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Jul 8, 2015

"The care of human life and happines is the only legitimate object of good government."

—Thomas Jefferson

The Top 10 Happiest Countries

"Everyone wants to be happy, and increasingly, countries around the world are looking at happiness as an indicator of national well-being and considering happiness in policy making. As this year's World Happiness Report states, "Happiness is increasingly considered a proper measure of social progress and a goal of public policy." But what makes people happy, and which countries have the highest levels of happiness?" Read this summary to find out which countries are amongst the world's happiest, and what factors make them so.

BE THE CHANGE

Reflect on what factors make you happy. Perhaps you don't live in one of these countries on this list. But what could you do to make your day, or someone else's day happier today?