article_snippet.sent: Greece, which is crippled by national debt and faces an increasingly uncertain future, is by far the fastest declining nation on the list.
article_snippet.sent: Other European nations that suffered the worst during the global recession, such as Spain and Italy, have also plummeted in the happiness stakes.
article_snippet.sent: Recent economic difficulties do not guarantee a country tumbling down the rankings, however.
article_snippet.sent: Both Ireland and Iceland suffered financial woes towards the end of the last decade, but the wellbeing of Ireland and Iceland populations appear to have been more affected by improvements in health and social issues.