How do people choose the country when they decide to leave the place they live and to move somewhere looking for better and happier life? Maybe having relatives and friends abroad who can help at first, opportunities for getting citizenship or better living standards. Let’s have a look at this from the other side, from the side of happiness. Where can people feel themselves more happy, in what country they are you more likely to find peace and prosperity?
Every person’s happiness consists of different factors. If we talk about the level of happiness in different countries, it is believed that it depends on the government, country’s income and mental health of its population. Here is a list of 10 countries in which, according to a well-known Travel Channel, people live and enjoy their happy lives.
Costa Rica
In this country there is no army, the average life expectancy here is 79.3 years, and the inhabitants are surrounded by such a beautiful nature that it just cheers up and makes you enjoy your living here.
Instead of a long winter for five months, you will find here sandy beaches, lash rainforests and great weather most of the time. In Costa Rica you can often hear from the locals such famous saying as “Pura vida”, that means “Life is beautiful.”
Norway
According to the index of prosperity of the Legatum Institute Norway for five years long, until 2013, was ranked as the first among other Scandinavian countries. It also took a leading place according to the subindex of economics and social capital.
In Norway, there is one of the highest levels of GDP per capita per year that is about $ 54,947. As for the degree of satisfaction with life, Norwegians take the second place in the world. 95% of residents claim that they are happy to have freedom of choice how to arrange their own lives.
According to the World Values Survey, 74% of Norwegians believe that other people can be trusted. While in Russia, for example, this index of trust is only 27%.
Denmark
In 2013, the Sustainable Development Solutions Network released an issue about the happiest countries around the world, and Denmark was ranked the first in this list. Here are some data about this country, which help us understand that there is an excellent environment in this country for a happy life.
Denmark supports parents and young families, extending the paid childcare leave for mothers. Danish citizens receive medical care free of charge, they have total equality of sexes in any sphere of life, cycling is very popular among locals, and all citizens have a sense of responsibility towards each other.
It seems that this is a set of unrelated between each other factors. Nevertheless, they mean a lot to the well-being of people – equality, freedom and responsibility, moving activity and state assistance.
Vietnam
It would seem that the happiest citizens should live in Thailand, the “country of smiles”. Nevertheless, the highest worldwide index of happiness (Happy Planet Index) in Asian countries is registered in Vietnam.
According to the Travel Channel, the rapidly developing country has become one of the most famous tourist destinations during the last 20 years. Citizens of Vietnam are satisfied with what they have, and the overall level of satisfaction in the country is quite high.
In this country you will find quiet beaches, excellent climate, fast growing cities and delicious food.
Canada
In the Forbes article on the happiest and most miserable countries in 2013, Canada was named the first in terms of freedom and the third in terms of education.
In Canada there is quite long life expectancy, high incomes and reliable social ties. But be ready to get used to very cold winters.
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