{"id":341211,"date":"2015-05-04T10:38:51","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T02:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/top-10-des-pays-les-plus-heureux-341211.html"},"modified":"2019-05-04T01:23:02","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T17:23:02","slug":"top-10-des-pays-les-plus-heureux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/travel-hk\/now-or-never-hk\/top-10-des-pays-les-plus-heureux-341211.html","title":{"rendered":"Happyland: The 10 happiest countries in 2015 revealed"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>It is the third time that happiness has been quantified, following the initial report published by the United Nations in 2012. This year, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/beauty\/whats-new\/swiss-skincare-exclusive-interview-with-cholley-paydar-bavandpour-of-cholley-sa-89361.html\">Switzerland<\/a> takes first place, a position occupied previously in 2013 by Denmark. To arrive at their conclusions, the researchers look at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/on-my-plate\/survive-singapores-hawker-paradise-90077.html\">healthy <\/a>life expectancy, levels of gross domestic product, social support, trust (measured by the lack of political or business corruption), the perception of freedom in the life choices, and generosity.<\/p> <p>The 10 countries at the top of this prized list are the same as in 2013, albeit in a different order. All in all, 158 countries are referenced. The United States is ranked 15<sup>th<\/sup>, ahead of Belgium (19<sup>th<\/sup>), the United Kingdom (21<sup>th<\/sup>), Germany (26<sup>th<\/sup>) and Spain (36<sup>th<\/sup>). France has fallen from 25<sup>th<\/sup> to 29<sup>th<\/sup>, while Italy appears only in 50<sup>th<\/sup> position and Greece has sunk to 102<sup>nd<\/sup>.<\/p> <p>All while Singapore ranked 24th, ahead of\u00a0\u00a0Asian countries\u00a0sunch as Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Taiwan.<\/p>  <h2> <span>HAPPY COUNTRIES IN SPITE OF THE CRISIS<\/span> <\/h2> <p>The authors of the report underline the importance of equity, honesty and trust in their \u201ccalculations\u201d. Ireland and Iceland thus appear among countries that know how to remain happy thanks to strong social support, in spite of the financial crisis that struck them hard. In the region of Fukushima in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/fashion\/latest-news\/jean-paul-gaultier-fashion-line-available-7-eleven-89356.html\">Japan<\/a>, the earthquake of 2011 also \u201cled to an increase of the trust and the happiness\u201d, because of the strengthening of the relationships, comments the study.<\/p> <p>Afghanistan (153<sup>rd<\/sup>) and Syria (156<sup>th<\/sup>) join the least happy 10 countries: Togo (158<sup>th<\/sup>), Burundi (157<sup>th<\/sup>), Benin (155<sup>th<\/sup>), Rwanda (154<sup>th<\/sup>), Burkina Faso (152<sup>nd<\/sup>), Ivory Coast (151<sup>th<\/sup>), Guinea (150<sup>th<\/sup>) and Chad (149<sup>th<\/sup>). In spite of the conflict in Iraq, the country is classified 112<sup>th<\/sup>, ahead of South Africa and India.<\/p>  <p><em>Fabienne Broucaret<\/em><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So who topped the list this year?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":92366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"The winners are the Swiss behind the Icelanders, established by the 2015 report on happiness in the 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