(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam moved up 12 places to rank 65th among 137 countries and territories in the 2020-2022 period, according to the World Happiness Report 2023.
The report was released on Monday (March 20), which the United Nations has designated as International Day of Happiness since 2013.
Finland extends its run as the happiest country in the world for the sixth consecutive year this time, followed by frequent high performers like Denmark, Iceland, Israel, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Luxemburg, and New Zealand in the top 10.
At the other end of the table, Afghanistan ranks the lowest in the world, followed by Lebanon, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The factors that affect a country’s ranking include GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom to make life choices, generosity, and perception of corruption.
The World Happiness Report is a Sustainable Development Solutions Network publication, powered by the Gallup World Poll data.