Northern European countries topped the list of happiest people in the world, a new study suggests. That is according to the United Nations General Assembly's second World Happiness Report, which ranks countries based on several measures of well-being and analyzes the factors that contribute to that well-being. United States ranking at 17th. On average, people rate their happiness as a 5.1 on a scale of 0 to 10. Here are the Top10 list: LINK
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10th placer - Australia (7.350)
Iceland (7.355)
Austria (7.369)
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Finland (7.389)
Canada (7.477)
5th placer - Sweden (7.480)
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Netherlands (7.512)
Switzerland (7.650)
Norway (7.655)
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Top 1 Happiest People on Earth - Denmark (7.693)
