Finland topped charts, with Denmark and Iceland securing following two spots.
Singapore ranked as the happiest country in Asia, for the second time in a row. Thailand came in at eighth spot, and Malaysia at ninth.
Finland topped the charts, with Denmark and Iceland securing the following two spots out of the 143 countries surveyed. Coming in the last three spots were Lesotho, Lebanon and Afghanistan, respectively.The annual report – released on March 20 this year – was first introduced in 2012 to support the United Nations’ sustainable development goals. The data is obtained from US market research company Gallup, and organisations such as World Bank and World Health Organisation.
There were six key factors to analyse, said the report, such as the country’s gross domestic product per capita, healthy life expectancy, social support, freedom, generosity and perception of corruption.For those aged below 30, they ranked Singapore at 54th position, with those over 60 years old ranking the country at 26th. The maximum score is 8.
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