News Forum - Thailand’s sad rankings in world’s happiest countries index

[Thaiger]

The annual United Nations’ happiness index is revealing Thailand’s sad rankings with the country being left out of the top 50 happiest countries in the world. Despite many other rankings including Thailand as one of the best for travellers, digital nomads, and healthcare, the UN has knocked the country to 60th place, down one spot …

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[Ramanathan.P]

Thailand is heaven for those who have money. However for locals who are struggling to bring food to the table, it is really a challenge everyday. If one has money then Thailand will be honey to them

[TheDirtyDurian]

Land of Sadness.....

[Sawarot]

This is another nonsensical result. Finland the happiest country? Sweden at number six??? Israel at number four? That's one of the most belligerent nations I know. But I guess nations can't really have feelings. But citizens do. And the citizens of Sweden and Finland, for example, rate among the 30 top countries in the world for suicide rates (top 14 in Europe). Lithuania, which just pushed France out of the top 20 list of happiest countries, tops the ranking for suicide rates in Europe (Europe: 1, World: 7). I guess when the most depressed of a nation choose to kill themselves, those who remain are the happy majority?  The happier the country, the more depressed the population?