The World Happiness Report 2018 ranks Mauritius 1st in Africa and 55th worldwide. With a score of 5,981 points, Mauritius has taken the first place in Africa, moving from its second place last year and overtaking Algeria which was then in top position for the continent.

At the global level, Scandinavian countries top the list, with Finland in the lead (7.632 points), followed by Norway (7.594 points) and Denmark (7.555 points).

The main focus of the report was that of happiness in the globalization context, where more and more people are on the move, with the majority of migrants are in the search for a happier life. The Report assessed 156 countries by their happiness levels and 117 countries by the happiness of their immigrants on seven key factors comprising: gross domestic product per capita; social support; life expectancy at birth; freedom to make life choices; generosity; the perception of corruption; positive affect and negative affect.

The report reconfirms Mauritius as one of the choicest destinations for doing business and living. Indeed, Mauritius has in recent years received accolades by a number of international benchmarks in the areas of doing business, quality of life, peace etc.

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The World Happiness Report 2018 can be accessed here