According to a new survey from the World Values Organization, published in the Alternative Health Journal, the United States is ranked the 16th happiest country in the world. The number one happiest country in the world, according to the survey, is Denmark. The least happy country in the world was Zimbabwe.
Overall, happiness is on the rise — over the last three decades, level of happiness has risen in 45 of the world’s 52 happiest nations. The top ten happiest countries were: Denmark, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Northern Ireland, Iceland, Switzerland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Canada and Sweden.
One interesting thing to note is that the US is consistently seen as the wealthiest country in the world, yet it does not even make it in the top 10 happiest countries, reinforcing the idea that maybe true happiness really has nothing to do with money. What creates real happiness then, if not wealth? Good health? Family? Peace? Freedom? Security?
How happy are you? What things do you need to be happy?
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