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Haifa Ranks Among World's Happiest Cities in New Global Study

Haifa was ranked 187th in the 2026 Happy City Index, becoming the only Israeli city to be included in the global study. The index evaluates cities based on objective data across six categories, with European capitals like Copenhagen, Helsinki, and Geneva leading the rankings.

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What happened

  1. 01Haifa ranked 187th in the 2026 Happy City Index.
  2. 02It is the only Israeli city featured in the global study.
  3. 03The index uses objective data across 64 parameters.
  4. 04European cities like Copenhagen, Helsinki, and Geneva led the rankings.
Translated and summarized by baba from Mignews, the latest report. Read Mignews’s original

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