (Global Peace Index). US ranks 132nd.
4. Canada ranks 5th in the world for Quality of Life (US News). US ranks 22nd.
5. Canada ranks 9th in the world for income inequality. US ranks 32nd.
6. Canada has the wealthiest middle class in the world (median annual income). (Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report)
7. Canada consistently ranks at or near the top of the Reputation Institute’s annual Most Respected Country ranking.
8. US murder rates are three times higher than Canada’s.
9. US violent crime rates are three times higher than Canada’s.
10. US university tuition is more than two times higher on average than Canada’s.
11. Canadian students rank 9th in the world for harmonized test scores. US ranks 33rd.
12. Canada ranks above the US on the UN’s Human Development Index.
13. Canada ranks above the US on the global Human Freedom Index.
14. US poverty rates are almost twice as high as Canada’s.
15. Canada’s Maternity leave: 52 weeks (paid). US Maternity leave: 12 weeks (unpaid).
16. Canada’s average minimum wage is $17.30. US average minimum wage is $11.80.
17. Two-thirds of all bankruptcies in the US are due to an inability to pay medical bills. Canada has public healthcare.
18. Canadians have a better work-life balance (3% of Canadians work 50 hours per week. 10% of Americans do)
19. Canadians are guaranteed two-weeks paid vacation (3 after 5 years, 4 after 10). Americans have no guaranteed paid vacation.
20. Canadians take on average 7 more paid vacation days per year than Americans.
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I mean some of these are valid, some of this is true but heavily distorted by our real estate bubble (wealth), and 15 out of these 20 podium finishes are just comparisons to the USA you’ve used to pad the list.
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