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 and 2012. The study assesses factors including the healthy life expectancy, social support, freedom and average income in the countries, alongside the levels of corruption, trust, generosity and people’s own ‘life evaluation’ – which includes their personal feeling of safety. The Netherlands is categorised alongside ‘Nordic countries’ and the researchers say that it does better than Europe as a whole because of levels of social and institutional trust, as well as social connection.

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6 Things People Do Differently In Finland, The Happiest Country In The World
1 week, 3 days ago

6 Things People Do Differently In Finland, The Happiest Country In The World

Huff Post  

Westend61 via Getty Images Looking at happiness in a different way is part of the key, along with some new routines. “There is more tolerance in saying, ‘it’s not ok’ or ‘I’m not feeling fine,’” said Meri Larivaara, the director of strategic affairs at MIELI Mental Health Finland. “There are studies that nature actually reduces stress and that’s also connected …

Survey shows that most elderly people in the Netherlands are very happy with their life
1 month, 1 week ago

Survey shows that most elderly people in the Netherlands are very happy with their life

NL Times  

A significant majority of elderly people in the Netherlands feel very happy in life, a survey ordered by the elderly organization ANBO-PCOB showed. The average number that participants gave while grading their lives is 7.6 The results of the “Elderly Happiness Barometer,” show that there are large differences between elderly people in the Netherlands. Elderly people who are not limited …

Why Denmark Is The Happiest Country For People Over 60
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Denmark Is The Happiest Country For People Over 60

Huff Post  

Westend61 via Getty Images Denmark is home to the happiest people over 60, according to the World Happiness Report. “And there’s especially little of that for the age group 60 to 75.” Additionally, Larsen said Denmark is financially strong, has a long life expectancy and has low levels of corruption, which allows people to have a higher happiness baseline, too. …

The European region where young people are happiest
9 months ago

The European region where young people are happiest

BBC  

The European region where young people are happiest Angel Villalba/Getty Images Lithuania ranks at number 19 in the 2024 World Happiness Report Czech Republic, Lithuania and Romania are all newly high on this year's World Happiness Report – and score especially high when it comes to happiness for people aged under 30. "There are more decent jobs at home, so …

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 …

The happiest country in the world wants to fly you in for a free masterclass
1 year, 9 months ago

The happiest country in the world wants to fly you in for a free masterclass

NPR  

The happiest country in the world wants to fly you in for a free masterclass Enlarge this image toggle caption Alessandro Rampazzo/AFP via Getty Images Alessandro Rampazzo/AFP via Getty Images Finland, which has held the title of happiest country for six years running, is now looking to teach the rest of the world a thing or two. "We believe Finnish …

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 …

6 Things People Do Differently In Finland, The Happiest Country In The World
1 year, 11 months ago

6 Things People Do Differently In Finland, The Happiest Country In The World

Huff Post  

Westend61 via Getty Images Looking at happiness in a different way is part of the key, along with some new routines. “There is more tolerance in saying, ‘it’s not ok’ or ‘I’m not feeling fine,’” said Meri Larivaara, the director of strategic affairs at MIELI Mental Health Finland. “There are studies that nature actually reduces stress and that’s also connected …

Most Netherlands kids happy with life; 1 in 7 unhappy
2 years, 1 month ago

Most Netherlands kids happy with life; 1 in 7 unhappy

NL Times  

The children in the Netherlands give their lives an average score of 7.7. But 13 percent of 8 to 18-year-olds give their life a 5 or less, the Children’s Ombudsman reported after surveying 2,347 children. We think this is because they have less and less confidence that adults, not their parents, will solve the problems in society,” a spokesperson for …

Young adults in NL less happy and satisfied
2 years, 8 months ago

Young adults in NL less happy and satisfied

NL Times  

Young adults in the Netherlands were significantly less happy and less satisfied with their lives in 2021 than before the turn of the century. Last year, 81 percent of young adults said they were happy, and 77 percent were satisfied with life. Of all adults in the Netherlands, 86.4 percent were happy last year, and 83.6 percent were satisfied with …

Americans got a bit happier last year, but they've still got nothing on the Finns
2 years, 9 months ago

Americans got a bit happier last year, but they've still got nothing on the Finns

NPR  

Americans got a bit happier last year, but they've still got nothing on the Finns Enlarge this image toggle caption Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images The World Happiness Report's annual rankings remain remarkably stable despite the lingering effects of the pandemic across the globe. Sponsor Message As explained by Planet Money in a 2019 interview …

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 remains happiest country in the world
3 years, 9 months ago

