The world's happiest countries for 2022- photos
(CNN) — Devastating loss of life and growing uncertainty have the world very much on edge, but there is a bit of good news for humanity: Benevolence is surging globally.That's one of the key findings of the World Happiness Report, a publication of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network that draws on global survey data from people in about 150 countries.
Marking its 10th anniversary, the report looks at happiness around the world -- the happiest nations, those at the very bottom of the happiness scale and everything in between, plus the factors that tend to lead to greater happiness.
World's happiest nation is Nordic
For the fifth year in a row, Finland is the world's happiest country, according to World Happiness Report rankings based largely on life evaluations from the Gallup World Poll.
1. Finland is the world's happiest country. The World Happiness Report puts Finland first in happiness. Here, northern lights illuminate the night sky in Finland's Lapland. Irene Stachon/AP
2. Denmark. At No. 2, Denmark also performs well on the measures the report uses to explain its rankings. Sailboats are docked at the promenade in the Nyhavn district of Copenhagen. joyt/Adobe Stock
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