New York: Switzerland has the world`s happiest people, according to researchers in a study released on Thursday. In the annual World Happiness Report, Iceland, Denmark, Norway and Canada followed in the rankings that measured happiness and well-being levels in 158 countries.
This report gives evidence on how to achieve societal well-being. It`s not by money alone, but also by fairness, honesty, trust and good health.”
The latest edition of the World Happiness Index didn’t just put the central European country in first place because of its confectionery delights, though – it’s also because of its excellent GDP per capita, social freedoms and life expectancy (among other things).
But Switzerland is only one of a few northern European countries dominating the top of the chart of 158 countries. In second place came Iceland, followed by Denmark and Norway.
Unsurprisingly, civil war is tightly linked to extreme unhappiness, with Syria ranked as the third least happy country in the world. At the very bottom of the chart, however, falls the west African country of Togo.
Bureau Report
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