World Happiness Report 2016 was released on Wednesday March 16, in Rome by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United Nations.
Denmark maintained its title of "world's happiest country," knocking Switzerland into second place.At the bottom of the 156 countries on the
list was Burundi, which is experiencing severe political unrest and violence.
Countries like Benin (153rd place),
Afghanistan (154), Togo (155) and Syria(156) aren't doing much better than Burundi.
The 20 largest losers of happiness included Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Yemen and Saudi Arabia in the Middle East; Japan and India in Asia; and
Cyprus, Spain, Italy and Greece in Europe — all hard hit by the economic crisis.
Below is the top 10 full ranking:
Top 10 Happest Countries
1. Denmark
2. Switzerland
3. Iceland
4. Norway
5. Finland
6. Canada
7. Netherlands
8. New Zealand
9. Australia
10. Sweden
Least Happy Countries
148. Madagascar
149. Tanzania
150. Liberia
151. Guinea
152. Rwanda
153. Benin
154. Afghanistan
155. Togo
156. Syria
157. Burundi
The World Happiness Report is a landmark survey of the state of global happiness.The first report was published in 2012, the second in 2013, and the third in 2015. The World Happiness Report 2016 Update,which ranks 156 countries by their happiness levels, was released today in Rome in advance of UN World Happiness Day, March 20th. Leading experts across fields of economics, psychology, survey
analysis, national statistics, health, public policy and more–describe how measurements of well-being can be used effectively to assess the progress of nations. The reports review the state of happiness in the world today and show how the new science of happiness explains personal and national variations in
happiness.
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