Though there were some changes to the order of the top 5 countries in the world, the top 10 list as a whole remains completely unchanged from last year. Rounding out the bottom ten of the list are a number of countries for the most part located on the continent of Africa. Most notably in this group, Syria was ranked 155th and Afghanistan was raked 154 out of a possible 156 countries. According to the study, the only country with a lower quality of life than Syria is the country of Burundi.
The United States once again failed to crack to the world top 10 but did manage move up two spots from 15th in 2015 to 13th in 2016. One of the most interesting pieces of information to pull from this report is the fact that Israel ranks 11th in the world for quality of life compared to the Palestinian territories, literally hundreds of feet from Israel, which rank 108th.
20 Happiest Countries In The World (In Order)
Other Countries of Note
- Mexico: 21
- UK: 23
- Columbia: 31
- France: 32
- Saudi Arabia: 34
- Japan: 53
- Russia: 56
- Turkey: 78
- China: 83
- Pakistan: 92
- Greece: 99
- Iran: 105
- Iraq: 112
- Ethiopia: 115
- India: 118
- Egypt: 120
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