The source uses a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is not happy at all and 10 is very happy.
Supplementary notes
The "World Happiness Report 2024" is a survey conducted by the United Nations with the purpose of measuring global happiness.
The figures are the average of the previous three years (2021, 2022, and 2023).
The figures have been rounded.
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Ranking of the 10 happiest Asian countries in 2024
Israel was considered the happiest country in the Asian continent in 2024, ranking even ahead of Australia. The state located in the eastern part of the continent scored a total of **** points out of 10. The third place went to New Zealand, which also recorded a score above *. It is worth noting that to compile its lists, the source averages three years — in this case 2021, 2022, and 2023.
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