don't worry, be canada...

So we didn't make it to the podium, but Canada ranked in the top 10 (just barely) on the recently released "World Map of Happiness." The site features an interactive map of the world, complete with floating 'ranking' info, and a full breakdown of the data used by the researchers at the University of Leicester who put together this rather marvellous piece of socio-cartography. Of course the Northern Europeans top the list, although Denmark, land of mad and semi-suicidal literary monarchs (..."to be or not to be happy"??) is the happiest place on earth. Go figure...