Measuring happiness and its sustainability
October 15, 2013
Recently, Columbia University’s Earth Institute, published the World Happiness Report 2013. Happiness was measured by this American University utilising indicators such as economic growth (GDP), life expectancy, level of social support, perception of corruption, and the freedom to make choices on lifestyle, etc. The analysis was based on data available between 2010 and 2012 and with the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. The Earth Institutes analysts concluded that the world had become ‘a slightly happier and more generous place over the past five years’.Denmark was adjudged to be the world’s happiest nation with a score of 7.693. Norway was second with 7.655. Switzerland was third with 7.650. The unhappiest country of the 156 measured was Togo, in Africa with a score of 2.963. The bottom five were all African nations: Benin, the Central African Republic, Burundi and Rwanda joining Togo.
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