In the build-up to the United Nations General Assembly, the SDSN reports that the second World Happiness Report "further strengthens the case that well-being should be a critical component of how the world measures its economic and social development".
Only 44 of Africa's 50+ countries were included in the survey and the rankings are as follows:
| 1. Angola | 23. Sudan |
| 2. Mauritius | 24. Sierra Leone |
| 3. Algeria | 25. Congo (Brazzaville) |
| 4. Libya | 26. Egypt |
| 5. Nigeria | 27. Burkina Faso |
| 6. Ghana | 28. Mali |
| 7. Zambia | 29. Liberia |
| 8. Mozambique | 30. Niger |
| 9. South Africa | 31. Gabon |
| 10. Lesotho | 32. Malawi |
| 11. Morocco | 33. Chad |
| 12. Swaziland | 34. Botswana |
| 13. Somaliland | 35. Madagascar |
| 14. Zimbabwe | 36. Senegal |
| 15. Tunisia | 37. Comoros |
| 16. Mauritania | 38. Guinea |
| 17. Djibouti | 39. Tanzania |
| 18. Congo (Kinshasa) | 40. Rwanda |
| 19. Ethiopia | 41. Burundi |
| 20. Uganda | 42. Central African Republic |
| 21. Cameroon | 43. Benin |
| 22. Kenya | 44. Togo |
For more, go to www.unsdn.org.
