1 of 2 View of Helsinki, the capital of Finland; The country has one of the highest GDP per capita and is the “happiest in the world” — Photo: Ints Kalnins/Portal View of Helsinki, the capital of Finland; The country has one of the highest GDPs per capita and is the “happiest in the world” — Photo: Ints Kalnins/Portal
According to a United Nations (UN) ranking this Monday (20), Finland was voted the happiest country in the world for the sixth year in a row.
O Brazil ranked 49thfrom a list of 137 positions in 2022 the country had ranked 38th. Since ranking 16 in 2016, Brazil has lost positions in the ranking.
This year’s UN ranking report also emphasized this “Rising Brotherhood in Ukraine”.
The World Happiness Report, first published in 2012, takes into account people’s own assessments of their situation, economic wellbeing and social indicators.
“Welfare in Ukraine has fallen less than in 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea, and this is partly due to the extraordinary increase in fraternity,” said JanEmmanuel De Neve, one of the report’s editors, in the statement.
Despite the “level of suffering and harm in Ukraine” following the Russian invasion in 2022, according to the UN, there is a “much stronger sense that there is a common purpose, friendliness and trust” compared to the Ukrainian leadership. 2014, he added.
2 of 2 Ukraine’s women dance to mark International Women’s Day at Freedom Square in Kharkiv March 8, 2023 amid the Russian invasion. — Photo: SERGEY BOBOK / AFP Ukraine’s women dance to mark International Women’s Day at Freedom Square in Kharkiv March 8, 2023 amid the Russian invasion. — Photo: SERGEY BOBOK / AFP
Ukraine rose from 98th to 92nd place, compared to the previous list published before the start of the Russian offensive.
The countries of Northern Europe completed the podium of the happiest in the world Denmark second and Iceland third.
The surprise on the list was Israel, which rose five spots to settle in fourth place.
In contrast, the Afghanistan remains at the bottom of the rankinga position it has held since 2020 as the humanitarian crisis deepened since the Taliban returned to power in 2021 following the withdrawal of USled troops.