Finland Ranked World’s “Happiest” Nation, USA 16th

March 18, 2022 News, Politics

Finland has been named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year running, in an annual UN-sponsored index that again ranked Afghanistan as the unhappiest, followed closely by Lebanon.

Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania recorded the biggest boosts in wellbeing. The largest falls in the World Happiness table, released on Friday, came in Lebanon, Venezuela and Afghanistan. Lebanon, which is facing economic meltdown, fell to second from last on the index of 146 nations, just below Zimbabwe.

The United States rose three places to 16th, one ahead of Britain, while France climbed to 20th, its highest ranking yet.

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For the fifth year in a row, Finland is the world’s happiest country, according to World Happiness Report rankings https://t.co/Ifr85GvHBK

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