Nigerians React As UN Ranks The Country 39th Unhappiest Nation

The United Nations (UN) has rated Nigeria the 39th unhappiest nation in its 2020 World Happiness Report.

The "World Happiness Report" is an annual survey by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United Nations, which appraises the state of global happiness in countries.

The report, which ranked Finland as the world’s happiest country, rated 153 countries, and released the report yesterday, the UN’s annual International Day of Happiness.

In the report, Some of the African countries that were ranked happier than Nigeria include; Morocco, Cameroon, Algeria, Senegal, Guinea, Niger, Gabon, South Africa, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Mali, Ivory Coast, Benin, Congo and Ghana.

It was gathered that this year’s report focused on how three categories (the environment- social, urban and natural) affect happiness.

The top 20 world’s happiest countries according to the report are Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, Netherlands, Sweden, New Zealand, Austria, Luxembourg, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, Israel, Costa Rica, Ireland, Germany, United States, Czech Republic, and Belgium.

Meanwhile, diverse reactions have begin to trail on social media as UN ranked Nigeria 39th unhappiest nation.

@LINCONLDUMAS1 reacted tagging @MobilePunch @PoliceNG & @MBuhari 

"even that 39 doesn't match the reality. It should have been around 139 had a proper research been done. Lower Animal Politicians and Uniformed institutions everywhere".

@didnt_i also replied 

"How so swiftly we dropped from being the happiest people on earth to the 39th unhappiest. Shame on our politicians and their lies in the pipeline. Shame on the police and the brutality they so easily pour on poor unarmed citizens. Shame on the judiciary and all the unjust ignored"

@Indomitable_007 replied

 "They are mad!!! Are they as happy as we are? People that can't marry for one week! Leave us alone"!

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