Armenia Ranks 79th Among World's Happiest Countries: Which Country Takes the Lead?

Finland has been recognized as the happiest country in the world for the sixth consecutive year. This assessment is included in the World Happiness Report, published on Monday, which is prepared by a group of experts at the request of the United Nations.

Finland once again secured the top spot, significantly ahead of its competitors. The top three happiest countries remain unchanged, with Denmark and Iceland following closely behind.

The most notable rise in the top ten was observed in Israel, which climbed from ninth to fourth place. Other prominent countries include the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and New Zealand.

In the updated rankings, Russia improved its position from 80th to 70th. Among the former Soviet republics, Lithuania (20th), Estonia (31st), Latvia (41st), Kazakhstan (44th), Uzbekistan (54th), Kyrgyzstan (62nd), Armenia (79th), Tajikistan (80th), Georgia (90th), and Ukraine (92nd) were included.

The United States is ranked 15th, Germany 16th, and the United Kingdom 19th. France dropped out of the top twenty, falling to 21st place. At the bottom of the ranking are Afghanistan and Lebanon, taking the 137th and 136th places, respectively.

The World Happiness Report has been published annually since 2012. In preparing the report, researchers consider various indicators such as GDP per capita, social support levels, life expectancy, respect for civil liberties, job security, levels of corruption, and results from public opinion surveys. The assessment is based on average indicators gathered over three years.

The report states that people have not become less happy during the three years of the coronavirus pandemic. “Even during these challenging years, positive emotions outweighed the negative ones, and it turned out that the feelings of social response were stronger than the sense of loneliness,” said one of the study's authors, John Hellyer, whose remarks were quoted in a press release.