Sri Lanka ranked 130 in World Happiness Report

Sri Lanka ranked 130 in World Happiness Report

by Staff Writer 20-03-2019 | 3:50 PM
Colombo (News 1st): Sri Lanka has been ranked 130th in the World Happiness Report. The World Happiness Report which was released today (March 20), ranked 156 countries by happiness levels, based on factors such as life expectancy, social support, and corruption. The report was released in line with the International Day of Happiness which falls today. Finland has been crowned the happiest country in the world for the second year in a row, leading a top ten that is made up of five Nordic nations. The North African nation of South Sudan was at the bottom of the happiness index.  The USA was getting less happy each year even as the country became richer - falling from 14th place to the 19th place in two years.