U.S is superior to Canada

Thanks Pro. Canada the better country of the two, despite popular American opinion. I can prove this with some statistics. The Global Reputation Institute, which collects opinion poll data all over the world conducted a country reputation survey and found that Canada ranked at the very top of world opinion polls, at a 76.6% approval rate. The United States however ranked much lower at 57.4%. In other words, the world likes us better on average, and here is why: Crime Rates Canada’s murder rate is at 1.7, while in the U.S. it is at 5.2. Canada’s robbery rate is at 86 per 100,000, in America it is at 114. Crime Our Prison system actually works, unlike the American system. On average, 114 of every 100,000 citizens are serving time, in Canada, that’s about 38,700 prisoners. In America, it’s at 716 per 100,000 people, equaling some 2.24 Million prisoners. The Canadian gov’t hasn’t had capital punishment since 1976, and we haven’t killed one person since 1962. The U.S. killed 43 people in 2012, and some 3,124 more inmates are on the waiting list. Mass shootings are almost a strictly American affair. There have been at least 65 mass shootings in America since 1982, with some 434 people dead. Only two shootings have happened in Canada during the same time, with some 20 people dead at the most. Health On average, we live almost three years longer in Canada, and our healthcare is free and it’s universal. It’s cheaper than the American system – on average Canadians pay half what Americans pay. Our infant mortality rate is at 5.1 per 1000, in the states it is 6.1, obesity in Canada is at 24.2%, but in the U.S. it’s 35.9%. Education The Programme of International Student Assessment conducts student ability tests in 44 countries, and in this survey Canada came in fifth place with a score of 522, while the U.S. scored much lower, at 494. Our education system is better. In the OECD rankings, Canada’s schools rank in the top 10 of 65 countries every year, in 2009 we were 6th, while the U.S. was 17th. 54% of Canadian low-income kids get educated in post-secondary, while in the States only 30% do. Speaking of Post-Secondary, 48.3% of Canadians have P.S. education, while only 40.3% of Americans do. 61% of Canadians accept evolution, which is terrible! Much too low, but we can be thankful, because only 30% of Americans do! That ratio is oddly enough the same for a belief in Bigfoot. Don’t even get me going on the Imperial system, which is so useless and outdated (it’s literally ancient – Rome) it’s always a wonder that the U.S. hasn’t switched to Metric like the rest of the world. Pollution Our air pollution average is at 14.5 micrograms per cubic metre of air, while in the U.S., it is 17.8. Our air is cleaner. Life Satisfaction Canada’s OECD life satisfaction index is at 7.6, while the U.S. is at 7. Our suicide rate is at 11.1 per 100,000 people, while in the U.S. it is at 12, average maternity leave is 50 weeks here, in the States it is 12 weeks, in Canada every 2.1 marriages per 1000 population end in divorce, while in the States it’s at 3.6. We have more sex, at 59% saying they have sex weekly, while the States are at 53%. 80% of Canadians are fine with homosexuality, while in the States only 60% were fine. 64% of Canadians give to charity, while 60% of Americans give. 11% of Americans have 50 hour work-weeks, while in Canada, only 3.9% do. We have 2.6 rooms per person (housing), while in the States you have 2.3. We have bigger houses. Economy Canadian economic freedom (debt, etc.) as surveyed by the U.S. based Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom says that Canada is 6th place internationally for economic freedom, while the U.S. is 10th. We have less income disparity, OECD ranked the U.S. fourth place, among nations like Mexico and Chile, while Canada ranked 12th. Youth unemployment is at 13.5% here, in the States it’s at 16.8%. Bloomberg’s survey of the strongest international banks, four of the top ten were Canadian, and all scored higher than the top U.S. bank, Citigroup, which came in at 9th. Our banks are better. Our corporate taxes are lower: 8th out of 185 countries by PricewaterhouseCooper, while the U.S. ranked 69th. We have more paid holidays and have mandated paid holidays (while the U.S. does not), 23% of Americans never get paid time off, while every single Canadian must get two weeks and nine public holidays. 62% of women are in the labour market, while only 57% are in the U.S. Politics We are the 8th most peaceful country in the world, while the U.S. is 100th! We have more women in our Government, at 24.7% of Parliament, while the US has 17.8%. Keeping with gender equality, the Provincial leaders of Ontario, Quebec, B.C., Alberta, Newfoundland, Labrador, and Nunavut are all being ‘governed’ by female representatives – that’s 87% of Canada’s population. In America, just 5 female governors are in power. We have less lobbying, with a lobbyist to senator/MP ratio is 12 to 1, while in the States the lobbyist ratio is at 23 to 1, possibly up to 65 to 1, because some lobbyists don’t register. The U.S. Presidential race costs $7 Billion dollars! In Canada, it costs $90 Million, thanks to limits placed by Elections Canada. We have Question time, in which Government officials are ‘thrown into the lion’s den’ and are forced to debate and answer questions. Resources We have 7% of the renewable water supply – that’s the most per inhabitant in any developed country. I could keep doing this, but this should be enough to show how much better Canada is. Canada might be the humble giant up north, but don’t underestimate how fantastic it is to live here. Sources http://www.vox.com... http://www.macleans.ca... http://www.thrillist.com...