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Source: 7th World Happiness Report
Published: March 2019
The Happiest Countries in the World
Circulated: September 18, 2019
The first World Happiness Report was published in April 2012, in support of a UN meeting on happiness and well-being. The rankings of national happiness are based on a survey where respondents from 156 countries are asked to rate their own lives from 0 (the worst possible life) to 10 (best possible life).
Finland
Denmark
Norway
Iceland
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
New Zealand
Canada
Austria
Australia
Israel
Luxembourg
United Kingdom
Ireland
Germany
Belgium
United States