There’s so much to love about Taiwan.
The island nation ranked 27th globally and outperformed its neighbors, such asJapan, South Korea, and China.
147 countries were analyzed in this year’s report.
A temple in Jiufen, Taiwan.Credit:f11photo/Getty Images
Finlandfor the eighth consecutive time in a rowranked as the happiest country in the worldoverall.
For its report, Gallup collected self-assessments from more than 100,000 international participants.
Taiwan stands out with strong scores in both perceived and actual benevolence.
A beautiful Taipei cityscape during sunset.Bento Fotography/Getty Images
“As a result, happiness is more equally distributed in countries with higher levels of expected benevolence.”
Food, of course, is central to the Taiwanese experience.
Night markets offer fresh tastings of local dishes like oyster omelets, braised pork rice, and stinky tofu.
The country is also the birthplace of bubble tea, now a global phenomenon.
Despite Taiwan’s small size, there’s so much to see around the island.
