{"id":650311,"date":"2017-03-21T03:59:30","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T03:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/21\/egypt-ranks-104th-on-happiness-index\/"},"modified":"2017-03-21T03:59:30","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T03:59:30","slug":"egypt-ranks-104th-on-happiness-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/21\/egypt-ranks-104th-on-happiness-index\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt ranks 104th on happiness index"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>We\u2019ve become a much less happy bunch, according to the <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/sdsn-whr2017\/HR17_3-20-17.pdf\"><strong>2017 World Happiness <\/strong><strong>Report<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> Egypt is in the 104th spot on the global Ranking of Happiness, right below Mongolia, South Africa, Tunisia, and Palestine. Egypt is also in the bottom quintile in changes in happiness with a significant drop in the perception of happiness from 2005-07 to 2014-16. In an African context, Algeria is the happiest country on the continent, followed by Mauritius, Libya, and Morocco, with Egypt in 9th place. The report notes that the low levels of happiness in the region have not shifted much in 50 fifty years and \u201clow levels of subjective well-being are likely not to be a recent development in Africa.\u201d Overall, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland are the happiest nations in the world, according to the report. The UAE tops the Arab world in 21st place globally. The <a href=\"http:\/\/worldhappiness.report\/\">landing page of the report is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve become a much less happy bunch, according to the 2017 World Happiness Report. Egypt is in the 104th spot on the global Ranking of Happiness, right below Mongolia, South Africa, Tunisia, and Palestine. Egypt is also in the bottom quintile in changes in happiness with a significant drop in the perception of happiness from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-feature.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8572],"tags":[72,2380],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-650311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-speed-round","tag-enterpriseam","tag-speed-round","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"4050d660-03e6-47f7-9347-c7e290e2d9f3","order":"0","is_powered_by":true,"section_story_id":"322ffdbd-3304-4a7b-aa43-bbc95691871c","story_type":"1","photo_url":"","photo_position":"above","related_issue":[650296],"teaser":"","voice_url":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Egypt ranks 104th on happiness index - EnterpriseAM Egypt<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/21\/egypt-ranks-104th-on-happiness-index\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Egypt ranks 104th on happiness index\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We\u2019ve become a much less happy bunch, according to the 2017 World Happiness Report. Egypt is in the 104th spot on the global Ranking of Happiness, right below Mongolia, South Africa, Tunisia, and Palestine. Egypt is also in the bottom quintile in changes in happiness with a significant drop in the perception of happiness from [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/21\/egypt-ranks-104th-on-happiness-index\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"EnterpriseAM Egypt\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-03-21T03:59:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/21\/egypt-ranks-104th-on-happiness-index\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/21\/egypt-ranks-104th-on-happiness-index\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\"},\"headline\":\"Egypt ranks 104th on happiness index\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-03-21T03:59:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/21\/egypt-ranks-104th-on-happiness-index\/\"},\"wordCount\":156,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"EnterpriseAM\",\"SPEED ROUND\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Speed Round\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/21\/egypt-ranks-104th-on-happiness-index\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/21\/egypt-ranks-104th-on-happiness-index\/\",\"name\":\"Egypt ranks 104th on happiness index - EnterpriseAM Egypt\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-03-21T03:59:30+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/21\/egypt-ranks-104th-on-happiness-index\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/21\/egypt-ranks-104th-on-happiness-index\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/21\/egypt-ranks-104th-on-happiness-index\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Egypt ranks 104th on happiness index\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\",\"name\":\"EnterpriseAM\",\"description\":\"The State of the Nation\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\",\"name\":\"EnterpriseAM\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg\",\"caption\":\"EnterpriseAM\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\",\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Egypt ranks 104th on happiness index - EnterpriseAM Egypt","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/21\/egypt-ranks-104th-on-happiness-index\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Egypt ranks 104th on happiness index","og_description":"We\u2019ve become a much less happy bunch, according to the 2017 World Happiness Report. Egypt is in the 104th spot on the global Ranking of Happiness, right below Mongolia, South Africa, Tunisia, and Palestine. Egypt is also in the bottom quintile in changes in happiness with a significant drop in the perception of happiness from [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/21\/egypt-ranks-104th-on-happiness-index\/","og_site_name":"EnterpriseAM Egypt","article_published_time":"2017-03-21T03:59:30+00:00","author":"enterpriseam admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"enterpriseam admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/21\/egypt-ranks-104th-on-happiness-index\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/21\/egypt-ranks-104th-on-happiness-index\/"},"author":{"name":"enterpriseam admin","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d"},"headline":"Egypt ranks 104th on happiness index","datePublished":"2017-03-21T03:59:30+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/21\/egypt-ranks-104th-on-happiness-index\/"},"wordCount":156,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization"},"keywords":["EnterpriseAM","SPEED ROUND"],"articleSection":["Speed