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http://www.straitstimes.com/world/f...burundi-least-content-singapore-ranks-34th-un
Happy are the people of the Nordic nations - happier, in fact, than anyone else in the world. And the overall happiness of a country is almost identical to the happiness of its immigrants.
Those are the main conclusions of the World Happiness Report 2018, released on Wednesday (March 14).
Finland is the happiest country in the world, it found, followed by Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden and Australia.
Singapore comes in at 34th. It was ranked 26th in the World Happiness Report 2017, four rungs lower than in 2016.
Taiwan, at No. 26, is the only area in Asia ranked above Singapore. Malaysia is ranked 35th.
As for the United States, it is 18th out of 156 countries surveyed - down four spots from last year's report and five from 2016's, and substantially below most comparably wealthy nations.
Though the economy is generally strong and per capita income is high, it ranks poorly on social measures: life expectancy has declined, suicide rates have risen, the opioid crisis has worsened, inequality has grown and confidence in government has fallen.
http://www.straitstimes.com/world/f...burundi-least-content-singapore-ranks-34th-un
Happy are the people of the Nordic nations - happier, in fact, than anyone else in the world. And the overall happiness of a country is almost identical to the happiness of its immigrants.
Those are the main conclusions of the World Happiness Report 2018, released on Wednesday (March 14).
Finland is the happiest country in the world, it found, followed by Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden and Australia.
Singapore comes in at 34th. It was ranked 26th in the World Happiness Report 2017, four rungs lower than in 2016.
Taiwan, at No. 26, is the only area in Asia ranked above Singapore. Malaysia is ranked 35th.
As for the United States, it is 18th out of 156 countries surveyed - down four spots from last year's report and five from 2016's, and substantially below most comparably wealthy nations.
Though the economy is generally strong and per capita income is high, it ranks poorly on social measures: life expectancy has declined, suicide rates have risen, the opioid crisis has worsened, inequality has grown and confidence in government has fallen.
