The World Happiness Report 2022 has just been published. The country rankings of happiness are based on a three-year average from 2019 through 2021 for 146 countries globally, including 39 in Africa. The study uses six variables: GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom, generosity, and corruption.
The highest scoring African country was Mauritius at number 52. Eight African countries held positions in the bottom ten: Zambia (137), Malawi (138), Tanzania (139), Sierra Leone (140), Lesotho (141), Botswana (142), Rwanda (143), and Zimbabwe (144).
