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Originally Posted by cartagena
There was an international survey about a month ago that asked people about happiness. South American and Central American countries were all on the top of the list. Canada was well below 100.
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I have another survey for you Cartagena, this one from the UN Human Development Index of living standards in various countries.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN_Human_Development_Index
But the highlight of it is:
The number one ranked country in each year of the index.
* 2004 Norway
* 2003 Norway
* 2002 Norway
* 2001 Norway
* 2000 Canada
* 1999 Canada
* 1998 Canada
* 1997 Canada
* 1996 Canada
* 1995 Canada
* 1994 Canada
* 1993 Japan
* 1992 Canada
* 1991 Japan
* 1990 Canada
* 1985 Canada
* 1980 Switzerland
BTW, Columbia was #69.
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