TIMES OF ISRAEL
Israelis are happier than Americans, survey finds
by AFP and Staff
March 16, 2016

Israelis are happier than Germans, Irish, Brits and even Americans, but are less satisfied than Denmark, the happiest country in the world, according to a global ranking released Wednesday. The 2016 World Happiness Report seeks to quantify happiness as a means of making societies healthier and more efficient. The United Nations published the first such study in 2012. As with last year, Iceland, Norway, Finland, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia and Sweden round out the top 10, making small or medium-sized countries in Western Europe seven of the top 10 happiest countries. Israel came in eleventh place, the same ranking it received in 2015, despite an uptick in violence since October, which has seen near daily stabbing, shooting and car-ramming attacks on Israelis. READ MORE