Adrian G. White published the first ever map of world happiness. Along with many other factors, he did research and used the responses of over 80,000 people around the globe about their overall happiness and welfare. The other factors which go into the country rating include health, wealth, and access to basic education. The most unhappy countries often have very high rates of poverty, so it is fair to say that poverty and unhappiness go hand in hand.

Of every country in the world, he found Denmark to be the happiest of all. Thinking of somewhere new to live?

Here are the top 15:

1. Denmark
2. Switzerland
3. Austria
4. Iceland
5. Bahamas
6. Finland
7. Sweden
8. Bhutan
9. Brunei Darussalam
10. Canada
11. Ireland
12. Luxembourg
13. Costa Rica
14. Malta
15. Netherlands