The World Map of Happiness - Denmark 'happiest place on earth'

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The World Map of Happiness

This is an interactive map - double click on a country to view in more

detail.

Key: Red = High Levels of Happiness

 

Use of this map is subject to the credit line: Adrian White, Analytic

Social Psychologist, University of Leicester.

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Please feel free to download this map for publication, but use of the map is

subject to the credit line: Adrian White, Analytic Social Psychologist, University

of Leicester.

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1. This is the first map to illustrate international

differences in happiness.

2. UK comes 41st out of 178 countries.

3. UK doing better than most of

our similar neighbours and competitors (France 62nd, Italy 50th, Spain 46th, Japan

90th, Chine 82nd, India 125th). However other counties did do better (Germany

35th, USA 23rd, Ireland 11th). A full copy of the league table is

published below.

4. Health is more important than wealth or education.

Further analysis was performed to examine the links between satisfaction with

life and measures of life expectancy (health), wealth (GDP per capita) and

education (access to secondary level education).It was found that satisfaction

with life correlated most closely with health (a correlation of .62), followed

by wealth (.52) and then education (.51). (All pearson's r

correlations were significant at the p<.001 level)

5. The map is based on an analysis of the results

from over 100 studies. It uses data published by by UNESCO, the CIA, the

New Economics Foundation, the WHO, the Veenhoven Database, the Latinbarometer,

the Afrobarometer, and the UNHDR.

6. The map is being published in a psychology journal

in September, and will be presented at a Psychology conference later in the

year.

 

Quotes

Adrian White said “The concept of happiness, or satisfaction

with life, is currently a major area of research in economics

and psychology, most closely associated with new developments in positive

psychology. It has also become a feature in the current political

discourse in the UK.â€

" There is increasing political interest in using

measures of happiness as a national indicator in conjuntion with measures of

wealth. A recent BBC survey found that 81% of the population think the

Government should focus on making us happier rather than wealthier. "

“It is worth remembering that the UK is doing

relatively well in this area, coming 41st out of 178 nationsâ€.

 

" Further analysis showed that a nation's level of

happiness was most closely associated with health levels (correlation of .62),

followed by wealth (.52), and then provision of education (.51). "

 

" The three predictor variables of health, wealth and

education were also very closely associated with each other, illustrating the

interdependence of these factors. "

“There is a belief that capitalism leads to unhappy

people. However, when people are asked if they are happy with their

lives, people in countries with good healthcare, a higher GDP per

captia, and access to education were much more likely to report being

happy.â€

“The frustrations of modern life, and the anxieties of the

age, seem to be much less significant compared to the health,

financial and educational needs in other parts of the World. The current concern

with happiness levels in the UK may well be a case

of the 'worried well'. "

World Happiness League Table

SWL Ranking is each country's

position in the international ranking of happiness

 

 

 

Country

 

 

SWL

Ranking (1)

 

 

SWL

Index (2)

 

 

Life

Expectancy (3)

 

 

GDP

per capita (4)

 

 

Access

to education score (5)

 

 

 

 

Albania

 

 

157

 

 

153.33

 

 

73.8

 

 

4.9

 

 

75.8

 

 

 

 

Algeria

 

 

134

 

 

173.33

 

 

71.1

 

 

7.2

 

 

66.9

 

 

 

 

Angola

 

 

149

 

 

160

 

 

40.8

 

 

3.2

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Antigua And Barbuda

 

 

16

 

 

246.67

 

 

73.9

 

 

11

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Argentina

 

 

56

 

 

226.67

 

 

74.5

 

 

13.1

 

 

93.7

 

 

 

 

Armenia

 

 

172

 

 

123.33

 

 

71.5

 

 

4.5

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

 

26

 

 

243.33

 

 

80.3

 

 

31.9

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Austria

 

 

3

 

 

260

 

 

79

 

 

32.7

 

 

99.1

 

 

 

 

Azerbaijan

 

 

144

 

 

163.33

 

 

66.9

 

 

4.8

 

 

80.2

 

 

 

 

Bahamas

 

 

5

 

 

256.67

 

 

69.7

 

 

20.2

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Bahrain

 

 

33

 

 

240

 

 

74.3

 

 

23

 

 

102

 

 

 

 

Bangladesh

 

 

104

 

 

190

 

 

62.8

 

