Finland is the Happiest country in the world

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For the fifth year in a row, Finland is the world's happiest country, according to the World Happiness Report 2022, of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

Denmark was ranked 2nd followed by Iceland, Switzerland and the Netherlands.

India was ranked 136  in 2022 as compared to 139 in 2021.

Afghanistan was ranked the most unhappy  country in the world and was ranked at the bottom 146th .

The World Happiness Report is released by the United Nation Sustainable Development Solutions Network. It ranks the countries on the basis of:

• healthy life expectancy;

• GDP per capita; 

• social support in times of trouble;,

•  low corruption and high social trust;

•  generosity in a community where people look after each other and

•  freedom to make key life decisions. 

The first  World Happiness report was released in 2012.

UN Sustainable Sustainable Development Solutions Network

It is a non -profit organisation set up by the United Nation in 2012.

Its Headquarters : New York, United States of America.

Factfile Finland 

Finland is located in Northern Europe .

Capital : Helsinki 

Currency : Euro

Prime Minister : Sanna Marin

Nokia company is from Finland