The index of happiness in the post-Soviet space.
Recently published international index of happiness (World Happiness Report), prepared by the Gallup Institute on behalf of the UN. When assessing the level of happiness of the population in 158 countries took into account such indicators as the General welfare of the inhabitants, living conditions, employment, quality social services, freedom in decision making, generosity of residents and the extent of corruption (last 3 years). We checked the names of the countries in the former Soviet Union more happy. See index of happiness in the post-Soviet space.
15. The most unhappy country in the former Soviet Union — Georgia. The happiness index is 4,297 there that put the country on 130 place among 158 countries in the world. Photo: Tbilisi. (Photo: Viktoria Vitkovska/flickr.com).
14. 14-th place among the former Soviet republics in terms of happiness took Armenia. Happiness index: 4,350 (127 in the world). Photo: Yerevan. (Photo: Frans.Sellies/flickr.com).
13. The low level of happiness of the population and in the Ukraine (for obvious reasons). Happiness index amounted to 4,681 (111 in the world). On the photo: Kiev. (Photo by lights2008/flickr.com).
12. 12-th place in terms of happiness in the former Soviet Union occupied the Republic of Tajikistan. Happiness index — 4,786 (106th in the world). On the photo: Dushanbe. (Photo: damonlynch/flickr.com).
11. 11th place was taken by Latvia with the happiness index 5,098 (89 in the world). Photo: Riga. (Photo: Frans.Sellies/flickr.com).
10. Azerbaijan took the 10th place in terms of happiness in the post-Soviet space. Happiness index amounted to 5,212 (80 in the world). Photo: Baku. (Photo: Samir Jabarov/flickr.com).
9. 9-th place in the ranking of happiness took Kyrgyzstan index 5,286 (77 in the world). Photo: Bishkek. (Photo: Frans.Sellies/flickr.com).
8. 8th place went to Estonia: the happiness index 5,429 (73 in the world). On the photo: Tallinn. (Photo: José Rambaud/flickr.com).
7. Turkmenistan took the 7th place in our rating. Happiness index: 5,548 (70 in the world). On the photo: Ashgabat. (Photo: Andrew G Robertson/flickr.com).
6. Russia by level of happiness 5,716 has occupied 6 place among the former Soviet republics and the 64th place in the world. On the photo: Moscow. (Photo: Boris SV/flickr.com).
5. The Republic of Belarus in the rating took 5-th place. The happiness index there was 5,813 (59 in the world). In the photo: Minsk. (Photo: Knut-Arve Simonsen/flickr.com).
4. 4th place went to Lithuania: the happiness index — 5,833 (56 in the world). Photo: Vilnius. (Photo: Flavijus/flickr.com).
3. The honorable 3rd place among the happiest countries in the former Soviet Union, Kazakhstan won the index of happiness 5,855 (54 in the world). Photo: Astana. (Photo: Baur Shaikhin/flickr.com).
2. The second place in terms of happiness of the population is the Republic of Moldova. The happiness index made up there 5,889 (52nd in the world). Photo: Chisinau. (Photo: igor parhomcik/flickr.com).
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1. The happiest people in the former Soviet Union live in Uzbekistan. The happiness index made up there 6,003. Country’s happiness level was ranked high in 44th position among 158 countries that participated in the ranking. Photo: Tashkent. (Photo: Frans.Sellies/flickr.com).
