Canada Keeps Dropping In A Global Ranking Of ‘Best & Worst’ Places During COVID-19

Canada has been pushed out of the world's top 15 countries.👇😧
Bloomberg's COVID-19 Resilience Ranking: Canada's Dropped Even Further Down The List
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Canada is no longer considered to be one of the best places to live during the pandemic — according to the latest Bloomberg COVID-19 Resilience Ranking.

The report, which was updated on March 25, considers “the best places to be in the coronavirus era” by analyzing data from 53 countries worldwide.

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Bloomberg Covid Resilience Ranking

It considers COVID-19 case figures, death tolls and vaccine distribution to consider where the pandemic is being “handled most effectively.”

Following an update to the data, Canada has slipped down the ranking to 16th in the world with a "resilience score" of 63.6/100, after countries like New Zealand, Australia, Taiwan, South Korea, China and Japan, among others.

Earlier this year Canada ranked in 13th place, but has since been overtaken by places like Thailand, Israel and Denmark as the list has moved around.

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