 

2.1

 

 

53.7

 

 

 

 

Barbados

 

 

27

 

 

243.33

 

 

75

 

 

17

 

 

101.1

 

 

 

 

Belarus

 

 

170

 

 

133.33

 

 

68.1

 

 

6.9

 

 

94.2

 

 

 

 

Belgium

 

 

28

 

 

243.33

 

 

78.9

 

 

31.4

 

 

145.4

 

 

 

 

Belize

 

 

48

 

 

230

 

 

71.9

 

 

6.8

 

 

71.6

 

 

 

 

Benin

 

 

122

 

 

180

 

 

54

 

 

1.1

 

 

21.8

 

 

 

 

Bhutan

 

 

8

 

 

253.33

 

 

62.9

 

 

1.4

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Bolivia

 

 

117

 

 

183.33

 

 

64.1

 

 

2.9

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Bosnia &

Herze

 

 

137

 

 

170

 

 

74.2

 

 

6.8

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Botswana

 

 

123

 

 

180

 

 

36.3

 

 

10.5

 

 

81.8

 

 

 

 

Brazil

 

 

81

 

 

210

 

 

70.5

 

 

8.4

 

 

103.2

 

 

 

 

Brunei

Darussalam

 

 

9

 

 

253.33

 

 

76.4

 

 

23.6

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Bulgaria

 

 

164

 

 

143.33

 

 

72.2

 

 

9.6

 

 

92

 

 

 

 

Burkina Faso

 

 

152

 

 

156.67

 

 

47.5

 

 

1.3

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

Burma

 

 

130

 

 

176.67

 

 

60.2

 

 

1.7

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Burundi

 

 

178

 

 

100

 

 

43.6

 

 

0.7

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Cambodia

 

 

110

 

 

186.67

 

 

56.2

 

 

2.2

 

 

17.3

 

 

 

 

Cameroon

 

 

138

 

 

170

 

 

45.8

 

 

2.4

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Canada

 

 

10

 

 

253.33

 

 

80

 

 

34

 

 

102.6

 

 

 

 

Cape Verdi

 

 

100

 

 

193.33

 

 

70.4

 

 

6.2

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Central African Republic

 

 

145

 

 

163.33

 

 

39.3

 

 

1.1

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Chad

 

 

159

 

 

150

 

 

43.6

 

 

1.5

 

 

11.5

 

 

 

 

Chile

 

 

71

 

 

216.67

 

 

77.9

 

 

11.3

 

 

87.5

 

 

 

 

China

 

 

82

 

 

210

 

 

71.6

 

 

6.8

 

 

62.8

 

 

 

 

Columbi

 

 

34

 

 

240

 

 

72.4

 

 

7.9

 

 

70.9

 

 

 

 

Comoros

 

 

97

 

 

196.67

 

 

63.2

 

 

0.6

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Congo

Democratic

 

 

176

 

 

110

 

 

43.1

 

 

0.7

 

 

18.4

 

 

 

 

Congo Republic

 

 

105

 

 

190

 

 

52

 

 

1.3

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Costa Rica

 

 

13

 

 

250

 

 

78.2

 

 

11.1

 

 

50.9

 

 

 

 

Croatia

 

 

98

 

 

196.67

 

 

75

 

 

11.6

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Cuba

 

 

83

 

 

210

 

 

77.3

 

 

3.5

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Cyprus

 

 

49

 

 

230

 

 

78.6

 

 

7.14

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Czech Republic

 

 

77

 

 

213.33

 

 

75.6

 

 

19.5

 

 

87.9

 

 

 

 

Denmark

 

 

1

 

 

273.33

 

 

77.2

 

 

34.6

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Dijbouti

 

 

150

 

 

160

 

 

52.8

 

 

1.3

 

 

14.7

 

 

 

 

Dominica

 

 

29

 

 

243.33

 

 

75.6

 

 

5.5

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Dominican Republic

 

 

42

 

 

233.33

 

 

67.2

 

 

7

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Ecuador

 

 

111

 

 

186.67

 

 

74.3

 

 

4.3

 

 

56.7

 

 

 

 

Egypt

 

 

151

 

 

160

 

 

69.8

 

 

3.9

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

El Salvador

 

 

61

 

 

220

 

 

70.9

 

 

4.7

 

 

49.8

 

