Kenya ranked position 119 among world's happiest countries

Kenya has emerged position 119 in the World Happiness Report of 2022. 

The rankings are based on life evaluations as the more stable measure of the quality of people’s lives. 

In the 2022 report, special attention is paid to specific daily emotions to better track how COVID-19 has altered different aspects of life.

The report showed that Kenya’s happiness is below 21 African countries, with Mauritius ranking number one on the continent as the 52nd happiest country.

Libya followed the trail as the 86th happiest country in the world and Ivory Coast ranked 88th. 

Kenya also ranked a spot lower than its African counterpart Nigeria and two spots lower than Uganda.

No African country occupies the top 50 spots in the list of World Happiest Countries. 

Other countries ranked above Kenya  include South Africa at number 91, Gambia at 93, Algeria at 96, Liberia at 97, Congo at 99, Morocco at 100, Mozambique at 101, Cameroon at 102,Senegal at 103,Niger at 104,Gabon at 106 ,Guinea at 109,Ghana at 111, Burkina Faso at 113,Benin at 115,Comoros at 116,Uganda at 117  and Nigeria at 118.

Finland remains the world’s happiest country for the fifth year in a row with Denmark ranked at second place in this year’s rankings, followed by Iceland at third. 

The annual index ranked Afghanistan as the unhappiest followed closely by Lebanon. Some countries like France for example have reached its highest ranking to date while others like Canada have slipped to its lowest ranking ever.

Among factors the World Happiness Report considers in determining levels of happiness is people's trust in government and institutions, poverty levels, corruption and conflicts.

The report states that 2020 and 2021 has given rise to a general rise in happiness across the world because people have seemingly  exercised more benevolence towards each other, in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic.