Finland is the happiest country in the world for the seventh year in a row

Finland has been ranked as the happiest country in the world for seven years running, according to the World Happiness Report's annual survey.

The Cantril ladder question, which asks respondents to imagine a ladder with the best possible life for them being a 10 and the worst possible life being a 0, and then rate their present lives on that scale, is used to rank countries based on self-assessed life evaluations and responses.

In addition to using the Cantril ladder question, the study takes into account the following six variables in the more than 130 countries ranked in it, according to the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford, which produces the report.

1. GDP per capita

2. Social Support

3. Healthy life expectancy

4. Freedom

5. Generosity

6. Freedom of corruption

The top 20 countries experienced a little more activity this year, while the top ten countries on the list remained largely stable. The United States and Germany totally dropped out of the top 20, but Kuwait and Costa Rica surged to the 12th and 13th spots, respectively. This year, the United States fell from No. 15 to No. 23.

Only Australia and the Netherlands are home to more than 15 million people, and only the United Kingdom and Canada are among the top 20 happiest nations. possess more than 30 million people.

Finland is the happiest nation on earth, by far.

Finland, with a score of 7.741, ranked first on the list. Frank Martela is a philosopher and psychology researcher from Finland. He claims that the reasons why Finns are happy are that they have a strong feeling of community and relatedness, they help others, and they have a purpose in life.

Top 10 happiest countries in the world

1. Finland

2. Denmark

3. Iceland

4. Sweden

5. Israel

6. Netherlands

7. Norway

8. Luxembourg

9. Switzerland

10. Australia

Denmark, with a score of 7.583, came in second on the list.

According to the nation's official website, the country's high position is partly attributable to its degree of equality and feeling of social welfare obligation. The World Happiness Report states that these two factors have a strong relationship with happiness.

While some may point out that Danish citizens pay some of the highest taxes in the world—up to half of their income—this is countered by the fact that the majority of healthcare is provided free of charge, childcare is subsidized, university students pay no tuition, and grants are available to help with living expenses while they are enrolled in school. Pensions and care assistants are given to the elderly.

The Nordic nation performs better than average in terms of employment, education, health, environmental quality, social ties, civic participation, and life happiness, according to the OECD Better Life Index. Denmark joined both NATO and the OECD as a founding member.