 

 

 

Equitorial Guinea

 

 

135

 

 

173.33

 

 

43.3

 

 

50.2

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Eritrea

 

 

162

 

 

146.67

 

 

53.8

 

 

1

 

 

28.2

 

 

 

 

Estonia

 

 

139

 

 

170

 

 

71.3

 

 

16.7

 

 

107

 

 

 

 

Ethiopia

 

 

153

 

 

156.67

 

 

47.6

 

 

0.9

 

 

5.2

 

 

 

 

Fiji

 

 

57

 

 

223.33

 

 

67.8

 

 

6

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Finland

 

 

6

 

 

256.67

 

 

78.5

 

 

30.9

 

 

124.5

 

 

 

 

France

 

 

62

 

 

220

 

 

79.5

 

 

29.9

 

 

108.7

 

 

 

 

Gabon

 

 

88

 

 

206.67

 

 

54.5

 

 

6.8

 

 

54.4

 

 

 

 

Gambia

 

 

106

 

 

190

 

 

55.7

 

 

1.9

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

Georgia

 

 

169

 

 

136.67

 

 

70.5

 

 

3.3

 

 

77.7

 

 

 

 

Germany

 

 

35

 

 

240

 

 

78.7

 

 

30.4

 

 

99

 

 

 

 

Ghana

 

 

89

 

 

206.67

 

 

56.8

 

 

2.5

 

 

37.3

 

 

 

 

Greece

 

 

84

 

 

210

 

 

78.3

 

 

22.2

 

 

94.6

 

 

 

 

Grenada

 

 

72

 

 

216.67

 

 

65.3

 

 

5

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Guatemala

 

 

43

 

 

233.33

 

 

67.3

 

 

4.7

 

 

32.7

 

 

 

 

Guinea

 

 

140

 

 

170

 

 

53.7

 

 

2

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Guinea-Bissau

 

 

124

 

 

180

 

 

44.7

 

 

0.8

 

 

20.4

 

 

 

 

Guyana

 

 

36

 

 

240

 

 

63.1

 

 

4.6

 

 

81

 

 

 

 

Haiti

 

 

118

 

 

183.33

 

 

51.6

 

 

1.7

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Honduras

 

 

37

 

 

240

 

 

67.8

 

 

2.9

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong

 

 

63

 

 

220

 

 

81.6

 

 

32.9

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Hungary

 

 

107

 

 

190

 

 

72.7

 

 

16.3

 

 

98.6

 

 

 

 

Iceland

 

 

4

 

 

260

 

 

80.7

 

 

35.6

 

 

108.8

 

 

 

 

India

 

 

125

 

 

180

 

 

63.3

 

 

3.3

 

 

49.9

 

 

 

 

Indonesia

 

 

64

 

 

220

 

 

66.8

 

 

3.6

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Iran

 

 

96

 

 

200

 

 

70.4

 

 

8.3

 

 

80

 

 

 

 

Ireland

 

 

11

 

 

253.33

 

 

77.7

 

 

41

 

 

123.1

 

 

 

 

Israel

 

 

58

 

 

223.33

 

 

79.7

 

 

24.6

 

 

93

 

 

 

 

Italy

 

 

50

 

 

230

 

 

80.1

 

 

29.2

 

 

92.8

 

 

 

 

Ivory Coast

 

 

160

 

 

150

 

 

45.9

 

 

1.6

 

 

21.7

 

 

 

 

Jamaica

 

 

44

 

 

233.33

 

 

70.8

 

 

4.4

 

 

83.6

 

 

 

 

Japan

 

 

90

 

 

206.67

 

 

82

 

 

31.5

 

 

102.1

 

 

 

 

Jordan

 

 

141

 

 

170

 

 

71.3

 

 

4.7

 

 

87.7

 

 

 

 

Kazakhstan

 

 

101

 

 

193.33

 

 

63.2

 

 

8.2

 

 

87

 

 

 

 

Kenya

 

 

112

 

 

186.67

 

 

47.2

 

 

1.1

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Kuwait

 

 

38

 

 

240

 

 

76.9

 

 

19.2

 

 

55.6

 

 

 

 

Kyrgyzstan

 

 

65

 

 

220

 

 

66.8

 

 

2.1

 

 

83

 

 

 

 

Laos

 

 

126

 

 

