Kenya is ranked 119th in the World Happiness Report 2022.
The rankings are based on life evaluations, which are a more stable measure of people’s lives.
The 2022 report pays special attention to specific daily emotions in order to better track how COVID-19 has affected various aspects of life.
According to the report, Kenya ranks 22nd out of 21 African countries in terms of happiness, with Mauritius ranking first on the continent as the 52nd happiest country.
Libya was the 86th happiest country in the world, with Ivory Coast ranking 88th.
Kenya was also ranked one spot lower than Nigeria and two spots lower than Uganda.
No African country occupies the top 50 spots in the list of World Happiest Countries.
Other countries ranked above Kenya include South Africa at number 91, Gambia at 93, Algeria at 96, Liberia at 97, Congo at 99, Morocco at 100, Mozambique at 101, Cameroon at 102, Senegal at 103, Niger at 104, Gabon at 106, Guinea at 109, Ghana at 111, Burkina Faso at 113, Benin at 115, Comoros at 116, Uganda at 117 and Nigeria at 118.
Finland remains the world’s happiest country for the fifth year in a row with Denmark ranked at second place in this year’s rankings, followed by Iceland at third.
The annual index ranked Afghanistan as the unhappiest followed closely by Lebanon. Some countries like France for example have reached its highest ranking to date while others like Canada have slipped to its lowest ranking ever.
Among the factors the World Happiness Report considers in determining levels of happiness is people’s trust in government and institutions, poverty levels, corruption and conflicts.
The report states that 2020 and 2021 has given rise to a general rise in happiness across the world because people have seemingly exercised more benevolence towards each other, in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic.Â
