The World Happiness Report ranks 156 countries around the world according to how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be. 2020 marks the eighth edition of the report and has the theme “environments for happiness”. It examines data from 2017, 2018, and 2019 to put together a conclusive ranking.
The ranking is compiled using data from the Gallup World Poll, in which respondents are asked to evaluate the happiness of their own lives on a scale of one to 10. Using the survey results, the ranking also shows the estimated extent to which six different factors impact happiness:
Gross Domestic Product per capita,
Life expectancy,
Social support,
Freedom,
Corruption,
According to the 2020 report, the 10 happiest countries in the world are:
1) Finland
2) Denmark
3) Switzerland
4) Iceland
5) Norway
6) The Netherlands
7) Sweden
8) New Zealand
9) Austria
10 Luxembourg
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1/4/21
Global Happiness list: Netherlands one of the top 10 happiest countries globally in 2020 ranking 6th - Finland No 1 - US 18 th.- Turkey 79 th. - lowest: Afghanistan 110 th.
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