Singapore ranked happiest country in Asia again

People gather for photograph next to the Merlion statue at Marina bay waterfront in Singapore on March 18, 2024. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)

THE city-state was named the 30th happiest country globally for 2021-2023, according to the World Happiness Report 2024.

Finland topped the charts, with Denmark and Iceland securing the following two spots out of the 143 countries surveyed. Coming in the last three spots were Lesotho, Lebanon and Afghanistan, respectively.