Sri Lanka ranked 130 on happiness index

The International Day of Happiness is been celebrated in many places around the world. Since 2013 the international day of happiness is celebrated on March 20th.

 

The UN also publishes a worldwide World Happiness Index report. The metrics to measure the happiness index include GDP per capita, social support, life expectancy, and freedom to make choices, generosity and perception of corruption among others.

 

The World Happiness Report 2021 focuses on the effects of COVID-19 and the report explains why some countries are happier than others.
The top ten countries on the happiness index are as follows.
 
Finland
Denmark
Switzerland Iceland
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Luxembourg
New Zealand
Austria

As per the report released last year, Helsinki (capital of Finland) is the happiest city in the world. South Sudan is the least happy place to live in the world. India has been ranked  140 and Myanmar s just on place lower than Sri Lanka.