Happiest Nations on Earth

The Forbes magazine has recently published the happiest nations on earth. The countries that made the 10 list are as follows:

1. Denmark (2009 GDP Per Capita: $68,362 / Unemployment Rate: 2%)
2. Finland (2009 GDP Per Capita: $55,344 / Unemployment Rate: 6.4%)
3. Netherlands (2009 GDP Per Capita: $55,453 / Unemployment Rate: 4.5%)
4. Sweden (2009 GDP Per Capita: $54,908 / Unemployment Rate: 6.4%)
5. Ireland (2009 GDP Per Capita: $63,788 / Unemployment Rate: 6.2%)
6. Canada (2009 GDP Per Capita: $46,799 / Unemployment Rate: 6.1%)
7. Switzerland (2009 GDP Per Capita: $65,563 / Unemployment Rate: 3%)
8. New Zealand (2009 GDP Per Capita: $30,556 / Unemployment Rate: 4%)
9. Norway (2009 GDP Per Capita: $98,822 / Unemployment Rate: 2.6%)
10. Belgium (2009 GDP Per Capita: $49,888 / Unemployment Rate: 6.5%)

It appears from the list above, majority of the happiest nations are from the Scandinavian countries and USA did not even make the top 10 list.