March 21, 2017: According to the latest World Happiness Report, Nepal is 3rd happiest country in SAARC. In overall ranking Nepal came in 107th place.
The World Happiness Report is a measure of happiness published by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
| Country | Rank |
| Pakistan | 80 |
| Bhutan | 97 |
| Nepal | 99 |
| Bangladesh | 110 |
| Sri Lanka | 120 |
| India | 122 |
| Afghanistan | 141 |
As of the 2017 report Norway is the overall happiest country in the world followed by followed by Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland, Finland, Netherlands, Canada, New Zealand and Australia and Sweden (which tied for ninth place).
People in the Central African Republic are unhappiest with their lives, according to the survey of 155 countries, followed by Burundi (154), Tanzania (153), Syria (152) and Rwanda (151).