Thus, Danes are the most satisfied with their marital status, friends, and work - they scored an overall average of 8.3. The researchers also took into account the high level of trust of Danish residents in their government, law enforcement, and judicial system.
After Denmark come residents of Finland, then Ireland and Sweden, with the Netherlands rounding out the top five happiest countries. Great Britain came in ninth with 7.47 points, followed a line later by France and Germany. The least happy, according to the university researchers, were residents of Italy.
In a study by social psychologist Adrian White from the British University of Leicester, who created the 'World Map of Happiness' in 2006, Denmark also took first place out of 178 countries in terms of happiness. Other researchers favored Malta and Vanuatu.