At position 124, Kenya has a happiness rating of 4.410 compared to Tanzania's position 153 with a rating of 3.303 out of 156 countries globally.
The World Happiness Report 2018 indicates that Tanzania has registered a drop of 0.366 while Kenya has registered an improvement of 0.276.
The first reason occasioning the difference in happiness is Gross Domestic Product (GDP) that measures the economic performance of a country.
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Tanzania's GDP per capita, for instance, stands at Sh87,716 while that of Kenya stands at Sh334,272.
Second is a healthy life expectancy, which is calculated by adjusting total life expectancy compared to the amount of time spent in poor health.
The third parameter that makes Kenya edge out Tanzania in happiness is the social support which provides a buffer against adverse life events, that is either emotional, informational, or tangible aid and service.
Furthermore, the Report measures happiness based on the citizen's perceived freedom to choose what to do with their life.
Besides, the difference in the level of happiness is occasioned by the level of generosity among the citizens as well as the perceived level of graft in the two countries.
Lastly, the report classifies happiness according to the level of dystopia - which is the citizens' imagination of the unpleasant social and political structures in the country.
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The report identifies Finland as the happiest country in the world, followed by Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland and the least happy countries as Tanzania, South Sudan, Central African Republic and Burundi in descending order.
