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), which evaluates the happiness of residents of 156 countries and the happiness of immigrants in 117 countries. Special attention in the report of this year was paid to migration within countries and between countries.

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The happiest countries 2018

In the ranking of the most happy countries of 2018, Finland was published. The tent of the leaders does not change for 2 years, they only change in places. Following Finland, Norway is located, Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland. These countries hold in the top of the rating of happiness for the last four years.

Six criteria from which the authors of the report are repelled: per capita GDP, life expectancy, social support, personal freedom, trust and generosity. All leading countries have high values \u200b\u200bof these indicators.

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Who and how many positions were changed in the rating of happiness

An analysis of changes from 2008-2010 to 2015-2017 showed that the most of all in the ranking was rising (at 17 positions), and the greatest fall showed Venezuela - 2.2 points on a scale from 0 to 10.

Changing the index of the happiness of countries of the world from 2008-2010 to 2015-2017

Source: WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT 2018

How the happiness index changed on individual countries, can be seen on pages 10-15 (PDF).

Rating of happiness immigrants

Perhaps the most striking conclusion of the report is that the rating of countries by the degree of happiness of their immigrant population is almost the same as for the rest of the population. Ten happiest countries in general ranking also take ten of the eleven upper places in the rating of happiness of immigrants. Finland is on top of both ratings.

The proximity of these two ratings shows that happiness can change and varies depending on the quality of society in which people live. The happiness of immigrants, as well as local, depends on a number of features of the social structure, emerging far beyond higher revenues, which are traditionally considered a source of encouraging migration. Countries with the happiest immigrants are not the richest countries. These are countries with a more balanced set of social and institutional support for a better life. Nevertheless, the approach of happiness of the immigrant Fortunately the local population is not complete, the effect of the "track" of the source of the source of immigration remains. This effect varies in the range of 10-25%. This explains why the happiness of the immigrant is less than happiness in residents of local countries.

The report also covered migration from rural areas to cities based on recent Chinese experience, which is called the greatest migration in history. The experience of such migration also demonstrates the approach of migrants to satisfaction with the life of citizens, as in international migration, but the remaining is still less than the average in the city, the feeling of happiness.

The importance of social factors

The report also addresses the importance of social factors of happiness as migrants and not migrants. The positions of Latin American countries are due to the greatest spiritual warmth of family and other social relations. The final part of the report on world happiness 2018 focuses on three health problems threatening happiness:, drug addiction and. Despite the global context, most of the actual data and discussions focus on the United States, where the prevalence of all three problems is growing faster than most other countries.

History of World Warness Report

Report on world happiness (World Happiness Report) was first released in April 2012 a network of solutions for the UN SDSN (UN SDSN).

In July 2011, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution in which the member countries were asked to assess the happiness of their people and use it to lead their state policy. On April 2, 2012, the first high-level meeting of the UN "Happiness and well-being: definition of a new economic paradigm" was chaired by Prime Minister Dzhigme Tinley from Bhutan. This is the only country that accepted gross national happiness instead of gross domestic product as the main development indicator.

When calculating the level of happiness, six indicators are taken into account

1. GDP per capita (GDP PER CAPITA.) Taking into account domestic prices (PPS) in USD 2011 (World Bank, September 2017). The equation uses the natural logarithm of the GDP per capita, since this form corresponds to the data much better than the per capita GDP (PDF, rating on page 57-59).

2. Expected duration of healthy life (healthy Life EXpeccy.) (World Health Organization, 2012, Indicators of Human Development, 2017). Life expectancy in this year * (expected duration of healthy life in 2012 / Life expectancy in 2012) (PDF, rating on page 63-65).

3. Social support (social Support) - The average national answer to the question (about or 1) Gallup World Poll (GWP) "If you had a problem, could you count on helping relatives or friends if necessary?" (If you Were In Trouble, Do You Have Related On To Help You Whenever You Need Them, OR NOT?) (PDF, Ranking on page 60-62).

4. Freedom of life choice(freedom to Make Life Choices). Middle National Answer to Question (0 or 1) Gallup World Poll (GWP): "Are you satisfied or not satisfied with the freedom of choosing what you do with your life?" (Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with your favoredom to choose what you do with your your life?) (PDF, rating on page 66-68).

