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In UN’s fifth World Happiness Report published two months ago, Ukraine was ranked 132nd out of 155 countries, with a score of 4.096 (Norway being in the top position with 7.537 points). In the past year, Ukraine went down 9 places in the happiness ranking, reaching its historical minimum. Thus, Ukraine became the unhappiest country in Europe. But are we really so unhappy, and if so, then why? Or, was this outcome influenced by the ranking methodology?

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