Nepal: the happiest Country in South asia?
The recent World Happiness Report 2023 shows that Nepal is the happiest country in the region South Asia.
The country rankings this year are based on life evaluations in 2020, 2021, and 2022 and therefore all of the observations are drawn from the years of high infection and deaths from Covid-19 (Nepal Live Today).
Since 2002, the World Happiness Report has used statistical analysis to determine the world’s happiest countries. Researchers analyzed comprehensive Gallup polling data from 149 countries for the past three years, specifically monitoring performance in six particular categories:
· Gross domestic product per capita Social support Healthy life expectancy
Freedom to make your own life choices Generosity of the general population, and
Perceptions of internal and external levels.
Northern European countries dominate the top of the happiness rankings, reflecting strong social support systems and high standards of living. Finland is ranked as the happiest country in the world, with Denmark, Iceland, Sweden and Israel following closely behind:
The least happy country in the world was Afghanistan, whose 143rd –place ranking of 1.72 can be attributed in part to a low life expectancy rate and low gross domestic product rates per capita. The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan will undoubtedly impact future scores in one way or another.
Least happy countries were:
The Maldives and Bhutan were excluded from the report, the latter due to a technicality.
However, the report’s writers made a special effort to pay tribute to Bhutan, saying it “once again provided an inspiring example for the world about how to combine health and happiness. They made explicit use of the principles of [ the indigenous ] Gross National Happiness (GNH) in mobilizing the whole population in collaborative efforts to avoid even a single Covid-19 death in 2020, despite having strong international travel links.” This is indeed impressive.
And if Gallup begins polling in Bhutan, Northern Europe’s hold on happiness may soon have intense completion! 7KH )RXU 3LOODUV RI