Even happiness was lost in Colombia: survey places it among the least happy countries in the world

Colombia went from being the happiest country in the world to being among the least satisfied nations in the world. This was announced in the most recent report of the World Happiness Report, which assesses the joy, well-being and quality of life of the inhabitants of each territory.

The report, financed by the United Nations (UN), is considered the most important in terms of happiness in the world because it not only rates the satisfaction of the inhabitants, but also the per capita income, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), social support, life expectancy, freedom to making decisions, perception of corruption, among others.

Taking these factors into account, the World Happiness Report placed Colombia in 66th place in the ranking of the happiest countries in the world, which would show that, after all, Colombians are no longer as happy as previously thought.

In this regard, Sachs said that “the lesson drawn from the report, in these ten years, is that generosity among people and the honesty of governments are crucial for well-being.”

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However, Colombia was not the only country in Latin America and the Caribbean that did not enter the top 10 happiest nations in the world. Costa Rica ranked 23rd; Uruguay 30th; Panama 37th; Brazil 38th; Guatemala 39th; Chile 44th; Mexico 46th, and El Salvador 49th.

The other nations of the region that, along with Colombia, did not even reach the top 50, were Honduras (55); Argentina (57); Dominican Republic (69); Bolivia (71); Paraguay (73); Peru (74); Ecuador (76) and Venezuela, which was ranked as the least happy country in Latin America, ranking 108th.

As for the countries that were rated by the World Happiness Report as the happiest in the world, they are: Finland, which topped the list with a score of 7.82 out of 10; followed by Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland and the Netherlands. The top 10 is completed by Luxembourg, Sweden, Norway, Israel and New Zealand.

Here is the full list of the World Happiness Report:

Despite not being among the happiest countries in the world, in mid-January of this year, the tourism magazine 'International Living', included Colombia in its annual ranking of 'The best places in the world to retire in 2022'.

According to the magazine, countries are selected taking into account aspects such as the cost of living, the ease for foreigners to become permanent residents, the climate, the quality of health care, as well as the benefits and discounts that can be enjoyed by retirees and seniors.

In that sense, for this version, Panama once again ranked first among the best countries in the world to retire, with a score of 86.1 out of 100. The second and third place went to Costa Rica (85.1) and Mexico (83.8), respectively.

For its part, Colombia ranked number six, with a score of 81.7 out of 100, ranking below Portugal (83.3) and Ecuador (83.1).

The ranking of the 10 best countries in the world to retire was completed by France, with a score of 78.3; Malta, with 75.7; Spain, with 75.3, and Uruguay, with 74.6.

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