Which country is the happiest?

Of all countries in the world, Canada has the best welfare.

Benefits available to Canadian permanent residents

Canada has been rated as the most livable country in the world by the United Nations for seven consecutive years, and it is also one of the richest countries in the world. Coupled with its beautiful natural environment, perfect education and good social welfare system (such as public medical care, etc.). ), a stable and United political form, a stable social order, a multi-ethnic and diversified social culture and abundant natural resources have become the most attractive immigrant country in the world, providing you with a broad space to display your talents.

Permanent residents enjoy the same rights and benefits as Canadian citizens, except that they cannot participate in elections and military service:

1) medical treatment: except stomatology and ophthalmology, medical treatment and hospitalization expenses are free, and the public medical insurance system is implemented.

2) Education: For full-time students with bachelor degree or above, the government will bear all the expenses in the form of interest-free loans and free subsidies.

3) Old-age benefits: Retirees who have reached the age of 65 can receive pensions and retirement pensions.

4) Children: The Canadian government provides all the study and living expenses for children under the age of 16, as well as all the medical expenses for oral and ophthalmology that adults do not enjoy. Canada encourages childbearing, and all children born in China, regardless of their parents' status, automatically become Canadian citizens. Every time a child is born, the government will pay thousands of Canadian dollars to parents, and the amount of payment will increase with the increase of the number of children. Children can receive child welfare money (also called milk money) every month from birth to 18 years old. Women also have maternity leave and other benefits.

5) Unemployment insurance and social relief: The government will pay 55% of the pre-tax salary to the unemployed after working continuously for more than 12 weeks (20 weeks for the first time) for 30 weeks. For those who have no source of livelihood or are unable to work, the government pays nearly 500 Canadian dollars per month, unlimited time. At the same time, it provides free vocational skills training, so that you no longer worry about unemployment.

6) Perfect education system: primary and secondary schools are free, and after graduation, you can enter the university directly without exams. University education can apply for grants or interest-free loans provided by the government to avoid economic pressure; New immigrants can enjoy free English and French training and life counseling for new immigrants.

7) Freedom of movement: You can choose any place in Canada as your permanent or temporary residence. The location may not be the expected location filled in the immigration application form, nor is it required to report the expected location.

8) Freedom to choose a job: Immigrants are free to choose their specific status in Canada, including going to school, doing business or doing other jobs that are completely different from those expected in the immigration application.

9) Travel to other countries: You can apply for a five-year valid visa at the American Embassy or Consulate in Canada with the immigration paper, and then you can go to the United States at will, with no limit on the number of times and the length of stay.

A survey of 69 countries by polling agencies shows that Nigeria, Venezuela, Mexico and Tanzania have high "National Happiness Index", and more than 50% of people in these countries consider themselves happy. The proportion of the United States is 39%, France is 365,438+0%, and Germany is only 20%. In Sweden, a model of the welfare state, only 36% of the population is happy.

The concept of "national happiness index" originated more than 30 years ago, and it is a new symbol to measure national wealth, which is different from "gross domestic product".

Traditional economics thinks that increasing wealth is the most effective means to improve people's happiness level, so the research goal is how to maximize people's wealth, while modern economics research finds that wealth is only one of the small factors that can bring people happiness. From an economic point of view, when a person is in poverty, the increase of material wealth will bring about an increase in the total happiness, but when money accumulates to a certain extent, this is no longer the case. In reality, this shows that personal happiness and happiness depend on many other factors besides material wealth to a great extent.

The concept of "national happiness index" broke the concept of western traditional economics and established four new standards to measure national wealth.

1. Sustainable and balanced social and economic development. The necessity of economic development is understandable, but we should also emphasize long-term development as the goal to ensure that people have jobs and necessary material living conditions. The kind of economic growth that leads to an increase in unemployment rate and fails to improve people's living standards will only reduce the "national happiness index".

2. Maintain a good natural environment. Economic growth that destroys the natural environment will only destroy the "National Happiness Index".

3. Protect and promote culture. If a country does not protect its cultural wealth-especially in those countries with significant cultural diversity-it will destroy people's general happiness. People in all countries should be integrated into globalization without losing their individuality.

4. Good government. A government that works for the welfare of the people is a good government. If a government does not benefit the people, then no matter how successful it is in other aspects, it is not a good government and will reduce the "national happiness index" of the people.

The concept of "National Happiness Index" was first put forward by King jigme singye wangchuck of Bhutan. He pointed out that the basic problem in life is how to keep a balance between material life and spiritual life. Under the guidance of this ruling idea, Bhutan creatively put forward the "National Happiness Index" which consists of four aspects: good government governance, economic growth, cultural development and environmental protection. Pursuing the maximization of this index is the highest development goal of the Bhutanese government. As a result of practice, in Bhutan, where per capita GDP is not high, people live a happy life.

Although the social conditions are different, we should learn a lot from this country. If you look at some countries with high per capita GDP or strong economic strength (such as the United States), you will find that people there are far from being "very happy" although their material living standards are high.

A survey of 69 countries by polling agencies shows that Nigeria, Venezuela, Mexico and Tanzania have high "National Happiness Index", and more than 50% of people in these countries consider themselves happy. The proportion of the United States is 39%, France is 365,438+0%, and Germany is only 20%. In Sweden, a model of the welfare state, only 36% of the population is happy.

Although the material standard of living is an important condition for people to feel happy, there are other more important factors, such as the relationship with family, disposable time, enjoyment of culture and entertainment, etc.

We should not give up the development of material welfare, but this is only a means, and our development model often confuses the means with the ultimate goal. Material welfare is the foundation of people's happiness, but it is not the goal to be achieved at all costs. (Author: Enrique quintana)

Iceland, this is the latest result of a "Happy Planet Index" survey.

A few days ago, Britain's New Economic Fund and the country's Friends of the Earth made a "Happy Planet Index" report, which rated 178 countries and regions as "happy". In the ranking list, China people's happiness ranks 3 1, which is second only to Vietnamese (12) among Asian countries, and happier than Japanese (95), Korean (102) and Singaporean (1). On the 25th of this month, Zhejiang released the survey results of national happiness index: the average happiness index of Zhejiang people is 6.68, which is still far from the average happiness index of the United States (the seventh place) of 7.2; Government officials, teachers and doctors have the highest happiness index, reaching the average level of American happiness index.