Round"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/21\/egypt-ranks-104th-on-happiness-index\/","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/21\/egypt-ranks-104th-on-happiness-index\/","name":"Egypt ranks 104th on happiness index - EnterpriseAM Egypt","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-03-21T03:59:30+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/21\/egypt-ranks-104th-on-happiness-index\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/21\/egypt-ranks-104th-on-happiness-index\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/21\/egypt-ranks-104th-on-happiness-index\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Egypt ranks 104th on happiness index"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/","name":"EnterpriseAM","description":"The State of the Nation","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization","name":"EnterpriseAM","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg","caption":"EnterpriseAM"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d","name":"enterpriseam admin","sameAs":["http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com"],"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"enterpriseam admin","author_link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":630211,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/04\/15\/egypt-ranks-122-in-uns-world-happiness-report-2018\/","url_meta":{"origin":650311,"position":0},"title":"Egypt ranks 122 in UN\u2019s World Happiness Report 2018","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"15 April 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Egypt is the 122nd happiest country in the world, according to the United Nations\u2019 2018 World Happiness Report (pdf), which ranks 156 countries based on how happy they are using metrics such as absence of corruption, existence of social protection and justice, and freedom. The report also ranks 117 countries\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;ON YOUR WAY OUT&quot;","block_context":{"text":"ON YOUR WAY OUT","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/on-your-way-out\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":676453,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/11\/30\/what-does-happiness-mean-in-2025\/","url_meta":{"origin":650311,"position":1},"title":"What does happiness mean in 2025?","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"30 November 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The 2025 World Happiness Report suggests that kindness plays a much bigger role than most of us realize","rel":"","context":"In &quot;FOR YOUR COMMUTE&quot;","block_context":{"text":"FOR YOUR COMMUTE","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/for-your-commute\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/11\/2195.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":617472,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2024\/03\/21\/the-happiness-gap\/","url_meta":{"origin":650311,"position":2},"title":"The Happiness Gap","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"21 March 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The report found that Boomers are more happy than in previous years","rel":"","context":"In &quot;WELLBEING&quot;","block_context":{"text":"WELLBEING","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/wellbeing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2024\/3\/1987.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":576714,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/04\/03\/urban-planning-to-increase-happiness-and-community-building\/","url_meta":{"origin":650311,"position":3},"title":"Urban planning to increase happiness and community building","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"3 April 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The design of a city and its architecture impacts its citizens on many levels, affecting mental health, community integration, and even levels of crime, according to BBC Future. Urban cities need to keep in mind two things to make sure the people who live in them are at their happiest:\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;CREATING SPACE AND A SENSE OF PLACE: WHY ARCHITECTURE MATTERS&quot;","block_context":{"text":"CREATING SPACE AND A SENSE OF PLACE: WHY ARCHITECTURE MATTERS","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/creating-space-and-a-sense-of-place-why-architecture-matters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/4\/293.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":615789,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2024\/02\/23\/get-some-more-of-that-happy-hormone-with-the-happiness-lab\/","url_meta":{"origin":650311,"position":4},"title":"Get some more of that happy hormone with the Happiness Lab","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"23 February 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Embark on a journey into the realms of happiness with The Happiness Lab, a podcast hosted by Dr. Laurie Santos, a Professor of Psychology at Yale University. Driven by an evidence-based approach, the podcast delves into the scientific nooks and crannies of what makes us happy. The host also offers\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;WHAT TO LISTEN TO&quot;","block_context":{"text":"WHAT TO LISTEN TO","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/what-to-listen-to\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2024\/2\/2065.jpeg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":662719,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/03\/20\/is-there-a-relationship-between-wealth-and-wellbeing\/","url_meta":{"origin":650311,"position":5},"title":"Is there a relationship between wealth and wellbeing?","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"20 March 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Individuals must satisfy basic needs \u2014 like access to food, water, shelter, warmth, and sleep \u2014 before progressing to higher needs, like motivation and self-fulfillment","rel":"","context":"In &quot;PSYCHOLOGY&quot;","block_context":{"text":"PSYCHOLOGY","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/psychology\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/3\/880.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=650311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650311\/revisions"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issue\/650296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=650311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=650311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=650311"},{"taxonomy":"brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brand?post=650311"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=650311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}