180

 

 

54.7

 

 

1.9

 

 

35.6

 

 

 

 

Latvia

 

 

154

 

 

156.67

 

 

71.6

 

 

13.2

 

 

88.9

 

 

 

 

Lebanon

 

 

113

 

 

186.67

 

 

72

 

 

6.2

 

 

78.2

 

 

 

 

Lesotho

 

 

165

 

 

143.33

 

 

36.3

 

 

2.5

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

Libya

 

 

108

 

 

190

 

 

73.6

 

 

11.4

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Lithuania

 

 

155

 

 

156.67

 

 

72.3

 

 

13.7

 

 

93.4

 

 

 

 

Luxembourg

 

 

12

 

 

253.33

 

 

78.5

 

 

55.6

 

 

95.3

 

 

 

 

Macedonia

 

 

146

 

 

163.33

 

 

73.8

 

 

7.8

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Madagascar

 

 

103

 

 

193.33

 

 

55.4

 

 

0.9

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Malawi

 

 

158

 

 

153.33

 

 

39.7

 

 

0.6

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Malaysia

 

 

17

 

 

246.67

 

 

73.2

 

 

12.1

 

 

98.8

 

 

 

 

Maldives

 

 

66

 

 

220

 

 

66.6

 

 

3.9

 

 

42.7

 

 

 

 

Mali

 

 

131

 

 

176.67

 

 

47.9

 

 

1.2

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

Malta

 

 

14

 

 

250

 

 

78.4

 

 

19.9

 

 

90.4

 

 

 

 

Mauritania

 

 

132

 

 

176.67

 

 

52.7

 

 

2.2

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Mauritius

 

 

73

 

 

216.67

 

 

72.2

 

 

13.1

 

 

107.3

 

 

 

 

Mexico

 

 

51

 

 

230

 

 

75.1

 

 

10

 

 

73.4

 

 

 

 

Moldova

 

 

175

 

 

116.67

 

 

67.7

 

 

1.8

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Mongolia

 

 

59

 

 

223.33

 

 

64

 

 

1.9

 

 

64.4

 

 

 

 

Morocco

 

 

114

 

 

186.67

 

 

69.7

 

 

4.2

 

 

39.3

 

 

 

 

Mozambique

 

 

127

 

 

180

 

 

41.9

 

 

1.3

 

 

13.9

 

 

 

 

Namibia

 

 

74

 

 

216.67

 

 

48.3

 

 

7

 

 

59.8

 

 

 

 

Nepal

 

 

119

 

 

183.33

 

 

61.6

 

 

1.4

 

 

53.9

 

 

 

 

Netherlands

 

 

15

 

 

250

 

 

78.4

 

 

30.5

 

 

124.1

 

 

 

 

New Zealand

 

 

18

 

 

246.67

 

 

79.1

 

 

25.2

 

 

112.9

 

 

 

 

Nicaragua

 

 

85

 

 

210

 

 

69.7

 

 

2.9

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Niger

 

 

161

 

 

150

 

 

44.4

 

 

0.9

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Nigeria

 

 

120

 

 

183.33

 

 

43.4

 

 

1.4

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Norway

 

 

19

 

 

246.67

 

 

79.4

 

 

42.3

 

 

117

 

 

 

 

Oman

 

 

30

 

 

243.33

 

 

74.1

 

 

13.2

 

 

67.8

 

 

 

 

Pakistan

 

 

166

 

 

143.33

 

 

63

 

 

2.4

 

 

39

 

 

 

 

Palestine

 

 

128

 

 

180

 

 

72.5

 

 

5.8

 

 

80.7

 

 

 

 

Panama

 

 

39

 

 

240

 

 

74.8

 

 

7.2

 

 

68.7

 

 

 

 

Papua New Guinea

 

 

86

 

 

210

 

 

55.3

 

 

2.6

 

 

21.2

 

 

 

 

Paraguay

 

 

75

 

 

216.67

 

 

71

 

 

4.9

 

 

56.9

 

 

 

 

Peru

 

 

115

 

 

186.67

 

 

70

 

 

5.9

 

 

80.8

 

 

 

 

Philippines

 

 

78

 

 

213.33

 

 

70.4

 

 

5.1

 

 

75.9

 

 

 

 

Poland

 

 

99

 

 

196.67

 

 

