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Ireland ranked as the 13th happiest country by the latest World Happiness Report

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

10:16 19 Mar 2022


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Same position as last year.

Ireland has been ranked as the 13th happiest country, according to the latest World Happiness Report.

Last year, Ireland was also named as number 13 in happiness while Finland has maintained the spot again.

The UN sponsored World Happiness index named Finland as the happiest country for the fifth year in a row.

That's followed by Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland and the Netherlands.

The index has ranked Afghanistan as the unhappiest, closely followed by Lebanon.

The latest list was compiled before the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The World Happiness Report is now in its 10th year.

It's based on people's own assessment of their happiness, as well as economic and social data.

This year, data from social media was also used to compare people's emotions before and after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Researchers found "strong increases in anxiety and sadness" in 18 countries, but a fall in feelings of anger.

Here's which countries made the top 20:

1. Finland
2. Denmark
3. Iceland
4. Switzerland
5. Netherlands
6. Luxembourg
7. Sweden
8. Norway
9. Israel
10. New Zealand
11. Austria
12. Australia
13. Ireland
14. Germany
15. Canada
16. United States
17. United Kingdom
18. Czechia (Czech Republic)
19. Belgium
20. France


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