Finland has become world’s happiest country for the seventh consecutive year according to World Happiness Report 2024.
Finland is followed by Denmark, Iceland and Sweden. Israel has also found a place in the top five of the ranking.
As per the report, the top 10 countries in the list have not changed since before the Covid-19 pandemic.
The United States and Germany have declined in the rankings.
Afghanistan is the least happy country after Congo, Sierra Leone, Lesotho and Lebanon.
The rank of the United States has declined from 16th place last year to 23rd place this year.
UK is ranked 20th place this year and Canada occupied 15th place.
India is ranked at 126th place. China is ranked at 60th place. Nepal and Pakistan are ranked at 93rd and 108th places, respectively.
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are ranked at 128th and 129th spots, respectively.
According to the report, older age is linked with higher life satisfaction in India.
As per the report, older Indian women have reported lower life satisfaction than older men.
Older adults with secondary or higher education reported higher life satisfaction than their counterparts.
Older adults of higher social castes reported higher life satisfaction than their counterparts from scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.
The report said women were less happy than men in every region and the gender gap widened as they aged.
Lithuania, Israel, Serbia, Iceland and Denmark are the top five countries in ranking of happiness in young people (aged 30 and below).
In this, Finland is ranked at seventh place and India is ranked at 127th spot.
Indian occupied 121st spot in ranking of happiness in old people (aged 60 and above).
United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network publishes the World Happiness Report annually. It is based on six factors.
These factors are GDP per capita, healthy life expectancy, having someone to count on, freedom to make life choices, generosity, and freedom from corruption..
