An annual report ranks the world's happiest countries. (Guess where the U.S. ranks?)
Frank Martela. “Things like relatively generous unemployment benefits and nearly free healthcare help mitigate sources of unhappiness, ensuring that there are fewer people in Finland who are highly unsatisfied with their lives.’’
Where did other countries fall on the list? Israel has gone up five points to bump Switzerland out of the number four spot. The Netherlands once again come in at number five. Some other positive movers in this year’s report include Sweden and Norway . Canada is at number 13—a two point increase from last year. The U.S. is also up one spot from last year, coming in at number 15. Belgium is up two spots to number 17. New to this year’s top 20: Lithuania, which is up more than 30 spots since 2017..
Rounding out the list of the five unhappiest countries in the world: Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe and Congo.
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