by Kelsi Veik: Staff Writer
When you think back to all the places you have been which is your favorite? Everyone has a different opinion on where the happiest places are on earth. I took a look at an article written by BBC News to figure out which places were the happiest on earth. 149 countries across the world were surveyed on how happy they are. Things like GPD, levels of corruption, personal freedom, the recent pandemic, and levels of social support were all acknowledged during the surveys. Ranked 1-10, 1 being the happiest, here are their results:
Finland
Denmark
Switzerland
Iceland
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Luxembourg
New Zealand
Austria
While I have never been to any of these countries, I have heard many good things about these places. To break it down a little more I decided to research the top 10 happiest places in The United States of America to be able to relate a little better to some data. I looked into an article written by MindBody Online. I found that they use something called the Mindbody Wellness index to gauge the levels of happiness in America. They surveys people anywhere from age 18-65. After their 2021 survey they found the top 10 happiest cities in America to be:
Miami, Florida
Atlanta, Georgia
New York, New York
Washington DC
Dallas, Texas
Houston, Texas
Oakland, California
San Francisco, California
Memphis, Tennessee
Detroit, Michigan
These statistics were a little shocking to me. I didn't really expect the top 10 happiest cities to be popular places. Typically when I think of a happiest place I imagine a small population with beautiful scenery. Like I said previously everyone had different interests when it comes to traveling which probably has a large effect on the results. Even though I haven't been to many places in the United States I can definitely see why these cities would be on this list. So the next time you are planning a trip either in the United States or to a different country it wouldn't be a bad idea to add these to your list!
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