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Denmark - happiest people in the world, free healthcare, free education and free higher education (the state actually pays you for studying), subsidies for dentist and prescription drugs, high maternity/paternity leave, pension funds for elderly, injured, disabled, etc.

All this ensures a high general quality of life but requires that every Dane pays taxes (between 46% and 61% of your income).

Still the country was far better in the 90s and therefore I'm travelling around the world from August to find out which place on Earth that makes me the happiest.

 

Edit: And the Danish women and men of course (for now mostly actors)..

Helena Christensen (you gotta see her in the music vid for Wicked Game by Chris Isaak)

 

Connie Nielsen (you've probably seen her Gladiator which is a great movie)

 

Viggo Mortensen

 

Nicolaj Coster-Waldau

 

Mads Mikkelsen (great Bond villain in Casino Royale)

 

Jesper Christensen (great Bond villain in Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and the upcoming Spectre)

 

And a bunch of part Danes.