The 10 happiest countries

The United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network has released the 2015 World Happiness Report, which looked at 158 countries for sense of well-being, lifestyle, freedom to make life choices, social support, and life expectancy for newborns.

The United States was in 95th place.  Here are the top 10:

10. Australia
 9.  New Zealand
 8.  Sweden
 7.  Netherlands
 6.  Finland
 5.  Canada
 4.  Norway
 3.  Denmark
 2.  Iceland
 1.  Switzerland

It's interesting that financial wealth was not one of the criteria.  In the U.S., the criteria that are measured, however, are more tied to level of affluence than in most of the top 10.   

All of those countries, I believe, have governments that provide, for all citizens, greater freedom of life choices and higher levels of social support than does the U.S.

Ralph