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Botswana again amongst the world’s unhappiest countries – report

The report is based on self-reported data from people surveyed in each country PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
The report is based on self-reported data from people surveyed in each country PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

FRANCISTOWN: The 2024 World Happiness Report (WHR) shows that Botswana is one of the unhappiest countries in the world having fallen five places from the previous year rankings.

In 2023, Botswana was ranked 132 in the WHR out of 143 countries in the world but is now ranked 137 out of 143 countries in the world happiest (unhappiest) countries, 2024, in the world.

Botswana ranks below countries that were plagued by coups in Africa such as Mali (109), Chad (113) and Mali (122) in the WHR of 2024. Finland is still the happiest place on Earth — but Britain and the US have both become more miserable, according to a global review.


Editor's Comment
Botswana must not be a flag of convenience for rogues

‘A man’s country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle’.- George William CurtisAccording to the report carried in this publication, the fraudsters operating the so-called “dark fleet” have selected Botswana’s flag as their cover of choice. This is a direct assault on our country’s most valuable asset, the good name.For decades, Botswana has...

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