Radio Taiwan International 
Date: 21 March, 2019
By: Shirley Lin

Taiwan ranked happiest country in East Asia. (Screenshot from World Happiness Report official website)

The World Happiness Report has ranked Taiwan as East Asia’s happiest country and the 25th happiest in the world. The 2019 edition of the report was released Wednesday by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

The report ranks 156 countries by their happiness levels. Factors used to calculate happiness levels include GDP per capita, social support, life expectancy, freedom to make life choices, and perceptions of corruption.    [FULL  STORY]