5 Best “Best of” Blog Posts from 2014

As the year draws to an end we are revisiting our most read posts from 2014 based on a variety of categories. We began with our 5 best Miratel nonprofit report blog posts of 2014 and next up we have our best “best of” posts as in best country, best city, best NGO. We regularly feature these popular rankings that appeal to a wide range of readers so without further ado, here are our 5 best “best of” posts:

1. 10 Safest Countries to Live in the World 2014. The publisher of this popular list was Factofun which is a website that explores “fascinating, funny, bizarre, interesting and amazing facts about several fields of science and technology, geography, entertainment, movies, music, arts, literature and history.” They used each country’s mortality rate, as the basis for this list.
2. 10 Top NGO from the Global Journal 100 Best List 2013. This ranking comes from the second edition of the 100 Top NGO List 2013 by The Global Journal (TGJ). TGJ, a “unique content media platform providing in-depth coverage of global governance issues” defines NGO (non-governmental organization) as “operational or advocacy focused non-profit organizations active at the local, national or international level.” TGJ “considered a pool of approximately 450 NGOs this year based on three key criteria: impact, innovation and sustainability.”
3. 10 Best Countries with the Highest Average Salary. This list was compiled by The Richest and though “there are a host of other factors to consider, like tax rates, cost of living, security, welfare packages, etc, it may be safe to say that these are the countries where you want to live in.” Their reasoning is that the higher the average income the better it is for the citizens of that country.
4. 10 Best Cities for the Cleanest Air in the World. The 10 best cities with the cleanest air in the world was published by Care2 who based this list on “information from the WHO (World Health Organization) and the 2013 State of the Air report from the American Lung Association (ALA), as determined by the amount of ozone and long-term and short-term particulate matter in the air.”
5. 10 Best Cities to Retire in Canada 2014. MoneySense published this ranking and the overall methodology they used for this report was “adjusted to emphasize services and conditions for retirees.” This included weather, property tax, sales tax, culture, crime, health care, transit, hospital, walk/ride, proximity to an airport, new car, theatre, population growth, net worth and housing. Furthermore, they adjusted the weight of these categories to determine a score out of 100, which was the basis for the ranking.

That’s it for this 5 top post round-up. Please click on the links above to read the full posts. We’ll continue Monday with our 5 best Meatless Monday posts from 2014.

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