在国际上，对于“幸福”这个概念，还有一定的评判标准的， 而这主要面向的也是国家层面。这套标准一共包括九大领域：教育、健康、环境、管理、时间、文化多样性和包容性、社区活力、内心幸福感、生活水平等。在联合国发起的一年一度的《世界幸福报告》中，芬兰连续四年被评为世界上最幸福的国家，丹麦位居第二，然后是瑞士、冰岛和荷兰。新西兰依然是前十名中唯一的非欧洲国家。分析研究机构盖洛普（Gallup）收集了149个国家的人对自己幸福感的评分。据报告显示，世界上最不幸福的国家是阿富汗，其次是莱索托、博茨瓦纳、卢旺达和津巴布韦。报告作者说，在约三分之一的国家中，“负面情绪的频率明显较高”，这很可能是由于新冠肺炎疫情的影响。不过，有22个国家的情况有所好转。几个亚洲国家的排名比去年的要好，而中国则从第94位升至第84位。

This country has just been named the happiest in the world

To say the past year has been a difficult one for people across the globe is something of an understatement. Not only has the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in the deaths of over 2.6 million people worldwide, it's also led to a massive shake up in everyday life for many of us. But despite the devastating events of the last 12 months and the resulting decline in mental health in a number of destinations, there's been no change at the top spot when it comes to ranking the happiest country in the world.

For the fourth year running, Finland has come out on top in the annual list powered by data from the Gallup World Poll, with Iceland, Denmark, Switzerland, and the Netherlands following in second, third, fourth and fifth position respectively. While the United States moved up from 18th to 14th place and the United Kingdom dropped from 13th to 18th, Australia held its 12th place position.

It's worth noting that the World Happiness Report 2021 has been collated slightly differently this time round due to coronavirus. Not only were researchers unable to complete face-to-face interviews in a number of countries, they also had to switch things up entirely by focusing on the relationship between wellbeing and Covid-19. The report has been primarily based on levels of GDP, life expectancy, generosity, social support, freedom and corruption income since it launched in 2012.

文本选自：CNN（美国有线电视新闻网）
作者：Tamara Hardingham-Gill
原文发布时间：19 Mar. 2021

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