How happy are Dutch people, according to the World Happiness Report?
Hoe gelukkig zijn Nederlanders volgens het cijfer?
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Picked for people who know a little
The Netherlands consistently ranks among the world’s top-five countries in the World Happiness Report, the annual UN-affiliated study that asks respondents in 140+ countries to rate their lives on a 0-10 scale. Dutch averages typically land between 7.4 and 7.5, behind perennial winners Finland and the Nordics. The data is gathered via Gallup World Poll surveys and weighted alongside GDP, life expectancy, social support, freedom, generosity, and corruption metrics. Dutch researchers at Erasmus Universiteit run a parallel project, the World Database of Happiness, that tracks subjective wellbeing internationally.
In this clip, NOS Jeugdjournaal asks Dutch respondents: “Wat voor cijfer geven Nederlanders hun leven? Op plek 1 staat al jarenlang hetzelfde land, Finland.”
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- ▸In Dutch news coverage of the annual report (NOS, De Volkskrant, Trouw)
- ▸In Dutch happiness-research and economics writing (Erasmus Universiteit, World Happiness Report, CBS)
- ▸In Dutch lifestyle and bourgondisch leven journalism (NRC, LINDA., De Correspondent)
- ▸In Dutch primary-school content about international comparisons (Het Klokhuis, Schooltv, NPO Zapp)