Why are people of pakistan happier than India?
On the occasion of 'International Day of Happiness', the United Nations has released the Happiness Index 2025. 147 countries have been given a place in this list. finland is at the top in the list of happiest countries. This country has been at the number one position in the Happiness Index for the last 8 years. Apart from this, denmark is at number two in this list, iceland at third, then sweden and netherlands at number five.
India's ranking in the list of 147 countries of the world is 118th. That is, India's position is not very good in terms of happiness of people, although India's position has improved compared to last year. Last year india was at 126th position. The surprising thing is that Pakistan's position in the Happiness Index of 2025 is better than us. pakistan is 9 places above india and is at number 109. In such a situation, we will know why the people of pakistan are happier than India? Why did it get this ranking in this list?
Happy pakistan in the shadow of terror?
This report of the Happiness Index is shocking. Actually, pakistan has been facing economic crisis for the last few years. Last year, a big political upheaval was also seen here. During this time, many such videos came out, in which the people of pakistan were dependent on each grain due to inflation. Not only this, terrorist incidents have also increased in pakistan these days. Every day there is some explosion here, in which hundreds of people are losing their lives. In comparison, india has a fairly safe environment. Despite this, pakistan has been ranked higher than India.
How is happiness decided?
According to the report, there are many parameters to determine the happiness of a country. During this, not only economic development is seen, but mutual trust, social connection, health, freedom are also seen. While preparing the report, people are also asked questions about their lives. As far as india and pakistan are concerned, the sample size of the survey also plays an important role. In fact, the population of pakistan is slightly more than India's most populous state Uttar Pradesh. On the other hand, india is the most populous country in the world. In such a situation, there is a big difference in the sample size of both the countries.
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