The latest World Happiness Report has been released jointly by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United Nations and University of British Columbia.
As a landmark survey on the state of global happiness, the report aims to show the quality of human development using happiness and subjective well-being as its primary indicators. It ranks 156 countries from across the world.
Denmark is back to No. 1 after beat No. 2 Switzerland. Two other Northern Europe countries, Norway and Iceland, rank third and fourth.
Six factors were used in the survey, including GDP per capita, life expectancy, social support, trust, perceived freedom to make life decisions and generosity.
First published in 2012, this year’s report has for the first time given a special role to the measurement and consequences of inequality.
Read on to see the top 10 happiest countries in 2016.
Sweden
Sweden [China.org.cn]
Score: 7.291
 |
Beijing Style: ready for bare legs
Century-old station sees railyway evolution
Amazing scenery of Xisha Islands
Enthusiasts perform Kung Fu at Wudang Mountain
Stunning photos of China's fighter jets in drill
Monk's mummified body to be made into a gold Buddha statue
Asia's longest and highest suspension bridge to open to traffic
China's first interactive robot looks like a beauty
Vietnamese Su-30 fighters fly over Nanwei Island in South China Sea
Top 20 hottest women in the world in 2014
Top 10 hardest languages to learn
10 Chinese female stars with most beautiful faces
China’s Top 10 Unique Bridges, Highways and Roads
Unpredictable Trump could swing either way on China
Military institution scandal highlights shady Putianese private clinics
How to maintain property in communist system looms large as land warrants expire
Yiwu, China’s wholesale capital, switches its economic growth engine from manufacturing to designDay|Week
