Finland - happiest country in 2022, Kyrgyzstan takes 64th place
Finland has been named the happiest country in the world for the fifth year in a row. TASS reports, citing the data of the World Happiness Report 2022.
Finland, as in previous years, is ahead of other states with a margin of several hundred points. The top five are Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland and the Netherlands, while the top ten also includes Luxembourg, Sweden, Norway, Israel and New Zealand.
Kyrgyzstan is on the 64th place, Belarus — on the 65th, Russia — on the 80th, Uzbekistan — on the 53rd, Tajikistan — on the 83rd, Kazakhstan — on the 40th.
The World Happiness Report has been published since 2012. When compiling it, researchers take into account such indicators as GDP per capita, the level of social support, life expectancy, respect for civil liberties, job security, the level of corruption, as well as the results of public opinion polls.
