Published: 23rd Mar, 2024
Context
In the recently published UN-sponsored World Happiness Report, India ranked 126, the same as last year, in the happiness index.
Key-findings of the Report
- Finland remained the world's happiest country for a seventh straight year.
- Nordic countries kept their places among the 10 most cheerful, with Denmark, Iceland and Sweden trailing Finland.
- Afghanistan, plagued by a humanitarian catastrophe since the Taliban regained control in 2020, stayed at the bottom of the 143 countries surveyed.
- For the first time since the report was published more than a decade ago, the United States and Germany were not among the 20 happiest nations, coming in 23rd and 24th respectively.
- In turn, Costa Rica and Kuwait entered the top 20 at 12 and 13.
- India’s ranking: India ranked 126, the same as last year, in the happiness index.
- Factors such as marital status, social engagement, and physical health influence life satisfaction among older Indians.
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