Think the US is the happiest country in the world? Think again: It doesn't even make it into the top 10, according to the latest Gallup-Healthways Global Well-Being Index, which looks at financial status, social well-being, community well-being, physical health, and residents' goals and sense of purpose. The top 10, per LiveScience:
- Panama
- Costa Rica
- Denmark
- Austria
- Brazil
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
- Sweden
- Canada
- Guatemala
The US comes in at No. 14, according to the complete list. The bottom 10, from least happy to most:
- Syria
- Afghanistan
- Haiti
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Chad
- Madagascar
- Uganda
- Benin
- Croatia
- Georgia
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