Canada falls to 15th place in World Happiness Report [Video]

Canada has slipped to 15th place in the annual World Happiness Report.

Down from 13th place last year, Canada now sits behind countries like Costa Rica, Kuwait and Austria.

“What’s happened in Canada and the United States is that over the past few years, those under 30 have become much less happy than they were 10 or a dozen years ago,” Canadian economist and World Happiness Report founding editor John Helliwell told CTV News Channel on Wednesday.

“There hasn’t been much change among the over 60s, and it’s not matched by anything by way of changes to their life circumstances, so it’s clearly an angst.”

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Based on survey data from 140 countries, the report uses six key variables to help explain respondents’ life evaluations: GDP per capita, social support, life expectancy, freedom, generosity and perceptions of corruption. The 2024 report was also the first to include separate …