Finland remains happiest country in the world

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We find year after year that life satisfaction is …

Finland most happiest country in world despite pandemic, India 139th
3 years, 9 months ago

Finland most happiest country in world despite pandemic, India 139th

India TV News  

India has been ranked 139 out of 149 countries in the list of UN World Happiness Report 2021 released on Friday which is topped by Finland. The World Happiness Report 2021, issued by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, focuses on the effects of COVID-19 and how people all over the world have fared. It ranks the world's 149 countries …

Happiness Report: World shows resilience in face of COVID19
3 years, 9 months ago

Happiness Report: World shows resilience in face of COVID19

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — The coronavirus brought a year of fear and anxiety, loneliness and lockdown, and illness and death, but an annual report on happiness around the world released Friday suggests the pandemic has not crushed people’s spirits. “What we have found is that when people take the long view, they’ve shown a lot of resilience in this past year,” Columbia …

Government must not neglect people's well-being, say researchers
4 years, 5 months ago

Government must not neglect people's well-being, say researchers

Dutch News  

The effect of the coronavirus crisis on the broad prosperity of the Netherlands is limited as yet, but it is affecting happiness, the annual Rabobank prosperity poll shows. The poll, which questions people on an array of prosperity-related indicators, found that more people than last year indicated they had ‘sufficient income’ – 55.9% compared to 52.7 % last year. Almost …

Government must not neglect people's well-being, say researchers
4 years, 5 months ago

Government must not neglect people's well-being, say researchers

Dutch News  

The effect of the coronavirus crisis on the broad prosperity of the Netherlands is limited as yet, but it is affecting happiness, the annual Rabobank prosperity poll shows. The poll, which questions people on an array of prosperity-related indicators, found that more people than last year indicated they had ‘sufficient income’ – 55.9% compared to 52.7 % last year. Almost …

Vast majority of NL residents were happy last year
4 years, 7 months ago

Vast majority of NL residents were happy last year

NL Times  

Last year, before the arrival of the coronavirus crisis, 87 percent of Netherlands residents were happy or very happy with their lives, scoring their lives 7 or more out of 10. The lowest score was in 2013, when 84 percent were happy to very happy with their lives, CBS economist Peter Hein van Mulligen said to Het Parool. The broad …

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, …

What The World's Happiest Country Can Teach Us About Surviving The Coronavirus Crisis
4 years, 9 months ago

What The World's Happiest Country Can Teach Us About Surviving The Coronavirus Crisis

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The timing of the annual World Happiness Report may seem unfortunate ― it launched today, as the world grapples with how to react to the coronavirus pandemic without social and economic meltdown. “Time and again we see the reasons for well-being include good social support networks, social trust, honest governments, safe environments, and healthy lives.” Mutual Aid …

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. …

National Happiness: How to improve overall well-being within society
5 years ago

National Happiness: How to improve overall well-being within society

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. …

9 in 10 Dutch happy with their lives; same as 20 years ago
5 years, 5 months ago

9 in 10 Dutch happy with their lives; same as 20 years ago

NL Times  

Nearly 90 percent of Dutch adults said that they were happy and satisfied with their lives last year. The percentage of young people satisfied with their lives decreased somewhat over the past 21 years, while the percentage of happy older people increased. People with a low level of education and people with a non-Western background are less often happy and …

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 …

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 …

Dutch happy with their lot, says new report
6 years, 4 months ago

Dutch happy with their lot, says new report

Dutch News  

The economy is up, and so are the Dutch. A new report into social conditions in the Netherlands reveals that Dutch people continue to rate their lives at 7.8 out of 10. Most people feel healthy, life expectancy is on the rise and people generally feel more safe, according to the report by the SCP Netherlands Institute for Social Research. …

Happy and healthy: one in five Dutch is super smiley
6 years, 6 months ago

Happy and healthy: one in five Dutch is super smiley

Dutch News  

Whatever the weather, one in five Dutch adults feels glowing. The super smileys tend to be married, in the highest income band and working – while divorcees, the lowest-educated and poorest-paid most often say they feel unhappy. ‘Some people are notably happier than others, and you could think that the reasons are obvious but it is good to underline them …

Happy and healthy: one in five Dutch is super smiley
6 years, 6 months ago

Happy and healthy: one in five Dutch is super smiley

Dutch News  

Whatever the weather, one in five Dutch adults feels glowing. The super smileys tend to be married, in the highest income band and working – while divorcees, the lowest-educated and poorest-paid most often say they feel unhappy. ‘Some people are notably happier than others, and you could think that the reasons are obvious but it is good to underline them …

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