5. Generosity (generosity): "Did you spend money for charity last month?" (Generosity Is The Residual Of Regressing National Average of Response to the GWP Question "Have You Donated Money To a Charity In The Past Month?" ON GDP PER CAPITA.) (PDF, Rating on page 69-71).

6. Perception of corruption (pERCEPTIONS OF CORRUPTION) - Middle National Answer to Question (About or 1) Gallup World Poll (GWP): Is Corruption in Government or Not? " ("Is Corruption Widespread Throughout The Government or Not?") And "Were corruption in business or not?" ("Is Corruption Widespread Within Busineses or Not?"). Where there is no data on corruption in the government, the perception of corruption in business is used as a common effect of perception of corruption. (PDF, rating on page 72-74).

In addition, the result was influenced by a subjective feeling of happiness or misfortune. For example, answers were taken into account on questions about the last day: laughed? Was the feeling of happiness? Have worried about concern? anger? Each country is also compared with a hypothetical country called "Antiutopia". Antiutopia represents the lowest national averages for each key variable.

When preparing the publishing TheWorldonly text was used:
Helliwell, J., Layard, R., & Sachs, J. (2018). WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT 2018, NEW YORK: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS NETWORK.

About the Corruption Corruption Index from Transparency International read.

The Institute of Earth of the Columbia University has prepared another WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT 2016 rating. The most happy country in the world scientists recognized Norway. Russia improved its position and rose to the 49th line of the list.

In addition, in the top ten happiest countries in Iceland, Switzerland, Finland, Netherlands, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Sweden.

At the same time, experts were not included in this number of the United States (the Americans occupied only the 14th place), Germany (16), Britain (19), France (31) and Saudi Arabia (37).

In front of Russia were Italy (48th place) and Uzbekistan (47th line). Below in the list are located Belize (50) and Japan (51).

The most unhappy countries

The most unfortunate country of the world, scientists of the Institute of Land of the Columbia University recognized the Central African Republic, which took the 155th line of the rating.

Not far from the Tsar left Burundi (154), Tanzania (153), Syria (152), Rwanda (151) and Togo (150).

Last year, Burundi was the most unhappy country. Then scientists took into account 157 countries.

WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT Rating Compiled since 2012. The customer of the study is the UN, which thus hopes to develop measures to improve the level and quality of life of the population in different countries of the world.

When drawing up the rating, six factors are taken into account: per capita GDP; Life expectancy; Social support in difficult situations; confidence in the government; Assessment by people of freedom of decision-making relating to their lives; As well as the generosity of residents (assessed from the point of view of the size of donations for charity).

Measuring the level of happiness of residents of different countries is based mainly on individual estimates of residents.

Last year's surveys of the VTsIOM also showed that the Russians began to consider themselves happier. In November, this was stated by 81 percent of respondents.

The fifth of Russians felt happy thanks to family and children, and 14 percent due to good work.

"The main thing is the weather in the house, and everything else is bustling," these words from the song Larisa Valley very well characterize the nature of many social assessments of Russians. It is the situation at home, children, the health of relatives and loved ones are the basis of the assessments of social well-being and, above all, the feelings of happiness and fullness of life, "explained the results of the survey. Head of research projects by WTCIOM Mikhail Mamonov.

The All-Russian survey took place on November 5-6 in 130 settlements. It was attended by 1.6 thousand people.

World Sign of Happiness (THE HAPPY PLANET INDEX) - This is a combined indicator that measures the achievements of countries of the world and individual regions from the point of view of their ability to ensure their inhabitants a happy life. Designed according to the NEW Economic Foundation British Research Center, together with the Environmental Organization, Friends of The Earth, the Humanitarian Organization of World Development Movement, and a group of independent international experts who use in their work, along with analytical developments, statistics of national institutions and international organizations. Available every two or three years.

The purpose of the study is to show the relative efficiency with which countries use economic growth and natural resources in order to ensure their citizens a happy life. The compilers of the rating emphasize that in those countries where the emphasis is on the development of production, and with it for economic growth, people are usually hauddha, since the economic theories that the authorities of these states have nothing to do with life real people. The index measures the satisfaction of residents of each country and the average duration of their lives in the ratio with the number of natural resources consumed. Economic indicators in the methodology for calculating the index are not used. A detailed description of the methodology for the formation of an index and data sources for it is provided on the project website according to the results of the next comparative study.

