India ranked 122nd, behind terror - riven Pakistan and poorest - of - poor Nepal in the global list of the happiest countries, according to a global report released on Monday.
India ranked at 122 out of 155 countries in the World Happiness Report 2017, four notches below its previous rank of 118. The report was released on Monday at the United Nations at an event celebrating International Day of Happiness.
India was behind the majority of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) nations, apart from war - ravaged Afghanistan, that stood at 141.
Among the eight Saarc nations, Pakistan was at 80th position, Nepal stood at 99, Bhutan at 97, Bangladesh at 110 while Sri Lanka was at 120. However, Maldives did not figure in the World Happiness Report.
Source: HT