A list of the happiest countries

The top five countries with the highest global happiness index are Finland, Australia, Canada, Iceland and Denmark.

1. Finland is a highly developed capitalist country and a highly industrialized and liberalized market economy. Its citizens enjoy a very high standard of living, its civil servants are honest and efficient, and they have formed extensive knowledge in society. Finland has about179,000 islands and188,000 lakes, and is known as the "country of thousands of lakes". The forest coverage rate is as high as 75.3%, about 22.7 million hectares, 4.34 hectares per capita, and the timber storage volume is 2.2 billion cubic meters.

2. Australia is a highly developed capitalist country with many unique animals, plants and natural landscapes, and a multicultural immigrant country. Australia's population is highly urbanized, and nearly half of its citizens live in Sydney and Melbourne. Many cities in China are rated as one of the most livable places in the world.

Canada is a highly developed capitalist country. Because of its rich natural resources and highly developed science and technology, it has become one of the countries with the highest living standard, the richest society and the most developed economy in the world. Canada ranks among the best in education, government transparency, social freedom, quality of life and economic freedom. Forest coverage accounts for 44% of the country's total area, ranking sixth in the world.

4. Iceland is a highly developed capitalist country, and its citizens have Nordic welfare systems such as medical insurance and higher education provided by the state. Iceland is the least populous country among NATO members and the only country without a standing army. Only the Coast Guard undertakes national defense tasks. Iceland is deeply influenced by the North Atlantic Warm Current, which mainly flows through its south, with a branch around its west and north. So although it is located near the Arctic Circle, the seasonal temperature is not low, and the summer temperature is between 7- 12℃.

Denmark is a highly developed capitalist country, a founding member of NATO and a member of the European Union. This country has an extremely perfect social welfare system, a highly developed economy, a very small gap between the rich and the poor, and its citizens enjoy a very high quality of life. Influenced by the southwest wind from the Atlantic Ocean, the climate in Denmark is warm in winter and cool in summer. The average temperature in the hottest July is only 15 degrees to 17 degrees.

Related information:

Happiness refers to a series of joyful and joyful emotions subjectively generated by human beings based on their own sense of satisfaction and security. Satisfying the pursuit of happiness, from pre-modern times, is mainly manifested in philosophers' speculation and people's choice of individual lifestyle. To modern times, social movements and system construction have emerged, which reflects a historic progress.

An important achievement brought by modernization to mankind is undoubtedly the continuous improvement of material living conditions and the increasing improvement of life quality. However, modernization is a process full of paradoxes. Compared with the improvement of objective well-being, subjective well-being has not risen to the corresponding level, which undoubtedly constitutes the dilemma of modernization.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Finland Baidu Encyclopedia Australia.