zombie;6536499 said:
Elrawd;6536287 said:
Canada is the second greatest country in the world. Greater than America too.
canada is not even greater than germany, Japan you canadians have delusions of grandeur
I'll grant you Germany, but i'd be skeptical to add Japan to that list.
Canada only this year dropped below both Germany and Japan on the UN Human Development Index from 6th to 11th, and Japan rose from 12th to 10th. Germany also rose from 9th to 5th. So up to this year, Canada was steadily above both countries according to the UN.
In terms of happiness, Canada is third to Norway and Sweden.
And in terms of countries to grow old in, Canada is 5th, behind Sweden, Norway, Germany, and The Netherlands.
In GDP per capita, Canada outranks both those countries. Japan is 12th, and Germany is 21st.
In GDP growth for 2013, Japan is 132nd, Canada is 142nd, and Germany is 169th.
In gross GDP, Japan and Germany outrank us, but every other country that outranks us, also has a significantly larger population (~35 million in Canada, versus 80+ million in Germany and ~130 million in Japan).
In terms of GDP per hour worked, we also outrank Japan, but Germany outranks us.
You can also factor in other things, like racism, which are still quite high in countries like Germany and Japan. In 2005, the UN even issued a statement sighting deep concern over racism in Japan.
And Germany has a higher level of reported rape (about 7x) versus Canada. Japan has less, but they're really get their freak on.
Both countries do better than Canada on lists reporting Intentional Homicide Rates and Infant Mortality Rate.
Overall, good comparison, but like I said, i can accept Germany as a better country right now, but i'd say Canada is still a better country than Japan.