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Canada rankings 2026: where Canada places in 267 global Top 10s

Canada is #1 in Countries producing the most potash fertilizer, #1 in 2 rankings and inside the top 10 of 74 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

Canada appears in 267 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where Canada is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #1 in Countries producing the most potash fertilizer, where it is measured at 13.6k thousand tonnes (Potash fertilizer production) as of 2026-11-02. Canada holds the #1 spot in 2 rankings and finishes inside the top 10 in 74 rankings.

Where Canada is number one

Canada leads the world in 2 rankings. In each case the runner-up and the gap are shown so the lead can be judged, not just the position.

Top 10 finishes

Canada is inside the top 10 of 72 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

The remaining 60 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

Canada by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Canada holds 84 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries generating the most hydropower (348.47 TWh), #3 of 50 in Countries with the largest forest area (3,688.19 thousand sq. km), #3 of 50 in Countries with the largest share of the world's forest (8.91 % of global total) and #3 of 50 in Countries with the most internal renewable freshwater resources (2,850 cubic kilometres). 80 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Canada holds 48 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries producing the most potash fertilizer (13.6k thousand tonnes), #3 of 50 in Countries with the most arable land per person (0.95 hectares per person), #5 of 50 in Countries with the highest beef yield per animal (378 kilograms per animal) and #5 of 50 in Countries with the highest sugar beet yields (78.96 tonnes per hectare). 44 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Canada holds 48 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries with the largest stock market value relative to GDP (199.2 % of GDP), #8 of 50 in Countries attracting the most foreign direct investment (70.1k BoP, current US$ million), #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest median daily income (51.92 international-$ per day (2011 prices)) and #9 of 50 in Largest industrial economies (601.87 current US$ bn). 44 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Canada holds 35 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of adults with post-secondary education (68.85 %), #3 of 50 in Countries with the most listed domestic companies (4,377), #4 of 50 in Countries with the most ATMs per 100,000 adults (173.81 per 100,000 adults) and #4 of 50 in Largest countries by land area (8,788.7 thousand km²). 31 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Canada holds 29 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest cocaine-related death rates (2.23 per 100,000 people), #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest drug-related death rates (19.22 per 100,000 people), #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest opioid use death rates (14.68 per 100,000 people) and #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from mental and substance use disorders (23.71 per 100,000 people). 25 more rankings are listed below.

Education and science

In education and science, Canada holds 11 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (primary) (98.78 %), #8 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (lower sec.) (81.85 %), #10 of 50 in Countries with the most scientific journal articles (63.72 thousand) and #10 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (lower sec.) (78.37 %). 7 more rankings are listed below.

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Canada holds 8 positions: #16 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions (16.9 million subscriptions), #16 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed telephone subscriptions (11.0k thousand subscriptions), #21 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people (42.52 per 100 people) and #27 of 50 in Countries with the most internet users (38.93 million people). 4 more rankings are listed below.

Travel

In travel, Canada holds 4 positions: #5 of 50 in Countries with the most airline departures (1,078.62 thousand), #9 of 50 in Most-visited countries by international arrivals (32.43 million), #12 of 50 in Countries earning the most from tourism (19.99 US$ bn) and #13 of 50 in Countries with the most air passengers (88.62 million).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Canada moved in 240 rankings:

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

Where Canada ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Canada's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries planting the most new forest each year (1.43 thousand hectares per year), 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people owning a mobile phone (95.7 %) and 49th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using safely managed sanitation (81.3 %). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Canada

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Canada's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Canada

What is Canada's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries producing the most potash fertilizer, with 13.6k thousand tonnes (Potash fertilizer production) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Canada?

267 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 2 rankings where it is #1.

Is Canada in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 74 rankings, including #1 in Countries producing the most potash fertilizer, #1 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (primary) and #2 in Countries with the highest cocaine-related death rates.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

Live table and history →

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