Iceland, The Happiest Country 30. júní 2006 10:11 Sumar í Reykjavík. fólk. tombóla. sól. fótbolti Iceland is officially the happiest country in the world, as published by Guardian this week. Next on the list was Australia. On the other end of the list are the former Eastern bloc countries Russia, Ukrania, Rumenia and Bulgaria. Interestingly, Mexico and Nigeria show that the Gross Domestic Product measurement was not always a factor in happiness, as these two countries had happier citizens then other better developed countries. This study took certain factors as education, living standards and life expectancy into the equation, which apparently pushed Iceland to the top. When asked why Australia was so high on the list Dr Leigh, economist from Australian National University, told the Guardian that weather could also be a factor, "though that flies in the face of the Iceland experience." -mld News News in English Mest lesið Íslensk kona í haldi: Hótelherbergi á Tenerife þakið blóði Innlent Boeing þota hrapaði í garð íbúðarhúss Erlent Á bak við auglýsingarnar um Dag en skráður í Samfylkinguna Innlent Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent Dagur hvetur alla Sjálfstæðismenn til að strika sig út Innlent Breytinga að vænta á fylgi Flokks fólksins Innlent Sást á öryggismyndavélum þegar Diego var numinn á brott Innlent Lögreglumenn furðuðu sig á vígahnetti Innlent Sjálfstæðismaður vill ekki að sitt fólk striki Dag út Innlent Frægasti köttur landsins týndur Innlent
Iceland is officially the happiest country in the world, as published by Guardian this week. Next on the list was Australia. On the other end of the list are the former Eastern bloc countries Russia, Ukrania, Rumenia and Bulgaria. Interestingly, Mexico and Nigeria show that the Gross Domestic Product measurement was not always a factor in happiness, as these two countries had happier citizens then other better developed countries. This study took certain factors as education, living standards and life expectancy into the equation, which apparently pushed Iceland to the top. When asked why Australia was so high on the list Dr Leigh, economist from Australian National University, told the Guardian that weather could also be a factor, "though that flies in the face of the Iceland experience." -mld
News News in English Mest lesið Íslensk kona í haldi: Hótelherbergi á Tenerife þakið blóði Innlent Boeing þota hrapaði í garð íbúðarhúss Erlent Á bak við auglýsingarnar um Dag en skráður í Samfylkinguna Innlent Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent Dagur hvetur alla Sjálfstæðismenn til að strika sig út Innlent Breytinga að vænta á fylgi Flokks fólksins Innlent Sást á öryggismyndavélum þegar Diego var numinn á brott Innlent Lögreglumenn furðuðu sig á vígahnetti Innlent Sjálfstæðismaður vill ekki að sitt fólk striki Dag út Innlent Frægasti köttur landsins týndur Innlent