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cb810Jul 23, 2010
Cambodia is unhappy? Who knew? /s
iignotusJul 24, 2010
I thought it was always like a holiday there.
jboitnottJul 23, 2010
I'm getting a very African feeling about this graphic.
badqatJul 23, 2010
Wonder where North Korea would place. I'm sure they didn't survey inside the DPRK.
acid_jazzJul 23, 2010
Ignorance is bliss.
Closed AccountJul 24, 2010
probably 100% thriving.
cristinamkJul 24, 2010
all good things happen only because of the Great Leader
inconquerableJul 24, 2010
Its down to 100% now? I could swear it was hovering around 128% a year ago...
dollar0dot02Jul 24, 2010
“Long live General Kim Jong Il!”
http://www.asianjoke.com/2009/12/10/long-live-general-kim-jong/
pgsrpsJul 24, 2010
North Korea is Best Korea
hillarylathropJul 23, 2010
Very interesting that Israel is ranked on the 'Happiest' list considering the ongoing conflict in that region.
Closed AccountJul 24, 2010
But, the falafel is magnificent!
kernel16Jul 24, 2010
They're a gated community, everyone inside a gated community is happy.
angelbunnyJul 24, 2010
not necessarily happy, just ignorant.
I asked a couple of Israelies (sp?) once about it. Apparently in their culture they do not want to even know about the bombs and other issues that go on so the news doesn't even report it. They intentionally do not care about issues around them. They go out of their way to live ignorant and happy. Also, they are the only people I've ever met who where so open about it.
levamirJul 24, 2010
I have no idea who these Israeli's you've been asking, but as a citizen of Israel I can tell you that the people here are anything but indifferent to internal & external affairs. Whenever you hear of corruption, the public's voice is heard. Whenever there is inadequate performance by the police/military/public institution, people cry out. there are numerous demonstration, left and right winged. Just as a side note, the majority of the population tends to confront the religious zealots more vigorously.
Just this month there was a 2 week march participating thousands of people from the north to Jerusalem, which I assume is about 200 km, to free Gilad Shalit, an abducted Israeli soldier, whose ransom (by Hammas) to be released is around 400 terrorists, many who have killed Israelis by their own hands. Of course that the march was directed towards the Israeli government, and not the Hammas.
I'd like to add that personally this statistic surprises me as well. 9th place in world happiness seems absurd considering the many faults this country has.
sorry for any grammar mistakes.
angelbunnyJul 24, 2010
I think you misunderstand. I was talking about affairs with neighboring countries and terrorism like car bombs, NOT internal affairs like political.
afrochuJul 24, 2010
Free land and homes just for believing in an imaginary friend, billions in free aid from the USA, you get to shoot at brown people... who WOULDN'T be happy?
1longtimeJul 24, 2010
You're an idiot.
dvirazJul 24, 2010
stupid comment, im "brown" and i live in israel, seeing the situation only thru the media can f**k up your mind.
im in the israeli organization : "save a child heart" that helping muslims children from africa and palestinian territories to have heart surgery in israel and saving their lives.
but i guess its more easy to generalize a whole nation as "bad guys".
i only hope for you that you will mature in your thinking.
Best regards, Dvir.
afrochuJul 24, 2010
I am glad to hear you are doing such good things Dvir. Keep up the good work and I wish you all the best in terms of happiness and safety.
klipschfanJul 24, 2010
I'm withholding sex from Israeli women. I don't want to get accused of rape. I am a Southerner and I have seen this kind of racism before, but of course I'm antisemitic for pointing it out. A black man doesn't have to confess that he is African American, before he goes to bed with a white woman. I call him nephew not rapist.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
jaxxbatAug 9, 2010
You're an idiot..
jczikJul 24, 2010
Hard to believe if you've never been to Israel but the whole country is not a war zone that you see in the news. It's a bustling nation with strong academic institutions, a fast-growing economy, and citizens proud of their nation.
