World Happiness Report 2022

2022 - 3 - 19

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Ireland officially the 13th happiest country in the world (BreakingNews.ie)

Northern Europeans once again dominated the top spots in the UN-sponsored World Happiness index.

This year, data from social media was also used to compare people's emotions before and after the Covid-19 pandemic. The latest list was compiled before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ireland rose two places in the latest list to 13th, while the United States rose three places to 16th, one ahead of Britain. France climbed to 20th, its highest ranking yet.

World Happiness Report 2022: Finland ranked first for fifth straight ... (CNBCTV18)

The World Happiness Report 2022: Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland and the Netherlands rounded off the top 5, while Afghanistan ranked as the unhappiest nation ...

On the other hand, Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis led to the country being placed at the bottom of the rankings. Switzerland, at number four, is followed by the Netherlands in fifth and Luxembourg in the sixth place. The United Nations-sponsored index was released two days before the International Day of Happiness, which falls on March 20.

World Happiness Report 2022: Finland happiest country; India ... (Livemint)

Following Finland, Denmark bagged the second rank, while Iceland and Switzerland stood at third and fourth rank. The Netherlands was at the fifth rank in ...

Following Finland, Denmark bagged the second rank, while Iceland and Switzerland stood at third and fourth rank. India ranks 136th in the World Happiness Report 2022, while Finland becomes the happiest country for the fifth consecutive year. Following Finland, Denmark bagged the second rank, while Iceland and Switzerland stood at third and fourth rank.

World Happiness Report 2022: Finland grabs the top spot for the fifth ... (The Indian Express)

Top three positions in the report went to three Scandinavian nations.

It was followed by Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. While India ranked 139th in last year’s report, this year it jumped three spots to 136. In the 10th edition of the World Happiness Report 2022 this year ahead of the annual International Day of Happiness on March 20, Finland has again topped the list as the happiest country in the world for the fifth time in a row.

The U.S. moved up in this year's World Happiness Ranking ... (CNBC)

The researchers behind the the 10th annual World Happiness Report say average life evaluations have remained "remarkably resilient during Covid-19.

"The pandemic brought not only pain and suffering but also an increase in social support and benevolence," the report reads. Altogether, the global average of these three actions was up by 25% in 2021, compared with pre-pandemic times. That's a three-spot gain from last year, when the U.S. was 19th.

PH ranks 2nd happiest country in Southeast Asia in 2022 World ... (CNN Philippines)

The Philippines is the second happiest country in Southeast Asia, according to the 2022 World Happiness Report.

“In every global region, there have been large increases in the proportion of people who give money to charity, help strangers, and do voluntary work in every global region," it said. This benevolence has provided notable support for the life evaluations of givers, receivers, and observers, who have been gratified to see their community’s readiness to reach out to help each other in times of need,” the report read. The Philippines garnered a score of 5.904 this year.