“Good lives don’t have to cost the earth.” — Happy Planet Index
For many consecutive years, Scandinavian countries have always been at the top ranks in the World Happiness Report (WHR). The World Happiness Report offers insightful, multidisciplinary information about people’s happiness and well-being worldwide, reflecting a global call for greater consideration of happiness and well-being as determinants of public policy. The report is the result of a global collaboration between the United Nations SDSN, Oxford’s Wellbeing Research Centre, Gallup, and other groups of independent professionals working in their individual roles. working in their individual roles. Nevertheless, did you know this happiness standard was not born from the Western belly? Yet, the first pioneer of happiness is Bhutan, a South Asian country. Long before WHR was running, Bhutan was fully aware of the happiness of their people.
Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness (GNH) Index is a major factor in its status as “the happiest place on Earth.” The GNH model prioritizes well-being over economic growth and is based on the notion that a nation’s success should be determined by the standard of living of its people. However, Bhutan is ranked 95th out of 156 countries in the 2019 World…