Canada’s West-Coasters, take note: on average, British Columbians enjoy the highest quality of life in the country, while those in Nunavut have the lowest. That’s according to data from a new OECD website that gives Canadians the chance to see how quality of life compares across the country.

The interactive ‘Regional Well-Being’ site -- launched this week by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development -- uses data collected from the national statistics offices of its 34 member countries to rank different regions in eight categories, such as income, health, safety, education, and environment.

The scores are calculated out of 10, and based on factors such as murder rate, household disposable income, and voter turnout.

British Columbia’s overall average score is 7.99, putting our western-most province on top, while Nunavut’s average ranking is 3.18.

B.C. scores a perfect 10 for access to services, 9.6 for education and 9.4 for health. The province’s lowest ranking is a 4.0 for civic engagement.

On the other hand, Nunavut’s data tells a different story, scoring zeros for both health and safety, and a meagre 2.1 for jobs. However, Nunavut’s overall average is based on only six out of the eight categories, as the site says there is no data available for education or accessibility to services scores in the territory.

The site also reveals other surprising rankings and disparities elsewhere in the country.

For example, even though British Columbians are the most-educated Canadians, residents of the Northwest Territories are making more money, scoring 8.8 on the income scale. Those living on Prince Edward Island are both the most likely to vote and the least likely to be murdered. Albertans have the highest employment rate, and Ontario has the worst air quality.

When visiting the new OECD site, users are prompted to either select a region on the map or let the map detect a user’s location. Site users can also view how Canada’s regions compare on an international scale, as well as discover other global locations with a similar level of well-being. The site rates a total of 362 regions across the OECD’s 34 member states.

Those living in B.C., for example, have a similar quality of life to those in Stockholm, the U.K.’s Greater London area, and western Finland.

The best place to live in the OECD seems to be the Australian Capital Territory, with an average score of 9.71. The region scores a perfect 10 for income, 9.6 for jobs and 9.5 for environment.

But a simple 10-point scoring scale can sometimes be misleading. For example, Nunavut scores 0.0 for safety, based on a murder rate of 17.6 murders per 100,000 people. (It had Canada’s highest murder rate per capita in 2012, the last year for which statistics are available.) Yet Chihuahua, Mexico, has the same score of 0.0 for safety, where the murder rate is 108.2 per 100,000 people.

The site also says it does not account for “perception-based data.” This type of “subjective” data measures personal satisfaction levels, or if people feel like they have a high quality of life.

Still, the OECD says on their website that the data is important. Regional data reveals information that is sometimes hidden by national statistics and can be used to improve individual communities, the organization says.

Canada’s ‘best and worst’ for all 8 categories:

Education

Best: British Columbia with a score of 9.6

Worst: Prince Edward Island with a score of 8.5

* No data available for Yukon, Northwest Territories, or Nunavut

Jobs

Best: Alberta with a score of 9.1

Worst: Nunavut with a score of 2.1

Income

Best: Northwest Territories with a score of 8.8

Worst: Prince Edward Island with a score of 5.1

Health

Best: British Columbia with a score of 9.4

Worst: Nunavut with a score of 0.0

Safety

Best: Prince Edward Island with a score of 10.0

Worst: Nunavut and the Northwest Territories both have a score of 0.0

Access to Services

Best: British Columbia and Alberta both have a score of 10.0

Worst: New Brunswick with a score of 8.2

*No data available for Nunavut and Northwest Territories

Civic Engagement

Best: Prince Edward Island with a score of 6.6

Worst: Nunavut with a score of 0.9

The Environment

Best: Prince Edward Island, Nunavut, Yukon, and Northwest Territories all have a score of 10.0

Worst: Ontario has a score of 7.0