As it stands, we’re a not-too-shabby second on the newly released 2016 Social Progress Index, trailing only Finland and far ahead of the United States, a much richer nation that staggers in at No. While social progress broadly increases with GDP per capita, Green said, “GDP is not the whole story. “That’s a very simple aspect of social progress to fix,” Green said. “Canada is unequivocally one of the world¹s most socially progressive countries and one of the best countries in the world to live,” said Michael Green, the index’s director. We were number five last year, but methodological changes mean the 2016 index is not comparable to the one in 2015.

Source: National Post June 29, 2016 01:41 UTC