As the world marks the International Day of Happiness, Nigeria is ranked 85 out of 156 countries and second in sub-saharan Africa.
This is according to the annual Global Happiness Policy Report produced by the Global Happiness Council, which was released on Wednesday.
It was edited by John F. Helliwell, Richard Layard, Jeffrey D. Sachs, et al.
Nigeria ranking is an improvement from its 91 position ranking in 2018. Finland came first as the happiest country in the world for the second year in a row, followed by Denmark, Norway, Iceland and the Netherlands.
The world's least happy country is South Sudan followed by Central African Republic, Afghanistan, Tanzania, Rwanda, Yemen, Malawi, Syria, Botswana and Haiti.
The report ranks countries on six key variables that support wellbeing: income, freedom, trust, health, life expectancy, social support and generosity
SOURCE: https://www.vanguardngr.com
