World Happiness Report 2023

World Happiness Report 2023

• UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network released the World Happiness Report 2023 .
• The ranking uses six key factors to measure happiness —
  • Social support
  • Income
  • Health
  • Freedom
  • Generosity
  • Absence of corruption

Rankings

• Finland has been crowned as the happiest nation, Denmark is at number two, followed by Iceland at number three.
• Afghanistan was ranked as the unhappiest nation, followed by Lebanon, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, respectively.
  • India ranks at 126th position out of 136 countries, making it one of the least happy countries in the world.
• In 2022, India ranked 136^th position out of 146 countries.
  • India lags behind its neighbouring nations like Nepal, China, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Practice Questions for Prelims

Consider the following statements about world Happiness Report, 2023
1. It is released by UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
2. Denmark has been crowned as the happiest nation, followed by Finland.

Which of the above given statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. a)

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