Saudi Arabia is 27th Happiest in the World & 2nd Happiest in the Arab World, As per Happiest Index
Saudi Arabia has jumped up its ranking to 27th from 28th place, the UAE remained in 21st, Bahrain went to 40th from 29th position, and Kuwait went to 48th from 51st place in the list of the world's happiest index countries of 2020 as per the UN report. Recommend: List of banned items from bringing into Saudi Arabia
In the Arab countries, Saudi Arabia ranks as the 2nd happiest country, moving up from 3rd place. The rankings are based on support, well-being, freedom, income, trust, healthy life, social support, and generosity. See Also: Asian countries are the most populated countries in the world
- Pakistan is now at 66th place from being the 67th happiest country last year, the Philippines is now at 52nd place from 69th, Indonesia is at 84th from being the 92nd happiest country, China is at 94th from 93rd last year, Nepal gains 92nd place from 100th, Bangladesh gains 107th place from 125th, and Sri Lanka remains at 130th.
- Indians are not as happy as they were in 2018 and in 2019 as they drop 7 spots and 4 spots and loosed to144th from 140th spot last year, according to the UN report of 156 happiest countries in 2020. However, Indians are happier than those in the African Republic (149), Afghanistan (153), Yemen (146), and Zimbabwe (151). Read: World with out Filipinos
- Finland remained as the happiest country, with the first spot in the world, followed by Denmark, Switzerland, Iceland, and Norway.
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Saudi Arabia ranks 27th Happiest country in World, 2nd in Arab countries |