World's Happiest Countries

Here are the top 20 "Happiest" countries according to the annual World Happiness Report.

https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2024/happiness-of-the-younger-the-older-and-those-in-between/#ranking-of-happiness-2021-2023

An interesting element is that only two of these countries, Canada and the UK, have a population of more than 30 million. The U.S. with a population of roughly 330 million, was #23.

Finland
Denmark
Iceland
Sweden
Israel
Netherlands
Norway
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Australia
New Zealand
Costa Rica
Kuwait
Austria
Canada
Belgium
Ireland
Czechia
Lithuania
United Kingdom

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sstronaut

Lots of cold places

Ynotisay · M

@sstronaut Yeah. Not sure if it's a coincidence.

sstronaut

@Ynotisay I don't think it is, there is a pretty good track record that heat increases crimes.

And it's lower when chilly, though maybe that's just because people are inside and not wondering around like they would be when it's warm.

Ynotisay · M

@sstronaut You're right. Most riots have taken place in hot weather too. I like the cold and a lot of the big cities in Nordic countries actually have pretty mild weather. What is a little different, especially to the north, is sunlight. But I guess if that's all you know you adjust.