Happiness.

I read a survey on the Internet which rated the countries of the world in order of happiness.

Finland was the world's happiest country.

And the top ten was dominated by Scandinavian countries.

The U.S.A. and the U.K. were 18th and 19th.

The unhappiest countries were mostly in Africa, particularly areas affected by war.

Australia was 10th behind Canada and New Zealand.

It is significant that the Scandinavian countries were the happiest because they have the world's best welfare systems so people feel secure.

Rich countries with poor social safety nets rated much lower on the list.


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