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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CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

Finland is very well known for a high suicide rate and they need counselors in schools because students often need help managing their mood due to a lack of daylight during winter. On the other hand, their system is very good.

Ynotisay · M

@CrazyMusicLover I got curious. It's actually a far less suicide rate than the U.S. That's true of all the Nordic countries.

CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

@Ynotisay This is interesting. I remember that in the past, they were saying that Finland and Hungary had it the worst.

Ynotisay · M

@CrazyMusicLover I was a little surprised too because I've seen articles on the correlation between suicide and a lack of sunlight. But according to WHO it looks like poverty, and violent environments, might drive it more. Although S. Korea has a high rate so there might be some societal pressures involved too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate