The Nordic countries of Finland, Denmark and Iceland again tipped a list of the happiest countries in the world, while the United States has failed to recover from last year’s historical fall from the top 20, the world reports of Gallup world happiness.
Countries ranked in the upper echelons of joy are not surprising, “Julie Ray, Gallup’s World News Management Editor.
“Finland, especially, lack inequality,” she said, said by Quartz. “Jake security networks and relatively powerful economies are characteristic of the top of the list.”
The strong economy, however, is not enough to guarantee the happiness of citizens in the country. The United States, which are at 24. place in the world, was one of several rich, industrialized nations that have seen a reduction in total happiness. Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland and Canada experienced a noticeable decline – while smaller wealthy countries are like Mexico and Costa Rica among the happiest in the world.
“This year’s report quantifies the human elements of life that are often difficult to measure,” said Nave Neve, the director of Oxford’s good research center, in the statement. “These findings are pushing us to look beyond the traditional determinants such as health and wealth and encourage people to return around the table together.”
The analysis of Gallup suggests that people in Latin American countries are especially happy, compared to the gross products of their countries, due to close social and family ties that exist in their cultures.
Living with four to five people and sharing meals with others, for example, are considered optimal for overall happiness. In less wealthy countries, such as Mexico, larger households are more common than Europe or the United States – which could interpret the relative deficiency of wealth.
“Although the income plays a big role in human assessments, it’s not just money explaining why people are happy,” Ray said.
In fact, this year’s Gallup reports poses a special emphasis on the topics of “sharing and worries” as significant factors in the total happiness of individuals and entire countries. The so-called “despair deaths” – which are deaths associated with suicide or drug use – are less in countries where people often deal with charities.
“If you give you others by donating your time, donating your money or even helping a stranger, which improves your welfare,” Ray said. “You give someone else, but you get happiness in return.”
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2025-03-20 00:05:00
