state The World and US Maps of The Happiest and Saddest States

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By Jonathan Rolande on Apr 11, 2014

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By Eileen Shim February 24, 2014
The saddest states in the U.S. are (in order from saddest to happier): West Virginia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Ohio, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Oklahoma and Louisiana.

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As you can see, the Northern Plains and the Midwest did very well, with the vast majority of respondents reporting their happiness. Hawaii and Vermont's happiness are outliers in their respective regions.

So just how did North Dakota win the race? Gallup's Well-Being Index takes a variety of factors into consideration: the respondents' self-evaluation, mental and physical health of the residents, work environments and access to government resources and infrastructure.

According to the Gallup study, North Dakota topped the work environment and physical health categories, although it had low scores for healthy behaviors and basic access to resources. The high scores may also be attributed to North Dakota's job boom and its growing oil industry.

Here is another map that emphasizes the state happiness rankings by relative size (bigger states are happier):



The survey took place over the past year with over 178,000 participants from across the country taking part in random phone surveys.

Check out the full, detailed ranking below:




How well did your state do in comparison?
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For US residents, US ranks 17th just below Mexico in the world happiness report

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1. Denmark (7.693)

2. Norway (7.655)

3. Switzerland (7.650)

4. Netherlands (7.512)

5. Sweden (7.480)

6. Canada (7.477)

7. Finland (7.389)

8. Austria (7.369)

9. Iceland (7.355)

10. Australia (7.350)

11. Israel (7.301)

12. Costa Rica (7.257)

13. New Zealand (7.221)

14. United Arab Emirates (7.144)

15. Panama (7.143)

16. Mexico (7.088)

17. United States (7.082)

18. Ireland (7.076)

19. Luxembourg (7.054)

20. Venezuela (7.039)

21. Belgium (6.967)

22. United Kingdom (6.883)

23. Oman (6.853)

24. Brazil (6.849)

25. France (6.764)

26. Germany (6.672)

27. Qatar (6.666)

28. Chile (6.587)

29. Argentina (6.562)

30. Singapore (6.546)

31. Trinidad and Tobago (6.519)

32. Kuwait (6.515)

33. Saudi Arabia (6.480)

34. Cyprus (6.466)

35. Colombia (6.416)

36. Thailand (6.371)

37. Uruguay (6.355)

38. Spain (6.322)

39. Czech Republic (6.290)

40. Suriname (6.269)

41. South Korea (6.267)

42. Taiwan (6.221)

43. Japan (6.064)

44. Slovenia (6.060)

45. Italy (6.021)

46. Slovakia (5.969)

47. Guatemala (5.965)

48. Malta (5.964)?49. Ecuador (5.865)

50. Bolivia (5.857)?51. Poland (5.822)?52. El Salvador (5.809)

53. Moldova (5.791)

54. Paraguay (5.779)

55. Peru (5.776)

56. Malaysia (5.760)

57. Kazakhstan (5.671)

58. Croatia (5.661)

59. Turkmenistan (5.628)

60. Uzbekistan (5.623)

61. Angola (5.589)?62. Albania (5.550)

63. Vietnam (5.533)

64. Hong Kong (5.523)?65. Nicaragua (5.507)

66. Belarus (5.504)?67. Mauritius (5.477)?68. Russia (5.464)

69. North Cyprus (5.463)?70. Greece (5.435)?71. Lithuania (5.426)

72. Estonia (5.426)?73. Algeria (5.422)?74. Jordan (5.414)?75. Jamaica (5.374)

76. Indonesia (5.348)

77. Turkey (5.345)?78. Libya (5.340)?79. Bahrain (5.312)

80. Montenegro (5.299)

81. Pakistan (5.292)?82. Nigeria (5.248)

83. Kosovo (5.222)?84. Honduras (5.142)

85. Portugal (5.101)

86. Ghana (5.091)?87. Ukraine (5.057)?88. Latvia (5.046)

89. Kyrgyzstan (5.042)?90. Romania (5.033)?91. Zambia (5.006)?92. Philippines (4.985)

93. China (4.978)?94. Mozambique (4.971)?95. Dominican Republic (4.963)

96. South Africa (4.963)?97. Lebanon (4.931)?98. Lesotho (4.898)?99. Morocco (4.885)?100. Swaziland (4.867)?101. Somaliland region (4.847)

102. Mongolia (4.834)?103. Zimbabwe (4.827)?104. Tunisia (4.826)

105. Iraq (4.817)

106. Serbia (4.813)

107. Bosnia and Herzegovina (4.813)

108. Bangladesh (4.804)

109. Laos (4.787)

110. Hungary (4.775)

111. India (4.772)

112. Mauritania (4.758)

113. Palestinian Territories (4.700)

114. Djibouti (4.690)

115. Iran (4.643)

116. Azerbaijan (4.604)

117. Congo (Kinshasa) (4.578)

118. Macedonia (4.574)

119. Ethiopia (4.561)

120. Uganda (4.443)

121. Myanmar (4.439)

122. Cameroon (4.420)

123. Kenya (4.403)

124. Sudan (4.401)

125. Tajikistan (4.380)

126. Haiti (4.341)

127. Sierra Leone (4.318)

128. Armenia (4.316)

129. Congo (Brazzaville) (4.297)

130. Egypt (4.273)

131. Burkina Faso (4.259)

132. Mali (4.247)

133. Liberia (4.196)

134. Georgia (4.187)

135. Nepal (4.156)

136. Niger (4.152)

137. Sri Lanka (4.151)

138. Gabon (4.114)

139. Malawi (4.113)

140. Cambodia (4.067)

141. Chad (4.056)

142. Yemen (4.054)

143. Afghanistan (4.040)

144. Bulgaria (3.981)

145. Botswana (3.970)

146. Madagascar (3.966)

147. Senegal (3.959)

148. Syria (3.892)

19. Comoros (3.851)

150. Guinea (3.847)

151. Tanzania (3.770)

152. Rwand2a4 (3.715)

153. Burundi (3.706)

154. Central African Republic (3.623)

155. Benin (3.528)

156. Togo (2.936)

[Blackhearted]

I came in expecting ohio to be on the bottom.. and i was right. It fits though as i am from there and am definitely less than happy.

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Lowest population density States:

 

Alaska

Wyoming

Montana

North Dakota

South Dakota

New Mexico

Idaho

Nebraska

Nevada

Utah

Kansas

Oregon

Maine

Colorado

Iowa

 

 

Interesting ... 10 out of 15 rank 1st or 2nd