Austria is home to an abundance of beautiful scenery (Image: Getty Images) Famous for its incredible vistas of towering mountains and glittering lakes, Austria has been applauded as the "happiest country in the world" based on factors including "quality of life", "average salary" and "safety". The landlocked nation sits in the heart of Europe and is home to a selection of enchanting cities, such as the capital of Vienna, and fairytale villages including Alpbach (once voted Austria's most beautiful village). Recent research conducted by Casino.
com analysed global data, focusing on average salaries, unemployment rates, crime rates, sunshine hours, and average retirement ages to reveal the happiest countries around the world. They awarded a happiness score of 7.26 out of a possible 10 to Austria, placing it in the number one position.
READ MORE The European airport with one of the scariest landings in the world [INSIGHT] The research differs slightly from the World Happiness Report 2024 , which named Finland as the "happiest country in the world". However, Austria still ranked highly according to the official World Happiness Report 2024, coming in as the 14th happiest country globally. Casino.
com's research explained that Austria scored highly in the main factors it analysed. The report stated: "Austria scores relatively highly across the board, placing in the top 10 for four of the six factors we looked at. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.
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