Giving Compass' Take:

• Global Citizen highlights the 10 happiest countries in the world and also the 10 least happy, with poverty being a strong influence. 

• What other socioeconomic factors come into play? How can donors best aim to tackle poverty and its effects? 

• Learn how to raise happy children. 

Wednesday is World Happiness Day, and according to the United Nations’ latest new report, Finland is the happiest country on Earth.

The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network's Happiness Report ranked 156 countries based on six factors: social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom, corruption, generosity, and GDP per capita.

  1. Finland
  2. Denmark
  3. Norway
  4. Iceland
  5. Netherlands
  6. Switzerland
  7. Sweden
  8. New Zealand
  9. Canada
  10. Australia

Read the full article on the 10 happiest countries around the world by Jerica Deck at Global Citizen