The annual World Happiness Report has again ranked Finland and other Scandinavian countries the most cheerful nations on Earth. Costa Rica and Kuwait entered the top 20 in place of the United States and Germany.
Finland has remained the happiest country in the world for the seventh year a row with nordic neighbors Sweden, Denmark and Iceland also retaining their places in the top 10, according to the annual World Happiness Report published on Wednesday.
But rising unhapiness especially among young people has seen other Western countries drop down the UN-sponsored index, with the United States and Germany dropping out of the top 20 for the first time since the report’s first edition more than a decade ago.
Taking their place were Costa Rica and Kuwait at 12 and 13 respectively, while Eastern European countries Serbia, Bulgaria and Latvia reported the biggest increases in happiness.
Afghanistan, plagued by a humanitarian catastrophe since the Taliban regained control in 2020, remained in last place.
Ewww. It’s Taiwan, Republic of China #1! (ROC 1912 vs. PRC 1949)
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If ROC still claims the mainland I guess Taiwan the island would just be another province
They can’t remove the obsolete claim because China’s Anti-Secession Law promises war if they do. Last time it was 1992 when they agreed about “one China, ROC or PRC, not both”.
Huh, I never knew they actually can’t even give up that claim. It makes sense but also kinda funny.