UAE Named Happiest Place in the GCC and Middle East
How Happy is the UAE?
After the Minister of Happiness, Ohood bint Khalfan Al Roumi, was announced in February, it turns out the UAE has actually been one of the happiest countries in the region for the last two years.
In a cabinet reshuffle she was one of eight women to get ministerial roles, and her focus has been promote the welfare of people in the country as well as making sure legislation adds value to the standard of living.
Now it has been revealed the United Arab Emirates has ranked 28th position on the World happiness Report Update 2016 for (2013-2015), with the likes of Saudi Arabia in 34th position, Qatar 36th, Kuwait 41st and Bahrain 42nd.
Quite noticeably the countries ranked higher than France (32) Spain (37) and Italy (50) plus some other countries that have recently experienced financial troubles. Meanwhile the people of the UAE seem happy with their constantly sunny climate and tax-free wages.
The report included 157 countries with Jordan charting at 80, Egypt 120, Afghanistan 154 and Syria 156.
See the full list below:
1. Denmark
2. Switzerland
3. Iceland
4. Norway
5. Finland
6. Canada
7. Netherlands
8. New Zealand
9. Australia
10. Sweden
11. Israel
12. Austria
13. United States
14. Costa Rica
15. Puerto Rico
16. Germany
17. Brazil
18. Belgium
19. Ireland
20. Luxembourg
21. Mexico
22. Singapore
23. United Kingdom
24. Chile
25. Panama
26. Argentina
27. Czech Republic
28. United Arab Emirates
29. Uruguay
30. Malta
31. Colombia
32. France
33. Thailand
34. Saudi Arabia
35. Taiwan
36. Qatar
37. Spain
38. Algeria
39. Guatemala
40. Suriname
41. Kuwait
42. Bahrain
43. Trinidad and Tobago
44. Venezuela
45. Slovakia
46. El Salvador
47. Malaysia
48. Nicaragua
49. Uzbekistan
50. Italy
51. Ecuador
52. Belize
53. Japan
54. Kazakhstan
55. Moldova
56. Russia
57. Poland
58. South Korea
59. Bolivia
60. Lithuania
61. Belarus
62. North Cyprus
63. Slovenia
64. Peru
65. Turkmenistan
66. Mauritius
67. Libya
68. Latvia
69. Cyprus
70. Paraguay
71. Romania
72. Estonia
73. Jamaica
74. Croatia
75. Hong Kong
76. Somalia
77. Kosovo
78. Turkey
79. Indonesia
80. Jordan
81. Azerbaijan
82. Philippines
83. China
84. Bhutan
85. Kyrgyzstan
86. Serbia
87. Bosnia and Herzegovina
88. Montenegro
89. Dominican Republic
90. Morocco
91. Hungary
92. Pakistan
93. Lebanon
94. Portugal
95. Macedonia
96. Vietnam
97. Somaliland region
98. Tunisia
99. Greece
100. Tajikistan
101. Mongolia
102. Laos
103. Nigeria
104. Honduras
105. Iran
106.Zambia
107. Nepal
108. Palestinian Territories
109.Albania
110. Bangladesh
111. Sierra Leone
112. Iraq
113. Namibia
114. Cameroon
115. Ethiopia
116. South Africa
117. Sri Lanka
118. India
119. Myanmar
120. Egypt
121. Armenia
122. Kenya
123. Ukraine
124. Ghana
125. Congo (Kinshasa)
126. Georgia
127. Congo (Brazzaville)
128. Senegal
129. Bulgaria
30. Mauritania
131. Zimbabwe
132. Malawi
133. Sudan
134. Gabon
135. Mali
136. Haiti
137. Botswana
138. Comoros
139. Ivory Coast
140. Cambodia
141. Angola
142. Niger
143. South Sudan
144. Chad
145. Burkina Faso
146. Uganda
147. Yemen
148. Madagascar
149. Tanzania
150. Liberia
151. Guinea
152. Rwanda
153. Benin
154. Afghanistan
155. Togo
156. Syria
157. Burundi
