GuestHouse Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Well no need to argue anymore, here it is - A Study of World Happiness World Happiness Rankings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egeefay Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Interesting to note that Malaysia ranks #17...much happier than most of the rest of the world. ..much happier than Thailand. Not sure how they arrived at that conclusion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heng Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 I'd say I'm 2nd or 3rd happiest on my soi. One soi over, no contest, they are a seriously jolly bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuestHouse Posted July 28, 2006 Author Share Posted July 28, 2006 Interesting to note that Malaysia ranks #17...much happier than most of the rest of the world...much happier than Thailand. Not sure how they arrived at that conclusion It's in the notes... 4. Health is more important than wealth or education. Further analysis was performed to examine the links between satisfaction with life and measures of life expectancy (health), wealth (GDP per capita) and education (access to secondary level education).It was found that satisfaction with life correlated most closely with health (a correlation of .62), followed by wealth (.52) and then education (.51). (All pearson's r correlations were significant at the p<.001 level)5. The map is based on an analysis of the results from over 100 studies. It uses data published by by UNESCO, the CIA, the New Economics Foundation, the WHO, the Veenhoven Database, the Latinbarometer, the Afrobarometer, and the UNHDR. It seems they studdied a range of data from a range of different sources - rather than taking a single subjective view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camerata Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Interesting that at No.8 Bhutan is up there with the developed countries. Perhaps there's something to be said for avoiding consumerism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swissie Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 This statistic can not possibly include all the Thai-Nationals that have managed to "relocate" by way of marriage to Europe. They should indeed be the happiest people in the world: Whatever they do (or not do), they automatically enjoy the status of an individual that was removed from her home country into a hostile environment and having to pay a horrible price: Having to be married to the "Farang" that makes it possible for the "Family" in Thailand to live in comfort. End of comment. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo siam Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 This statistic can not possibly include all the Thai-Nationals that have managed to "relocate" by way of marriage to Europe. They should indeed be the happiest people in the world: Whatever they do (or not do), they automatically enjoy the status of an individual that was removed from her home country into a hostile environment and having to pay a horrible price: Having to be married to the "Farang" that makes it possible for the "Family" in Thailand to live in comfort. End of comment. Cheers. lol, sounds like someones jealous of one of his friends or suffering from White Knight syndrome. I would hardly call the West hostile, After 2 years most foreigners can claim a passport and just by cleaning, working in McDonalds or manual labour, earn more than a Bank Manager does here in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chonabot Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Seems a bit suspect to me , Finland is in the top 10 for suicide rates ( 24 per 10000) top ten suicidal countries Yet is also number 6 on the hapiness list. Does Finland know something we don't ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creation2474 Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Seems a bit suspect to me , Finland is in the top 10 for suicide rates ( 24 per 10000)top ten suicidal countries Yet is also number 6 on the hapiness list. Does Finland know something we don't ? Yes, and Denmark nr. 1. But Denmark has the highest suicide rate in the world too, as far as I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehaigh Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 it seems that freezing your butt off for 10 months a year makes you happy. go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minburi Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Wow Canada is 10th if only they could rank that hight in world cup soccer.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaBlue05 Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Seems a bit suspect to me , Finland is in the top 10 for suicide rates ( 24 per 10000)top ten suicidal countries Yet is also number 6 on the hapiness list. Does Finland know something we don't ? Probably the Vodka....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerryd Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Another bogus study IMHO. Places like Bhutan and Brunei Darussalam rank higher that Australia (26), USA (23), UK (41) and Thailand (76) ? Meanwhile, the countries around Bhutan look like this: India - 125th Nepal - 119th Bangladesh - 104th China - 80th The notes mention the data was collected from over 100 studies. What the notes don't tell you is which data was actually used and what was thrown out as it wouldn't give the results the researcher wanted. It's a sad fact these days. People use the data they want, to create specific results, in order to convince you that what they say is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom yum goong Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Seems a bit suspect to me , Finland is in the top 10 for suicide rates ( 24 per 10000) top ten suicidal countries Yet is also number 6 on the hapiness list. Does Finland know something we don't ? Yes, and Denmark nr. 1. But Denmark has the highest suicide rate in the world too, as far as I remember. i dont think there's any mystery here. All the unhappy people top themselves leaving only happy people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mittheimp Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Bhutan has a minister for happiness!! Maybe the UK should follow suit - although maybe John Prescott's doing the job already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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