Close X
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
ADVT 
India

India Ranks 140th On Global List Of Happiest Nations

IANS, 20 Mar, 2019 07:32 PM

    Indians are not as happy in 2019 as they were in 2018 and the country figures at 140th place, seven spots down from last year, on this year’s UN World Happiness Report released Wednesday which is topped by Finland for the second year in a row.


    The report was released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United Nations on March 20 which has was declared as World Happiness Day by the UN General Assembly in 2012.


    The report ranks countries on six key variables that support well-being: income, freedom, trust, healthy life expectancy, social support and generosity.


    According to the report, the overall world happiness has fallen over the past few years, which has mostly been fuelled by a sustained drop in India, which came in 140th place this year compared with 133rd place in 2018.


    The UN’s seventh annual World Happiness Report, which ranks the world’s 156 countries on “how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be”, also noted that there has been an increase in negative emotions, including worry, sadness and anger.


    Finland has been ranked as the happiest country in the world for the second year in succession. The Nordic nation is followed by Denmark, Norway, Iceland and The Netherlands.


    Pakistan is ranked 67th, Bangladesh 125th and China is place at 93rd, according to the report.


    People in war-torn South Sudan are the most unhappy with their lives, followed by Central African Republic (155), Afghanistan (154), Tanzania (153) and Rwanda (152).


    The happiness study ranks the countries of the world on the basis of questions from the Gallup World Poll. The results are then correlated with other factors, including GDP and social security.


    The United States ranks at 19th place for happiness, despite being one of the richest countries in the world.

    MORE India ARTICLES

    ‘Were Trees Using 300 Mobiles?’: Rajnath To Congress On Balakot Strike

    ‘Were Trees Using 300 Mobiles?’: Rajnath To Congress On Balakot Strike
    Rajnath Singh said the NTRO reported presence of around 300 mobile phones in the Jaish terror camp on the night of IAF strike.  

    ‘Were Trees Using 300 Mobiles?’: Rajnath To Congress On Balakot Strike

    Women Officers In Indian Army To Get Permanent Career Option In 10 Branches

    Permanent Commissioning Of Women Officers In Army Soon The proposal for induction of "three new training ships" for the Navy is underway, the ministry also said in the statement.  

    Women Officers In Indian Army To Get Permanent Career Option In 10 Branches

    No Alliance With AAP: Delhi Congress To Rahul Gandhi; He Says Fine

    No Alliance With AAP: Delhi Congress To Rahul Gandhi; He Says Fine
    The Delhi Congress leaders met party president Rahul Gandhi this morning and conveyed to him that they are against an alliance.

    No Alliance With AAP: Delhi Congress To Rahul Gandhi; He Says Fine

    WATCH: 36,800 Km In 131 Days, ‘Turban Traveller’ Amarjeet Singh Chawla Reaches Amritsar

    Chasing a 40-year-old dream and a constant urge to find his friends, who he met briefly and struck a conversation with, Amarjeet Singh Chawla has travelled 36,800 km in 131 days on road from Delhi to London.

    WATCH: 36,800 Km In 131 Days, ‘Turban Traveller’ Amarjeet Singh Chawla Reaches Amritsar

    Railways Cancels 25 Trains Over Farmers' Protest In Punjab

    Railways Cancels 25 Trains Over Farmers' Protest In Punjab
    At least 25 trains were cancelled and seven others diverted on Tuesday as protesting farmers blocked railway tracks in Punjab's Amritsar, a Northern Railways statement said.

    Railways Cancels 25 Trains Over Farmers' Protest In Punjab

    Beard It Like Abhinandan: The Gunslinger Moustache Trend That Signifies Heroism In India

    His bravado apart, Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Abhinandan Varthaman's stylised beard -- a mix of a thin mutton chop beard, a classic gunslinger or a Franz Josef -- has become the talk of the town. It may not be too long before it becomes a trend among people, say experts.

    Beard It Like Abhinandan: The Gunslinger Moustache Trend That Signifies Heroism In India