Nigerians are among the three happiest nations in Africa, according to the recently published survey sponsored by UN. Unfortunately, the calculated World Happiness index also shows that people in other African countries are unhappiest people on Earth.
Happy children dancing in Ogugu, Nigeria.
Photo: Mission Africa
According to the third annual World Happiness index, calculated as a result of the extensive survey, the happiest people on Earth live in Switzerland. The index takes into consideration such indicators as GDP per capita, life expectancy, levels of civil rights and social freedoms and corruption levels.
None of African countries could get into the top 5 happiest countries.
At the same time, the World Happiness report 2015 shows that the list of unhappiest countries to live in almost completely consists of African countries.
World top 5 happiest countries and worst 5 unhappiest countries.
Source: World Happiness Report 2015
Nevertheless, Nigeria is among three happiest countries on African continent along with Libya and Algeria.
Geography of happiness: the happiest countries are marked green, while the least happy coloured with red.
Source: World Happiness Report 2015
As can be seen from the graph, such African countries as Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Chad, Central African Republic and Madagascar are really unhappAmong 158 countries in the World Happiness index Nigeria is ranked 78th. Over the last two years Nigeria slightly lifted its position from 82nd country in the World Happiness index. Besides Nigeria the happiest African countries are Libya, ranked 63-th, and Algeria, ranked 68th.
World Happiness index produced by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), an initiative under the United Nations.
