The “World Happiness Report,” compiled annually by the United Nations and Gallup, has some bad news for America’s young people: For the first time since the survey began in 2012, the United States fell out of the Top 20 and down to 23rd place—driven largely by a major decline in good feelings among those under 30.
Finland remains in the top spot in the report, a feat they’ve achieved seven years in a row.
The U.S. hit an all-time low ranking in the World Happiness Report, tumbling eight spots to 23rd.
A steady supply of studies has found that Americans feel glum about issues ranging from loneliness to the economy and the country’s political leadership. https://t.co/litFUf23rK
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The report revealed the huge happiness gap between our senior population and our youth:
Americans have long been an unhappy bunch. They have never ranked in the Top 10…