India ranked 118th out of 157 countries on the United Nations’ World Happiness Index (WHI) 2016. It was revealed by the 4th World Happiness Report 2016 published by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), a global initiative for the United Nation.
Key Highlights of Report:
Top Ten countries: Denmark (1st), Switzerland (2nd), Iceland (3rd), Norway (4th) and Finland (5th), Canada (6th), Netherlands (7th), New Zealand (8th), Australia (9th) and Sweden (10th). 5 Least happiest countries: Rwanda (152nd), Benin (153rd), Afghanistan (154th), Togo (155th), Syria (156th) and Burundi (157th). Among BRICS: Brazil (17th), Russia (56th), China (83rd), South Africa (116th) and India (118th). India’s Neighbours: Nepal (78th), China (83rd), Bhutan (84th), Pakistan (104th), Bangladesh (110th), Sri Lanka (117th) and Afghanistan (154th).
For the 1st time, the report has given a special role to the measurement & consequences of inequality in the distribution of well being among countries & regions. Countries where there was less inequality were happier overall. Top 5 countries have strong social security systems.
About World Happiness Report:
- The report aims at influencing government policy and is prepared based upon study undertaken by Gallup World Poll.
- The World Happiness Index ranks nations based upon score of different variables on a scale running from 0 to 10. These variables include real GDP per capita,
- healthy life expectancy, corruption levels and social freedoms India was ranked 111th in 2013 and 117th in 2015.
India ranks 118th on United Nation’s World Happiness Index 2016
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