Belarus and Kazakhstan were happier than Russia

The country, famous for its watches and chocolate, is recognized as the happiest state in the world, according to a new study.

Switzerland led the third annual happiness index, World Happiness, compiled by the United Nations Sustainable Development Network.

Switzerland is followed by Iceland, Denmark, Norway and Canada.

Togolese Republic, Burundi, Benin, Rwanda and Syria destroyed by civil war close the list.

Russia is in the second fifty

Russia is in the 64 place, beating Greece, Hungary, Estonia, Portugal and Ukraine (among 111 place), among others, but behind, for example, Kazakhstan and Belarus.

The study, covering 158 countries, aims to influence public policy in the countries included in the list.

The rating based on the results of a large-scale study of Gallup World Poll took into account such variables as per capita GDP, life expectancy, level of corruption and social freedoms.

“Increasing feelings of satisfaction are seen as an adequate measure of social progress and a public policy goal,” the report says.

“There is a rapidly growing number of national local authorities incorporating happiness data into their policies to enable people to live better lives.”

“Authorities measure feelings of well-being and use life satisfaction surveys to guide the creation of public spaces and the provision of public services,” the report’s authors add.

The SDSN is comprised of academia, government, and the private sector. The happiness rating was first compiled in the 2012 year.