Media Roundup on 2017 World Happiness Report

The World Happiness Report 2017, which ranks 155 countries by their happiness levels, was released this week at the United Nations at an event celebrating International Day of Happiness. The report, the fifth one to come out since 2012, continues to gain global recognition as governments, organizations and civil society increasingly use happiness indicators to inform their policy-making decisions. In addition to the rankings, this year’s report includes an analysis of happiness in the workplace and a deeper look at China and Africa.

Here’s a highlight of the top news coverage of the report:

Who’s happy, who’s not: Norway tops list, US falls
AP

Norway Is No. 1 in Happiness. The U.S., Sadly, Is No. 14.
New York Times

Norway unseats Denmark as world’s happiest country: report
Reuters

A new study tries to unpick what makes people happy and sad
The Economist

The World Happiness Report is out and the U.S. has fallen. Sad!
Washington Post

Happiness report: Norway is the happiest place on Earth
BBC

Can we be as happy as Scandinavians?
BBC

Happiness is on the wane in the US, UN global report finds
The Guardian

Where are the world’s happiest countries?
CNN

Norway named Happiest Country of 2017
CBS News

The happiest country on Earth: The winner is…
USA Today