Nigeria, March 21 -- Libya has emerged as Africa's happiest nation, according to the World's Happiness Report released on Wednesday.

While Finland retained the number one spot seven years in a row, Nigeria placed 102 in the global ranking and 11th among African countries.

Although there was no dedicated Africa list, Libya was the first to appear on the global list, while Nigeria placed 11th.

Aside from Libya, which ranked 66 globally, Mauritius, South Africa, Algeria, Congo, Mozambique, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Guinea, and Senegal ranked higher than Nigeria.

The report, released in partnership with Gallup, the Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre, the U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and the WHR's Editorial Board, coincides with...