De lijst van gelukkigste landen ter wereld wordt aangevoerd door
1. Denemarken
2. Noorwegen
3. Zwitserland
4. Nederland
5. Zweden
The World Happiness Report 2013 reveals fascinating trends in the data judging just how happy countries really are. On a scale running from 0 to 10, people in over 150 countries, surveyed by Gallup over the period 2010-12, reveal a population-weighted average score of 5.1 (out of 10). Six key variables explain three-quarters of the variation in annual national average scores over time and among countries. These six factors include: real GDP per capita, healthy life expectancy, having someone to count on, perceived freedom to make life choices, freedom from corruption, and generosity (Table 2.1).
World Happiness Report 2013, Earth Institute, UNSDSN, september 2013.
Uit het rapport online, p. 23. België staat op de 21e plaats in de wereldranking, tussen 20. Venezuela en 22. United Kingdom. Frankrijk volgt op 25, Duitsland op 26.
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