74.3

 

 

13.3

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Portugal

 

 

92

 

 

203.33

 

 

77.2

 

 

19.3

 

 

112

 

 

 

 

Qatar

 

 

45

 

 

233.33

 

 

72.8

 

 

27.4

 

 

92.4

 

 

 

 

Romania

 

 

136

 

 

173.33

 

 

71.3

 

 

8.2

 

 

80.2

 

 

 

 

Russia

 

 

167

 

 

143.33

 

 

65.3

 

 

11.1

 

 

81.9

 

 

 

 

Rwanda

 

 

163

 

 

146.67

 

 

43.9

 

 

1.5

 

 

12.1

 

 

 

 

Samoa

Western

 

 

52

 

 

230

 

 

70.2

 

 

5.8

 

 

76

 

 

 

 

Sao Tome And

Prinicpe

 

 

60

 

 

223.33

 

 

63

 

 

1.2

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Saudi Arabia

 

 

31

 

 

243.33

 

 

71.8

 

 

12.8

 

 

68.5

 

 

 

 

Senegal

 

 

116

 

 

186.67

 

 

55.7

 

 

1.8

 

 

19.5

 

 

 

 

Seychelles

 

 

20

 

 

246.67

 

 

72.7

 

 

7.8

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Sierra Leone

 

 

143

 

 

166.67

 

 

40.8

 

 

0.8

 

 

23.9

 

 

 

 

Singapore

 

 

53

 

 

230

 

 

78.7

 

 

28.1

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Slovakia

 

 

129

 

 

180

 

 

74

 

 

16.1

 

 

86.6

 

 

 

 

Slovenia

 

 

67

 

 

220

 

 

76.4

 

 

21.6

 

 

98.8

 

 

 

 

Soloman Islands

 

 

54

 

 

230

 

 

62.3

 

 

1.7

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

South Africa

 

 

109

 

 

190

 

 

48.4

 

 

12

 

 

90.2

 

 

 

 

South Korea

 

 

102

 

 

193.33

 

 

77

 

 

20.4

 

 

97.4

 

 

 

 

Spain

 

 

46

 

 

233.33

 

 

79.5

 

 

25.5

 

 

112.8

 

 

 

 

Sri Lanka

 

 

93

 

 

203.33

 

 

74

 

 

4.3

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

St Kitts And Nevis

 

 

21

 

 

246.67

 

 

70

 

 

8.8

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

St Lucia

 

 

47

 

 

233.33

 

 

72.4

 

 

5.4

 

 

94.3

 

 

 

 

St Vincent And The Grenadines

 

 

40

 

 

240

 

 

71.1

 

 

2.9

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Sudan

 

 

173

 

 

120

 

 

56.4

 

 

2.1

 

 

28.8

 

 

 

 

Suriname

 

 

32

 

 

243.33

 

 

69.1

 

 

4.1

 

 

50.7

 

 

 

 

Swaziland

 

 

168

 

 

140

 

 

32.5

 

 

5

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Sweden

 

 

7

 

 

256.67

 

 

80.2

 

 

29.8

 

 

152.8

 

 

 

 

Switzerland

 

 

2

 

 

273.33

 

 

80.5

 

 

32.3

 

 

99.9

 

 

 

 

Syria

 

 

142

 

 

170

 

 

73.3

 

 

3.9

 

 

42

 

 

 

 

Taiwan

 

 

68

 

 

220

 

 

76.1

 

 

27.6

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Tajikistan

 

 

94

 

 

203.33

 

 

63.6

 

 

1.2

 

 

76

 

 

 

 

Tanzania

 

 

121

 

 

183.33

 

 

46

 

 

0.7

 

 

5.31

 

 

 

 

Thailand

 

 

76

 

 

216.67

 

 

70

 

 

8.3

 

 

79

 

 

 

 

Timor-Leste

 

 

69

 

 

220

 

 

65.5

 

 

0.4

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Togo

 

 

147

 

 

163.33

 

 

54.3

 

 

1.7

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Tonga

 

 

70

 

 

220

 

 

72.2

 

 

2.3

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Trinidad And Tobago

 

 

55

 

 

230

 

 

69.9

 

 

16.7

 

 

78.4

 

 

 

 

Tunisia

 

 

79

 

 

213.33

 

 

73.3

 

 

