20TH OF MARCH IS CELEBRATED AS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HAPPINESS. ON THIS DAY THE WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT IS RELEASED BY THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPED BY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS NETWORK. THE THEME FOR 2021- “HAPPINESS FOR ALL, FOREVER”. THE INDEX FOR 2021 INCLUDED 149 COUNTRIES. THE USA RANKED 19, FRANCE 21, JAPAN 56, RUSSIA 76 AND CHINA RANKED 84.
TOP 20 HAPPY COUNTRIES
WORLD HAPPINESS INDEX RANKINGS
NAME OF THE COUNTRY
1
FINLAND
2
DENMARK
3
SWITZERLAND
4
ICELAND
5
NETHERLANDS
6
NORWAY
7
SWEDEN
8
LUXEMBOURG
9
NEW ZEALAND
10
AUSTRIA
11
AUSTRALIA
12
ISRAEL
13
GERMANY
14
CANADA
15
IRELAND
16
COSTA RICA
17
UNITED KINGDOM
18
CZECH REPUBLIC
19
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
20
BELGIUM
RANKINGS OF THE SAARC COUNTRIES IN THE HAPPINESS INDEX