The Happiest Countries in the World

All of the Scandinavian nations and countries like Australia, Israel make the top 10 happiest nations in the world while, Once again, the United States fails to get into the list.

For the second year in a row, 24/7 Wall St. examined the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s report on life satisfaction in the developed world. Economic prosperity, health and a strong social support network continue to correspond highly with happiness. Once again, the United States fails to make the top 10 happiest nations in the world, while countries like Australia, Israel and all of the Scandinavian nations do.

The OECD measured more than 30 sets of data in 11 different categories, including education, health and employment. The study also asked residents of each country to rank, on a scale of 1 to 10, their general satisfaction with their lives. 24/7 Wall St. examined the 10 countries with the highest life satisfaction scores to find the strongest factors related to happiness.

Economic prosperity appears to be one of the strongest factors that relates to overall life satisfaction. Of the 10 countries with the highest levels of happiness, nine have personal incomes that are higher than the OECD average. Eight of them have among the highest disposable incomes among developed nations


The Happiest Countries in the World :

01. Denmark
02. Norway
03. Netherlands
04. Switzerland
05. Austria
06. Israel
07. Finland
08. Australia
09. Canada
10. Sweden

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