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The World Happiness Report published this week ranked a country’s happiness overall and also by age for the first time since the inaugural list over a decade ago. ... The rankings compile self ...
The rankings of national happiness are based on a happiness measurement survey undertaken world-wide by the polling company Gallup, Inc.Nationally representative samples of respondents are asked to think of a ladder, with the best possible life for them being a 10, and the worst possible life being a 0.
The U.S. dropped out of the top 20 for the first time, driven by a large drop in happiness for Americans under 30.
Out of the more than 140 nations surveyed, the U.S. landed in 23rd place, compared to 15th place in 2023.
The overall rank is based on the average of the category ranks. This yields a common measure which gives an overall ranking, a ranking in each of the seven categories, and a balance-sheet for each country that shows at a glance how much it contributes to the world and how much it takes away.
Last year’s report said that how people view the effectiveness of government — including how well it raises money, delivers services and avoids civil war — can influence their happiness. The United States was 15th in a world happiness ranking based on a three-year average from 2020 to 2022, according to the report.
The Satisfaction with Life Index was created in 2007 by Adrian G. White, an analytic social psychologist at the University of Leicester, using data from a metastudy. [1] It is an attempt to show life satisfaction in different nations.
That may be one reason the World Happiness Report found that unhappiness among young Americans especially drove the U.S. happiness ranking down. The U.S. ranked 62nd in happiness for people below ...