עם ישראל חי
That's right, bury me.
jaxxbatAug 9, 2010
todah
zenmojoJul 24, 2010
Have you seen Israeli women? I'd be happy too.
lbuchaJul 23, 2010
sometimes it feels like i live by myself in Lindsatoria and it is the happiest country on earth. then sometimes... it's the most depressing
ninjasandshizJul 24, 2010
the exchange student from Denmark that stayed with my friends' family last school year was always unusually cheerful, it pissed me off.
rizzosbackJul 24, 2010
Male or Female?
sameziesJul 24, 2010
Neither
ymegJul 24, 2010
Scandinavia: Making the rest of the world look s**tty.
stormwernJul 24, 2010
And Denmark making the rest of scandinavia look bad, holy hell!
fredriks91Jul 24, 2010
Not really, we didn't have anyone in the suffering category.
Closed AccountJul 24, 2010
Norway != Denmark
ueichenJul 24, 2010
I want to go there when i'm old
jeanparmesanJul 24, 2010
WHEN I expatriate, Scandinavia will definitely be where I move.
spykerspeedJul 24, 2010
Good for you! It takes a lot of guts and independent thought to consider expatriation. There's no reason you owe America (or whatever country you were born in) your life's tax dollars.
vintersemestreJul 24, 2010
Australia is in Asia?
rudegarJul 24, 2010
I'd say no, sure it's closer to the continent of Asia then it is any other ,
but it's a continent itself.
vintersemestreJul 24, 2010
Exactly.
Closed AccountJul 24, 2010
I'm kind of curious as to how those Scandinavians are all so happy when they experience about 45 seconds of direct sunlight per year.
(I know, I know, thriving economies, excellent workplace practices, and every single person is a six-foot tall beautiful supermodel.)
elysiangoldJul 24, 2010
You forgot awesome metal bands.
Closed AccountJul 24, 2010
- 5 weeks paid vacation and cheap charter trips to the Med
- Lots of moonshine
- Lots of great food
- Lots of f**king.
How can you not be happy?
edwarddouglasJul 24, 2010
I would imagine if you grew up with that it really wouldnt make you happy.
audundJul 24, 2010
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mufasaJul 24, 2010
You forgot Lots of beautiful girls
rizzosbackJul 24, 2010
The sun is kind of a ****, really.
asus3000Jul 24, 2010
Civilized and highly evolved people... It makes a difference not having to share the land with barbarians.
dephextwinJul 24, 2010
"I'm kind of curious as to how those Scandinavians are all so happy when they experience about 45 seconds of direct sunlight per year."
Isn't it the same amount of sunlight, just instead of 50% per day, they get their whole 50% at once?
tbobesJul 24, 2010
no
dephextwinJul 24, 2010
I *was* joking, you know.
redzinJul 24, 2010
I don't care if you were joking, that is how it works.
People who live above the arctic circle will have (roughly) 6 months of sunlight in the summer and (roughly) 6 months of night in the winter. During spring and fall there'll be "normal" day/night cycles for a time. The further south you live the longer the "transition" period is.
For the record, only a fairly small part of scandinavia is above the arctic circle. ;)
anakastJul 24, 2010
Also they have horribly massive taxes, it's almost like western communism going on there.
lokithecomplexJul 24, 2010
Except it works.
premrackJul 24, 2010
High Taxes ≠ Communism
spykerspeedJul 24, 2010
Taxation is a bad thing, yes. It is theft.
But as an anarcho-capitalist, I would point out that the Scandinavian governments are much better at "customer satisfaction". Their ability to efficiently allocate tax dollars far exceeds America, which is dominated by special interests and mid-east nation-building. This is partly cultural and partly the fact they are much smaller countries. Comparing a government that rules 5 million to a nation of 310 million is imbalanced.
thenepentheJul 24, 2010
Wow, the happiest list has all the countries I wanted to go live in at some point. Well, except Israel.
asus3000Jul 24, 2010
Then Israel is where you should go first.
jeanparmesanJul 24, 2010
Yes, visit beautiful Israel. You're tax dollars at work!
thecoffeeJul 24, 2010
Is the server error some kind of metaphor?
