The U.S. ranks 17th in happiness

According to the World Happiness Index, 2013, the United States has a “happiness index” score of 7.082, which is enough to make the United States rank seventeenth out of one hundred fifty-six countries ranked in that category. Denmark ranks first, with a happiness index score of 7.693.

The U.S. ranks 11th in happiness

According the the Earth Institute at Columbia University, the United States ranks eleventh in the “Average Cantril Ladder,” a measure of happiness. Denmark ranks first. The top ten countries are:

1. Denmark
2. Finland
3. Norway
4. Netherlands
5. Canada
6. Switzerland
7. Sweden
8. New Zealand
9. Australia
10. Ireland

The U.S. ranks 6th in happiness

According to Ipsos, 28% of Americans report being “very happy.” That is enough to make the United States tied for sixth with Australia in that category out of twenty-four countries. Indonesia ranks first, with 51% of Indonesians reporting being “very happy.”

Chart from Ipsos

The U.S. ranks 21st in happiness

According to the World Values Survey, 34.4% of Americans report being “very happy,” which makes the United States rank twenty-first out of fifty seven countries ranked in that category. Mexico ranks first, at 58.5%.

The U.S. ranks 13th in happy life years

According to the Happy Planet Index, Americans have 61.2 “happy life years” (HLY), which makes the United States tied for thirteenth with Spain in that category. Costa Rica ranks first, with an HLY score of 66.7.

The U.S. ranks 5th in recreation and culture

According to the OECD, in 2005 American household spending on recreation and culture equaled 6.4% of the GDP, which made the United States rank fifth out of twenty six nations in that category. The United Kingdom ranked first, with household spending equaling 7.7% of the GDP.

The U.S. ranks 7th in divorce

According to the website divorcemag.com, in 2002, 45.8% of marriages in the United States end in divorce, which makes the United States rank seventh in that category. Sweden ranks first, with 54.9% of marriages ending in divorce.

The U.S. ranks 2nd in vibrators

According to the 2005 Durex Global Sex Survey, 43% of Americans state that they own at least one vibrator for sexual enhancement, a rate that makes the United States tied for second (with the United Kingdom) in that category. Taiwan ranks first, with 47% stating that they own a vibrator.

The U.S ranks 11th in hours worked

According to the OECD Factbook 2008, in 2006 Americans worked an average of 1797 hours for the year, which makes the United States rank eleventh out of thirty four nations in that category. Korea ranked first, with an average of 2357 hours worked.

The OECD average was 1777 hours.

The U.S. ranks 6th for expat children

According to the HSBC Bank International Expat Explorer Survey of 2008, the United States ranks sixth out of fourteen countries in terms of the best places to raise expatriated children. Spain ranks first.