- India was ranked 126th out of 143 nations in a global happiness index released recently, which noted that older age is associated with higher life satisfaction in the world’s most populous country.
KEY-FINDINGS OF THE REPORT
- Finland with a score of 741, remained the world’s happiest country for a seventh straight year.
- The other top 10 countries are Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, Israel, the Netherlands, Norway, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Australia.
- Afghanistan, plagued by a humanitarian catastrophe since the Taliban regained control in 2020, stayed at the bottom of the 143 countries surveyed.
- The ranking is based on six factors—
- GDP per capita
- Social Support
- Healthy life expectancy
- Freedom
- Generosity
- Freedom of corruption
- Since 2012, the World Happiness Report has been released annually around March 20th as part of the International Day of Happiness
- The World Happiness Report is a partnership of Gallup, the Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS NETWORK
- The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) has been operating since 2012 under the UN Secretary-General.
- SDSN mobilizes global scientific and technological expertise to promote practical solutions for sustainable development, including the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement.