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Thursday, March 17th, 2016

Denmark Ranks as Happiest Country; Burundi, Not So Much

Author:     SEWELL CHAN
Source:     The New York Times
Publication Date:     MARCH 16, 2016
 Link: Denmark Ranks as Happiest Country; Burundi, Not So Much
Stephan:   I love data. It cuts through all the crap. In my view the function of the state, any state, should be to create wellness from the individual, to the familial, to the community, nation, and planet. And part  of wellness is happiness. Here is this year's list rating 150 countries in the World Happiness Report. I leave you to draw your own conclusions.
Denmark has topped the World Happiness Report every year but one since 2012. Credit: Nils Meilvang/European Pressphoto Agency

Denmark has topped the World Happiness Report every year but one since 2012.
Credit: Nils Meilvang/European Pressphoto Agency

LONDON — Denmark has reclaimed its place as the world’s happiest country, while Burundi ranks as the least happy nation, according to the fourth World Happiness Report, released on Wednesday.

The report found that inequality was strongly associated with unhappiness — a stark finding for rich countries like the United States, where rising disparities in income, wealth, health and well-being have fueled political discontent.

Denmark topped the list in the first report, in 2012, and again in 2013, but it was displaced by Switzerland last year. In this year’s ranking, Denmark was back at No. 1, followed by Iceland, Norway, Finland, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia and Sweden. Most are fairly homogeneous nations with strong social safety nets.

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1 Comment

  1. I.v.d.B. on Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 7:41 am

    Please don’t believe stats.
    Being Dutch, I know quite some Danes and they are NOT happy. They might not have much to complain about (except the weather), but being happy is something else.
    On internet you can find interviews where Danes say that they keep up the myth as the happiest nation in the world. If they express otherwise they are seen as “treators”.
    Always: dark(er) underbellies.