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Ghana has been ranked 120th in a global happiness survey sponsored by the United Nations and conducted by the Gallup World Poll.
With approximately 1,000 persons surveyed across each country, Ghana ranked 120 out of 143 nations in the UN-backed survey.
Finland ranked first on the list with Denmark, Iceland, Sweden and Israel following respectively in the first five categories. The first ten countries on the list have largely remained the same over the past decade.
The UK came 20th on the table while the United States of America dropped eight places from its previous position to 23 in the 2024 edition of the survey.
Afghanistan ranked bottom of the table, coming in at 143rd.
In Africa, Libya ranked as the happiest on the continent while Lesotho was placed as the least happiest on the continent and third worst overall.
Ghana’s position on the table means countries such as Namibia, Niger, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Senegal, and Gabon were all ranked as more happy.
Now in its 12th year, the UN-sponsored report is based on assessments of happiness from tens of thousands of people, as well as economic and social data.
It gives a happiness score on a scale of zero to 10, based on an average score over a three-year period.
Ghana was scored 4.289 in the 2024 report which was recently released.
World Happiness Day: The happiest African countries
The United Nations has released a global ranking of happiness as the world marks the International Happiness Day on March 20.
Libya emerged as Africa’s happiest country in the annual World Happiness Report for 2024 published on Wednesday.
It was trailed by Mauritius and South Africa in the continent while Lesotho was ranked the least happiest in Africa.
Finland remained in the top spot globally followed closely by Denmark, Iceland and Sweden, while eight African countries occupied the last ten positions of the rankings.
Best possible life
People in 143 countries and territories were asked to evaluate their life on a scale from zero to 10, with 10 representing their best possible life.
Results from the past three years are averaged to create a ranking.
In broad terms, life satisfaction in Sub-Saharan Africa has increased among the young, although youth wellbeing fell in North Africa.
The annual World Happiness Report was launched in 2012 to support the United Nations’ sustainable development goals.
Top 10 happiest African countries in the global rankings
66 – Libya
70 – Mauritius
83 – South Africa
85 – Algeria
89 – Congo Brazzaville (Republic of Congo)
90 – Mozambique
95 -Gabon
96 – Ivory Coast
97 – Guinea
99 – Senegal
Other African countries in the global rankings:
102 – Nigeria
104 – Cameroon
107 – Morocco
109 – Niger
110 – Burkina Faso
114 – Kenya
120 – Ghana
127 – Egypt
130 – Ethiopia
Ten least happiest African countries in the global rankings:
131 – Tanzania
132 – Comoros
134 – Zambia
135 – Eswatini
136 – Malawi
137 – Botswana
138 – Zimbabwe
139 – Democratic Republic of Congo
140 – Sierra Leone
141 – Lesotho
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