On March 20 yearly, the International Day Of Happiness is noticed. On June 28, 2012, the United Nations General Assembly established the day and the intention of the day is to make folks world wide realise the significance of happiness inside their lives. So the place do nations stand by way of happiness quotient and what’s India’s place within the listing?
The 2024 World Happiness Report has been launched, and for the seventh 12 months in a row, Finland has been named the happiest nation on this planet. The notable exceptions within the listing of high 20 completely happy nations embody the US and Germany which rank 23 and 24 respectively. Many of the Nordic nations safe the very best spots on the happiness listing. As per studies, the rating is predicated on six components – social assist, revenue, well being, freedom, generosity and absence of corruption.
International Day Of Happiness: World’s 20 Happiest Countries In 2024
1. Finland
2. Denmark
3. Iceland
4. Sweden
5. Israel
6. Netherlands
7. Norway
8. Luxembourg
9. Switzerland
10. Australia
11. New Zealand
12. Costa Rica
13. Kuwait
14. Austria
15. Canada
16. Belgium
17. Ireland
18. Czechia
19. Lithuania
20. United Kingdom
World’s Happiest Countries: India’s Rank
India’s rank stays 126 like final 12 months within the happiness index. According to the World Happiness Report, older age is related to increased life satisfaction in India, refuting some claims that the constructive affiliation between age and life satisfaction solely exists in excessive-revenue nations. However, older girls in India report decrease life satisfaction than older males.
‘World’s Least Happy Nation’
Out of the 143 nations surveyed, the World Happiness Report finds Afghanistan on the backside of the listing for 2024.  Lebanon, Lesotho, Sierra Leone and Congo additionally rank poorly and discover themselves on the backside of the listing.Â