UN World Happiness Report 2022
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10Pointer
- Categories
World Affairs
- Published
22nd Mar, 2022
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Context
India has improved its rank by three spots to acquire 136th position in the United Nations’ World Happiness Report for the year 2022.
Key-highlights
- The 2022 World Happiness Report was released on March 18, 2022.
- It is the 10th edition of the report.
- The World Happiness Report has been published by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, since 2012, to rank countries by how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be.
- The Report is based on two key ideas-
- Happiness or life evaluation measured through opinion surveys.
- Identifying key elements that determine well-being and life evaluation across countries.
Sustainable Development Network Solution
- The SDSN, launched in 2012, mobilizes global scientific and technological expertise to promote practical problem solving for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement.
- It was established under the auspices of the United Nations Secretary-General.
- The SDSN and the Bertelsmann Stiftung have been publishing the annual SDG Index & Dashboards Global Report since 2016.
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Ranking
- Top Performers: Finland topped the list for the fifth time in a row. Finland was followed by Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.
- Worst Performers: Afghanistan was named the most unhappy country in the world, ranking last on the index of 146 countries. Lebanon (145th), Zimbabwe (144th), Rwanda (143rd), and Botswana (142nd) following.
- India’s position: India continued to fare poorly in the world happiness index, with its position marginally improving to 136 as against last year’s 139.
- India’s Neighbours
- Nepal (84)
- Bangladesh (94)
- Pakistan (121)
- Sri Lanka (127)
