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General News on Thursday, March 21, 2019
Source: rainbowradioonline.com
2019-03-21
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The report on happiness in the world 2019 ranked Ghana respectively to the 98th and 7th country in the world and to Africa.
According to the report, Finland ranks first, while South Sudan ranks last in the list of 156 ranked countries. Finland has retained first place. Denmark, Norway, Iceland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, New Zealand, Canada, Sweden and Austria rank in tenth place.
The latest ranking is an improvement in Ghana's ranking last year, ranking 108th and 12th respectively in the world and in Africa.
In the sub-Saharan African rankings, Ghana ranked fourth behind Mauritius (57), Nigeria (85) and Cameroon (96) in the top five, complemented by neighboring countries, Côte d'Ivoire (99).
The ranking was calculated based on an average of three years of surveys conducted by Gallup between 2016 and 2018 and included factors such as gross domestic product, social support from friends and family. family, life expectancy healthy, freedom to choose lives, generosity, perceived corruption. and the recent emotions of citizens – both happy and sad.
Committed by the UN Network for Sustainable Development, the Global Happiness Report ranks countries according to their scores such as GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, social freedom, generosity and the absence of corruption.
Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, said in a statement: "The data" offers governments and citizens of the world the opportunity to rethink public policies as well as individual life choices, to elevate happiness and well-being "
"We are in an era of increasing tension and negative emotions and these results highlight the underlying challenges that need to be addressed," he added.
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