Ukraine confidently leads in the international ranking of unhappy countries
In the international World Happiness Report, Ukraine ranked 138th out of 156 countries, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
Happiness was assessed using the following criteria: life expectancy, social support, healthy lifestyle, freedom, generosity, corruption and trust.
Finland was named the happiest country in the report. It is followed by Norway, Denmark and Iceland. This is not the first time that the Scandinavian countries have become leaders in the report.
The United States dropped to 18th place (down 5 positions from 2016) due to the high number of depression and obesity among its citizens.
Of the neighboring countries of Ukraine, it is worth noting that Russia took 59th place, Poland - 42nd.
The unluckiest countries were Burundi, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Tanzania and Yemen.
The ranking also examines the level of happiness of immigrants in each country. In it, Ukraine took 92nd place out of a possible 117. Finland again took first place.
At the same time, according to Bloomberg, Ukraine is in the top 10 unfortunate countries.
In addition, Ukraine previously ranked 131st out of 180 in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranking for 2017.
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