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Ammon News - Jordan ranks the second unhappiest country regionally and 134th happiest nation globally on the World Happiness Report 2022.

The World Happiness Report is a publication from the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, powered by data from the Gallup World Poll.

In the World Happiness Report 2022, in its 10th edition, 146 countries are ranked according to how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be. The Gallup World Poll’s average results over a three-year period are used to determine the rankings.

Globally, Finland remained the happiest country for the fifth time in a row, followed by Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland and the Netherlands.

Bahrain ranked the happiest country regionally and 21st globally, followed by the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Libya, respectively.

At the other end of the spectrum, Afghanistan remained in last position as the unhappiest country globally, followed by Lebanon, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Botswana, respectively.

“The average life evaluation in Jordan stood at 4.15 out of 10,” the report added.

The index stated that the pandemic caused agony and suffering, but it also resulted in an upsurge of social assistance and charity.