UN WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT- 2019

March 21, 2019

According to the UN’s seventh annual World Happiness Report, Indians are not as happy in 2019 as they were in 2018 and the country figures at 140th place, seven spots down from last year.

About: 

  • Countries covered: The UN’s seventh annual World Happiness Report ranks the world’s 156 countries on “how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be”. 

  • Indicators: The report ranks countries on six key variables that support well-being: income, freedom, trust, healthy life expectancy, social support and generosity. 

  • Released by: The Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United Nations. 

  • Released on: March 20, which was designated as the World Happiness Day by the UN General Assembly in 2012. 

Key highlights of the report: 

  • The overall world happiness has fallen over the past few years, which has mostly been fuelled by a sustained drop in India, which has dropped seven spots down from last year. 

  • There has been an increase in negative emotions, including worry, sadness and anger. 

  • Finland has been ranked as the happiest country in the world for the second year in succession. Finland is followed by Denmark, Norway, Iceland and The Netherlands. 

  • People in South Sudan are the most unhappy with their lives, followed by Central African Republic (155), Afghanistan (154), Tanzania (153) and Rwanda (152). 

  • Indians are not as happy in 2019 as they were in 2018 and the country figures at 140th place, seven spots down from last year. 

  • Pakistan is ranked 67th, Bangladesh 125th and China is place at 93rd. 

Source : The Hindu