WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT
The World Happiness Report for 2024 was released earlier this week, noting that while the top 10 countries in the list have remained the same since before the Covid-19 pandemic, the United States (23) and Germany (24) have fallen in the rankings, making way for several Eastern European nations to rise on the list.
India ranks at 126 in the list out of 143 countries. Afghanistan remains at the bottom of the list.
ABOUT THE REPORT
It is published annually by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network in partnership with Gallup-The Oxford Wellbeing Research Center.
It takes into account six variables —
- GDP per capita,
- Healthy life expectancy,
- Having someone to count on,
- Freedom to make life choices,
- Generosity, and
- Freedom from corruption.
TOP 10 COUNTRIES
- Finland
- Denmark
- Iceland
- Sweden
- Israel
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Luxembourg
- Switzerland
- Australia
