The World Happiness report, 2016 released by Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), a global initiative of the United Nations placed India in 118th rank in terms of Happiness Index.
Factors Considered
- People’s health and access to medical care
- Family relations
- Job security
- Social factors including political freedom and degree of government corruption
Top 10 Nations
- Denmark tops the list holding the tag of Happiest Nation in the world
- It is followed by Switzerland, Iceland ,Norway, Finland, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand with Australia and Sweden occupying 9th and 10th position respectively
- US has been placed 13th behind Israel
Flash points
- India was ranked 118th in the list, down one slot from last year on the index
- It faced decline from last year index along with Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Yemen and Botswana.
- India comes below Somalia (76), China (83), Pakistan (92), Iran (105), Palestinian Territories (108) and Bangladesh (110)
- 150 countries were analyzed
- Syria & Burgundi occupied the last positions in the list
World Happiness Index
- The report was prepared by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, a global initiative by the United Nations
- The report is prepared since 2012
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