After placing third last year, Canada has climbed to the second spot in the “2020 Best Countries Report” presented by U.S. News & World Report, BAV Group and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

“Canada’s expansive wilderness to the north plays a large role in Canadian identity, as does the country’s reputation of welcoming immigrants,” says the U.S. News & World Report.

In the list of 73 countries, Canada overtook Japan, which dropped to third from its second placing last year. Switzerland, meanwhile, continues its dominance at the top of the ranking since the first Best Countries report in 2016.