Arrr! The landlubbers o' the U.S. be sadder than a scurvy dog—find out which foreign scallywags be happier!
2025-03-23
Arrr, me hearties! The latest scroll from the World Happiness Report tells us the U.S. be laggin' behind its North American mates and a few jolly Europeans! 'Tis like a ship with no rum—lost at sea o' cheer, it be! Avast, what be the world comin' to?
Ahoy there, matey! Gather 'round as I spin ye a yarn ‘bout the 2025 World Happiness Report that be hittin' the seas this month. It seems the grand ol’ U.S. of A isn’t sittin’ pretty in the happiness harbor, laggin’ behind our neighbors to the north and many a European crew, arrr!Published by the scholarly folk at the University of Oxford, this here report ranks the jolly Nordic countries at the top, like a treasure chest overflowing with gold! The theme this year be all ‘bout the merry ways of caring and sharing, savvy? Factors like inequality, generosity, and perceptions of corruption weigh heavy on the scales of happiness.
The report's singin' a tune based on a simple query: how good be yer life on a scale from 0 to 10? Alas, our dear U.S. was once the 11th happiest in 2011, but now she be driftin’ low in the rankings. Even with a fine GDP, it seems fewer souls be enjoyin' life together, which ain't helpin' the U.S. sail smoothly.
Meanwhile, Finland reigns supreme, chartin’ its course atop the happiness seas since 2018, with quality health and social support like no other! So, raise a mug of grog and toast to the merry souls of the North, while we ponder our fate down south. Yarrr!