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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Reserved

Are Canadians really happy with the weather, the taxes and the unavailable healthcare? 👀

How did they measure happiness anyway?

CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

@Reserved Unavoidable healthcare?

Reserved

@CrazyMusicLover unavailable, typo

CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

@Reserved Ah...why is it unavailable though? I thought it's more affordable than in US.

Reserved

@CrazyMusicLover I heard people die while waiting for a specialist to be available

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Ynotisay · M

@Reserved How did they measure? The link will go in to that as well as some other findings.
But as a side note. More Americans are dissatisfied with their healthcare than in any industrialized nation on earth. Probably because we're the only nation that doesn't have government run care. We pay the most and get the least. That's the truth.
Canadians I know are very thankful for their system. I've also heard them say that not having the fear of not being treated or going bankrupt because of costs permeates society and how people interact. Is everyone going to be happy all the time? Will everything go smoothly? Of course not. Reality dictates that. Their tax rate is also comparable to the U.S and a lot of people would MUCH prefer to live in northern areas instead of deserts and muggy swamps. I know I would. And many of the big cities aren't exactly crazy harsh winter environments. It's like New York or Seattle.