<h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">World Happiness Report 2023</strong></h1><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><h3><strong>Context&nbsp;</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">On the occasion of <strong>‘International Day of Happiness’,</strong> annually observed on March 20, <strong>‘World Happiness Report’</strong> unveiled its 11th edition this year.</li><li class="ql-indent-2">The theme for the 2023 International Day of Happiness is <strong>"Be Mindful. Be Grateful.</strong></li></ul><h3><strong>Findings of the report&nbsp;</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1"><strong>Finland</strong> has been named the happiest country in the world<strong> for the sixth consecutive year.</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-2">2nd - Denmark , 3rd- Iceland.</li><li class="ql-indent-2">Israel occupied fourth position, up 5 spots from last year.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">India ranks at<strong> 126th position, </strong>making it one of the least happy countries in the world. (2022-136th rank).</li><li class="ql-indent-2">It even lags behind its neighboring nations like Nepal (78), China (74), Bangladesh (118), Sri Lanka (112) and Pakistan (108).&nbsp;</li><li class="ql-indent-2">At the very bottom of the list is Afghanistan (137).</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Besides ranking the countries, the report also looks at the state of the world in 2023.</li></ul><h3>About the report&nbsp;</h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">It is an <strong>annual publication of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1">It is based on global survey data from people in more than 150 countries.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">It is based on people's own assessment of their happiness, as well as economic and social data.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">The World Happiness Report was written by a group of independent experts acting in their personal capacities.</li><li class="ql-indent-2">Based on data from sources like the Gallup World Poll.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">It assigns a <strong>happiness score based on an average of data over a three-year period.</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1">The ranking uses <strong>six key factors to measure happiness — social support, income, health, freedom, generosity, and absence of corruption.</strong></li><li><strong>United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network</strong></li></ul><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong>PRELIMS NOTES:</strong><a href="https://www.sunyaias.com/subscription-details/prelims-2023-sunya-notes-current-affairs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a></h1><p><br></p>