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 Denmark is happiest place in the world, report says
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LONDON, England (Reuters) -- If you're looking for happiness, move to Denmark.

It's the happiest country in the world while Burundi in Africa is the most unhappy, according to a new report by a British scientist released on Friday.

Adrian White, an analytical social psychologist at the University of Leicester in central England, based his study on data from 178 countries and 100 global studies from the likes of the United Nations and the World Health Organization.

"We're looking much more at whether you are satisfied with your life in general," White told Reuters. "Whether you are satisfied with your situation and environment."

The main factors that affected happiness were health provision, wealth and education, according to White who said his research had produced the "first world map of happiness."

Following behind Denmark came Switzerland, Austria, Iceland and the Bahamas.

At the bottom came the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe and Burundi. The United States came in at 23rd, Britain was in 41st place, Germany 35th and France 62nd.

Countries involved in conflicts, such as Iraq, were not included.

"Smaller countries tend to be a little happier because there is a stronger sense of collectivism and then you also have the aesthetic qualities of a country," White said.

"We were surprised to see countries in Asia scoring so low, with China 82nd, Japan 90th, and India 125th. These are countries that are thought as having a strong sense of collective identity which other researchers have associated with well-being."

He admitted collecting data based on well-being was not an exact science, but said the measures used were very reliable in predicting health and welfare outcomes.

Regular studies by academics across the globe using the same tests would allow researchers to better understand what factors affected happiness and White said he hoped every country in the future would carry out biannual checks.

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Posted on 07-27-06 10:35 PM     Reply [Subscribe]
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I think bhutan..hahahaha.. well thats what they say ..don't they?
 
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Please don't vote when you're high with pot.

now that just nullifed all the votes that came from netherland.
 
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I can not believe JAPAN is on 92th....
 
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So I guess it's not only money that can make one happy or a whole country happy....it's justice, freedom of expression and less difference between the rich and the poors, benefits...
Japan has such a strong culture to be polite that people are probably under pressure cooker tying to hold back their feelings.
 
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so far i know japan has highest sucidal rate amongst the developed country...
 
Posted on 07-28-06 12:21 AM     Reply [Subscribe]
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Another report says;
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1818161,00.html, Vunautu as the happiest place, we in Nepal have the prospect to be happy, if only we could control our selfish greeds in line with Buddha's teachings. Now, if and buts...are only what remains.
 
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SPAM = Unhappiness.

SPAMmer Kale Krishna = Terrorist causing unhappiness.
 
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Interesting...US is 23rd. so i am 23rd happiest person in the world...wow! now that makes me happy haha..


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23rd bhayera ke bho ta...yetai chan sabai chwaank chwaank haru....aafu lai ta yehi # 2 cha. # 1 chain nepali ho ..la ja...he he
 
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denmark isnt the happiest.at least what i hear form one of my danish friend. i will go for switzerland. wow i was there. that place is heaven on earth. they earn more money than americans, living standard is higher than even americans, country almost one fourth of the size of nepal. talk about many international organizations and you will find headquarters in switzerland. country despite being rich has always maintained its neautral instance in war. thats why it is so peaceful and never comes to news like US and Britain who have to poke their nose in every war to come to news.

all the student studying in UK do visit switzerland and you know what you even dont need eu visa and british visa is good enough.2 days 2 nights £150 pound is more than euough.
 
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does his research question measures the "happiness"? how do you measure such a construct with a set of few questions/items which might not be the valid indicators?
 
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“Nepal Army personnel torture police officers, civilian at the Bhairabnath battalion
Police have said a group of Nepali Army personnel have ‘abducted’ three people, including two police officers.”

What kind of news is this? When dogs bark, it shouldn’t be reported as ‘news’. Mercenaries of Nepali Army are no good for anything else. So they beat of innocent people.
 


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