Finland has topped the World Happiness Report, followed by Denmark and Iceland. Singapore ranks high in terms of GDP per capita and healthy life expectancy, but lower in social support, freedom, and generosity.
Topping the list this year is Finland , followed closely by Denmark and Iceland. The World Happiness Report is a joint effort from some of the world's leading researchers and wellbeing scientists. The happiness ranking in this study is supported by data from theExperts also analyzed data in six key factors: GDP per capita, healthy life expectancy , social support , freedom, generosity and perception of corruption.
Their research into these areas provided deeper insight and potential explanations for the subjective quality of life ratings people gave."These factors help to explain the differences across nations, while the rankings themselves are based only on the answers people give when asked to rate their own lives," according to a "Singapore did very well in terms of GDP per capita, one of the highest ranking in our dataset," Shun Wang, co-author and editor of the 2024 World Happiness Report told"That means Singapore's government is really clean and their people really have a very low perception of corruption ... even lower, you know, than Denmark or Norway," Wang added.Additionally, Singapore"does particularly well on generating healthy life expectancy, so long lives and healthy lives," according to Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Director of theDespite this, Singapore ranks lower in terms of its perceived social support, freedom to make life choices, and generosity. "Singapore is punching below its weight," said De Nev
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