Not all cultures value happiness over other aspects of well-being

Rankings of the happiest countries don’t account for how their people think about happiness

An illustration of many happy people

A consortium of international agencies has been issuing happiness rankings by country almost every year since 2012. Finland has topped the list for the seventh year running with other Nordic countries all falling in the top 10. Many researchers, though, question the cultural validity of such rankings.

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