Iceland, The Happiest Country 30. júní 2006 10:11 Sumar í Reykjavík. fólk. tombóla. sól. fótbolti Iceland is officially the happiest country in the world, as published by Guardian this week. Next on the list was Australia. On the other end of the list are the former Eastern bloc countries Russia, Ukrania, Rumenia and Bulgaria. Interestingly, Mexico and Nigeria show that the Gross Domestic Product measurement was not always a factor in happiness, as these two countries had happier citizens then other better developed countries. This study took certain factors as education, living standards and life expectancy into the equation, which apparently pushed Iceland to the top. When asked why Australia was so high on the list Dr Leigh, economist from Australian National University, told the Guardian that weather could also be a factor, "though that flies in the face of the Iceland experience." -mld News News in English Mest lesið Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent Vaktin: Totur farnar að teygja sig til norðurs Innlent Eldri maður á gamalli Corollu ógnaði ekki lífi hjóna á nýjum Ram Innlent Hörð viðbrögð við vaxtahækkunum Innlent Sigmundur hafi viljað í kennslustund með nemendum Innlent Segir íbúafundinn ekki hafa verið nægilega upplýsandi Innlent Tilbúin að aflýsa verkföllum í fjórum leikskólum Innlent „Allt athafnasvæði Bláa lónsins er innan varnargarða“ Innlent Með hundruð kílóa af þýfi heima hjá sér Innlent Ákærður fyrir að nauðga og myrða þrettán ára stúlku Erlent
Iceland is officially the happiest country in the world, as published by Guardian this week. Next on the list was Australia. On the other end of the list are the former Eastern bloc countries Russia, Ukrania, Rumenia and Bulgaria. Interestingly, Mexico and Nigeria show that the Gross Domestic Product measurement was not always a factor in happiness, as these two countries had happier citizens then other better developed countries. This study took certain factors as education, living standards and life expectancy into the equation, which apparently pushed Iceland to the top. When asked why Australia was so high on the list Dr Leigh, economist from Australian National University, told the Guardian that weather could also be a factor, "though that flies in the face of the Iceland experience." -mld
News News in English Mest lesið Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent Vaktin: Totur farnar að teygja sig til norðurs Innlent Eldri maður á gamalli Corollu ógnaði ekki lífi hjóna á nýjum Ram Innlent Hörð viðbrögð við vaxtahækkunum Innlent Sigmundur hafi viljað í kennslustund með nemendum Innlent Segir íbúafundinn ekki hafa verið nægilega upplýsandi Innlent Tilbúin að aflýsa verkföllum í fjórum leikskólum Innlent „Allt athafnasvæði Bláa lónsins er innan varnargarða“ Innlent Með hundruð kílóa af þýfi heima hjá sér Innlent Ákærður fyrir að nauðga og myrða þrettán ára stúlku Erlent