8.3

 

 

74.6

 

 

 

 

Turkey

 

 

133

 

 

176.67

 

 

68.7

 

 

8.2

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Turkmenistan

 

 

171

 

 

133.33

 

 

62.4

 

 

8

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

UAE

 

 

22

 

 

246.67

 

 

78

 

 

43.4

 

 

74.4

 

 

 

 

Uganda

 

 

156

 

 

156.67

 

 

47.3

 

 

1.8

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Ukraine

 

 

174

 

 

120

 

 

66.1

 

 

7.2

 

 

92.8

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom

 

 

41

 

 

236.67

 

 

78.4

 

 

30.3

 

 

157.2

 

 

 

 

Uruguay

 

 

87

 

 

210

 

 

75.4

 

 

9.6

 

 

91.6

 

 

 

 

USA

 

 

23

 

 

246.67

 

 

77.4

 

 

41.8

 

 

94.6

 

 

 

 

Uzbekistan

 

 

80

 

 

213.33

 

 

66.5

 

 

1.8

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Vanuate

 

 

24

 

 

246.67

 

 

68.6

 

 

2.9

 

 

28.5

 

 

 

 

Venzuela

 

 

25

 

 

246.67

 

 

72.9

 

 

6.1

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Vietnam

 

 

95

 

 

203.33

 

 

70.5

 

 

2.8

 

 

64.6

 

 

 

 

Yemen

 

 

91

 

 

206.67

 

 

60.6

 

 

0.9

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

Zambia

 

 

148

 

 

163.33

 

 

37.5

 

 

0.9

 

 

25.5

 

 

 

 

Zimbabwe

 

 

177

 

 

110

 

 

36.9

 

 

2.3

 

 

45.3

 

 

 

Notes

1. SWL (satisfaction with life) rating calculated

from data published by New Economics Foundation (2006).

2. SWL (satisfaction with life) index calculated from

data published by New Economics Foundation (2006).

3. Life Expectancy from UN Human Development

Report (2003)

4. GDP per capita from figure published by the

CIA (2006), figure in US$.

5. Access to secondary education rating from UNESCO

(2002)

 

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14:23 GMT 15:23 UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denmark

'happiest place on earth'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Must be a

Dane.....

 

 

 

If

it is happiness you are seeking a move to Denmark could be in order,

according to the first scientist to make a world map of happiness.

Adrian White from the University of Leicester in the UK used the responses of 80,000

people worldwide to map out subjective wellbeing.

Denmark came top, followed closely by Switzerland and Austria. The UK ranked 41st. Zimbabwe and Burundi came bottom.

A nation's level of happiness

was most closely associated with health levels.

 

 

 

 

 

 

WORLD MAP OF HAPPINESS

 

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Wealth and education were the next

strongest determinants of national happiness.

Adrian White, said: " When people are asked if they

are happy with their lives, people in countries with good healthcare, a

higher GDP [gross domestic product] per captia, and access to education were

much more likely to report being happy. "

He acknowledged that these measures of happiness are not

perfect, but said they were the best available and were the measures that

politicians were talking of using to measure the relative performance of each

country.

He said it would be possible to use these parameters to

track changes in happiness, and what events may cause that, such as the

effects a war, famine or national success might have on the happiness of

people in a particular country.

Measuring happiness

He said: " There is increasing political interest in

using measures of happiness as a national indicator in conjunction with

measures of wealth.

" A recent BBC survey found that 81% of the

population think the government should focus on making us happier rather than

wealthier.

" It is worth remembering that the UK is doing

relatively well in this area, coming 41st out of 178 nations. "

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOW THE NATIONS RANKED ON HAPPINESS

1st - Denmark

2nd - Switzerland

3rd - Austria

4th - Iceland

5th - The Bahamas

23rd - USA

41st - UK

90th - Japan

178th - Burundi

 

 

 

He said he was surprised to see countries

in Asia scoring so low, with China 82nd, Japan 90th and India 125th, because

these are countries that are thought as having a strong sense of collective

identity which other researchers have associated with well-being.

" It is also notable that many of the largest

countries in terms of population do quite badly, " he said.

He said: " The frustrations of modern life, and the

anxieties of the age, seem to be much less significant compared to the

health, financial and educational needs in other parts of the world. "

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5224306.stm

 

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Jupiter

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