Finland Continues Reign as World's Happiest Country.
Finland has been ranked as the happiest country in the world, according to the 11th World Happiness Report. The report found that happier people tend to help others, and the top-ranked countries had smaller gaps between the happiest and least happy residents. The US ranks 15th. The report also noted that benevolence surged across the globe during the pandemic, with neighbors helping neighbors. The bottom-ranked countries were Lebanon and Afghanistan, which are beset by political instability and conflict.