 The sixth annual Best Countries report reveals the importance of social justice as a global ambition, the unexpected societal byproduct of the COVID-19 crisis and the influence of conspiracy theories. WASHINGTON, April 13, 2021 PRNewswire -- For the first time, Canada takes the top spot overall in the 2021 Best Countries Report, a ranking and analysis project by U.S. News World Report; BAV Group, a unit of global marketing communications company VMLYR; and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. 