They say that money isn't everything, and the New Economics Foundation (NEF) is out to prove it. In their Happy Planet Index Report 2.0, released on July 4, Latin American and Caribbean nations grabbed nine of the top ten slots for happiest nations in the world. Costa Rica topped the list, followed by the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Guatemala, and Vietnam. The United States came in 114th. African nations with extreme poverty and war scored lowest, while developed nations fell towards the middle of the index, due mostly to greater ecological footprints and decreasing life satisfaction....
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Want to Live a Long Happy Sustainable Life Consider Central America
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Dangelo 1051 days ago
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After having lived in Canada and the Caribbean where I reside now, Canada offers far better sustainable living. As for Costa Rica, that country...Happy, healthy & sustainable: Green countries scored the highest, yellow and orange in between, red the worst. I
Surprisingly, almost all of the top ten countries according to the index are located in Central America and the Caribbean, with Costa Rica coming out the clear winner. With the highest reported life satisfaction in the world, Costa Ricans live longer than Americans (78.5 years), yet their ecological footprint is one quarter of the size of the gringos to the north....
Surprisingly, almost all of the top ten countries according to the index are located in Central America and the Caribbean, with Costa Rica coming out the clear winner. With the highest reported life satisfaction in the world, Costa Ricans live longer than Americans (78.5 years), yet their ecological footprint is one quarter of the size of the gringos to the north....
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