WORLD’S HAPPIEST COUNTRY FOR 2022: FREAKIN’ FINLAND

For the fifth year in a row, Finland is the world’s happiest country, according to World Happiness Report rankings based on life evaluations from the Gallup World Poll. The survey looks at life expectancy, Gross Domestic Product per capita, social support in times of trouble, low corruption and high social trust, generosity in a community where people look after each other and freedom to make key life decisions. Finland wins.
1. Finland
2. Denmark
3. Iceland
4. Switzerland
5. Netherlands
6. Luxembourg
7. Sweden
8. Norway
9. Israel
10. New Zealand
11. Austria
12. Australia (* Australia could claim a typo and move up into Austria’s place.)
13. Ireland
14. Germany
15. Canada
16. United States
17. United Kingdom
18. Czechia (Czech Republic)
19. Belgium
20. France
* How is Finland the happiest country? GOD I hate them.
* Seriously, they share an 830-mile border with Russia. How can that not have them totally freaked out?
* Those top 8 countries – maybe they’re too busy trying to stay warm to be unhappy.
* America would have ranked higher, but we’ve got Larry David.