TEHRAN, Iran — According to the recent "World Happiness Report," Iran is far from being a happy nation. Being ranked 115th among the 150 nations which were surveyed is a huge disappointment for Iranian society. This is the country in which Khayyam, one of the greatest classical Persian poets, about 1,000 years ago wrote: “Drinking wine and being happy is my rite.”
For this research, in addition to surveying the citizens of these countries in regard to their psychological health, other factors such as people’s hope for a healthy life, level of corruption, gross domestic product (GDP), freedom of choice, level of social support and level of generosity have also been calculated and taken into consideration.
