Finland, home to 5.5million people, was today named the world's happiest country for the seventh consecutive year in a global league table of more than 140 countries.
Afghanistan has placed bottom of the report for five consecutive years. READ MORE:A mesmerising chart shows how the world's happiest countries have changed over time — with the exception of the top spot.
War-scarred Afghanistan remains the unhappiest country in the survey of more than 140 nations, retaining bottom spot. Pictured, Mazar-e Sharif, provincial capital of Balkh province, Afghanistan Rankings for both the UK and the US fell in the 2024. However, Britain has remained in the top 20 happiest nations for past decade in all but two years.
The US's score was marginally lower, seeing it drop out of the top 20 since the report started in 2012. Among 'older middle-aged people', 45-59, it took 19th spot, with 20th for 'older people' — those aged 60 and above.
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World's happiest countries revealed: Finland tops global league table for SEVENTH year in a row,...The World Happiness Report 2024 gave Finland, home to 5.5million people, the top spot for the seventh year running, with a score of 7.74 out of 10 whilst Afghanistan was unhappiest nation at 1.72.
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