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Dear reader, |
Were you aware that the 2026 World Happiness Report is out? |
Well friends, it is. |
This hierarchy of happiness is published annually by the University of Oxford's Wellbeing Research Centre — yes, such an institution exists — in collaboration with Gallup and the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. |
Its publishers claim, with extravagant modesty, that The World Happiness Report is "the world's foremost publication on global wellbeing and how to improve it." |
And so: How happy are the American people compared to their global brethren and sistren? What rank does the United States occupy? |
Here are your choices: |
A): 3rd happiest on Earth |
B): 11th happiest in Earth |
C): 23rd happiest on Earth |
D): 37th happiest on Earth |
You will have your answer shortly. |
How to Grade Happiness |
First, how does The World Happiness Report calculate national happiness? |
Survey participants from each nation answer this question: |
Please imagine a ladder with steps numbered from 0 at the bottom to 10 at the top. The top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the bottom of the ladder represents the worst possible life for you. On which step of the ladder would you say you personally feel you stand at this time? |
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The survey narrows the metrics of national happiness along considerations including social support, per capita GDP, life expectancy, freedom and corruption levels. |
Where, then, does the United States rank in national happiness? |
Third… 11th… 23rd… 37th? |
The answer is 23rd. |
The United States is the 23rd-happiest nation on Earth — as calculated by the strict criteria of The World Happiness Report. |
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The Happiest People on Earth |
Which nation of Earth is happier than all others? |
The answer is Finland. That is correct, the answer is Finland — and for the ninth consecutive year. |
Why are Finns, shivering as they do in frozen blackness one-third of the year… so happy? |
Reports The British Broadcasting Corporation: |
The country scores highly for social support and low perceived corruption, and residents often point to the social safety net – including education and healthcare – that creates a sense of security and wellbeing. |
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"I love the fact Finland is safe and I can trust the average person here," said Olli Salo, co-founder of the Helsinki-based company Skimle. "Kids walk to school from age seven, you don't feel threatened when walking home, and you can trust if someone makes a promise they will keep it." |
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Is it true? In Finland, you can trust if someone makes a promise they will keep it? |
I cannot envision such a paradise. Has Finland no elected politicians? |
Finland Splurges, With Good Results |
More: |
While the country has high taxes, residents see a clear trade-off. Salo compares it to paying for a premium software subscription; while it may cost more, the quality is better. "The majority of the really important things in life like health, education and transportation are public services, so why not splurge a bit and get those in high quality?" he said. |
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Just so. Yet the United States leads the world in healthcare spending. It splurges… and splurges some more. |
Its per capita healthcare expenditures roughly double those of other advanced nations. |
Thus The Peterson Center on Healthcare informs us that: |
Relative to the size of its economy, the U.S. spends a greater amount on health care than other high-income nations… |
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On average, other large, wealthy countries spend about half as much per person on health as the U.S. |
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The U.S. Splurges, With Worse Results |
Meantime, the United States ranks near the tippy-top in education expenditures among OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) nations. |
As reports The American Enterprise Institute: |
Except for tiny Luxembourg, the United States spends more money on education than every other OECD country and exceeds the OECD average by over 50 percent. This is not just true of absolute levels of expenditures: As a share of GDP, combining federal, state and local expenditures, the US also spends more on education than its peers… |
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Yet does the American healthcare system overtop all others? Does its education system? |
Alas, they do not. |
There exists a quotation, somewhere, about the United States boasting the worst government money can buy. |
I will have to search for it. |
The 10 Happiest Nations |
Here are the 10 happiest nations of Earth according to The World Happiness Report: |
1): Finland |
2): Iceland |
3): Denmark |
4): Costa Rica |
5): Sweden |
6): Norway |
7): Netherlands |
8): Israel |
9): Luxembourg |
10): Switzerland |
Anomalies |
Our southern neighbor of Mexico — with its famous lack of corruption — comes in 12th. |
Perhaps the beneficiaries of corruption outnumber the victims of corruption? |
I do not know. |
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, incidentally, is happier than the United States, at 22nd place. |
Do you not think of happiness when you think of Saudi Arabia? |
The dour Chinese are the 65th happiest of Earth's nations. |
Perhaps the striving Chinese should recall their Confucius: |
"A happy man is a man who is content with little." |
The Islamic Republic of Iran is the 97th happiest of Earth's nations. |
I hazard it will catapult into the top five once the United States and Israel are through with it. |
Poor, unhappy Afghanistan is the least happy of all Earth's nations — 147th of 147. |
Nearly 20 years of joyful American presence failed to elevate its spirits. |
Be Thankful the U.S. Isn't No.1 |
Yet I confess it. |
I confess satisfaction — or is it pride? — that the United States is merely the 23rd happiest nation of Earth… and not higher. |
In fact, I would prefer a lower happiness ranking. |
Why? The answer is simple. |
In this sorrowful vale of tears, to be sadder is to be wiser. As Ernie Hemingway observed: |
"Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know." |
Thus the Finns may be a happier people, it is true. Let them glory in their happiness. |
Yet by Mr. Hemingway's observations, Americans must be a more intelligent people. |
And I counsel you — strongly — to disregard all visible evidence to the contrary. |
Brian Maher |
for Freedom Financial News |
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