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I know this data doesn't define happiness, but I'm really surprised to see iceland that high up. Perhaps the cold winters really take their toll?
There is never one answer to these things but Seasonal affective disorder could be a factor.
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It is commonly, but not always, associated with the reductions or increases in total daily sunlight hours that occur during the summer or winter.
This is just a stab in the dark, but it seems to me like it's possible that Icelanders are happier on average because the depressed ones are getting the medicine they need