Closed AccountJul 24, 2010
i think it does not load well in unhappy countries,
i got the same problem with it.
depro9Jul 24, 2010
What is happiness? One persons hell is another persons heaven.
aweezyJul 24, 2010
Don't get me wrong guys, I love creative infographics as much as the next guy, but when you put it in diagrams like this it confuses the reader about the stats. If each circle is representative of 100%, then comparing countries' segments against each other seriously skews one's perception. Just sayin'.
/rant
poprocksandsodaJul 24, 2010
They really should explore using ASP.NET caching:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/xsbfdd8c(VS.71).aspx
sndreamJul 24, 2010
"Server Error in '/' Application. "
I guess no machine can handle so much happiness.
ymegJul 24, 2010
http://rorr.im/
lamer0Jul 24, 2010
Not sure if it is me or the site, but it is really slow at grabbing the image.
Here is a mirror; http://victori.uploadbooth.com/pics/happycountries.png
retsigJul 24, 2010
Server Error in '/' Application.
Makes me cringe when I see this.
Closed AccountJul 24, 2010
I hate my life.
ymegJul 24, 2010
Here is a video I've searched up in curiosity to the Denmark rating.
http://www.france24.com/en/20100625-denmark-romania-happy-people-welfare-state-youth-future-education-scandinavia-taxes-romania-bulgaria
Starts the table discussion at 3:00
ultramagnus0001Jul 24, 2010
What a f**king boring video! Although it is about Denmark being happy.
dastly75Jul 24, 2010
If only I could visualize a list in a confusing ass circle thing...
Closed AccountJul 24, 2010
Iran is the least gay country.
ieatskunkJul 24, 2010
HA HA
jeanparmesanJul 24, 2010
No gays in Iran and no American tanks in Baghdad. ;)
tritonxJul 24, 2010
sigh,
Server Error in '/' Application.
Runtime Error
Description: An application error occurred on the server. The current custom error settings for this application prevent the details of the application error from being viewed remotely (for security reasons). It could, however, be viewed by browsers running on the local server machine.
Details: To enable the details of this specific error message to be viewable on remote machines, please create a <customErrors> tag within a "web.config" configuration file located in the root directory of the current web application. This <customErrors> tag should then have its "mode" attribute set to "Off".
nice2bhereJul 24, 2010
and who says "socialism" is all bad!
ymegJul 24, 2010
The right of America
ymegJul 24, 2010
This comment was originally written for a previous version of the above comment.
hipmanJul 24, 2010
Like having a small demographically homogeneous country.
hipmanJul 24, 2010
If only it were as simple as copy+paste.
hipmanJul 24, 2010
You can't create an Apple with an Orange.
asus3000Jul 24, 2010
They want to think it is.. But what they don't realize or want to acknowledge is that those countries don't have millions of barbarians who were just freed from slavery last year like the U.S. does.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
asus3000Jul 24, 2010
Did that and America was great, until the barbarians multiplied...
u2canfailJul 24, 2010
It is so simple. Many of the worries we have daily are just taken care of. They pay high tax rates, but everyone makes a living wage. Health care and education through college are free. Companies who move jobs out, have to pay to retrain every employee for a new job, and pay unemployment until they have one. There is not such a huge difference between the rich and the poor. Crime is low, everyone is happy!
nice2bhereJul 24, 2010
exactly!
u2canfailJul 24, 2010
Nice2beHere You must have been there!
Americans are scared to death of change, even if some of it is "good for people". I am used to rude comments from Tbaggers, not your EXACTLY. It sure did feel good. And we are right.
starfishsystemsJul 24, 2010
Let me expand on your idea a bit. I'm Canadian and have lived also in the United States and Sweden, so I'm drawing here on firsthand observations of each of these cultures.
As a very coarse approximation, it comes down to how much value people give to cooperation versus competition. These values emerge in innumerable and sometimes contradictory ways, but it's fair to say that cooperation is fundamentally less prone to contradiction than individualism and competitiveness.
