DHAKA: Indians are less happy people compared with its neighbors Bangladeshis and Pakistanis, according to a UN-sponsored study quoted by the media on Friday.

Even than, people of war-torn countries like Ukraine, Palestine and Iraq are happier than the Indians.

India comes in at the 117th spot out of 158 countries in the 2015 World Happiness Report.

Pakistan is ranked 81 and Bangladesh, 109. Places like Ukraine (111), Palestine (108) and Iraq (112) too come up higher than India on the index.

‘Indians are less happy than their counterparts in Pakistan and Bangladesh,’ said PTI quoting the report published by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), which is a global initiative for the United Nations, Dawn publishes this report on Saturday.

The report takes into account GDP per capita, life expectancy, social support and freedom to make life choices as indicators of happiness.

India’s rank dropped six notches from the 2013 report, when it was on the 111th spot.

Switzerland has been named the happiest country in the world.

BDST: 1347 HRS, APR 25, 2015
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