The UAE has been ranked the happiest Arab country, and the 21st happiest in the world in the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s World Happiness Report 2017 rankings, based on data from the Gallup World Poll. The report, issued by the Earth Institute at Columbia University to celebrate the International Day of Happiness, finds the UAE is a happier country than the United States and the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Ireland and Austria.
The UAE would, however, rank 12th globally if only UAE nationals were taken into account, as the 2017 report included a separate table of results for nationals and non-nationals in some Gulf countries with varying scores. The UAE advanced to the 15th place on the Life Evaluation Index, up from 24th last year, and to the 16th place on the Positive Experience Index, up from the 33th last year. Norway led this year’s ranking, followed by last year’s happiest country Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland and Finland.
The UAE’s significant progress recorded in the World Happiness Report 2017 is an achievement we can all be proud of, and is the result of the country’s ambitious and forward-thinking vision, said Ohood bint Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of State for Happiness.
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