Happiest Countries

The World's Happiest Country Is...

Newser | Evann Gastaldo | Posted 04.05.2012

Bhutan measures the mood of its citizens in a national happiness index, and in an international meeting held at the UN yesterday and led by the countr...

The Happiest Countries Are in Northern Europe

John Helliwell | Posted 05.30.2012

John Helliwell

Is it possible to measure the happiness of the world's population? Remarkably it is, and the first World Happiness Report published today does just that.

Gross National Happiness: The Key To A More Inspired Future?

Shelley A. Lewis | Posted 11.17.2011

Shelley A. Lewis

Isn't now a good and appropriate time to advocate a different type of framework for living, a new prosperity, one that is simply more evolved in its vision and can lead to a greater sense of subjective well-being?

PHOTOS: The World's Happiest Countries

Posted 05.26.2011

While the United States may still be the richest nation on Earth, it can't claim to be as happy as Denmark or Finland. In fact, according to a new ana...