India has been ranked 136 out of 146 countries in the UN World Happiness Report 2022, which was released on Friday. Last year too it was just outside the bottom 10, ranking 139 out of 149.
Finland has been named the world’s happiest country for the fifth consecutive year in the annual UN-sponsored index, which again ranked Afghanistan as the unhappiest.
The Top 20 happiest countries are: Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Sweden, Norway, Israel, New Zealand, Austria, Australia, Ireland, Germany, Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Czechia (Czech Republic), Belgium and France.
The 10 unhappiest are: Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, Lesotho, Botswana, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Lebanon and Afghanistan.