The Happiest Countries on Earth
The World’s Happiest Countries
Before moving abroad it’s a good idea to ask the locals how they find life in their own country. That’s exactly what the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) did, using data from a 140-nation Gallup poll.
Before moving abroad it’s a good idea to ask the locals how they find life in their own country. That’s exactly what the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) did, using data from a 140-nation Gallup poll.The report looks at life-satisfaction by finding out how many positive and negative experiences people have over the course of a typical day. In total at least 1000 people were interviewed in each of the 140 countries surveyed.
The top 10 is dominated by northern European countries – Denmark, Finland and the Netherlands occupy the top three places.
Three factors appear to be key determining a country’s happiness index: economic health and GDP; work-life balance; and low unemployment rates.
The full list:
- Denmark
- Finland
- The Netherlands
- Sweden
- Ireland
- Canada
- Switzerland
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Belgium
- Spain
- Australia
- USA
- UK
- Mexico
- France
- Greece
- Italy
- Germany
- Czech Republic
- www.oecd.org
- Deaton A. (2008), "Income Health and Well-Being Around the World: Evidence from the Gallup World Poll" , Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 22, No. 2, Spring.
