World’s Happiest Country 2013 Rankings From The World Happiness Report

The World Happiness Report 2013 listed the World’s Happiest Country. Do you know which one is on the top of the list?

Complete list of the World’s Happiest Country (in descending order):

156. Togo (2.936)
155. Benin (3.528)
154. Central African Republic (3.623)
153. Burundi (3.706)
152. Rwanda (3.715)
151. Tanzania (3.770)
150. Guinea (3.847)
149. Comoros (3.851)
148. Syria (3.892)
147. Senegal (3.959)
146. Madagascar (3.966)
145. Botswana (3.970)
144. Bulgaria (3.981)
143. Afghanistan (4.040)
142. Yemen (4.054)
141. Chad (4.056)
140. Cambodia (4.067)
139. Malawi (4.113)
138. Gabon (4.114)
137. Sri Lanka (4.151)
136. Niger (4.152)
135. Nepal (4.156)
134. Georgia (4.187)
133. Liberia (4.196)
132. Mali (4.247)
131. Burkina Faso (4.259)
130. Egypt (4.273)
129. Congo (Brazzaville) (4.297)
128. Armenia (4.316)
127. Sierra Leone (4.318)
126. Haiti (4.341)
125. Tajikistan (4.380)
124. Sudan (4.401)
123. Kenya (4.403)
122. Cameroon (4.420)
121. Myanmar (4.439)
120. Uganda (4.443)
119. Ethiopia (4.561)
118. Macedonia (4.574)
117. Congo (Kinshasa) (4.578)
116. Azerbaijan (4.604)
115. Iran (4.643)
114. Djibouti (4.690)
113. Palestinian Territories (4.700)
112. Mauritania (4.758)
111. India (4.772)
110. Hungary (4.775)
109. Laos (4.787)
108. Bangladesh (4.804)
107. Bosnia and Herzegovina (4.813)
106. Serbia (4.813)
105. Iraq (4.817)
104. Tunisia (4.826)
103. Zimbabwe (4.827)
102. Mongolia (4.834)
101. Somaliland region (4.847)

100. Swaziland (4.867)
99. Morocco (4.885)
98. Lesotho (4.898)
97. Lebanon (4.931)
96. South Africa (4.963)
95. Dominican Republic (4.963)
94. Mozambique (4.971)
93. China (4.978)
92. Philippines (4.985)
91. Zambia (5.006)
90. Romania (5.033)
89. Kyrgyzstan (5.042)
88. Latvia (5.046)
87. Ukraine (5.057)
86. Ghana (5.091)
85. Portugal (5.101)
84. Honduras (5.142)
83. Kosovo (5.222)
82. Nigeria (5.248)
81. Pakistan (5.292)
80. Montenegro (5.299)
79. Bahrain (5.312)
78. Libya (5.340)
77. Turkey (5.345)
76. Indonesia (5.348)
75. Jamaica (5.374)
74. Jordan (5.414)
73. Algeria (5.422)
72. Estonia (5.426)
71. Lithuania (5.426)
70. Greece (5.435)
69. North Cyprus (5.463)
68. Russia (5.464)
67. Mauritius (5.477)
66. Belarus (5.504)
65. Nicaragua (5.507)
64. Hong Kong (5.523)
63. Vietnam (5.533)
62. Albania (5.550)
61. Angola (5.589)
60. Uzbekistan (5.623)
59. Turkmenistan (5.628)
58. Croatia (5.661)
57. Kazakhstan (5.671)
56. Malaysia (5.760)
55. Peru (5.776)
54. Paraguay (5.779)
53. Moldova (5.791)
52. El Salvador (5.809)
51. Poland (5.822)

50. Bolivia (5.857)
49. Ecuador (5.865)
48. Malta (5.964)
47. Guatemala (5.965)
46. Slovakia (5.969)
45. Italy (6.021)
44. Slovenia (6.060)
43. Japan (6.064)
42. Taiwan (6.221)
41. South Korea (6.267)
40. Suriname (6.269)
39. Czech Republic (6.290)
38. Spain (6.322)
37. Uruguay (6.355)
36. Thailand (6.371)
35. Colombia (6.416)
34. Cyprus (6.466)
33. Saudi Arabia (6.480)
32. Kuwait (6.515)
31. Trinidad and Tobago (6.519)
30. Singapore (6.546)
29. Argentina (6.562)
28. Chile (6.587)
27. Qatar (6.666)
26. Germany (6.672)
25. France (6.764)
24. Brazil (6.849)
23. Oman (6.853)
22. United Kingdom (6.883)
21. Belgium (6.967)
20. Venezuela (7.039)
19. Luxembourg (7.054)
18. Ireland (7.076)
17. United States (7.082)
16. Mexico (7.088)
15. Panama (7.143)
14. United Arab Emirates (7.144)
13. New Zealand (7.221)
12. Costa Rica (7.257)
11. Israel (7.301)
10. Australia (7.350)
9. Iceland (7.355)
8. Austria (7.369)
7. Finland (7.389)
6. Canada (7.477)
5. Sweden (7.480)
4. Netherlands (7.512)
3. Switzerland (7.650)
2. Norway (7.655)
1. Denmark (7.693)

Definition of Happiness
The word “happiness” is not used lightly. Happiness is an aspiration of every human being, and can also be a measure of social progress. America’s founding fathers declared the inalienable right to
pursue happiness. Yet are Americans, or citizens of other countries, happy? If they are not, what if anything can be done about it? The key to proper measurement must begin with the meaning of the word “happiness.” The problem, of course, is that happiness is used in at least two ways — the first as an emotion (“Were you happy yesterday?”) and the second as an evaluation (“Are you happy with your life as a whole?”). If individuals were to routinely mix up their responses to these very different questions, then measures of happiness might tell us very little. Changes in reported happiness used to track social progress would perhaps reflect little more than transient changes in emotion. Or impoverished persons who express happiness in terms of emotion might inadvertently diminish society’s will to fight poverty.

Fortunately, respondents to happiness surveys do not tend to make such confusing mistakes. As we showed in last year’s World Happiness Report and again in this year’s report, respondents to surveys
clearly recognize the difference between happiness as an emotion and happiness in the sense of life satisfaction. The responses of individuals to these different questions are highly distinct. A very poor person might report himself to be happy emotionally at a specific time, while also reporting a much lower sense of happiness with life as a whole; and indeed, people living in extreme poverty do express low levels of happiness with life as a whole. Such answers should spur our societies to work harder to end extreme poverty.