Lebanon, regardless of its quite a few challenges, boasts a resilient inhabitants adept at discovering happiness amidst adversity, even amidst prevailing discontent.
Because the World Happiness Report (WHR) 2024 reveals its findings to commemorate the UN’s Worldwide Day of Happiness, Lebanon as soon as once more finds itself located among the many decrease tiers.
Becoming a member of Yemen and Egypt on the backside of the happiness index among the many least pleased nations within the Center East and North Africa, Lebanon is second solely to Afghanistan in international unhappiness, in keeping with the WHR.
This matches the 2022 rankings the place Lebanon additionally ended up with the 2nd place.
Latest Gallup analysis signifies a decline in happiness ranges throughout all age teams within the Center East and North Africa, in addition to South Asia.
The Report highlights substantial international happiness developments with Finland sustaining its prime rating for the seventh consecutive 12 months.
The WHR evaluates happiness utilizing standards comparable to life evaluations, GDP per capita, wholesome life, expectancy, social assist, freedom, generosity, and perceptions of corruption.
Since 2019, Lebanon has been coping with a multi-layered disaster affecting the financial system and political life, in addition to the Beirut port blast. All inflicting mass migration exterior of the nation.
