I’m pretty sure that the world happiness report is mostly bullshit because it’s based on the same metrics as the Human Development index, and thats just the usual suspects of Scandinavian countries at the top and African countries at the bottom.
I remember there was a similar report some time ago but they actually interviewed people around the world on how they felt about life and the community where they lived and the Phillipines came out on top. But on the World Happiness report Singapore came first in Asia and Phillipines 13th. Singapore came first because it’s an incredibly well run country with a very high standard of living while the Phillipines is still a developing country. But If you’ve ever actually been to Singapore you’ll find it’s also a hyper competitive, sterile and expensive city where everyone’s fucking miserable.