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World's happiest countries

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Magical Realist Online
Interesting! Note the happiest people tend to live in third world countries! Could it be wealth and happiness are negatively correlated?

"Costa Rica abolished its army more than 50 years ago, is the most environmentally friendly country in the world – and instead of saying, ‘Hello’, people say, ‘Pura Vida’, or ‘Good Life!’

They also have great coffee.

No surprises, then that it topped this year’s Happy Planet Index as the happiest country in the world.

Rather than ranking countries by wealth, or consumer goods, the HPI ranks countries for offering long, happy lives, clean air and water, and citizens who feel satisfied with their lives.

New Zealand Mexico, India, Norway and Madagascar score highly, as does Vietnam.

Britain – despite its prosperity – barely scrapes into the top 50 countries at 41, although we at least beat France at 50.

America scrapes in at 105th out of 151 countries, in the survey – due to bad environmental record, and lower happiness rating.

Each measure – life expectancy, environmental factors, and happiness – are given a ‘traffic light’ status by the HPI.

Happiness is gauged by a Gallup measure called the Ladder of Life, where respondents are told there are 10 steps – from the best life possible, to the worst, and to imagine which one they stand on.

The poll was conducted by researchers asking people in each country how they felt – as well as measuring environmental and health factors."====http://metro.co.uk/2014/11/21/worlds-hap...0-4956836/
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Less obsession with efficiency in some places and accordingly a more leisurely pace and stress reduction. I've heard complaints from those that administrated temporarily there that Brazilians having little concern about being on time for work, school, etc. Probably an economic price to pay for a relaxed lifestyle. But as long there's a roof over the head, a measure of food on the table, and the lure of expensive personal care, pricey adornments, and escaping all manual labor with advanced machines doesn't matter...
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