The report released three years after the coronaviruses epidemic began this year, surveyed some 137 countries and found a surge of benevolence in 2020, particularly in 2021.
The average happiness and our country rankings for emotions and life evaluations have been remarkably stable during the three Covid 19 years, according to John Helliwell, one of the authors of the report.
The report said that most populations around the world were remarkably resilient during the pandemic, despite the fact that the measures of misery fell slightly during those years. Life satisfaction averages around the world were just as high between 2020 and last year, as they were before that, it said.
In 2020 and 2021 countries trying to stop the transmission of the coronaviruses had lower death rates and better well-being overall, according to the report.
Helliwell, professor at the University of British Columbia, said that positive emotions have remained twice as prevalent as negative and feelings of positive social support twice as strong as those of loneliness during these difficult years.
The report used six variables: gross domestic product per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom to make life choices, generosity, perception of corruption, dystopia, and a benchmark for the world s least happy countries.
Why is Finland so happy?
The report said that work commutes in the small country north of the Arctic Circle with a population of around 5.5 million are usually quick, freeing up more time in the day for people to enjoy themselves.
It added that some people pointed to the Finnish concept of sisu, which describes the people's stoicism, determination and resilience.
Finland has used previous wins to promote tourism, and its natural beauty, particularly its nightless phenomenon in the past.
From May to August, the sun doesn't set in Finland, while many countries south of the Northern Hemisphere struggle with dwindling daylight hours and vitamin D deficiency. The sun can be seen almost all over the clock during June and July.
Academic research shows a spike in suicide rates coinciding with the solstice.