World's 'happiest' passports revealed and the UK is nowhere close - full list

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Britain is way behind the top spots. The Mail Online reports the study finds Nordic nations dominate the highest rankings. "One of the findings is that the happiest countries also…

Travellers can now learn how 'happy' their passport will make them after new research ranked the vital document globally. Migration firm Global Citizen Solutions has released a study which doesn't just look at how powerful a passport might be at getting tourists entry to different countries.

The new study takes into account the following factors - wellbeing, freedom, mobility, prosperity, health and safety - to come up with an overall 'happiness' score out of 100 for bearers.

New Zealand and Singapore are the only non-European countries in the top 10, which is dominated by one particular region of the European continent.

Scandinavian nations take first, second and third place, with Finland topping the table, followed by Iceland and then Denmark. Norway comes fourth, and finally a non-Scandi country appears in the shape of Switzerland in fifth.

The Mail Online reports the study finds Nordic nations dominate the highest rankings. "One of the findings is that the happiest countries also hold some of the strongest passports: Finland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland rank in the top ten on both, and Finland leads the index," said the study.

"Below the top, however, the two part ways. Portugal and Greece hold passports among the ten strongest but rank 39th and 43rd on life evaluation, while Costa Rica and Israel are among the ten happiest countries but hold passports in the bottom half.

"Some of the most striking cases come from Latin America, where people report more happiness than their passports or incomes would suggest."

Dr Laura Madrid, lead researcher at Global Citizen Solutions, told Euronews: "The happiest countries tend to hold strong passports, but not always.

"Among wealthier countries, our briefing finds that happiness correlates far more strongly with freedom than with passport strength. That is because a passport offers something different: choice beyond the border."

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