Netherlands the 5th happiest country in the world
5 years, 9 months ago

Netherlands the 5th happiest country in the world

NL Times  

The Netherlands is the 5th happiest country in the world, according to the United Nations' World Happiness Report 2019. The top five happiest countries in the world, according to the report, are Finland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and the Netherlands. The UN looked at various factors to determine the happiness in a country, including the distribution of wealth, social cohesion, life expectancy, perceptions of corruption, and freedom of choice on a number of fronts. According to the researchers, the West African country of Benin has made great strides in terms of happiness over the past decade, climbing 50 spots on the ranking to 102nd place.

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Spellbinding chart reveals how top 20 league table of happiest countries in the world has changed over the last decade... and the surprising nation which now has the cheeriest under-30s
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Spellbinding chart reveals how top 20 league table of happiest countries in the world has changed over the last decade... and the surprising nation which now has the cheeriest under-30s

Daily Mail  

A mesmerising chart shows how the world's happiest countries have changed over time — with the exception of the top spot. Finland has been named the world's happiest country for the seventh year running, in an annual UN- War-scarred Afghanistan remains the unhappiest country in the survey of more than 140 nations, retaining bottom spot. From average salary to life …

Finland ranked world's happiest country for seventh year
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Finland ranked world's happiest country for seventh year

Hindustan Times  

The annual World Happiness Report has again ranked Finland and other Scandinavian countries the most cheerful nations on Earth. Finland has remained the happiest country in the world for the seventh year a row with nordic neighbors Sweden, Denmark and Iceland also retaining their places in the top 10, according to the annual World Happiness Report published on Wednesday. But …

World Happiness Report: Why Gen Z is the unhappiest generation today
9 months, 3 weeks ago

World Happiness Report: Why Gen Z is the unhappiest generation today

Firstpost  

The World Happiness Report is out and Finland has once again been declared the happiest country in the world. The World Happiness report reveals that the younger generation shows higher levels of unhappiness, driven by extensive use of social media and cost of living crises. Image used for representational purposes/Pixabay The annual World Happiness Report has been published for the …

Dutch are high in Happiness Index and have a low 'happiness gap'
1 year, 9 months ago

Dutch are high in Happiness Index and have a low 'happiness gap'

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is once again in fifth place in the World Happiness Index, a ranking compiled from Gallup surveys by a group of academics united in the Sustainable Development Solutions Network. The survey is based on individuals’ own assessments of their lives, but reflects six variables: GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom, generosity, and corruption. This year …

Labor opportunity helped Netherlands move up to world's 5th happiest country
3 years, 8 months ago

Labor opportunity helped Netherlands move up to world's 5th happiest country

NL Times  

The 2021 World Happiness Report named the Netherlands as the fifth happiest country in the world, one spot higher than in 2020 and 2019. In the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report released in December 2020, the Netherlands was named one of the countries expected to recover fastest from the pandemic. Especially when it came to flexible working arrangements, the …

Finland crowned world’s happiest country for third year running
4 years, 9 months ago

Finland crowned world’s happiest country for third year running

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Since the first report in 2012, only four countries have claimed the top spot: Denmark in 2012, 2013 and 2016, …

Netherlands ranked sixth happiest country in the world
4 years, 9 months ago

Netherlands ranked sixth happiest country in the world

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is ranked the world’s sixth happiest country in the latest World Happiness Report. Although the country is once again one of the jolliest in the world, it has slipped one place since last year, and is – according to the report based on data from the Gallup World Poll – slightly less contented than it was between 2008 …

Netherlands ranked sixth happiest country in the world
4 years, 9 months ago

Netherlands ranked sixth happiest country in the world

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is ranked the world’s sixth happiest country in the latest World Happiness Report. Although the country is once again one of the jolliest in the world, it has slipped one place since last year, and is – according to the report based on data from the Gallup World Poll – slightly less contented than it was between 2008 …

Netherlands sixth on World Happiness Report
4 years, 9 months ago

Netherlands sixth on World Happiness Report

NL Times  

The Netherlands is the sixth happiest country in the world, according to the annual World Happiness Report. Excluding some minor movements, the top 20 happiest countries in the world are the same as last year. The researchers ranked 153 countries on factors like prosperity, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom to make life choices, generosity, perceptions of corruption, and trust. …

World's happiest countries 2019: Finland comes top ahead of Nordic neighbours
5 years, 9 months ago

World's happiest countries 2019: Finland comes top ahead of Nordic neighbours

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Nordic nation topped the 2019 World Happiness Report, which ranked 156 countries around the world on factors including life …

World’s happiest country for 2019 revealed
5 years, 9 months ago

World’s happiest country for 2019 revealed

CNN  

CNN — Finland has a lot to celebrate. It’s also the happiest country in the world for the second year in a row, according to the latest World Happiness Report. “It’s true that last year all Finns were happier than rest of the countries’ residents, but their immigrants were also happiest immigrants in the world,” says Helliwell. “That’s the kind …

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