World Happiness Report (WHR), 2023
Recently the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN-SDSN) has released the World Happiness Report (WHR), 2023.
This report evaluates the level of happiness on the basis of the following 6 key components-
- Healthy life expectancy,
- GDP per capita,
- Social Support,
- Less corruption,
- Generosity in the community and
- Freedom to take major decisions of life.
The goal of this report is to identify the key determinants of well-being.
It is based on people’s assessment of their own well-being as well as economic and social data.
This ranking of happiness is based on the average of 3 years (2020-22).
Ranking of major countries –
- Top ranking three countries are- Finland, Denmark and Iceland respectively
- Afghanistan, Lebanon, Sierra Leone are the three worst performing countries.
- India has got 126th position out of 146 countries.
- India’s performance is worse than its neighboring countries China, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Bhutan is not listed in the WHR 2023.
United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN-SDSN)
- It was launched in 2012 under the United Nations Secretary-General. It brings together scientists and technical experts globally to promote practical solutions for sustainable development.
- Also, it helps in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement.
- It publishes annual reports such as the Sustainable Development Report and the World Happiness Report.
Source – The Hindu
