Denmark is 'the world's happiest country'

Sep. 16, 2013

Q: Denmark was listed as the world's happiest nation in the United Nations second World Happiness Report which used factors such as GDP, life expectancy, social support, "perceptions of corruption", and "freedom to make life choices", to rate countries. Where is Denmark on this map?

Circle the area on this map

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Q: The report ranked Togo as the least happy of the 156 countries in the study. Where is Togo?

A. Polynesia

B. Southeast Asia

C. South America

D. Western Africa

Q: While wealth was a big factor in how nations ranked in the study, the nation with the world's wealthiest population only ranked 27th in happiness. Which country has the largest gross domestic product (GDP) per person?

A. Norway

B. Qatar

C. Saudi Arabia

D. United States

Q: The United States ranked 17th in the happiness study. Which nation bordering the United States ranked lower in the report?

A. Canada

B. Mexico

C. Russia

D. All of the above

Q: Besides Denmark and Norway, the Nordic nations of Finland, Iceland and Sweden all ranked among the the top ten happiest nations. Which of these languages is NOT closely related to Danish?

A. Finnish

B. Icelandic

C. Norwegian

D. Swedish

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