{"id":620370,"date":"2023-03-21T11:49:36","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T16:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/21\/ranked-20-happiest-countries-in-the-world\/"},"modified":"2023-03-21T11:49:36","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T16:49:36","slug":"ranked-20-happiest-countries-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/21\/ranked-20-happiest-countries-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranked: 20 Happiest Countries In The World"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There\u2019s no denying that Finland is a happy place. For the sixth year in a row, Finland has been named the happiest country in the world in the annual World Happiness Report<\/a>, which ranks global happiness in more than 150 countries around the world.<\/p>\n

Overseen by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, the report is released every year in honor of the International Day of Happiness<\/a> on March 20. 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.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s list is similar to past rankings in 2022<\/a>, 2021<\/a>, 2020<\/a>, and 2019<\/a>, with many of the same Nordic countries in the top spots. As with 2022, Denmark once again comes in at number two, followed by Iceland at number three.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Nordic countries merit special attention in light of their generally high levels of both personal and institutional trust,\u201d writes the authors of the report. \u201cThey also had COVID-19 death rates only one-third as high as elsewhere in Western Europe during 2020 and 2021\u201427 per 100,000 in the Nordic countries compared to 80 in the rest of Western Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For the sixth year in a row, Finland has been named the happiest country in the world.<\/p>\n

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But Finland is the clear winner\u2014by a long shot. \u201cFinland continues to occupy the top spot, for the sixth year in a row, with a score that is significantly ahead of all other countries,\u201d the authors of the report say.<\/p>\n

What makes Finland so happy? According to the experts from Aalto University in Finland, there are several key factors. \u201cFinland seems to excel here because of the Finnish welfare system\u2019s ability to help its citizens feel taken care of,\u201d says Aalto University lecturer<\/a> Frank Martela. \u201cThings like relatively generous unemployment benefits and nearly free healthcare help mitigate sources of unhappiness, ensuring that there are fewer people in Finland who are highly unsatisfied with their lives.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Finland\u2019s urban planning also makes people feel healthy and safe. \u201cA person\u2019s environment plays a big role in their happiness which makes the topic of health promotion in cities very important,\u201d says Aalto University professor<\/a> Marketta Kytt\u00e4. \u201cIt\u2019s closely related to social sustainability and whether you feel connected to your community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Where did other countries fall on the list? 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. Some other positive movers in this year\u2019s report include Sweden (up one point to number six) and Norway (up one spot to number seven). Canada is at number 13\u2014a two point increase from last year. The U.S. is also up one spot from last year, coming in at number 15. Belgium is up two spots to number 17. New to this year\u2019s top 20: Lithuania, which is up more than 30 spots since 2017.<\/p>\n

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According to the World Happiness Report, the United States is happier this year\u2014up one spot from … [+]<\/span> last year, coming in at number 15.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A few countries dropped in their ranking for 2023, including Luxembourg (down three spots to number nine), Ireland (down one spot to number 14), Germany (down two spots to number 16) and the United Kingdom (down two to number 19). France fell off the list of the top 20.<\/p>\n

Besides the happiest countries in the world, the report also looks at the places where people are the unhappiest. The lowest ranking countries on the report also happen to be war-torn: Afghanistan and Lebanon. According to the report, these places also have an average life evaluation that\u2019s more than five points lower (on a scale running from 0 to 10) than in the 10 happiest countries.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the list of the five unhappiest countries in the world: Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe and Congo.<\/p>\n

Besides ranking the countries, the report looks at the state of the world in 2023. And the results are promising, according to Lara Aknin, one of the coauthors of the report. \u201cThis year\u2019s report features many interesting insights,\u201d Aknin said in a release. \u201cBut one that I find particularly interesting and heartening has to do with pro-sociality. For a second year, we see that various forms of everyday kindness, such as helping a stranger, donating to charity and volunteering, are above pre-pandemic levels.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read on for the top 20 happiest countries in the world in 2023, as well as the 20 unhappiest countries.<\/p>\n

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Several reasons for Finland’s top-ranking in the World Happiness Report: monitoring well-being, high … [+]<\/span> rewards from high taxes and urban planning that makes people feel healthy and safe. <\/span><\/p>\n

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World\u2019s 20 Happiest Countries in 2023<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Finland<\/li>\n
  2. Denmark<\/li>\n
  3. Iceland<\/li>\n
  4. Israel<\/li>\n
  5. Netherlands<\/li>\n
  6. Sweden<\/li>\n
  7. Norway<\/li>\n
  8. Switzerland<\/li>\n
  9. Luxembourg<\/li>\n
  10. New Zealand<\/li>\n
  11. Austria<\/li>\n
  12. Australia<\/li>\n
  13. Canada<\/li>\n
  14. Ireland<\/li>\n
  15. United States<\/li>\n
  16. Germany<\/li>\n
  17. Belgium<\/li>\n
  18. Czech Republic<\/li>\n
  19. United Kingdom<\/li>\n
  20. Lithuania<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    A suburb of Kabul, in Afghanistan, which has been named the unhappiest country in the world in 2023.<\/p>\n

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    World\u2019s 20 Unhappiest Countries in 2023<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    1. Afghanistan<\/li>\n
    2. Lebanon<\/li>\n
    3. Sierra Leone<\/li>\n
    4. Zimbabwe<\/li>\n
    5. Congo<\/li>\n
    6. Botswana<\/li>\n
    7. Malawi<\/li>\n
    8. Comoros<\/li>\n
    9. Tanzania<\/li>\n
    10. Zambia<\/li>\n
    11. Madagascar<\/li>\n
    12. India<\/li>\n
    13. Liberia<\/li>\n
    14. Ethiopia<\/li>\n
    15. Jordan<\/li>\n
    16. Togo<\/li>\n
    17. Egypt<\/li>\n
    18. Mali<\/li>\n
    19. Gambia<\/li>\n
    20. Bangladesh<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      \n Laura Begley Bloom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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