Happiest countries in the world according to the North Korean Global Happiness Index Quiz by folio1701

Can you name the happiest countries in the world according to the North Korean Global Happiness Index?

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Source: Chosun Central Television (North Korea)
North Korean researchers purportedly created a global happiness index of all of the world's countries. The scores of only seven countries, however, were released. And no, this isn't a joke (I think).
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Happiness Score	Country	Global Rank
100		1
98		2
93		3
88		4
85		5
18		152
3		203 (Last)

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World's Happiest Countries (According to N. Korea) Quiz

by folio1701

Created Jun 2, 2011 in Geography
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	folio1701:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 12:49 GMT		172 points
	I wonder if the North Korean "researchers" are even alive today considering they put North Korea second?

	waterjoe:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 13:42 GMT		85 points
	Funny and sad at the same time.

	MichaelB76:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 14:34 GMT		76 points
	Funny/sad is dead right. I was wondering what Venezuela ever did for Kim Jong-Il, when I remembered that president Hugo Chavez isn't exactly the biggest fan of the USA. I can just imagine the two of them swapping puerile jokes over the latest US scandels, while congratulating each other on their utopias.

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	folio1701:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 15:34 GMT		22 points
	It already accepts "us".

	MisterF:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 15:35 GMT		100 points
	North Korea recognizes 203 countries? Interesting.

	dancastro:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 16:16 GMT		34 points
	It's curious that the happiest countries (according to North Korea) are also among the most corrupt according to Transparency International (e.g. Iran ranks 146th and Venezuela 164th out of 178 countries; unfortunately there are no corruption data available for North Korea). Does this imply that it's impossible to be honest and happy at the same time?

	folio1701:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 16:29 GMT		90 points
	dancastro: there's no point to applying any kind of logic to anything that comes out of North Korea.

	eja82:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 16:56 GMT		36 points
	Ha I heard this on NPR this morning. I would love to see the "data" and "statistics" they "collected."

	yimaster:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 17:16 GMT		24 points
	@MisterF. It doesn't recognize 203 countries. South Korea is not recognized by the North but included and not approaching last place. How magnanimous. There are 8 others apparently not on the UN list that are included in the study. Wonder what they are

	professor88:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 18:36 GMT		28 points
	I can't help it: Every time I hear (anything) about N Korea, I fall into nervous laugther... I'm still waiting for this really big comedy show to come up with the confession that North Korea has been their idea to amuse people...

	folio1701:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 18:51 GMT		27 points
	Anytime I hear anything about North Korea, I hear "I'm So Ronery" from Team America: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh_9QhRzJEs

	jmatt22397:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 19:15 GMT		15 points
	So the average Chinese person is 50 times happier than the average American? Wow, I didn't even realize I was that unhappy...

	jmatt22397:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 19:17 GMT		20 points
	Oh, and it should probably accept USA. It's kind of annoying when you type it in, it doesn't accept it, but then it does when you hit backspace. Not that it really matters.

	sabresfan:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 21:22 GMT		31 points
	Accept US (and USA), but display the answer as "American Empire" because that's what they used lol

	penguinman95:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 21:32 GMT		16 points
	According to the source, the US actually has 3 happiness points, not 2.

	SladetoBlack:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 21:56 GMT		55 points
	These rankings seem pretty objective.

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	psubball1:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 23:01 GMT		36 points
	To chime in on the USA or US debate...I've always been a fan of just accepting USA because I've never seen the argument "can you accept US while it accepts USA"...Typing US leaves doubt if it is an answer on the quiz so most people that type US will add the "A" just to be sure...so I think it should be USA...but it is up to the quiz maker when contributed to the site. A good compromise though to make everyone happy and kill the debate altogether would be the following: United States/USA/US Lastly, Sporcle precedent has been and currently is the following as seen on "Countries of the World" quiz: United States/USA

	msteele13:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 23:57 GMT		96 points
	everyday i think, as I waste away in America, why can't i just live in North Korea

	AtomicIce:	Jun 3rd, 2011 at 00:33 GMT		31 points
	Yep, I'm sure all those North Koreans are ecstatic about their poverty and hunger. "Why would we ever want to live in South Korea when we are so happy here?"

	Dumble:	Jun 3rd, 2011 at 00:48 GMT		1 point
	HAhahahahahhahahhahahahahahha!!!hilarious!!

	eaglesmania:	Jun 3rd, 2011 at 01:53 GMT		23 points
	dude I laughed out loud when I saw this...and couldn't stop laughing. THANK YOU for putting this together!

	lilruss72:	Jun 3rd, 2011 at 02:08 GMT		30 points
	Lol well that settles it screw the US I'm going to North Korea!

	hscer:	Jun 3rd, 2011 at 03:29 GMT		31 points
	Shows you just how badly North Korea is China's lapdog (was going to go with another term here) that they put China higher, doesn't it?

	roguetrader:	Jun 3rd, 2011 at 03:33 GMT		53 points
	The saddest thing about this is how easy it is. North Korea can be so predictable in their irrationality.

	sugi711:	Jun 3rd, 2011 at 03:54 GMT		19 points
	if iphones, roads, plumbing, electricity and safety is unhappy then bring on the unhappiness

	rlnintendo:	Jun 3rd, 2011 at 10:41 GMT		21 points
	This quiz is just making me feel happier. Screw the 2 point rating.

	msk105:	Jun 3rd, 2011 at 11:43 GMT		15 points
	Great quiz! But you seem to have accidentally put this in the Geography section instead of Just For Fun. ;) Well of course North Koreans are happy, isn't everything perfect in their country? And they're so modest too, in not placing themselves first.

	folio1701:	Jun 3rd, 2011 at 12:14 GMT		16 points
	eaglesmania: you're welcome! I heard about this "Global Happiness Rating" on NPR when I was driving in to work yesterday morning. I rushed to my office and made the quiz. It was too good (or bad) not to make a quiz out of this "data."

	folio1701:	Jun 3rd, 2011 at 13:33 GMT		14 points
	And before anyone asks, as noted above, the source material refers to the US as "the American Empire". So, I've changed the display answer to that, but of course still accept us, usa, etc.

	BCSwede:	Jun 3rd, 2011 at 14:05 GMT		23 points
	If anyone wants a real laugh, google "Kim Jong-Il" and "golf". Evidently the Nicklaus vs. Woods debate is really about the second best golfer of all time.

	Rooster:	Jun 3rd, 2011 at 15:54 GMT		8 points
	ahhahaha!

	tulliuscicero:	Jun 3rd, 2011 at 18:22 GMT		24 points
	"North Korea is always sunny. Nation has huge happy beach party every day!" Kim Jong-Il on 30 Rock.

	Bowbow:	Jun 3rd, 2011 at 19:42 GMT		24 points
	This is the funniest thing I have seen in a while. I wonder who was ranked 202.

	rloeb24:	Jun 3rd, 2011 at 19:48 GMT		14 points
	I agree 100%. As an American, I am very unhappy with freedom and democracy and I wish I could move to sunny, prosperous North Korea.

	Sjoerd:	Jun 3rd, 2011 at 20:55 GMT		10 points
	It's wrong, Evo Morales' Bolivia has the highest happiness!

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	jackmerlin:	Jun 3rd, 2011 at 21:32 GMT		21 points
	I'm surprised that South Korea did so well!