1 Costa Rica 64.036

2 Vietnam 60.439

3 Colombia 59.751

4 Belize 59.290.

5 Salvador 58.887

7 Panama 57.799

8 Nicaragua 57.063

9 Venezuela 56.871

10 Guatemala 56.861

11 Bangladesh 56.292.

12 Cuba 56.186

13 Honduras 55.976

14 Indonesia 55.482

15 Israel 55.204

16 Pakistan 54.140

17 Argentina 54.055

18 Albania 54.051

19 Chile 53.883.

20 Thailand 53.458

21 Brazil 52.932

22 Mexico 52.894

23 Ecuador 52.481

24 Peru 52.369

25 Philippines 52.354

26 Algeria 52.181

27 Jordan 51.652.

28 New Zealand 51.557

29 Norway 51.429

30 Palestine 51.192

31 Guyana 51.169

32 India 50.865

33 Dominican 50.650

34 Switzerland 50.339

35 Sri Lanka 49.383

36 Iraq 49.190.

37 Laos 49.130

38 Kyrgyzstan 49.082.

39 Tunisia 48.298

40 Moldova 47.961

41 United Kingdom 47.925

42 Morocco 47.887

43 Tajikistan 47.789

44 Turkey 47.624

45 Japan 47.508

46 Germany 47.200.

47 Syria 47.120

48 Austria 47.085

49 Madagascar 46.826

50 France 46.523

51 Italy 46.352

52 Sweden 46.172

53 Armenia 46.003.

54 Uzbekistan 46.003

55 Georgia 45.972.

56 Saudi Arabia 45.965

57 Paraguay 45.826

58 Nepal 45.622

59 Cyprus 45.509

60 China 44.661

61 Myanmar 44.198

62 Spain 44.063

63 South Korea 43.781

64 Bolivia 43.578.

65 Canada 43.560.

66 Malta 43.101

67 Netherlands 43.088.

68 Yemen 42.967

69 Lebanon 42.853

70 Finland 42.687

71 Poland 42.580

72 Malawi 42.463

73 Ireland 42.402.

74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.355

75 Romania 42.182

76 Australia 41.980

77 Iran 41.693

78 Haiti 41.323

79 Serbia 41.276

80 Azerbaijan 40.885

81 Libya 40.799

82 Croatia 40.624

83 Greece 40.525

84 Malaysia 40.495

85 Cambodia 40.323

86 Ghana 40.298

87 Slovenia 40.174

88 Iceland 40.155

89 Slovakia 40.132

90 Singapore 39.782

91 Egypt 39.645

92 Czech Republic 39.353

93 Uruguay 39.321

94 Ethiopia 39.182

95 Turkmenistan 39.079

96 Namibia 38.883

97 Portugal 38.678

98 Kenya 38.000

99 Zambia 37.734

100 Ukraine 37.583.

101 Sudan 37.574

102 Hong Kong 37.526.

103 Belarus 37.415

104 Hungary 37.401

105 United States 37.340

106 Djibouti 37.238

107 Belgium 37.091

108 Rwanda 36.854

109 Afghanistan 36.754

110 Denmark 36.612.

111 Mauritius 36.578.

112 Comoros 36.504

113 Côte d'Ivoire 35.934

114 Mozambique 35.748

115 Zimbabwe 35.317

116 Liberia 35.176

117 Estonia 34.945

118 Lithuania 34.870

119 Kazakhstan 34.704.

120 Latvia 34.550

121 Congo 34.547.

122 Russia 34.518.

123 Bulgaria 34.145

124 Cameroon 33.687

125 Nigeria 33.623

126 Senegal 33.312

127 Angola 33.201

128 Mauritania 32.329

129 Burkina Faso 31.794

130 United Arab Emirates 31.778

131 Uganda 31.526

132 Benin 31.083

133 Tanzania 30.741

134 Democratic Republic of Congo 30.548

135 Burundi 30.515

136 Trinidad and Tobago 30.267

137 Guinea 29.960

138 Luxembourg 28.994

139 Sierra Leone 28.808

140 Macedonia 28.274

141 of that 28.231

142 South Africa 28.190

143 Kuwait 27.112

144 Niger 26.833

145 Mongolia 26.766

146 Bahrain 26.618

147 Mali 26.038

148 Central African Republic 25.256

149 Qatar 25.192

150 Chad 24.682

151 Botswana 22.591

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Two different techniques for determining the level of happiness of the population of the planet. Believe their results and compare them it seems to be impossible. Although I would very much like to make sure that the people of Russia in the period from 2014 to 2016 really rapidly walk to their happiness towards. Your opinion, gentlemen!

