AKIPRESS.COM - Denmark has again become the nation of the happiest people, according to the UN report.

On Wednesday, the United Nations said in its report that the Danes are happiest people on Earth among 156 countries.

The Scandinavian nation of 5.6 million has held the happy title twice before since the world body started measuring happiness around the world in 2012.

The accolade is based on: People’s health and access to medical care, family relations, job security and social factors, including political freedom and level of government corruption.

The top 10 happiest nations are: 1. Denmark 2. Switzerland 3. Iceland 4. Norway 5. Finland 6. Canada 7. Netherlands 8. New Zealand 9. Australia 10. Sweden.

The US features at 13, UK at 23 and Saudi Arabia sits 34 on the list. While Scandanavian countries dominate the top-10 list, the bottom of the list is populated by countries destabilised by war, conflict or disease in some cases.

Syria (156) is preceded by Togo, Afghanistan, Benin, Rwanda and Guinea.