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The fifth World Happiness Report emphasizes the importance of the social foundations of happiness, which are analysed by comparing the life experiences between the top and bottom ten countries in the year’s happiness rankings. Norway topped the global happiness rankings in this report, jumping from fourth place in 2016 to first in 2017.
The US at 23 and Germany at 24 dropped out of the top 20 partly because of a rise in happiness scores in countries like Czechia at 18, Lithuania at 19, and Slovenia at 21. The UK is at 20.
The World Happiness Report is out, and once again Nordic countries are humming along with the highest scores. The No. 1 country, Finland, has held onto its top ranking for seven years straight.
Rank Country SWL Rank Country SWL 1 Denmark 283.33 90 Japan 206.67 2 Switzerland 273.33 91 Yemen 206.67 3 Austria 260 92 Portugal 203.33 4 Iceland 260 93 Sri Lanka 203.33
Beyond the happiness rankings, the report also factors a country’s GDP, ... Happiest countries in the world for the young and old Happiest countries for those under age 30: Lithuania.
List of countries by public spending in tertiary education; List of countries ranked by ethnic and cultural diversity level; Dashboard of Sustainability (includes a ranking by Millennium Development Goals) Economist Intelligence Unit: Where-to-be-born Index; Gender Development Index; Gender Empowerment Measure; Gender Inequality Index; Global ...
The countries that are the happiest also tend to have higher levels of gender equality.. Each year, the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network produces the World Happiness Report ...
For the 2012 ranking, 151 countries were compared, and the best scoring country for the second time in a row was Costa Rica, followed by Vietnam, Colombia, Belize and El Salvador. The lowest ranking countries in 2012 were Botswana, Chad and Qatar. [6] [7] In 2016, out of 140 countries, Costa Rica topped the index for the third time in a row. [8]