Afghanistan is world’s most unhappy country, says UN report

War-torn and impoverished Afghanistan is the least happy country in the world, the UN says (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Afghanistan is the unhappiest country in the world – and was so even before the Taliban swept to power last August. That’s according to a so-called World Happiness report released ahead of the UN-designated International Day of Happiness on Sunday.

The annual report ranked Afghanistan as last among 149 countries surveyed, with a happiness rate of just 2.5. Lebanon was the world’s second saddest country, with Botswana, Rwanda and Zimbabwe rounding out the bottom five. Finland ranked first for the fourth year running with a 7.8 score, followed by Denmark and Switzerland, with Iceland and the Netherlands also in the top five.