LONDON: Saudi Arabia has jumped up the rankings of the worlds happiest countries, according to a new UN report. The Kingdom is now 28th out of the 156 countries included in the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Networks 2019 World Happiness Report, which was published on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia climbed five places compared to 2018 and is now the third happiest country in the Middle East and Africa, with just Israel and the UAE in front. Finland topped the rankings for the second year in a row, with other Nordic countries taking the leading spots along with the Netherlands and Switzerland. The United States was ranked in 19th place. South Sudan came last with Yemen and Syria the Arab countries making up the bottom 10. The list ranks countries according to things such as GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, social freedom, generosity and absence of corruption. *With Reuters The top countries: 1. Finland 2. Denmark 3. Norway  4. Iceland 5. Netherlands 6. Switzerland 7. Sweden 8. New Zealand 9. Canada 10. Austria ... 21. UAE ... 28. Saudi Arabia  Bottom countries 147. Haiti  148. Botswana 149. Syria 150. Malawi 151. Yemen  152. Rwanda 153. Tanzania  154. Afghanistan  155. Central African Republic 156. South Sudan