The land of clocks and chocolates is the world’s happiest country, according to a new survey.
Switzerland topped the third annual World Happiness index produced by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), an initiative under the United Nations.
It was closely followed by Iceland, Denmark, Norway and Canada.
Togo, Burundi, Benin and Rwanda, with civil-war wracked Syria, were least happy.
The World Happiness Report examined 158 countries and is aimed at influencing government policy.
The study bases its rankings on data from the Gallup World Poll and takes into account variables such as real GDP per capita, healthy life expectancy, corruption levels and social freedoms.
“Increasingly happiness is considered a proper measure of social progress and goal of public policy,” the report said.
“A rapidly increasing number of national and local governments are using happiness data and research in their search for policies that could enable people to live better lives”.
The SDSN is comprised of people from academia, government and the private sector and was first launched in 2012, reports the BBC.
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Posted: at 24-04-2015 07:44 AM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero
odegbalegu at 24-04-2015 08:04 AM (10 years ago) (m)
my brother is there
Posted: at 24-04-2015 08:04 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
freethinker at 24-04-2015 11:30 AM (10 years ago) (m)
CHANGE THEIR PRIMITIVE MENTALITY, YOU CAN NOT TELL A BRITISH THAT LONDON BELONG TO THIS PEOPLE, AND MANCHESTER BELONGS TO THE OTHER PEOPLE. NO WONDER THE BIBLES SAYS 'MY PEOPLE ARE PERISHING FOR LACK OG KNOWLEDGE. OH! AFRICAN MENTALITY Eko o ni baje o! MY FOOT
Posted: at 24-04-2015 11:30 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Africans stop believing this lies, becos happiness doesn't depend on what u have . all these place mention de are very unhappy people intact western world,they use these properganda to decieve my african broda en sisters ,that is y a lot of africans are dying on de high sea please don't be decieved.
Posted: at 25-04-2015 06:15 PM (10 years ago) | Newbie
makedemtalk at 25-04-2015 07:07 PM (10 years ago) (m)
Quote from: Okoma84 on 25-04-2015 06:15 PM
Africans stop believing this lies, becos happiness doesn't depend on what u have . all these place mention de are very unhappy people intact western world,they use these properganda to decieve my african broda en sisters ,that is y a lot of africans are dying on de high sea please don't be decieved.
true talk....
Posted: at 25-04-2015 07:07 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
makedemtalk at 25-04-2015 07:13 PM (10 years ago) (m)
SAMBISA FOREST IS THE ONE OF THE HAPPIEST PLACE IN THE WORLD.....THE BOKO DESERT...SAMBOKO FOREST......RUBBISH THE WORLD IS FULL OF SHIT COS EVERYBODY WANT TO MAKE IT AT ALL COST....
Posted: at 25-04-2015 07:13 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
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