In this year’s World Happiness Report, the United States placed second overall, which is attributed to a special generational pattern.
The report, released Wednesday by Gallup, ranked America the , 23rd happiest land, over from 15th next year.
Since the report’s initial publication in 2012, the United States has for the first time never been listed among the top 20 nations.
The document is compiled yearly using the Gallup World Poll, which collects superior- of- lifestyle information from 140 countries.
What’s behind the record- small position?
America’s history collapse is in part caused by , souring ranges of happiness , among younger years, who, unlike most of the earth, are less happy than their older counterparts.
This intergenerational comparison, which can be seen in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, is significant in comparison to the late 2000s, when younger years were generally as content as older years.
One of the main contributors to this generational mismatch is loneliness, which is nearly twice as common among youngsters as it is among those who were born before 1965.
Ironically, younger generations feel more depressed despite having more social contacts than their older peers, according to the document.
The results follow various studies that have found younger Americans are less happy than older Americans with their , private lives , and the , state of the economy.
How do other countries level?
Finland, Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden, all of which have consistently ranked higher, topped the list of happiest nations for the sixth month in a column.
The top 20 nations saw more shift, with Costa Rica and Kuwait joining the mix for the first time.
Germany fell from 16th to 24th area, which is almost similar to the U.S.
Afghanistan ranked as the least content country on Earth, simply behind Lebanon, Lesotho and Sierra Leone.
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