Brazil Moves Up in World Happiness Report

Brazil Moves Up in World Happiness Report


Mexico, Chile, Guatemala and Nicaragua are above the Brazilian nation; understand more about the ranking

The 2024 version of the World Happiness Report was recently published and showed that Brazil is a little happier. It turns out that, from 49th place, it has moved to 44th place. With this it has surpassed countries like Argentina and Paraguay. Find out more details:




Factors considered

First, to reach this conclusion, more than 100,000 people answer questionnaires rating their happiness from 1 to 10. They have to take into account factors such as: economic challenges, poor education, job training, lack of affordable housing opportunities and support from the mental health care network. Soon after, the data is collected by Gallupor Wellness Research Center In OxfordTHE Network of solutions for sustainable development From United Nations and the WHR Editorial Boardwho are responsible for drawing up the ranking.

Countries close to Brazil in the ranking

  • Costa Rica (12th position)
  • Mexico (25th place)
  • Uruguay (26th place)
  • El Salvador (33rd position)
  • Chile (38th position)
  • Guatemala (42nd position)
  • Nicaragua (43rd position)
  • Brazil (44th position)
  • Argentina (48th position)
  • Paraguay (57th position)
  • Honduras (61st position)

Top 20 Countries in the World Happiness Report

  1. Finland
  2. Denmark
  3. Iceland
  4. Sweden
  5. Israel
  6. Holland
  7. Norway
  8. Luxembourg
  9. Swiss
  10. Australia
  11. New Zeland
  12. Costa Rica
  13. Kuwait
  14. Austria
  15. Canada
  16. Belgium
  17. Ireland
  18. Czechia
  19. Lithuania
  20. UK

Where is the United States?

Finally, you may have wondered if the WE They’re not in the rankings, are they? But yes, they’re in 23rd place, below United Arab Emirates and the Sloveniawhich ranked 22nd and 23rd respectively.

Changing the minds of young people

In addition, part of the report also includes the happiness of young people, which has attracted some attention. This is because younger generations show less satisfaction than older ones. And interestingly, despite the difficulties, LithuaniaIsrael and Serbia has proven to have the happiest youth population.

Source: Terra

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