MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos were unhappier in 2020, a year of despair, disruption and deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an annual United Nations-sponsored report. With an average score of 5.8880, the Philippines fell from 52nd to 61st place in the 2021 World Happiness Report. Using this method, the Philippines ranked 74th out of 95 countries with a score of 5.080. Happiness and the pandemicThe report found “significantly higher frequency of negative emotions” in just 42 countries. Afghanistan was the world’s happiest country and was joined by Lesotho, Botswana, Rwanda and Zimbabwe at the bottom of the table.

Source: Philippine Star March 23, 2021 12:22 UTC