Pakistan again beats India in World Happiness Index

Despite of the deadly coronavirus fears in the country, Pakistan is among the gainers in World Happiness Index report.

From last year’s jump of eight points, stood at 67^th, Pakistan yet again refuse to give up on their happiness and jumped one point, standing at 66 points this year.

On top of the charts is Finland rated as high as 7.809 points for the third consecutive year with Denmark (7.646) and Switzerland (7.560) at the no 2 and 3 spots, respectively.

Followed by Iceland (7.504) and Norway (7.488), completing the top five positions in the ranking.

On the other hand, India has recorded a worrisome fall in its position in the World Happiness Index index again.

Ranked 144, India is way behind Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh.

India has dropped down four spots in the happiness rankings as compared to its 2019 ranking. In 2019, India placed on 140 position while in in 2018, India placed on 133 position. The position went up to 122 in 2017 but again it saw a steep fall.

“The happiest countries are those where people feel a sense of belonging, where they trust and enjoy each other and their shared institutions,” John Helliwell, one of the authors of the report, said in a statement.

“There also more resilience, because shared trust reduces the burden of hardships, and thereby lessens the inequality of well-being,” he added.