As per World Happiness Report Finland Leads Again as World’s happiest Nation in 2022, which means fifth year in a row.
Highlights
- World Happiness Report has based on the happiness score from 0 to 10 — a three data average.
- Northern Europeans took the top ranks once again, with the Danes coming second behind the Finns, trailed by the Icelandic, Swiss, and Dutch.
- The United States climbed three places to 16th, one spot ahead of the United Kingdom. France has risen to 20th place, its best ranking too far.
- On March 18, 2022, the tenth edition of the study got published. The report has named Finland the world’s happiest nation for the fifth time in a row.
There are many good things about living in Finland, including beautiful nature, a well-run government, and several things got in order, business owner stated.
About World Happiness Report
World Happiness Report has been published every year since 2012. Its basis is on two main ideas: measuring happiness or life evaluation through opinion surveys and finding out what factors affect well-being and life evaluation in different countries around the globe.
The report got prepared by the United Nations SustainableDevelopment Solutions Network. It lists how happy each country is, based on many different things, but mostly on how happy people say they are. The most recent list got finished before Russia invaded Ukraine.
The Ranking
Three Scandinavian countries topped the World Happiness Report. Denmark, regarded as the second happiest country in last year’s study, follows Finland in the top ten rankings. Iceland, Switzerland, and the Netherlands reached the top ten.
Austria, Australia, Ireland, Germany, and Canada follow that sequence. It is a significant drop for Canada, which ranked fifth ten years ago. The United States is ranked 16th (up from 19th last year), the United Kingdom and Czechia are still ranked 17th and 18th, respectively, followed by Belgium at 19th and France at 20th, its best position ever.
Here are the top ten countries according to the World Happiness Report 2022:
1. Finland ??
2. Denmark ??
3. Iceland ??
4. Switzerland ??
5. Netherlands ??
6. Luxembourg ??
7. Sweden ??
8. Norway ??
9. Israel ??
10. New Zealand ??
Top Countries:
Bottom Countries:
The Idea Behind Ranking
The World Happiness Report rates 150 nations. It has based on real GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom to make life choices, kindness, and views of corruption. Each variable calculates a populated-weighted average score on a scale of 0 to 10.
Then these variables are monitored through time and compared to other nations every year. The study rated 146 countries this year. According to this year’s World Happiness Report, the present difficult times have resulted in an increase in individuals assisting others.
Countries that have been in the top ten last year went up and down the rankings this year. Only Austria is no longer in the top ten. Afghanistan, on the other contrary, was named the world’s unhappiest nation. Afghanistan got damaged by conflict, which was at the bottom of the list last year. Afghanistan has seen its human crisis deteriorate since the Taliban took back control in August after the withdrawal of US-led forces.
“This index serves as a striking reminder of the tangible and intangible harm that war does to its many victims,” stated co-author Jan-Emmanuel De Neve. Lebanon is in the midst of an economic crisis. The country has dropped to second from the last on the 146-nation index, barely ahead of Zimbabwe.
The researchers also looked at data from social media to see how people felt before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. In 18 nations, they found “significant increases in anxiety and depression,” but a decrease in anger.
Low Rank of India
On the list, India is placed 136, even lower than Pakistan, which is ranked 121. Twitter users started slamming the Indian government. Users started questioning Indian Government about reasons for this low rank.
Conclusion
In various parts of the globe, both balance and peace play an important role in leading a happy life. Social support, kindness, and government transparency are vital for happiness. Leaders from throughout the world should pay attention. Indeed, politics should serve the people, not the rulers’ power, as long-held sages taught.
Edited by – Subbuthai Padma
Published by-Iram Rizvi
