Four reasons Norway is the happiest country in the world. Norway is the happiest country in the world because there are shorter work weeks, averaging 33 hours; universal health care is provided to everyone; parental leave is provided to both moms and dads, with moms receiving almost a full year at full salary; and free college is available to everyone. Syndication/Yahoo Parenting Salary Free College Norway Maternity leave Timeliness/Evergreen Affordable Education Paternity leave Length/60 Opening/Meme Source/GettyRightsReserved Source/Permission published on attn.com Format/Title Card Topic/Education Happiness Lifestyle Source/The Washington Post Happy Universal Healthcare Source/CNN Money Dimension/1:1 Topic/Workplace Policy Topic/College Affordability Topic/Health-Insurance Work Week Norwegian Lifestyle Source/New In Norway Happiest Country in the World Source/Statens Legemiddelverk Opening/Top and Bottom Meme Topic/Education-College