World Happiness Report 2024
Source: Indian Express
GS II: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources
Overview
- News in Brief
- About World Happiness Report 2024
Why in the News?
The World Happiness Report for 2024 was released.
News in Brief
- In this issue of the World Happiness Report, we focus on the happiness of people at different stages of life.
- In the seven ages of man in Shakespeare’s As You Like It, the later stages of life are portrayed as deeply depressing.
- But happiness research shows a more nuanced picture and one that is changing over time.
- The 2024 report for the latest findings on the happiness of the world’s young, the old – and everyone in between.
About World Happiness Report 2024
- The World Happiness Report is a partnership of Gallup, the Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and the WHR’s Editorial Board.
- The report is produced under the editorial control of the WHR Editorial Board.
- The World Happiness Report reflects a worldwide demand for more attention to happiness and well-being as criteria for government policy.
- It reviews the state of happiness in the world today and shows how the science of happiness explains personal and national variations in happiness.
Report Details
- As expected, Finland topped the list for the seventh year in a row, followed by Denmark, Iceland and Sweden.
- Israel made it to the top five of the ranking.
- The United States fell in ranking from the 16th spot last year to the 23rd spot this year.
- Afghanistan was deemed as the least happy country, after Congo, Sierra Leone, Lesotho and Lebanon.
- This year, Canada took the 15th spot while the UK was at the 20, Germany at 24 and France at 27.
- Among Middle Eastern nations, the UAE was ranked at 22 and Saudi Arabia at 28.
- Among Asian nations, Singapore was at 30, Japan at 50 and South Korea at 51.
- India and Neighbouring Nations
- India ranked 126th.
- China ranked 60th, Nepal at 93, Pakistan at 108, Myanmar at 118, Sri Lanka at 128 and Bangladesh at 129th spots.
- In India, older age is associated with higher life satisfaction.
- Older Indian women reported lower life satisfaction than older men.
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