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.