Another Study of Well-Being

According to a study discussed in this BBC article - Denmark is the happiest country in the world? Now where did my country of Canada score you ask? Ranked 10th in the world, Canada scored high on the map's three major measures of happiness - health, wealth and access to education.

A Happyness World Map has recently been posted and it reveals some of their findings - including each country's rank. Vanuatu (which scored #1 in the other study which took into consideration environmental sustainability & impact) scored interestingly scored 24th and Costa Rica 13th. This study clearly used different clarifiers than my previous post - including the following:

"When people are asked if they are happy with their lives, people in countries with good healthcare, a higher GDP per capita, and access to education were much more likely to report being healthy."

Also interesting is this article on the formula for happiness: Happiness = P + (5xE) + (3xH)

P stands for Personal Characteristics: outlook on life, adaptability & resilence, etc.
E stands for Existence & relates to health, financial stability & friendships
H stands for Higher Order needs, and covers self-esteem, expectations, ambitions & sense of humor.

I can see how ones' attitude, self-esteem, & friendships contribute to overall happiness but like my previous blogpost discovered - learning to be content with where one is at & has is key to finding joy!