Forget Disneyland. Costa Rica has been elected the happiest place in the world according to the HPI index which evaluates a country's environmental footprint, its citizens happiness, life expectancy, satisfaction with life among other criteria.
Costa Rica ranked 1st among a list that comprised 149 countries around the globe. The top 9 were all Latin American countries. Costa Rica was ranked first because of its high life expectancy (79 years) and its environmental footprint is so small it has an almost carbon-neutral footprint.
Developed countries ranked low in the survey, with United States on 114th, China 20th and India 37th among other developed countries. Sub-saharan Africa ranked the lowest, with Zimbabwe on 149th.
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This is really fascinating. Where did you get this information? And why do you think that people are so happy in Costa Rica?
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