Finland for the sixth time in a row became the happiest country in the world

The organization of the United Nations (UN) has published an annual rating of happiness. The sixth time in a row the happiest country in the world was Finland.

Denmark, Iceland, Israel and the Netherlands also fell into the top 5 happiest countries. According to the results of 2022, Russia was in 70th place. Close the list of Lebanon and Afghanistan. In total, the ranking of 137 states.

The authors of the report indicate that 2022 was the year of crises, including the continuing pandemia of Covid-19, the war in Ukraine, world inflation and a number of local and global climatic emergency situations.

"The main analysis concerns the happiness measured by life assessments and emotions, how they developed in crisis situations and how much life was better where trust, goodwill and supporting social ties continued to flourish," the UN report said.

The UN rating evaluate the main indicators of the standard of living of the population: life expectancy, per capita GDP, social support for citizens, levels of corruption and social trust, the development of charity and the ability of citizens to independently make decisions on key issues.