Based on the World Happiness Report 2024, Finland topped the list as the Happiest country in the world. This was the 7th time in a row that Finland has acquired the number-one spot.
Top 10 Happiest countries in the world
Apart from Finland, the other countries that ranked amongst the top 10 happiest countries in the world are – Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, Israel, Netherlands, Norway, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Australia, according to the World Happiness Report.
The World Happiness Report collaborates with Gallup, the Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and the WHR’s Editorial Board to produce the report.
USA and other countries ranking in the World Happiness Report
The US got placed at number 23 this time. This is the first time since 2012 that the USA has fallen down the ladder of the top 20 happiest countries. This was caused due to deteriorating lifestyles amongst large groups of Americans belonging to the under 30 years age group.
India ranks 126 in the rung and falls behind countries like Libya, Iraq, Palestine and Niger. Based on the report, the older population of India has been linked to higher life satisfaction.
According to the report – “India’s older population is the second largest worldwide, with 140 million Indians aged 60 and over, second only to its 250 million Chinese counterparts. Additionally, the average growth rate for Indians aged 60 and above is three times higher than the overall population growth rate of the country.”
“We found that older men, those in the higher age groups, those currently married, and those who were educated, report higher life satisfaction than their peers.
Lower satisfaction with living arrangements, perceived discrimination, and poor self-rated health were important factors associated with low life satisfaction among older Indians,” the report said while talking about the top three predictors related to life satisfaction.
The report gave rankings based on age groups for the first time. Lithuania is the world’s happiest nation for children and young adults under 30, whereas Denmark falls at the top of the run for people aged 60 years and above.
Afghanistan falls at the bottom of the ladder and emerges as the world’s ‘unhappiest’ nation. Pakistan ranks 108th on the list.
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