Name: 世界で最も幸せな国。説明されています。 (Happiest Countries In The World: Explained | NowThis World)
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What countries have really achieved it, and
why should we care about it?

When we look at global rankings, we're often
talking about things like purchasing power,

But some experts say happiness is actually
a better indicator of development and public

So today, we're breaking down the annual
World Happiness Report, to look at which countries

The report - now in its sixth year - is produced
by a UN initiative called the Sustainable

They've managed to break down a topic that's
both fundamentally subjective and hard to

Yes, all the Nordic countries are in there.

They've all ranked among the top 10 since
the report was first put out.

And Switzerland - this year's #5 - has also
always hovered near the top.

So what are the factors that Finland, Norway,
Denmark, Iceland and Switzerland, the happiest

We spoke to an economist, John Helliwell,
who has edited the reports since the beginning.

He said the data were compiled from the World
Gallup poll, wherein people were asked to

value their lives as a whole, with the best
possible life being a 10 and the worst possible

Economists also analyzed six major factors
that they say explains a significant part

And though we might expect personal or national
wealth to be the biggest determining factor

To be a top ranked country, it isn't just
about being really rich or about being socially

connected or about having a really good government,
it's a whole mixture.

In the U.S. for example, the GDP increased
by more than a trillion dollars over the three

years data was collected for the report, but
its happiness ranking dropped 4 spots down

Helliwell says social support, freedom, generosity,
and trust in institutions are actually the

most significant underlying factors among
the happiest countries.

The Nordic countries, for example, all have
tuition-free college options, provide versions

of universal - and in some cases, free - healthcare
coverage, and have a variety of other social

Norway provides up to a year of full-salary
paid sick leave.

In Sweden, parents are entitled to almost
16 months of paid parental leave per child.

And in Finland, this year's winning country,
the government even provides “baby boxes”

to all new parents - filled with things like
clothes, spoons, slippers and a thermometer.

In 2017, it also became the first country
in Europe to pilot a Universal Basic Income

program, under which 2,000 unemployed citizens
received a no-strings-attached monthly stipend

I've joked with the other Americans that we
are living the American dream here in Finland.

I just see how well everything works from
medical, free healthcare for everyone, transportation

that's really efficient and really good schools
that are free or very low charge to students

And Helliwell says citizens are generally
happy to pay the price.

Finland, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland all
rank among the highest taxed countries in

Researchers also found overlap between countries
with big social safety nets and citizens who

feel the most free to make life decisions.

Turns out, those universal education and healthcare
systems may act as equalizers for other parts

Those systems are ones that give high level
education possibilities to everybody.

So regardless of whatever environment you
came from, you'll have the same opportunities

And of course they're very good systems
as well.

And the same is true of the health system.

But it goes beyond taxation and social services.

By this report's standards, “social support”
also means having somebody to count on when

It's what allows some countries to maintain
high happiness ratings even during crises,

For example, says Helliwell, when Greece,
Italy, Spain and Portugal went through financial

crises around the same time, their reported
well-being declined.

But in Iceland, where the banking system collapsed,
happiness levels stayed high.

That's because the social capital - or networks
of social relationships - is strong.

In high social capital region, a disaster
happens, everybody comes together and works

together and works to put things right again.

The happy countries are the ones that don't
play the blame game.

They say, OK, this is a problem, let's see
what we can do all of us.

Of course, not all citizens have the luxury
of adopting this mindset.

In other countries around the world, residents
are struggling with corrupt governments, weather-related

And just because a country makes it onto the
“Happiest countries” list, doesn't mean

For example, the Nordic countries have been
among those witnessing a rise of far-right

political parties and nationalist anti-immigrant
sentiment after the European migrant crisis

This includes crackdowns on immigration policies
and refugees already living in those countries.

As discontent over immigration increases,
will these countries see an impact on the

happiness of not just their citizens, but
those

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