Where are the Happiest Places in the World ??

The latest wave of World Values Surveys shows happiness increased worldwide from 1981 to 2007 in 45 of 52 countries for which substantial time series data was available. Denmark topped the list in happiness followed by Puerto Rico and Columbia. Moldova, Armenia and Zimbabwe were at the bottom. The United States ranked 16.
Political scientist Ronald Inglehart, World Values Survey director at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, says greater economic growth, democratization and social tolerance in 45 of 52 countries for which substantial time series data was available highlights a trend of growing happiness worldwide.

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Credit: World Values Survey / University of Michigan / National Science Foundation

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[zarserz]

I think there's another overlooked factor.

The vast majority of Denmark's population are non-religious (Atheists).

[klingest]

i am danish and i the scale of my overall happiness is 10/10 ... and i am not rich!!

[Andreterragt]

I think suicide rates should be taken into consideration. Doing this this statistic will change a lot.

[tehdutchguy]

Denmark seems funn, but...

Smoke pot legally ? yes, the Netherlands.

[BAS3279]

My pants

[Ded5833]

Colombia is in the top ten due to a thriving tourism economic boost and that it's a very tolerant country to any race and country, combine that with a strong culture. It's the same thing with Puerto Rico.

[antibulletdodger101]

@zarserz Sweden even less. Least religious in the world actually.

[Darusdei]

@jr32142 it's funny how russian immigration has exploded.

[TheFariat111]

@DesertStateNevada 

Yea, and sorry about my English.

[DesertStateNevada]

@TheFariat111 Ok its hard to understand so yes goodbye

[TheFariat111]

@DesertStateNevada

Ok, I say you one thing why we can't say a americans is are idiots, we almost can control a europe I don't know what book of History of Poland you read but this must be of the only loses of Poland, we ain't control a Europe beacuse we fight by the other slavs, the Swedes is attack us and we send them to home, only we can attack Moscow with good results, we beat germans, and if you say what history have to do with this you can fuck of, good bye.