Happiness Rankings Around the World
Por: Guillermo T.
08 de Abril de 2016

Happiness Rankings Around the World

Inglês General

The World Happiness Report is a measure of happiness in countries around the world, and is based on six key criteria. These include GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, the freedom to make life decisions, generosity, and the perception of corruption.

In general, Scandinavian countries top the report, which shouldn't be a surprise given their combined affluence with strong social support and relatively honest, accountable governments. The countries which fall below the top group are lacking in income, social support, or both. On the other hand, though, most sub-Saharan countries in Africa found themselves on the bottom of the happiness report. War-torn countries also fared poorly.

The questionnaire was based on the Cantril Scale where people imagined a ladder with steps numbered from zero at the bottom to ten at the top. The top of the ladder represented the best possible, ideal life. Conversely, the bottom of the ladder represented the worst life imaginable.Respondents were then asked to imagine on which step of the ladder they presently stood at that time.

One key takeaway demonstrates the importance of social cohesion in a society. The countries which weathered the economic crisis best indicated high levels of trust, but countries which struggled scored poorly here.

The report serves as a guide to the world to realize new, sustainable development goals. And increasingly, the state of happiness has become viewed as an accepted mark of social progress and the goal of various public policies. As a result, governments have begun to use this information when considering and crafting policies which enable their citizens to live better lives.

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