Norway has claimed the top spot as the happiest country on Earth, unseating Scandinavian neighbor Denmark, the World Happiness Report found. The report also noted that Germans are happier but Americans are feeling blue.
Deutsche Welle: Norway named the world’s happiest country in 2017
(FILES) This file photo taken on March 15, 2016 shows a private fishing cabin at a fjord near Svolvaer, in Lofoten archipelago, Arctic Circle. A bit of cold isn't keeping Norway from basking in the warmth of being the world's happiest country, a UN report found out on March 20, 2017. And Norway surged from 4th place in last year's assessment all the way to the top spot, even though oil prices are down, the World Happiness Report 2017 said. The top four also included Nordic neighbors neighbors Denmark and Iceland as well as Switzerland.