For the eighth consecutive year, Finland has retained its spot as the happiest country in the world.This is according to the annual World Happiness Report that was released by the UN’s International Day of Happiness. 
This report assesses the quality of life in more than 140 countries based on resident feedback. The other factors that are taken into consideration are social support, health, freedom, generosity, perception of corruption and gross domestic product.
A scale of 0 to 10 is used where 10 is the best possible life imaginable. Finland got an impressive 7.74 and secured the first position as the happiest nation.
Denmark closely follows Finland and the other countries in the top 5 are Iceland, Sweden and the Netherlands.Costa Rica and Mexico have entered into the top 10 this year. India is ranked 118th and has moved up from 126 in the latest report
