Nordic Nations Dominate World’s Happiest Countries; Nigeria Misses Out
Finland has been named the happiest country in the world, while Nigeria is notably absent from the list of the top 20 happiest countries in 2024.
The World Happiness Report has been annually ranking global happiness in more than 140 countries since its inception in 2012.
As reported by Forbes, the ranking is based on six factors: social support, income, health, freedom, generosity, and absence of corruption.
Read also:Nigerian Govt To Provide Student Hostels In 36 Tertiary Institutions
According to the World Happiness Report 2024, the Nordic countries occupy the top spots, with Finland, Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden in the top four positions.
Norway, another Nordic neighbor, is ranked number seven, making it to the top ten list. John Helliwell, a founding editor of the World Happiness Report and emeritus professor of economics at the Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia, stated, “Finland has a lot working for its social conditions for happiness,” as reported by CNN.
He added, “And you find out Finland’s pretty rich in all of those things like wallets being returned if they’re dropped in the street, people helping each other day in and day out, very high quality and universally distributed health and education opportunities — so everyone more or less comes out of the starting gate the same.”
The world’s 20 happiest countries in 2024 are:
1. Finland
2. Denmark
3. Iceland
4. Sweden
5. Israel
6. Netherlands
7. Norway
8. Luxembourg
9. Switzerland
10. Australia
11. New Zealand
12. Costa Rica
13. Kuwait
14. Austria
15. Canada
16. Belgium
17. Ireland
18. Czechia
19. Lithuania
20. United Kingdom
Stay informed with Ejes Gist News – Your Source for Credible News in Nigeria Now.
