Finland tops list of world’s happiest countries

Finland tops list of world’s happiest countries

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Category : International Published on: March 22 2023

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  • On the day of International Day of Happiness (20 March), the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network released its tenth edition of the ‘World Happiness Report’.
  • For the sixth time in a row, Finland has been called the happiest country in the world. 
  • Finland continues to occupy the top spot, for the sixth year in a row.
  • As with 2022, Denmark once again comes in at number two, followed by Iceland at number three.
  • Israel has gone up five points to bump Switzerland out of the number four spot. (Switzerland ranks number eight this year.) The Netherlands once again come in at number five.
  • The ranking of the countries is based on data from sources like the Gallup World Poll, leveraging six key factors: social support, income, health, freedom, generosity and absence of corruption.
  • On the other hand, war-torn Afghanistan tops the list of most unhappy countries.
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