Put these countries on the political spectrum and they align roughly as follows:
Sweden: LEFT (social democracy)
Canada: MIDDLE (postcolonial democracy)
USA: RIGHT (republican democracy)
But these are not causes, they are EFFECTS of cultural outlook. If Sweden is a happier place than the US, it's not BECAUSE it's further to the left. That's just an incidental byproduct. And it's not because Swedes are fundamentally any nicer or kinder or more friendly than Americans. I would even venture to say the opposite. Swedes are often painfully conservative, even dour. But when something needs to be done for the benefit of society, they do it, conservatives especially. And they build their social systems, government in particular, to do it. Then they turn around and just LOVE American culture. Go figure.
In the States, it seems that everyone is constantly talking about rights and very much less often about responsibilities. Conservatives seem especially prone to advancing their interests oppositionally rather than cooperatively, but again I think that's more of a symptom than a cause. This crucible of competition sometimes leads to genuine excellence, but also produces a lot of collateral damage. New world or not, that damage has accumulated to toxic levels. And as an unfortunate accident of geography, Americans in general are not very informed about other cultures, which is another way of being stuck.
And Canada? We definitely look at other cultures for inspiration. In that sense, we're not stuck. We know that we can do better. Our problem is that we can never make up our minds which way to go. So in that sense we're constantly stuck, constantly getting it partly right and partly unfinished. I don't think it's optimal. We have a commitment to social justice and a strong social safety net but both are patchy in places.
rudegarJul 24, 2010
think some would find that elitist ;)
charlie55Jul 24, 2010
white people are doing pretty well for themselves.
countess666Jul 24, 2010
its not about white people, its probably mostly about education.
its no accident that all the countries in the list have strong and affordable education systems all the way up to the university level.
the 'struggling' portion for the Netherlands is WAY smaller then our immigrant population for example. I'm sure it no different for the other countries.
xcrionJul 24, 2010
Didn't know that a country like COMOROS existed...
wilywondrJul 24, 2010
Damn those public healthcare having, long vacation enjoying socialists.
--pissed off american tea-party member.....
anakastJul 24, 2010
Actually the whole Socialism leads to Scandinavia's success is a complete myth:
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/libertarian/115408
stormwernJul 24, 2010
Is that a joke? Pretty bold comparing Spain and Portugal favourably to Sweden and Norway these days..
redzinJul 24, 2010
That's all speculation, and most of it is bulls**t.
For example, Swedish productivity is not worse than American (though it is the worst of the scandinavian countries for some reason).
http://www.oecd.org/topicstatsportal/0,3398,en_2825_30453906_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
And in any case, the article doesn't explain why Scandinavia is so successful. It just tries to find all sorts of excuses as to why it certainly can't have anything to do with socialism.
blackjackjesterJul 24, 2010
GREAT LEADER OF NORTH KOREA MAKE ALL THRIVE 100%
rudegarJul 24, 2010
great leader was his dad
dear leader rulz these days :P
mufasaJul 24, 2010
10% OF THE TIME, THEY ARE HAPPY ALL OF THE TIME
jtportlandJul 24, 2010
Map fail: Nicaragua ≠ Costa Rica.
heliumflashJul 24, 2010
Why the f**k would they do it in circles and not just in straight lines?
asus3000Jul 24, 2010
You're not being happy...
trashyamericanJul 24, 2010
of course americans aren't happy. your average american lives in a trailer and produces meth for a living. don't believe me? see fox news, maury, to catch a predator, or ufc. even if you go beyond the hillbilly states into major cities, you'll only find overworked and miserable americans drowning in the sea of endless debt.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
ryancokeJul 24, 2010
Wow. You've got no clue.
