The United Nations monitors global happiness .. Know the state of your country

Larissa Salai

The World Happiness Index measures happiness in societies according to multiple studies and statistics. They measure how happy and satisfied people are in their lives, and happier and often richer countries, as well as other helpful factors such as extra income, social support, lack of corruption, and the level of freedom that individuals enjoy.

The story of the World Happiness Report
In July 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution calling on Member States to measure the happiness of their people in order to work towards the development of state-specific policies and work to improve the conditions of their citizens. The World Happiness Report was issued on 1 April 2012, World, where the report identified the state of global happiness and the causes of happiness and misery and the effects of policies.

The 2019 Global Happiness Report, published by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, ranked 156 countries according to the scores between 2016 and 2018, per capita GDP, social welfare, average age, social freedoms, absence of corruption, quality of health and education, And the labor market.

Finland is the happiest country and the saddest Burundi
According to the 2019 World Happiness Index, which measures the degree of happiness in 156 countries, Finland ranked first, the happiest country in the world, while Burundi became the most unhappy country in the world, meaning that Finland topped 2019 for the second year in a row, Global Network of Sustainable Development Solutions of the United Nations.

Finland is the world's happiest country with 100% quality education, 100% literacy and large numbers of lakes to avoid water issues. It is one of the highest rated countries in attractive trade policies and is also the best performer in many performance measures Including economic competitiveness, quality of life, education, human development and an excellent health care system, as well as the low cost of public transport and corruption.

Nordic countries occupy the first rank
After Finland, Norway, Denmark, Iceland and the Netherlands occupied the top four.

For example, the Danish people celebrate the World Day of Happiness in a very quiet and quiet way. They spend the day outdoors and make their homes more peaceful and romantic by decorating all the houses with flowers, relaxing with the fireplace and drinking warm drinks by candlelight.

The United Kingdom ranked 15th, down from 19th last year.

Nordic countries have been on the top of the index since its launch in 2012.

Qatar ranks 29th globally
Qatar ranked 29th on the World Happiness Index.

While Russia ranked 68, Libya 72, Turkey 79, Algeria 88, Morocco 89, Lebanon 91, Jordan 101, Tunisia 124, Iraq 126, while Egypt in the back countries ranked 137.

Syria, Yemen and Sudan are the saddest Arab and international countries
Syria, Yemen and Sudan were among the worst countries, Arab and world, 150, 152 and 156, respectively.

"Happiness Together" logo 2019
According to the website of World Happiness Day, the 2019 theme for this global event is "Happiness Together".

Under this slogan, the United Nations called on the world to seek happiness, in the context of promoting happiness and spreading it throughout the world. The International Day of Happiness is celebrated by the international community on 20 March each year, adopted by the United Nations at its 66th session in 2012, recognizing the importance of striving for happiness in defining policy frameworks for sustainable development, poverty eradication and welfare.

The decision to celebrate that day was the fact that the United Nations believed that the pursuit of happiness was a fundamental human right and recognized the need for a more comprehensive, equitable and balanced approach to economic growth that promoted sustainable development and the eradication of poverty, happiness and public health for all peoples.