{"id":16917,"date":"2023-02-23T05:22:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T05:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/?p=16917"},"modified":"2026-04-01T05:25:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T05:25:15","slug":"world-s-happiest-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/default-category\/world-s-happiest-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s Happiest Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16917\" class=\"elementor elementor-16917\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0964286 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0964286\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d552f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d552f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The list of happiest countries in the world have been revealed by World Happiness Report 2017. Here is the list of top 8 happiest countries in the world and reasons why they could make it to the top of the list. <strong>Norway<\/strong> is the happiest country in the world followed by <strong>Denmark<\/strong> and <strong>Iceland<\/strong>. <strong>Switzerland<\/strong> and <strong>Finland<\/strong> bagged 4th and 5th&gt; position respectively. <strong>Netherlands<\/strong> is 6th on the list and is also the healthiest country in terms of diet. <strong>Canada<\/strong> ranks 7th and is the most educated country in the world. <strong>New Zealand<\/strong> ranks 8th with its 1\/3 area as protected national parks. Go explore all of these countries with SOTC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/international-tour-packages\">International tour packages<\/a> and make the most of your international trip!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The list of happiest countries in the world have been revealed by World Happiness Report 2017. Here is the list of top 8 happiest countries in the world and reasons why they could make it to the top of the list. Norway is the happiest country in the world followed by Denmark and Iceland. 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