You should really visit the U.S. sometime. You might be surprised.
hipmanJul 24, 2010
Shut the f**k up you stupid troll.
thecoffeeJul 24, 2010
Normal happy people don't make good tv.
nosferatu5Jul 24, 2010
Or good meth.
jeanparmesanJul 24, 2010
In Soviet Russia, meth make YOU!
kingcamJul 24, 2010
lol Im assuming this is a joke the, 'lives in a trailer and produces meth for a living' actually made me double over.
rocksndirt3Jul 24, 2010
Australia and NZ are part of Asia?
changedmindJul 24, 2010
Visit western Sydney.
scooternrocketJul 24, 2010
Just follow the main train line from Parra to the city.
ee001Jul 24, 2010
If anyone wants to compare this to most religious countries: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3423/3277768007_e06378be14_b.jpg
overlord555Jul 24, 2010
aw i love stupid infographics.
shmefJul 24, 2010
I f**king hate these infographics... especially the ring ones.
edwarddouglasJul 24, 2010
The countries on the bottom of that list should just do what a lot of Americans do. Go to your doctor and drug yourself till you are happy.
asus3000Jul 24, 2010
Without looking: The ones with the fewest naggers...
amiright?
djoverezJul 24, 2010
Had to read that a second time. Thought I was reading something really horrible.
asus3000Jul 24, 2010
Reading something really horrible is considered worse than perpetuating something really horrible. So it was produced...
u2canfailJul 24, 2010
Ah yes, the happiest countries have the fewest concerns, healthcare and education through college, are free. The citizens pay higher taxes and get much more in return. Jobs are protected, companies can move out of the country, but must pay for all who worked there to be retrained for other jobs. All citizens make a living wage. All. It is much easier to be happy when many worries are eliminated.
asus3000Jul 24, 2010
You're assuming a lot in your post.. Those countries are also capable of making life easier. The U.S. is not capable of it, too many barbarians...Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
clonedJul 24, 2010
BUT THAT'S COMMUNISM!!!
exil3Jul 24, 2010
Education after high school here in Norway is by no means free of charge.
u2canfailJul 24, 2010
Oprah was in NORWAY visiting with citizens there, it is free, some do go to trade schools. And there are no slums like we have here in the states. I suppose those ladies were just lying for you. All 4 of them.
wojjieJul 24, 2010
For those wondering where America (USA) stands, they are 12th.
Here is an article with the top 15:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/03/worlds-happiest-countries_n_633814.html
bysinJul 24, 2010
That's really not as bad as I had thought.
djoverezJul 24, 2010
Is this round graph common? It seems so incredibly confusing to read.
xrmbJul 24, 2010
I'd be happy too if LEGO's were made in home country...
nosferatu5Jul 24, 2010
The reporters attempting to gather the statistics relevant to Somalia were shot repeatedly.
thejackylJul 24, 2010
I find it interesting that all of Scandinavia is at the top. And to think that Norway was the birthplace of black metal...
I'll definitely vouch for Denmark. I spent a week and a half there this summer...incredible country.
asus3000Jul 24, 2010
One word: Blonde
diggadiggaJul 24, 2010
funny how the happiest countries in teh world have teh
gana04Jul 24, 2010
That was a shocker
br0qJul 24, 2010
turn that frown upside down, togo..
david90mJul 24, 2010
BREAKING: Nordic people are happy and African people are not.
asus3000Jul 24, 2010
Exactly why I can't stand the U.S. any longer.
gamemonkeyJul 24, 2010
Holy s**t that's amazing!
/s
(I added the "/s" to show that I'm not surprised.)
zenmojoJul 24, 2010
That's...pretty much how the United States works, too.
scooternrocketJul 24, 2010
i guess the more tax you pay the happier you are.
countess666Jul 24, 2010
i'd go for 'the more effectively the government spends your money.'
helwa1988Jul 24, 2010
i find it interesting they said Finlad was one of the happiest countries. Finland has a high rate of suicide. they come in at number 14 out of all the countries in the world.
asus3000Jul 24, 2010
I guess all that happiness is driving some people to the depths of insanity..
rudegarJul 24, 2010
well the more unhappy people who go and kill themselves
the higher you score silly ;)