Israel is No. 8, U.S. 14th among happiest countries
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Israel was tied for eighth among the happiest countries in the world, according to a new survey.
In a Gallup World Poll of 155 nations, the Jewish state tied with Canada, Switzerland and Australia.
Forbes, which posted the list July 29, said the richest countries were by and large the happiest. Scandinavian countries dominated — Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands took the top five spots. Costa Rica was sixth.
The United States ranked 14th, three spots ahead of Britain, in a survey that asked thousands of respondents to give a “life evaluation” score from 1 to 10. The survey, taken between 2005 and 2009, catalogued their daily feelings to decide what percentage of people in each country were “thriving, struggling or suffering.”
African nations fared poorly, with Sierra Leone, Comoros, Burundi and Togo ranking in the bottom five. They were joined by Cambodia as the unhappiest countries on earth. — jta
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08/06/2010 at 09:06 PM
Of course the happiest countries are those considered by right wingers to be “socialist.” People in those countries don’t have to worry about health care costs bankrupting them or having to worry when their children get a substandard education because isn’t enough state money for an excellent education system.
Login to reply to this comment or post your ownThey don’t have to worry about their country attacking another country or being attacked because of their aggressive policies.
They don’t have to worry because their countries are not controlled by the military/industrial complex as is ours.
In fact if every country could emulate these countries the world would be a lot better off.