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Detailed explanation-1: -India ranked at 122 out of 155 countries in the World Happiness Report 2017, four notches below its previous rank of 118. The report was released on Monday at the United Nations at an event celebrating International Day of Happiness.

Detailed explanation-2: -Finland was deemed the happiest country. India ranked 136th on the World Happiness Report compiled and released by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network on Saturday. It has ranked a total of 150 countries. India’s position improved by three notches from last year’s 139th rank.

Detailed explanation-3: -Norway tops the global happiness rankings for 2017 Norway has jumped from 4th place in 2016 to 1st place this year, followed by Denmark, Iceland and Switzerland in a tightly packed bunch.

Detailed explanation-4: -Finland is the ‘happiest’ country in the world, followed by Denmark, Switzerland, Iceland, and Norway. The data comes from the Gallup World Poll, based entirely on survey scores and answers to the main life evaluation question asked in the poll.