18/03/2018

World's Happiest Countries 2018

Singapore ranked 34th in World Happiness Report 2018, Finland takes top position

The World Happiness Report 2018, ranks 156 countries by their happiness levels, and 117 countries by the happiness of their immigrants. This year, Singapore is ranked 34th, a drop from 2017’s ranking of 26th.

Overall rankings of country happiness are based on the pooled results from Gallup World Poll surveys from 2015-2017, and show both change and stability.

All the top countries tend to have high values for all six of the key variables that have been found to support well-being: income, healthy life expectancy, social support, freedom, trust and generosity. Among the top countries, differences are small enough that that year-to-year changes in the rankings are to be expected.

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World Happiness Report 2018


Increasingly, with globalisation, the people of the world are on the move; and most of these migrants are seeking a happier life. But do they achieve it? That is the central issue considered in this 2018 World Happiness Report.

But what if they do? The migrants are not the only people affected by their decision to move. Two other major groups of people are affected by migration:
  • those left behind in the area of origin, and
  • those already living in the area of destination.
This chapter assesses the happiness consequences of migration for all three groups. We shall do this separately, first for rural-urban migration within countries, and then for international migration.

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The Singapore Story:
S’pore is best country to live for expats for 4th year running
Singapore in bottom 10 of countries tackling inequality
Singapore still the best country for expats
Singapore: Best Place to Live and Work
A Political Elite Class in Singapore?
Social class divide among Singaporeans
Singapore is the world's most expensive city 2018

Singapore ranked 34th in World Happiness Report 2018
What is happening in ‘Clean’ Singapore?
The Surprising Truth About The Homeless In Singapore
Tent Village: Singapore’s nomad families

Singapore: Best Place to Live and Work
Plight Of The Tissue Peddlers
Collecting Cardboards "form of exercise & protecting our environment"
Have you ever Spoken to a Cardboard Uncle or Aunty?
Singapore’s Story: What comes next
Singapore at 50: From swamp to skyscrapers
Singapore Good Old Times
The Poor & Homeless in Singapore
Support for the Needy and Elderly
The Singapore Story
Other Side of The Singapore Story

ChasingThe Singapore Dream
To Be Or Not To Be Singaporeans
Longing for the good old days
Singapore: A Sampan or a Cruise ship?
Singapore at 50: From swamp to skyscrapers
Singapore is ‘World’s Costliest City To Live In’
Coping with Inflation & Cost Of Living
COL goes Up, Up, Up!
Singapore “Swiss” Standard of Living
Tackling poverty the 'kuih lapis' way
Callings for a Poverty Line
Setting a poverty line may not be helpful
A minimum wage for Singapore?

No homeless,destitute starving people in S'pore:Poverty eradicated
Growing Up With Less
Singapore Is The World’s Most Expensive City
Singapore still the best country for expats
The Surprising Truth About The Homeless In Singapore
Tent Village: Singapore’s nomad families
Why do people hate Singapore?
Singapore: Best Place to Live and Work
Plight Of The Tissue Peddlers
Have you ever Spoken to a Cardboard Uncle or Aunty?
Singapore’s Story: What comes next
Singapore at 50: From swamp to skyscrapers
Singapore Good Old Times
The Poor & Homeless in Singapore
Support for the Needy and Elderly
The Singapore Story
Other Side of The Singapore Story
ChasingThe Singapore Dream
To Be Or Not To Be Singaporeans
Longing for the good old days
Singapore: A Sampan or a Cruise ship?
Singapore at 50: From swamp to skyscrapers
Singapore is ‘World’s Costliest City To Live In’
Coping with Inflation & Cost Of Living
COL goes Up, Up, Up!
Singapore “Swiss” Standard of Living
Tackling poverty the 'kuih lapis' way
Callings for a Poverty Line
Setting a poverty line may not be helpful
A minimum wage for Singapore?
No homeless,destitute starving people in S'pore:Poverty has been eradicated
Growing Up With Less
Singapore is world’s most expensive city 2018
Singapore is world’s most expensive city 2017
Singapore Is The World’s Most Expensive City 2016
Singapore still the world's most expensive city 2015
Singapore is ‘World’s Costliest City To Live In 2014’
Singapore now the world’s most expensive city 2014

related:
World's Happiest Countries 2018
Singapore the happiest country in Asia 2017
World's Happiest Countries 2016
The 10 happiest countries in 2015
Good Luck In Misery City 2014
The Happiest Countries in the World 2013