T he World Happiness Report is a landmark survey of the state of global happiness. 156 countries Finland is at top Nepal 99th position The rankings are based factors such as inequality, life expectancy, GDP per capita, public trust (i.e. a lack of corruption in government and businesss),social support. 10 Happiest Countries: Norway (1), Denmark (2), Iceland (3), Switzerland (4), Finland (5), Netherlands (6), Canada (7), New Zealand (8), Australia (9)and Sweden (10). 5 Saddest Countries: Rwanda (151), Syria (152), Tanzania (153), Burundi (154) and Central African Republic (155) Eight SAARC nations: Pakistan (80), Nepal (99), Bhutan (97), Bangladesh (110) and Sri Lanka (120). India ranked at 122 ,Afghanistan (141).Maldives did not figure in the report.... BRICS Countries: Brazil (17), Russia (56), China (79), South Africa (116) and India (122)