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United States Is World’s 18th Happiest Country

Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj, Ph.D., DBAMarch 16, 2018October 19, 2018Boardroom Advisory

Interestingly, a new UN-backed survey into global happiness has placed United States 18th out of 156 nations. The United States, one of the world’s wealthiest countries, fell to 18th place from 14th last year.

Finland was ranked as the happiest country in the world, both among its immigrant and general populations. Briefly put, Europe’s Nordic nations regularly appear in the top five happiest countries, according to the report. Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Switzerland were the other countries in the top five.

The top ten, after Switzerland, is as follows; the Netherlands, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden and Australia.

The World Happiness Report for 2018 claims to be a “landmark survey of the state of global happiness” which ranks “156 countries by their happiness levels” and “117 countries by the happiness of their immigrants.”

Burundi was the least happy, taking over from the Central African Republic.

The world’s happiest – and least happy – countries
Happiest	Least happy
1. Finland	147. Malawi
2. Norway	148. Haiti
3. Denmark	149. Liberia
4. Iceland	150. Syria
5. Switzerland	151. Rwanda
6. Netherlands	152. Yemen
7. Canada	153. Tanzania
8. New Zealand	154. South Sudan
9. Sweden	155. Central African Republic
10. Australia	156. Burundi

The top 10 happiest and least happy countries in the world, 2018

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Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj, Ph.D., DBA

Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj, Ph.D., DBA, is a publishing executive and economist who serves as CEO and Editor-in-Chief of CEOWORLD Magazine, one of the world's most influential and widely read business publications. He also chairs its Advisory Board, shaping the magazine’s editorial vision and global strategy.

Dr. Amarendra earned his Ph.D. in Finance and Banking from the European Global School, Paris, a Doctorate in Chartered Accountancy from the European International University, Paris, and a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) from Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design (KNUTD), Ukraine. He also holds an MBA in International Relations and Affairs from the American University of Athens, Alabama.

Equal parts economist, strategist, and publishing visionary, Dr. Amarendra has built CEOWORLD Magazine into a trusted platform where CEOs, executives, and high-net-worth leaders turn for ideas that matter and insights that last.

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