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Happiness indicators

  • Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Sweden are the world’s happiest countries
  • Rwanda, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Benin and Togo are the least satisfied with their lives
  • The United States ranked 17th, while the UK was 22nd of the 156 nations surveyed
  • Egypt had the greatest fall of happiness levels in the past five years, the report said

Source: CNN

 Denmark continues to be happiest place to live on the face of the earth.

Monday, 09 September 2013
It is like a déjà vu, and it is here again – Denmark is the place in the world where it is easier to be happy. Thus to cut it short, Demnark is the happiest place in the world.
The report World Happiness Report, from Columbia University’s Earth Institute announced today, writes CNN.

Denmark comes in at number one in the list of 156 countries in front Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Sweden. This why the CNN writes that those looking for greater happiness and satisfaction in life should head to northern Europe, but steer clear of Egypt and countries worst hit by the eurozone crisis. 
The location is thus in line with the first place Denmark also had on the UN World Happiness Report-list from 2012.
Denmark emerges again as the happiest place to live on earth – Could the above picture explain something about that?(scancomark.com)

On the other hand do have to think for a moment, if you are considering to settle in Rwanda, Burundi, Central African Republic, Benin or Togo. Here, people are the least satisfied with their lives, the study shows.

United States who are of Americans described as God’s own country, may find themselves relegated to a 17 place on the list behind countries such as Canada (6), Australia (10), Israel (11) and the United Arab Emirates (14).

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The survey was conducted between 2010 and 2012 and shows that the world’s population has generally been a bit more happy over the past five years.
However, this is not the case for the ailing euro countries Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain, which have experienced a drastic decline in their feeling of happiness.
The greatest decline is not surprising measured in Egypt. The country has gone from having a happiness perception of  5.4 out of 10 in 2007 to be at 4.3 in 2012.

Mental health has emerged as a leading factor for happiness than war and poverty which also play a big role in whether people perceive themselves as happy, the report states.
By Scancomrk.com Team

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