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Nation Tops World's update as new details emerge
Current reporting indicates Finland has now once again topped the World Happiness Report -- marking its ninth straight year at number one -- based on the latest rankings compiled by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford. Additional sourcing indicates With fellow heavy hitters Iceland and Denmark trailing close behind in second and third place., The Nordic nation continues to dominate the list.
Finland has now once again topped the World Happiness Report -- marking its ninth straight year at number one -- based on the latest rankings compiled by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford. Additional sourcing indicates With fellow heavy hitters Iceland and Denmark trailing close behind in second and third place., The Nordic nation continues to dominate the list. The latest accounts show The top five saw a notable shake-up further down the rankings. According to updated reporting Costa Rica landed in fourth -- its highest placement ever and a milestone for Latin America -- while Sweden rounded out the list. Additional sourcing indicates The report draws on data from the Gallup World Poll, analyzing responses from 147 countries over a three-year period. The latest accounts show With researchers factoring in metrics like GDP per capita, life expectancy, social support, freedom, generosity, and perceptions of corruption., Participants rate their lives on a scale from 0 to 10.
Key Facts
- Finland has now once again topped the World Happiness Report -- marking its ninth straight year at number one -- based on the latest rankings compiled by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford.
- With fellow heavy hitters Iceland and Denmark trailing close behind in second and third place., The Nordic nation continues to dominate the list.
- The top five saw a notable shake-up further down the rankings.
- Costa Rica landed in fourth -- its highest placement ever and a milestone for Latin America -- while Sweden rounded out the list.
- The report draws on data from the Gallup World Poll, analyzing responses from 147 countries over a three-year period.
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- The Daily Beast — Nation Tops World's Happiest Country for Ninth Year in a Row