Why Denmark Dominates the World Happiness Report Rankings Year After Year: Hygge

Marie Helweg-Larsen, Dickinson College. This year’s World Happiness Report again ranks Denmark among the top three happiest of 155 countries surveyed – a distinction that the country has earned for seven consecutive years. The U.S., on the other hand, ranked 18th this year, a four-spot drop from last year’s report. Denmark’s place among the world’s …