General News of Thursday, 21 March 2019Source: Graphic.com.ghGhana ranked fourth happiest in Sub-Saharan AfricaPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-AddoThe ranking contained in the World Happiness Report released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United Nations on March 20, saw Ghana improve her ranking to 99 from 108 (2018) in the global ranking of 156 countries. In the Sub-Saharan African ranking, Ghana placed fourth behind Mauritius (57), Nigeria (85) and Cameroon (96) in the top five which was completed by neighbours Ivory Coast (99). Finland ranked ahead of Scandinavian neighbours Denmark (2nd), Norway (3rd), Iceland (4th) while The Netherland were fifth. The United States fell one place to 19th in the ranking and South Sudan was the least happy country in 156-nation list. Four African countries; Rwanda (152), Tanzania (153), Central African Republic (155) and South Sudan (156) completed the five lowest ranked countries.

Source: GhanaWeb March 21, 2019 12:00 UTC