India Ranks 126th; Finland tops 2023 World Happiness Index

India Ranks 126th; Finland tops 2023 World Happiness Index

  • Finland is again adjudged as the happiest country in the world, as per the United Nations’ annual World Happiness Report for the year 2023, released on March 20.
  • This is the sixth consecutive year that Finland is top ranked country in the Happiness Index, with a score of 7.8.
    • Denmark is ranked at second spot while, Iceland is ranked at third place.
    • Other countries in top 10 are Israel, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Luxembourg and New Zealand.
  • India is ranked at 126th spot among 137 nations. In 2022, India’s rank was 136 among 146 economies.
  • The World Happiness Report is being published by United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, since 2012, to rank countries by how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be.. Th
  • Six Parameters used to rank the countries include: healthy life expectancy at birth, GDP per capita, social support, perception of corruption, generosity in a community, and freedom to make key life decisions.

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