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Tuesday, March 21st, 2017

Why Norway is the happiest nation on Earth

Author:     J. Walker Glascock
Source:     The Christian Science Monitor
Publication Date:     March 20, 2017
 Link: Why Norway is the happiest nation on Earth
Stephan:   I have written about the comparison between the Nordic countries and the United States over and over (see SR archives) because the social outcome data is so clear and unequivocal. The question I ask is: why can't the United States do this? What is stopping us,  and grinding us down into poverty, fear, and fascism?

Move over, Disneyland: Norway has taken the crown for the happiest place on Earth, according to the United Nations.

On Monday, World Happiness Day, the UN released its 2017 World Happiness Report, which ranks 155 countries based on the overall happiness of each nation’s citizens.

The latest report, the fifth overall since the UN launched the program in 2012, lists Norway as the world’s happiest country. The Nordic nation rose to the top from fourth place in 2016, and replaces Denmark, which took the top spot last year.

Utilizing information pulled from 2014-16, the index centers around one basic principle, a concept formerly referred to as “life satisfaction,” and now simply called happiness.

The report’s independent researchers poll about 1,000 people each year in each of the 155 countries and ask them questions designed to reveal their individual overall happiness.

“Please imagine a ladder, with steps numbered from 0 at the bottom to 10 at the top,” begins the examination. “The top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the bottom of the ladder […]

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1 Comment

  1. John Alexander on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 9:15 am

    While true for the general population, there is a dirty little secret in Norway. They are called the Sami people, or what we use to call Laplanders. You may also know them as reindeer herders.They are considered second class citizens (along with relative in Finland and Russia)