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> healthcare access

What healthcare access? My family has had to go abroad for surgeries twice in the last 3 years because there's no access to healthcare here...

And housing prices? My sister bought a mansion in Texas for less than a condo here.

Arguably these two data points are even worse for Canada. Either way our ranking is dropping.

I'm saying that data (not anecdotes) on those would've been better justification for your ranking.

That said, for most people, going abroad for surgery or to buy a home is not an option.

Yes. GDP per capita is data and a well known proxy for quality of life.

For example, declining productivity (which is what GDP per capita is) means a worse house price/income ratio, ie. worse affordability.