Panama leads the ranking of the happiest countries in the w
orld for the second consecutive year, according to a new report.
In 2014, people living in the Central American country known for its artificial channel obtained the highest in an annual survey of the world being created by Gallup-Healthways. However, Afghanistan marked the lowest of the 145 countries ranked.
In the survey, the researchers asked more than 146,000 people worldwide about issues five aspects of their being: their sense of purpose, social relationships, financial situations, community participation and health physics. Based on their responses, participants were considered "successful", "bad" or "suffering" in each of these five aspects.
In Panama, 53 percent of residents were on the rise in at least three aspects of your being - the highest percentage of all countries surveyed. Part of the reason above Panamanian maybe people there, and Latin America in general, tend to report more often experience positive emotions and less negative emotions, as compared to d other parts of the world, said Dan Witters, director Research Gallup-Healthways. Panama has also been a growth in the economy in 2014, and is relatively stable politically.the happiness trap
Other countries in the top 10 ranked by the percentage of people who were thriving in three or more dimensions of welfare, were:
Costa Rica: 47.6 percent
Puerto Rico: 45.8 percent
Switzerland: 39.4 percent
Belize: 38.9 percent
Chile: 38.7 percent
Denmark: 37.0 percent
Guatemala: 36.3 percent
Austria: 35.6 percent
Mexico: 35.6 percent
The ranking countries, Afghanistan had 0 percent of residents who thrive in at least three aspects of his welfare, according to the findings. Other countries at the bottom of the ranking include:
Bhutan: 3 percent
Cameroon: 3.1 percent
Togo: 3.9 percent
Tunisia: 4.0 percent
Congo - Kinshasa: 4.1 percent
Ivory Coast: 4.5 percent
Benin: 4.8 percent
Haiti: 5.3 percent
Ghana: 5.6 percent
The United States has declined in the rankings, from No. 12 in 2013 to number 23 in 2014. However, there was only a small absolute change welfare score in the country - it's down to having 33 percent of its inhabitants They thrive in three or more dimensions of welfare in 2013 to 30 percent in 2014.the happiness trap
"In general, the welfare of the decrease was not significant, but it was enough to lower [the United States] in a list of 145 countries," Witters said. [The happiest countries (list) of the world]
For cultural reasons, there may be differences between countries in how people interpret the questions in the Gallup survey, the researchers noted. However, Gallup takes a series of measures to reduce the effects of poor performance, including problems of translation to be as close to the original meaning as possible, and make face to face on the phone, instead of using a survey of paper, Witters said.
To some extent, the level of wealth of a country is correlated with welfare, but this is true only to a point, Witters said. For example, Guatemala is a poor country, but scored in the top 10 in the general welfare, he said.
Wellness is an important measure to consider, since studies show that people with more welfare are healthier, more productive and more resistant to challenges, says Gallup.
"Many countries are struggling to achieve high welfare. This represents a great opportunity for countries and community leaders, employers, insurers and to any worker in the health of the population," said Peter Choueiri, President of Healthways International . "There are interventions that these leaders can and should help improve the health and welfare of its population has shown" Choueiri said.
For example, community organizations can create opportunities or marathons volunteering and encourage people to participate, Witters said. Employers could also find ways to convince people to be healthier, incentives such as health insurance, or replacement of unhealthy food in the dining room of healthy food, he said.
"There are many smart tactical things that organizations can do that can help create this culture of health" Witters said.the happiness trap
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