Right holder illustration Getty. Image Caption. Danes were fulfilled the happiest people in the world.

According to the UN study, Denmark turns out to be the wiper country in the world.

This is the fourth study of the level of happiness and satisfaction with life in different countries of the world.

One of its basic conclusions of the current World Happiness Report report is that countries with a smaller level of social inequality are usually happier.

In the first five, except Denmark, Switzerland entered. Iceland, Norway and Finland. All these countries have a well-developed social security system.

The United States on this list - in 13th place, the United Kingdom - on the 23rd, China - 83rd, Ukraine - in 123th place.

Closes a list of 156 countries of Burundi, where mass excitement continues, periodically. She was in the ranking even below Syria, in which during the Civil War over the past five years more than 250 thousand people were killed.

The study showed that Syrians expect a longer duration of healthy life and are more generous than residents of Burundi, as well as, Afghanistan and Benin - countries closing this list.

In general, the most happy regions are North America, Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe countries.

South Asia and Africa South Sahara turned out to be the only regions where the rating of prosperity was below five out of ten possible.

Inequality of happiness

The report compiled by the network to develop solutions to the Sustainable Development Problems of the UN (SDSN) is an analysis of the surveys of a thousand people in each country that is held annually by the Gallpa Institute. Interviewed asked to evaluate their life on a ten-ball scale.

The researchers allocated six main categories that determine the level of well-being: per capita GDP, social support, the expected duration of healthy life, personal freedoms, participation in charity and an idea of \u200b\u200bcorruption.

The study showed that people, in general, live happier in society, where less inequality in the distribution of happiness.

The larger the gap in the happiness between different groups of the population, the one happily a society as a whole.

The research authors also took into account the level of social support, which was determined as the ability to count on someone in difficult times. Another important factor is the level of corruption in society, which it seems to participate in the survey.

"The well-being of a person should be developed on the basis of a holistic approach, which combines economic, social and environmental goals," the director of the Institute of the Earth of the Columbia University Jeffrey Sax declares the SDSN press release.

"Instead of narrowly concentrate on economic growth, we must stimulate prosperous, fair and environmentally sustainable," the scientist claims.

The first ten of the happiest countries in the world has not changed, although some of the places have changed. In particular, Switzerland gave the first line of Denmark.

20 happiest countries:

1. Denmark 2. Switzerland 3. Iceland 4. Norway 5. Finland 6. Canada 7. Netherlands 8. New Zealand 9. Australia 10. Sweden 11. Israel 12. Austria 13. USA 14. Costa Rica 15. Puerto Rico 16. Germany 17. Brazil 18. Belgium 19. Ireland 20. Luxembourg

Organization "Network to find solutions for sustainable development" (SDSN) on the United Nations order conducted a study, based on the results of which the rating of the happiest countries was compiled. The announcement of the report was timed to the international day of happiness, which is celebrated on March 20.

In the first six countries whose citizens are considered the most happy in the world, entering Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland, Finland, the Netherlands.

Interestingly, the happiest country of last year in the new ranking did not hit the first line. There are still a number of sufficiently prosperous countries that have passed their positions, such as the United States. The author of the report Jeffrey Sax tied the movement of the country in the ranking from the 13th to the 14th place with a new policy, which is held by the 45th American President Donald Trump.

"The economic measures of Trump are aimed at strengthening inequality - tax cuts for the highest category of income, refusal to finance health expenditures, reducing allocations to the program for the delivery of free dinners by weak and poor people for the sake of military spending. I think that all these steps in the wrong direction, "says Sax.

The indicators of Russia this year, on the contrary, have improved: it rose in the ranking from the 56th to the 49th place, overtaking Japan and slouching several points to the 48th place, which Italy occupied.

The authors of the study reviewed the lives of people in 155 countries. When drawing up a list, six main criteria were taken into account. Data on two of them economists took from publicly available statistics of the country: per capita GDP and the life expectancy. Three more criteria were taken from these public surveys: social support for the population in difficult situations, freedom of choice and confidence in the government. The last aspect taken into account in the ranking has become generosity - however, here the researchers had to believe the responding to the word. Each of them asked a question, what are the sensing of donations for charity, made lately.

