… As Eswatini happiness index at 127 out of 146 countries
BY PHUMELELE MKHONTA
MBABANE – “Happiness should come from within.”
This was Psychologist Ndoniyamanzi Mdlalose’s professional advice to emaSwati following the release of the year 2022 World Happy Index.
Eswatini fell on position 127 out of 146 countries according to Digital Mentor for Education and Recruitment (DMER) Haryana.
The DMER Haryana reported that according to the world happiness index, the World Happiness Report is an indicator of global happiness- the rankings are based on reports of respondents’ assessments of their own lives, and articles on national happiness are included.
“The report also compares with other elements that influence (quality of) life. As of March 2022, According to the World Happiness Report, Finland was named the happiest nation in the world five times in a row. The latest calculation is yet to be announced. Here we have listed the last year’s index,” reported DMER Haryana.
When sought for comment on how the country can boost its ranking on the happiness index, Mdlalose said emaSwati should learn to invest in positive thinking and know how to make themselves happy.
“It is fundamental for people to learn and accept that they cannot receive happiness from other people. A person should learn to make themselves happy before others make them happy.
“This mentality of expecting happiness from others has made many people depressed because they do not receive what they expect,” said the psychologist.
She also went on to state that the socioeconomic issues, like high unemployment rate, would be one of the causes of a low happy index in the country.
When asked how this could be mitigated, she said the youth, which was mostly affected by most of the socioeconomic issues, should surround invest in positive thinking and talking.
“They should also learn to join inspirational pages and also network with inspirational people,” advised Mdlalose.
SOME COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD HAPPINESS IINDEX:
| 111 | Burkina Faso | 4.834 | 4.769 | 22,102,838 |
| 112 | Cambodia | 4.83 | 4.848 | 17,168,639 |
| 113 | Mozambique | 4.794 | 4.624 | 33,089,461 |
| 114 | Nigeria | 4.759 | 4.724 | 216,746,934 |
| 115 | Mali | 4.723 | 4.729 | 21,473,764 |
| 116 | Iran | 4.721 | 4.672 | 86,022,837 |
| 117 | Uganda | 4.636 | 4.432 | 48,432,863 |
| 118 | Liberia | 4.625 | 4.558 | 5,305,117 |
| 119 | Kenya | 4.607 | 4.583 | 56,215,221 |
| 120 | Tunisia | 4.596 | 4.392 | 12,046,656 |
| 121 | Lebanon | 4.584 | 4.772 | 6,684,849 |
| 122 | Namibia | 4.574 | 4.571 | 2,633,874 |
| 123 | Myanmar | 4.426 | 4.308 | 55,227,143 |
| 124 | Jordan | 4.395 | 4.633 | 10,300,869 |
| 125 | Chad | 4.355 | 4.423 | 17,413,580 |
| 126 | Sri Lanka | 4.325 | 4.327 | 21,575,842 |
| 127 | Eswatini | 4.308 | 4.308 | 1,184,817 |
| 128 | Comoros | 4.289 | 4.289 | 907,419 |
| 129 | Egypt | 4.283 | 4.151 | 106,156,692 |
| 130 | Ethiopia | 4.275 | 4.186 | 120,812,698 |
| 131 | Mauritania | 4.227 | 4.375 | 4,901,981 |
| 132 | Madagascar | 4.208 | 4.166 | 29,178,077 |
| 133 | Togo | 4.107 | 4.187 | 8,680,837 |
