World's happiest country News
The World Happiness Report is based on people's self-assessment of their happiness as well as economic and social data.
It provides a happiness score on a scale ranging from zero to 10.
The United States jumped three places to 16th position, one rank ahead of Britain.
Finland is facing an acute workforce shortage.
Finland faces anti-immigrant sentiment and a reluctance to employ outsiders.
Foreigners complain of reluctance to recognise overseas experience or qualifications, as well as prejudice against non-Finnish applicants.
It ranked 156 countries according to things such as GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, social freedom, generosity and absence of corruption.
It's really sad and tough to accept but the bitter truth is that India ranked a lowly 122 on a list of the world's happiest countries, dropping four slots from last year and coming behind China, Pakistan and Nepal.
India ranked below nations like Somalia (76), China (83), Pakistan (92), Iran (105), Palestinian Territories (108) and Bangladesh (110).
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