Canadians are a happy bunch! At least the newly released World Happiness Report for 2024, says we are. Canada made the top 20. Keep on reading!
It’s International Happiness Day and the annual World Happiness Report is out, highlighting 143 countries and ranking them based on their contentment.
For those who may not be familiar with the report, the assessment is based on data by The Gallup World Poll on a three-year scale, averaged through 2021 to 2023. This poll asks “respondents to evaluate their current life as a whole using the image of a ladder, with the best possible life for them as a 10 and worst possible as a 0,” according to the WHR.
Around 1,000 responses are gathered for each country and is then ranked.
According to the study, Canada has once again remained within the top 20, landing a spot in 15th – just behind Austria and ahead of Belgium.
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Canada earned an average life evaluation score of 6.900
Compared to last year’s report, Canada fell down a few pegs from its previous 13th standing.
The graph highlights factors that contribute to these life evaluations but are not used to rank the countries in the report.
For a deeper review of the report, click here. And make sure you give yourself a day to do it, it’s pretty hefty.
Karen Doradea
Senior Staff Writer, Toronto – Karen is a multimedia journalist based in Toronto. With a strong knowledge of reporting and editing through all forms of media, she has a true passion for storytelling. She carries several years of journalistic experience and has covered the Toronto scene from local stories to national news. When Karen isn’t publishing fire content, you can find her binge-watching sitcoms on Netflix, at a must-try restaurant, or scrolling endlessly on TikTok looking for the next best thing – News never sleeps.
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