CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Finland has been named the happiest country in the world for 2018, pushing 2017’s winner – Norway – into second place. Nordic nations have almost always scored high on this report in the past, and history has repeated itself this year as well!

Detailed explanation-2: -People in war-torn Afghanistan are the most unhappy with their lives, followed by Zimbabwe (148), Rwanda (147), Botswana (146) and Lesotho (145). The happiness study ranks the countries of the world on the basis of questions from the Gallup World Poll.

Detailed explanation-3: -Overall, Norway was rated 7.365 out of 10 for happiness. The global average was 5.53 in 2021. Norway ranks exceptionally well-(better than its Nordic neighbours Finland, Iceland, Denmark and Sweden) in terms of its GDP. The country also fares well in the “social support” category and the “life expectancy” one.

Detailed explanation-4: -As can be seen in Figure 3.1, the top ten are clearly dominated by Scandinavian cities: Helsinki (Finland) and Aarhus (Denmark) are ranked first and second, Copenhagen (Denmark), Bergen (Norway), and Oslo (Norway) fifth, sixth, and seventh. Stockholm (Sweden) comes out ninth.