Iceland, The Happiest Country

Iceland is officially the happiest country in the world, as published by Guardian this week. Next on the list was Australia. On the other end of the list are the former Eastern bloc countries Russia, Ukrania, Rumenia and Bulgaria. Interestingly, Mexico and Nigeria show that the Gross Domestic Product measurement was not always a factor in happiness, as these two countries had happier citizens then other better developed countries. This study took certain factors as education, living standards and life expectancy into the equation, which apparently pushed Iceland to the top. When asked why Australia was so high on the list Dr Leigh, economist from Australian National University, told the Guardian that weather could also be a factor, "though that flies in the face of the Iceland experience." -mld