NEWS: Latest Global Happiness Rankings Released – We’re Behind Iraq

National pride isn’t at an all-time high around these parts, what with parliament having recently become into a circus and our citizens turning violently on our fellow Africans. It’s not exactly a scientific study but I imagine your Facebook news feed contains even more moaning than usual.



What is scientific is the World Happiness Report, released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United Nations. How did we fare then? TimesLive reportsAfghanistan and war-torn Syria joined eight sub-Saharan countries in Africa — Togo, Burundi, Benin, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea and Chad — as the 10 least happy countries.

Despite the conflict raging in Iraq, that country was ranked 112, ahead of South Africa, India, Kenya and Bulgaria.

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