Nepal 3rd happiest country in S Asia: UN report

Pakistan has left behind other South Asian nations on the list of the world’s happiest countries, according to the United Nations report.

According to the global happiness survey from the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Pakistan is the happiest nation in South Asia followed by Bhutan. Pakistan, however, stands 67^th happiest country in the world.

The report says Nepal, which ranks 100^th in the world, is the third happiest country in South Asia.

The UN published the report on the happiest countries on the eve of the International Happiness Day which is celebrated on March 20 every year.

Finland has ranked as the world´s happiest country for the second year. The war-torn South Sudan sank to the least contented in The Nordic nation of 5.5 million people.

Other Nordic countries, such as the Netherlands, Austria, Canada, Switzerland, and New Zealand made the top ten.

Meanwhile, the United States is in the 19th place, the report said.

South Sudan is the unhappiest nation, according to the report, where the UN recently said 60 percent of people face food insecurity following a bloody civil war which has claimed the lives of an estimated 400,000 people. (Agencies)