Finland is again ranked the happiest country in the world. The US falls to its lowest-ever position

KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca · 1 year

Here is a link directly to the report.

https://data.worldhappiness.report/table

MMNT@lemmy.ml · 1 year

How the hell do you accurately measure happiness? It sounds so abstract. Also who claims the authority of deciding this? I am honestly asking out of curiosity.

JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works · 1 year

It’s a self reported survey.

Our happiness ranking is based on a single life evaluation question called the Cantril Ladder:

Please imagine a ladder with steps numbered from 0 at the bottom to 10 at the top. The top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the bottom of the ladder represents the worst possible life for you. On which step of the ladder would you say you personally feel you stand at this time?

This question is both democratic and universal. Rather than constructing an index from multiple metrics, the Cantril Ladder empowers people to make their own judgements about what matters most, regardless of their culture and background.

The question does not mention concepts like happiness, wellbeing, or satisfaction, so it can be easily translated and understood in many different languages.

flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz · 1 year

Ok then I’m surprised it’s so high on average. Only some very bad places drop under 5

OccultIconoclast@reddthat.com · 1 year

That’s because people don’t know what communism is

FireRetardant@lemmy.world · 1 year

I wonder if the survey asks people multiple times throughout multiple days. Like you ask me in the morning of a hangover I’m definitely down a few rungs compared to the night before. It would be best to know where the average rung you’re on is.