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Mar 20, 2024 · 1. Finland: For the seventh consecutive year, Finland is the world's happiest country, according to the 2024 World Happiness Report. Pictured: Helsinki Cathedral in Finland's capital city....
Mar 20, 2023 · For the sixth year in a row, Finland has been named the happiest country in the world in the annual World Happiness Report, which ranks global happiness in more than 150 countries around the...
- Laura Begley Bloom
- Iceland
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Sweden
- Honorable Mention: Bhutan
Icelandranks as 2021's fourth-happiest country in the entire world, with a total score of 7.554. Of the top seven happiest countries around the globe, Iceland has the highest feeling of social support (higher even than Finland, Norway, and Denmark, which all tied for second place). Iceland also had the second-highest generosity score in the top sev...
Edging out Norway for the honor of fifth-happiest country in the world is the Netherlands(also known as Holland to many tulip lovers), with a score of 7.464. The Netherlands scored higher in the generosity category than any other top-seven country and also displayed an impressive lack of perceived corruption.
The citizens of sixth-place Norway (7.392) feel they are being well cared for by their government thanks to universal healthcare and free college tuition. Norwegians also enjoy a healthy work-life balance, working an average of 38 hours per week vs. 41.5. hours per week in the United States. Additionally, Norway has a low crime rate and a strong se...
Seventh-place Sweden(7.363) ranks high, if not quite highest, in virtually every category measured. For example: Sweden has a higher lack of corruption score than all but four countries worldwide (two of which are Finland and Denmark), the fourteenth-highest GDP per capita of all 149 countries measured, and the fourth-highest life expectancy in the...
Bhutan was excluded from the 2021 report due to a technicality: Each country's scores are based upon detailed Gallup polls, but Gallup did not conduct polling in Bhutan during the required timeframe. However, the report's writers made a special effort to pay tribute to Bhutan, saying it "once again provided an inspiring example for the world about ...
Mar 20, 2024 · This annual report ranks global happiness in more than 140 countries around the world. The ranking is based on six factors—social support, income, health, freedom, generosity and absence of ...
- Laura Begley Bloom
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Mar 20, 2020 · Introduction. About 4.2 billion people, more than half of the world’s population (55.3 per cent), are living in urban areas today. By 2045, this figure is estimated to increase by 1.5 times, to more than six billion. [1] There were 371 cities with more than one million inhabitants at the turn of the century in 2000.
Mar 18, 2022 · For the fifth year in a row, Finland has been named the happiest country in the world, with Denmark coming in second, followed by Iceland, Switzerland and the Netherlands. Note: This...
