7/25/2023 0 Comments Hedonistic calculus![]() ![]() For when one is being beaten by excruciating sun, his frown unveils his teeth such that it looks like he is actually smiling. We are suffering, but certainly not smiling as widely portrayed. Indeed! Not a type of score sheet to be happy about. This means that we are happier than only 12 countries out of the remaining 156 countries. Out of the 157 countries being ranked, Nigeria occupies 131 position. ![]() ![]() With Denmark taking the lead in this ranking, Switzerland and Iceland are the 2nd and 3rd happiest country in the world, while Norway, Finland, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, Austria and Sweden follows suit as fourth to tenth position respectively, with the United States of America maintaining 13th position. The variables however used in ranking countries according to how happy its citizens are include: GDP per capita, social support, health life expectancy, freedom to make life choices, generosity, and trust. Although, the 2016 world happiness report places Denmark as the happiest country in the world, Bhutan- a country in Southern Asia however became the first country to officially adopt gross national happiness (GNH), instead of gross domestic product (GDP) as their main development indicator. Exactly two hundred and twenty-two years since Jeremy Bentham propounded this idea, the United Nations General Assembly in 2011 passed a resolution, inviting member countries to measure the happiness of their citizens to help guide their public policies in responding to what makes their citizens happy. ![]()
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