INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HAPPINESS-20TH MARCH.
20TH March is celebrated as the INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HAPPINESS. On this day the United Nation releases a report called World Happiness Report. The report of 2020 is focused on the environment -natural, social and urban. In this eight World Happiness Report, 153 countries participated and Finland emerged as the happiest country in the world for the third time in a row. India ranked 144 (in 2109 India ranked 140) and China ranked 94, Pakistan ranked 66 and Afganistan ranked 153.
THE REPORT IS BASED ON SIX PARAMETERS
- GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT PER CAPITA.
- SOCIAL SUPPORT.
- HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY.
- FREEDOM.
- GENEROSITY.
- ABSENCE OF CORRUPTION.
TOP 20 HAPPIEST COUNTRIES
| RANK | COUNTRY | SCORE |
| 1 | FINLAND | 7.809 |
| 2 | DENMARK | 7.646 |
| 3 | SWITZERLAND | 7.560 |
| 4 | ICELAND | 7.504 |
| 5 | NORWAY | 7.488 |
| 6 | NETHERLANDS | 7.449 |
| 7 | SWEDEN | 7.353 |
| 8 | NEW ZEALAND | 7.3000 |
| 9 | AUSTRIA | 7.294 |
| 10 | LUXEMBOURG | 7.238 |
| 11 | CANADA | 7.232 |
| 12 | AUSTRALIA | 7.223 |
| 13 | UNITED KINGDOM | 7.165 |
| 14 | ISRAEL | 7.129 |
| 15 | COSTA RICA | 7.121 |
| 16 | IRELAND | 7.094 |
| 17 | GERMANY | 7.076 |
| 18 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | 6.940 |
| 19 | CZECH REPUBLIC | 6.911 |
| 20 | BELGIUM | 6.864 |
