Danes are happiest people in the world: British survey Fri Jul 28, 3:22 AM ET
LONDON (AFP) - Danes are the happiest people in the world, according to a new survey that measures health, wealth, education, sense of identity and the aesthetic quality of the landscape. The survey follows another earlier this month that said the tiny South Pacific Ocean archipelago of Vanuatu was the happiest country on Earth. Friday's study, published by a University of Leicester academic who produced a World Map of Happiness, showed seven of the top 10 happiest countries were Western democracies, with the Bahamas, Bhutan and Brunei being the exceptions. The United States ranks 23rd, Germany comes in at number 35, and Britain ranks 41st. "When people are asked if they are happy with their lives, people in countries with good health care, a higher GDP (gross domestic product) per capita, and access to education were much more likely to report being happy," said Adrian White, the social psychologist who carried out the study. "The frustrations of modern life, and the anxieties of the age, seem to be much less significant compared to the health, financial and educational needs in other parts of the world." White's analysis was based on the findings of more than 100 different studies questioning 80,000 people around the world. In the study published earlier this month by the British think-tank New Economics Foundation, ranked certain members of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialised countries much lower than the latest survey. The United States, for example, ranked 150th, Germany 81st and Britain 108th. The top 10 were: 1. Denmark 2. Switzerland 3. Austria 4. Iceland 5. Bahamas 6. Finland 7. Sweden 8. Bhutan 9. Brunei 10. Canada Selected others included: 15. Netherlands 17. Malaysia 19. Norway 22. UAE 23. United States 26. Australia 31. Saudi Arabia 38. Kuwait 45. Qatar 46. Spain 62. France 63. Hong Kong 64. Indonesia 76. Thailand 78. Philippines 82. China 90. Japan 109. South Africa 125. India 166. Pakistan 167. Russia *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Reading only, http://dear.to/ppi 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
