Both Canada and Australia are considered amongst the top 10 best places in the world to raise children.  Both countries are popular destinations for migrants and expats, not only from South Africa, but from the rest of the world too.

More than 21,000 people from 80 different countries took part in a project called the 2018 Best Countries Report commissioned by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and global consumer insights firm Y&R's BAV Group.

The report took 65 attributes like economic influence, power, citizenship and quality of life into consideration.  To come up with a list that would reflect the best countries in which to raise children researchers also looked at the following eight attributes: care for human rights, family-friendly, gender equality, happiness, income equality, level of safety, well-developed public education system and well-developed health care system. The final scores determined each country’s ranking.

10. Austria

Also in the top 10 best countries for: best countries to headquarter a corporation, transparency.

9.  Australia

Also in the top 10 best countries for: cultural influence, most modern, quality of life, most-forward looking, best countries to headquarter a corporation, retiring comfortably, traveling alone, green living, investing in, education, women, best countries overall.

8. New Zealand

Also in the top 10 best countries for: traveling alone, adventure, retiring comfortably, most modern, quality of life.

7. Switzerland

Also in the top 10 best countries for: most business-friendly, cultural influence, most modern, entrepreneurship, quality of life, starting a business, most forward-looking countries, headquartering a corporation, entrepreneurs, transparency, green living, education, retiring comfortably, women, best countries overall.

6. Netherlands

Also in the top 10 best countries for: most business-friendly, entrepreneurs, most modern, quality of life, best countries to headquarter a corporation, traveling alone, most transparent countries, green living, women, best countries overall.

5. Canada

Also in the top 10 best countries for: most business-friendly, entrepreneurs, most modern, entrepreneurship, quality of life, retiring comfortably, starting a business, most forward-looking countries, headquartering a corporation, transparency, green living, education, women, best countries overall.

4. Finland

Also in the top 10 best countries for: most business-friendly, green living, women, transparency, most modern, quality of life.

3. Norway

Also in the top 10 best countries for: most business-friendly, quality of life, green living, transparency, entrepreneurs, women, most modern.

2. Sweden

Also in the top 10 best countries for: most business-friendly, cultural influence, most modern, entrepreneurship, quality of life, retiring comfortably, best countries to headquarter a corporation, entrepreneurs, transparency, green living, education, women, best countries overall.

1. Denmark

Also in the top 10 best countries for: education, quality of life, women, most modern, most business-friendly, headquartering a corporation, transparency, green living.