The Top 20 Happiest Countries In The World

June 8, 2015

#20 The Seychelles

The Seychelles is an island nation located in the Indian ocean. Citizens here have a right to clean environment which has helped in making it a clean and happy place to live in.

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#19 Norway

In 2013, Norway was awarded the first place for health in HDI by the UN. It also enjoys the second-highest GDP per-capita among European countries, after Luxembourg.

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#18 New Zealand

This country boasts personal freedom and high level of tolerance for immigrants. Freedom is happiness, no?

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#17 Malaysia

Advanced infrastructure, newly industrialized market economy, comprehensive road networks, multi-ethnic, multicultural and multilingual society makes Malaysia a happy place to live in!

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#16 Antigua and Barbuda

The people of the twin islands, Antigua & Barbuda enjoy a more-than-90% literacy rate.

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#15 The Netherlands

A democracy with civil liberties and social cohesion, Netherlands ranks number 15 in the list of happy countries.

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#14 Malta

Malta is an advanced economy which is very welcoming to tourists. It also boasts a publicly funded healthcare system.

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#13 Costa Rica

Known for its progressive environmental policies, it also boasts great health success story and 5% of the world's biodiversity.

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#12 Luxembourg

One of the smallest countries in Europe, Luxembourg is happy because of its stable and high-income market economy with moderate growth and low inflation.

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#11 Ireland

Ireland ranks number 3 in safety and security which is one of the reasons why people are happy here.

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#10 Canada

Canada ranks first in personal freedom and is very tolerant and welcoming. Punjabis would know that.

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#9 Brunei

The fourth largest oil-producer of South-east Asia, people are happy here for various reasons. One of them being that the government provides for all medical services here.

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#8 Bhutan

Though Bhutan's economy is one of the world's smallest, it has grown rapidly in recent years. Its biodiversity and culture is also a reason behind its happiness.

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#7 Sweden

High levels of political participation, social equality and environmental protection. They have it all in Sweden.

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#6 Finland

Only 13% people attend the church in Finland, yet it ranks 3rd in education and entrepreneurship. Religion is not paid much attention here and people are still happy!

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#5 The Bahamas

In the terms of GDP per capita, The Bahamas is one of the richest countries of America. The government encourages foreign financial business, banking and finance reforms.