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India ranks 122, even below Pakistan and Nepal in World Happiness Report 2017

It's really sad and tough to accept but the bitter truth is that India ranked a lowly 122 on a list of the world's happiest countries, dropping four slots from last year and coming behind China, Pakistan and Nepal.

Mar 21, 2017, 13:16 PM IST

World Happiness Report 2017: Norway tops the list, India ranks 122

Other factors by which 155 countries were measured in the annual World Happiness Report are: inequality, life expectancy, GDP per capita, public trust (i.e. a lack of corruption in government and business), and social support.

Mar 20, 2017, 20:46 PM IST

World happiness index: Pakistan is happier than India, says latest United Nations' report

Certainly, this news is not going to make any true Indian happy! 

Mar 16, 2016, 23:48 PM IST

India ranks low at 118th on UN's world happiness index

 India did not make any improvement in its happiness quotient, ranking 118th out of 156 countries in a global list of the happiest nations, down one slot from last year on the index and coming behind China, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Mar 16, 2016, 20:45 PM IST