Controlled parameters

The parameters for which the study relies is rather controversial, therefore it is necessary to treat the results critically, the representative of the Foundation is the Institute of Socio-Economic and Political Studies by Andrei Gribanov.

"The parameters for which they determined human happiness are rather strange. I have no questions about a generosity in charity. This is understandable to the average man. But the remaining items are not easy to relate with the abstract concept of "happiness," the expert told.

GDP per capita directly link with happiness difficult: after all, you can be economically secure, but at the same time, for example, not to have health, celebrates funganov.

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"The life expectancy is also a disputed parameter. After all, statistics are a suspicious thing. Someone in the nearest environment people die early enough, and someone in the family has long-lived. In Japan, for example, one of the biggest life extensions, but also a lot of stories about how lonely old people endorse the life of suicide, "explained Andrei Musharanov, adding that the understanding of the freedom of choice for everyone.

Happiness of the patient in the VIP ward

"They head the rating of those countries where a very high indicator of depression and suicide. How can residents of these countries be happy? Holland is generally the country number one in this sense. These are countries where a rather rainy climate is not so many sunny days (unlike the southern countries) plus a certain level of stability and one-photon employment of a person, that is, search activity is not particularly required. "

The expert compared such happiness with the external well-being of the patient, which is in the hospital in a comfortable environment, but does not cease to be patients.

"You can, for example, ask the question of whether a person is happy who lies in the hospital in the VIP-ward. He also has good conditions there: he is alone in the ward, there is air conditioning. But is he happy alone with his diagnosis? " - he called for thinking.

The psychologist also believes that, given all these parameters, researchers, "did not look into the soul," but only measured external factors. But very often the feeling of happiness is subjectively and each is evaluated in its own way.

"All research criteria go from the external factor, implying that in the presence of all six components, a person must be happy. But there is not a single subjective criterion, there is no position that would go from the people. That is, it is assumed that they should be happy, because they are given such conditions, "the expert told.

Explanatory US well-being

Senior Researcher of the Institute of the United States and Canada, economist Vladimir Batyuk commented on the decline in the "rating of happiness" in the United States compared with last year. According to him, a decrease in one position is a minor deterioration, which is not worth paying much attention. And the author's comments of the Jeffrey Saks report that happy people in the United States have become less due to the policy of the new president of Donald Trump, and do not have any reason at all.

"Trump took office just two months ago, and make any statements about the impact of his policies for the life of the population even early. It seems that the author of the report is initially an inflamed Trump, "the expert suggested.

In addition, according to its assessment, on the basis of this report, it is hardly possible to judge the real welfare of the countries rated.

Russia took the tenth place in the world to increase the level of happiness of citizens, the UN specialists in the final report of World Happiness Report 2016 are approved. Results were obtained based on Gallup Inc. data, interviewing 1000 people in 157 countries of the world. The level of happiness in the report was evaluated on the basis of six criteria, including the size of the GDP per capita, the level of social support, the life expectancy of healthy life, personal freedom, the development of charity and the level of corruption's perception.

Leadership countries for the growth of happiness in the world

According to the dynamics of growth, Russia's happiness indicators turned out to be in the list between Uzbekistan (9th place) and Peru (11th). In the first place for the growth of happiness - Nicaragua. For comparison: in the United States there is a negative dynamics - there is happiness melts, in the overall list on this indicator of the United States are located in the 93rd place. Leaders to deteriorate the indicator of steel Ukraine, Spain, Italy, India, Yemen, Venezuela, Botswana, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Greece.

Leaders in the fall of the level of happiness / World Happiness Report 2016

In general, the WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT 2016 rankings turned out to be at the 56th place (in 2015 - at 64th) - between Moldova (55s) and Poland (57th). The leader in the level of happiness was Denmark, which for the year rose from the third place, overtaking Iceland (now in third place) and Switzerland (on the second). The fourth place this year has kept Norway, and the fifth occupied Finland, blowing in Top 5 Canada (she is now on the sixth). For comparison: USA - at the 13th (in 2015 - on the 15th), the United Kingdom - on the 23rd (at the 21st earlier), China - on the 83rd (rose from the 84th), Ukraine - at 123rd (sank from 111st). The rating of this year, Syria and Burundi closed.