The United Nations (UN) released its ‘World Happiness Report’ and India was at a dismal 144 rank of a total 156 nations surveyed, while Pakistan stood at 66 ranks.
About:
It is an annual survey by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United Nations. It was originally launched in 2012.
It ranks countries using the Gallup World Poll and six factors:
levels of GDP
life expectancy
Generosity
Social support
Freedom
Corruption income.
Key-highlights of the findings:
India has been scored at 3.573 points nestled between Lesotho and Malawi nations. Pakistan, on the other hand, has been ranked 66 with a score of 5.693, international media reported.
On top of the charts is Finland rated as high as 7.809 points for the third consecutive year with Denmark (7.646) and Switzerland (7.560) at the no 2 and 3 spots, respectively.
Followed by Iceland (7.504) and Norway (7.488), completing the top fi ve positions in the ranking.
Context:
The United Nations (UN) released its ‘World Happiness Report’ and India was at a dismal 144 rank of a total 156 nations surveyed, while Pakistan stood at 66 ranks.
About:
Key-highlights of the findings: