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Finland is yet again the happiest country in the world. Bagging this year's prestigious title makes it their fifth consecutive win. The other top five countries in the list are Denmark (second), Iceland (third), Switzerland (fourth), and The Netherlands (fifth). Luxembourg, Norway, Israel, and New Zealand are also in the top 10 list.
Also, 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of the World Happiness Report. The report is made with assessments on three main factors, which are life evaluations, positive emotions, and negative emotions. The rankings are based on life evaluations.
This year, the World Happiness Report focused on specific daily emotions considering how the pandemic has changed the lives of people.
The World Happiness Report stated, "Finland continues to occupy the top spot, one of five Nordic countries in the top ten."
After the top ten, Austria, Australia, Ireland, Germany, and Canada are the next five happy countries on the list. While this time the United States secured the 16th spot in the list of happiest nations, up from the 19th spot last year. The UK is in 17th place, Czechia comes in 18th, followed by Belgium at 19th and France at 20th position.
According to the report, the ten countries with the largest drops were Lebanon, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Jordan, Zambia, India, Mexico, and Botswana.
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