Finland is rated the happiest while U.S. grows sadder

Q: Finland was rated as the happiest nation in the world while the United States slipped a few notches in the United Nations’ 2018 World Happiness Report. Where is Finland?

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Q: Europe’s Nordic countries usually lead in the annual survey of factors such as income, social support, healthy life expectancy, social freedom, generosity and absence of corruption. Finland replaced its northern neighbor in the number one spot. What other Nordic nation is on Finland’s northern border??

A. Denmark

B. Iceland

C. Norway

D. Sweden

Q: The United States dropped from 14th to 18th in the survey which cited health problems such as obesity, depression and the opioid crisis as leading to a drop in life expectancy at birth “nearly unprecedented for a high-income country in peacetime.” Which of these nations has the longest life expectancy?

A. Iceland

B. Finland

C. Norway

D. Sweden

Q: Income is a top factor in the happiness survey with the gross domestic product per person in the top 10 nations 30 times as high as it is in the bottom 10 countries. Which of these nations has the highest GDP per capita?

A. Denmark

B. Finland

C. Sweden

D. United States

Q: People in the happiest nations report more confidence in their governments and other institutions. Which of these nations has the highest national tax rate?

A. Denmark

B. Finland

C. Sweden

D. United States


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