Lifestyle: Taiwan moves up in World Happiness Report
Date
3/29/2016 7:09:46 AM
(MENAFN- Asia Times) Taiwan continues to be one of Asia's happiest countries in terms of equality as assessed by the latest World Happiness Report.
Denmark is the happiest country and territory in the world followed by Switzerland Iceland Norway and Finland.
First launched in 2012 the survey was conducted in conjunction with Columbia University's The Earth Institute. Using Gallup World Poll data the report assesses the progress of 156 countries and territories spanning generosity gross domestic product per capita freedom to make life choices healthy life expectancy perceptions of corruption and social support.
Taiwan gained 6.379 points across these indicators showing relatively advanced level of human welfare compared with the global baseline of 2.33.
A new factor introduced in the 2016 edition of the report is a greater emphasis on measurement and consequences of inequality in the distribution of well-being among countries and regions. This approach confirms that people are happier living in societies marked by less inequality. Read More
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