Canada Ranks as the World's Second Most Progressive Nation

After ranking the second-best country in the world, Canada has also been named the second most progressive country, according to the US News Countries ranking.

US News scored the perceptions of 87 countries based on a survey of over 17,000 people worldwide and published its results last month.Japan was ranked the top progressive country in the world, followed by Canada, and the US in third.

Germany and Denmark rounded out the top-five list.

US News notes this ranking also factored into its overall Best Countries 2023 ranking.

1. Japan
2. Canada 
3. USA
4. Germany
5. Denmark
6. South Korea
7. Netherlands
8. Sweden
9. Norway
10. China