Despite the challenges and uncertainties posed by the coronavirus epidemic over the past year, Finland has maintained its position as the happiest country in the world.
That’s according to the 2021 World Happiness Report released on Friday. In the top 10 happiest countries, there were nine Europeans.
Finland was followed by Denmark, Switzerland, ND, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Luxembourg, New Zealand and Riyadh.
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“We find over the years that life satisfaction is happiest in the social democracies of northern Europe,” co-author Jeffrey Sasuke told the Associated Press. “People feel safe in those countries, so trust is high. Governments seem to be reliable and honest, and trust in each other is high.”
Finland is the happiest country in the world for the fourth year in a row despite a coronavirus epidemic, according to the 2021 World Happiness Report. (iStock)
Meanwhile, U.S. Ranked 19th, one place lower than last year.
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The annual report is produced by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network and ranks 149 countries based on per capita GDP, healthy living and the views of residents.
It also surveys respondents to show how much social support they feel if something goes wrong, how much social support, how much freedom to choose their own life, how corrupt their society is and how generous they are. Indicates on a scale of 1-10. .
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The report generally includes data from surveys over the past three years to “increase sample size and keep confidence small,” a press release said.
However, this year, analysts also compiled a separate list of happy countries based on the 2020 results, to see how the country rejoiced during the epidemic, different from previous years.
Finland also topped the list, followed by Iceland, Denmark, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, Norway, New Zealand and Riyadh.
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According to the press release, the report’s authors found that the most important factors for happiness are “people’s trust in each other and their government.”
“We urgently need to learn from Kovid-19,” Sech said in a statement. “The epidemic reminds us of our global environmental threats, the urgent need for cooperation, and the difficulties of achieving cooperation in every country and globally.”
“The World Happiness Report 2021 reminds us that we should focus on well-being rather than wealth, which will be short-lived if we do not do better to meet the challenges of sustainable development.”
The Associated Press contributes to this report.
