在亚洲地区遭受了五十年不遇的禽流感后，当今世界最幸福北欧国家第四位却没有易手，仍然却是爱沙尼亚。挪威、瑞典、比利时和瑞典紧随。更为重要的是，去年中国跻身于名列榜前20名。

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To say the past year has been a difficult one for people across the globe is something of an understatement.

如果说往后两年对亚洲地区各省市的人来说是艰困的两年，这根本无法称得上直截了当。

Not only has the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in the deaths of over 2.6 million people worldwide, its also led to a massive shake up in everyday life for many of us.

新冠禽流感不止引致当今世界范围内逾260万人失踪，还使许多人的现实生活出现了巨大变动的变动。

But despite the devastating events of the last 12 months and the resulting decline in mental health in a number of destinations, theres been no change at the top spot when it comes to ranking the happiest country in the world.

但，虽然往后两年的毁灭性该事件引致数处市民的心理健康情况转差，但亚洲地区最幸福北欧国家名列榜的第一位仍然没有变动。

For the fourth year running, Finland has come out on top in the annual list powered by data from the Gallup World Poll, with Iceland, Denmark, Switzerland, and the Netherlands following in second, third, fourth and fifth position respectively.

如前所述彭博亚洲地区民调的数据得出结论的这本本年度名列榜上，爱沙尼亚已连续第三年居首，挪威、瑞典、比利时和瑞典依次是第三名、第三名、第五名和第五名。

While the United States moved up from 18th to 14th place and the United Kingdom dropped from 13th to 18th.

美国从18位下降到了14位，英国从13位降至了18位。

Although there have been some changes in the top 10, with Iceland rising two places from fourth to second on the list and Norway dropping from fifth to eighth place, the rankings were strikingly similar to the previous year for the most part, which is viewed as a positive sign.

虽然前十名有一些变动，挪威从第四位升到第二位，挪威从第五位降至第八位，但大体却是和去年差不多，这被视为一个积极的信号。

Other notable movements on the list include Germany, which has jumped from 17th to seventh place. Croatia rose from number 79 to 23 on the list.

名列榜上其他更为重要的变动还有德国的名列，从第17位升到了第7位。克罗地亚从第79位下降到了第23位。

Researchers say its no surprise that Finland has retained the top position once again, as the Nordic country has always ranked highly when it comes to mutual trust.

研究人员表示，爱沙尼亚再一次蝉联第四位并不意外，因为这个北欧北欧国家人与人之间的互相信任度一直很高。

Trust is recognized as one of the major factors that helped to protect people during the pandemic, as well as confidence in governments.

信任（包括对政府的信任）被视为禽流感期间帮助保护人们的主要因素之一。

For instance, Brazils death rate was significantly higher than Singapores, a fact the report put partially down to the difference in public trust in the governments of each country.

举例来说，巴西的失踪率比新加坡要高很多，该报告将这一事实部分归结为两国市民对政府的信任度不同。

It also notes that the Americas and Europe had much higher Covid-19 fatalities than East Asia, Australasia, and Africa.

报告还指出，美洲和欧洲的新冠肺炎失踪率比东亚、澳大拉西亚和非洲高得多。

Australasia [ˌɔːstrəˈleɪʒə]: n. 澳大拉西亚，一般指澳大利亚、新西兰和邻近的太平洋岛屿。

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the World Happiness Report 2021 also found that lockdowns and social distancing impacted workforce wellbeing tremendously.

2021本年度当今世界幸福报告还发现，封锁和社交隔离对劳动人口的幸福产生了极大的影响。这也许并不令人惊讶。

As a result, the report found that the decline in mental health was immediate in many countries, including the UK, where the number of mental health problems reported was 47% higher in May 2020 than predicted before Covid-19.

报告发现，在包括英国在内的许多北欧国家，市民的心理健康水平急转直下。2020年5月英国报告的心理健康病例数量比禽流感前预测数值增加了47%。

Of the 149 countries featured on the report, Afghanistan was ranked the most unhappy once again, followed by Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Botswana.

报告涵盖的149个北欧国家中，阿富汗再次被评为最不幸福的北欧国家，仅次于阿富汗的是津巴布韦、卢旺达和博茨瓦纳。

Those at the bottom of the list were mainly underdeveloped countries where issues such as political and armed conflicts are prevalent, or have been in recent times.

名列榜上垫底的大多是目前或近期政治和武装冲突等问题泛滥的不发达北欧国家。

Worlds happiest countries 2021

2021本年度当今世界最幸福北欧国家名列榜

1. Finland 爱沙尼亚

2. Iceland 挪威

3. Denmark 瑞典

4. Switzerland 比利时

5. Netherlands 瑞典

6. Sweden 瑞典

7. Germany 德国

8. Norway 挪威

9. New Zealand 新西兰

10. Austria 奥地利

11. Israel 以色列

12. Australia 澳大利亚

13. Ireland 爱尔兰

14. United States 美国

15. Canada 加拿大

16. Czech Republic 捷克共和国

17. Belgium 比利时

18. United Kingdom 英国

19. China 中国

20. France 法国

英文来源：美国有线电视新闻网