Helsinki: Finland remains the happiest country in the world for the fifth time in a row. Denmark is in second place in the UN report released on Friday. War-torn Afghanistan is at the bottom of the list of 146 countries. The other countries on the list are Lebanon (145), Zimbabwe (144), Rwanda (143) and Botswana (142).
Northern European countries topped the list. Iceland, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Luxembourg were in the top six. U.S. improved three places. Reached 16th. Canada is 15th, Britain is 17th and France is 20th. India ranks 136th in the list. For the country to improve by three places from last year. Experts studied the reactions on social media before and after Kovid started. There was an increase in anxiety and sadness among people in 18 countries. However, the index also shows a decline in anger.