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Countries by Happiness Index

Average self-reported life evaluation on a 0–10 ladder, from the World Happiness Report.

164 of 240 countries and territories have a published value for this indicator.

#1 Finland
7.76/ 10
Europe
Our World in Data, 2025
#2 Iceland
7.54/ 10
Europe
Our World in Data, 2025
#3 Denmark
7.54/ 10
Europe
Our World in Data, 2025
Median country
5.82/ 10
Across 164 ranked countries

Full Ranking (164 Countries)

Countries with no published value are excluded rather than ranked last. Sort any column, filter by continent, or export as CSV.

164 countries
Values are the most recent published observation per country, so the year varies. The trend column shows each country's population from 1950 to 2025 (top 25 rows only, to keep the page light) — it is context, not the ranked measure.
1Finland7.76/ 10
2Iceland7.54/ 10
3Denmark7.54/ 10
4Costa Rica7.44/ 10
5Sweden7.26/ 10
6Norway7.24/ 10
7Netherlands7.22/ 10
8Israel7.19/ 10
9Luxembourg7.06/ 10
10Puerto Rico7.04/ 10
11Switzerland7.02/ 10
12New Zealand7.00/ 10
13Mexico6.97/ 10
14Ireland6.93/ 10
15Belgium6.93/ 10
16Australia6.92/ 10
17Germany6.88/ 10
18Slovenia6.87/ 10
19Austria6.85/ 10
20United Arab Emirates6.82/ 10
20Czech Republic6.82/ 10
22Saudi Arabia6.82/ 10
23United States6.82/ 10
24Poland6.77/ 10
25Canada6.74/ 10
26Taiwan6.71/ 10
27Belize6.71/ 10
28Lithuania6.70/ 10
29United Kingdom6.69/ 10
30Serbia6.69/ 10
31Uruguay6.64/ 10
32Brazil6.63/ 10
33Kazakhstan6.63/ 10
34Romania6.63/ 10
35France6.59/ 10
36Singapore6.59/ 10
37El Salvador6.58/ 10
38Italy6.57/ 10
39Panama6.55/ 10
40Kuwait6.54/ 10
41Spain6.54/ 10
42Guatemala6.53/ 10
43Malta6.44/ 10
44Argentina6.43/ 10
45Vietnam6.43/ 10
46Estonia6.41/ 10
47Bosnia and Herzegovina6.38/ 10
48Qatar6.37/ 10
49Latvia6.37/ 10
50Jamaica6.31/ 10
51Chile6.30/ 10
52Nicaragua6.30/ 10
53Thailand6.30/ 10
54Uzbekistan6.28/ 10
55Suriname6.27/ 10
56Slovakia6.26/ 10
57Bahrain6.25/ 10
58Philippines6.21/ 10
59Paraguay6.20/ 10
60Oman6.20/ 10
61Ecuador6.14/ 10
62Montenegro6.14/ 10
63Japan6.13/ 10
64Cyprus6.13/ 10
65Honduras6.10/ 10
66Dominican Republic6.09/ 10
67China6.07/ 10
68Kyrgyzstan6.05/ 10
69Colombia6.04/ 10
69South Korea6.04/ 10
71Portugal6.03/ 10
72Croatia6.01/ 10
73Malaysia6.01/ 10
74Guyana5.99/ 10
75Peru5.97/ 10
76Mauritius5.94/ 10
77Hungary5.94/ 10
78Mongolia5.94/ 10
79Trinidad and Tobago5.91/ 10
80Moldova5.85/ 10
81Bolivia5.84/ 10
82Russia5.83/ 10
83Belarus5.82/ 10
84Venezuela5.76/ 10
85Libya5.73/ 10
86North Macedonia5.72/ 10
87Algeria5.71/ 10
88Bulgaria5.70/ 10
89Greece5.70/ 10
90Albania5.66/ 10
91Indonesia5.62/ 10
92Tajikistan5.59/ 10
93Armenia5.58/ 10
94Hong Kong5.57/ 10
95Georgia5.52/ 10
96Laos5.52/ 10
97Turkmenistan5.47/ 10
98Cuba5.42/ 10
99Mozambique5.34/ 10
100Turkey5.30/ 10
101Iraq5.21/ 10
102Maldives5.20/ 10
103Gabon5.17/ 10
104Iran5.15/ 10
105Ivory Coast5.15/ 10
106Nepal5.15/ 10
107Cameroon5.08/ 10
108Bhutan5.08/ 10
109South Africa5.01/ 10
110Azerbaijan4.99/ 10
111Niger4.94/ 10
112Pakistan4.87/ 10
113Tunisia4.80/ 10
114Nigeria4.79/ 10
115Senegal4.79/ 10
116Namibia4.78/ 10
117State of Palestine4.69/ 10
118Kenya4.67/ 10
119Ukraine4.66/ 10
120Morocco4.65/ 10
121Guinea4.61/ 10
122Mali4.59/ 10
123Ghana4.55/ 10
124India4.54/ 10
125Somalia4.51/ 10
126Uganda4.49/ 10
127Jordan4.48/ 10
128Mauritania4.47/ 10
129Cambodia4.46/ 10
130Congo4.46/ 10
131Burkina Faso4.46/ 10
132Benin4.39/ 10
133Chad4.39/ 10
134Lesotho4.38/ 10
135Djibouti4.37/ 10
136Bangladesh4.32/ 10
137Gambia4.31/ 10
138Myanmar4.29/ 10
139Liberia4.28/ 10
140Togo4.28/ 10
141Madagascar4.17/ 10
142Sudan4.14/ 10
143Zambia4.11/ 10
144Sri Lanka4.01/ 10
145Ethiopia3.99/ 10
146Comoros3.93/ 10
147Eswatini3.91/ 10
148Tanzania3.90/ 10
149Egypt3.86/ 10
150Angola3.80/ 10
151Burundi3.78/ 10
152DR Congo3.76/ 10
153Lebanon3.72/ 10
154Haiti3.62/ 10
155Yemen3.53/ 10
156Central African Republic3.48/ 10
157Botswana3.46/ 10
158Syria3.46/ 10
159Zimbabwe3.35/ 10
160Malawi3.28/ 10
161Rwanda3.27/ 10
162Sierra Leone3.25/ 10
163South Sudan2.82/ 10
164Afghanistan1.45/ 10

Top 10

The ten highest-ranked countries by happiness index.

  1. Finland7.76
  2. Iceland7.54
  3. Denmark7.54
  4. Costa Rica7.44
  5. Sweden7.26
  6. Norway7.24
  7. Netherlands7.22
  8. Israel7.19
  9. Luxembourg7.06
  10. Puerto Rico7.04
Top ten countries by happiness index
NameHappiness Index
Finland7.76
Iceland7.54
Denmark7.54
Costa Rica7.44
Sweden7.26
Norway7.24
Netherlands7.22
Israel7.19
Luxembourg7.06
Puerto Rico7.04

By Continent

Mean of country values within each continent — an unweighted average, so a small country counts the same as a large one.

Average happiness index by continent
NameValueShare
Oceania7.019.4%
Europe6.518.2%
North America6.317.7%
South America6.217.3%
Asia5.415.2%
Africa4.412.2%

Average by continent

About This Data

Definition

Average self-reported life evaluation on a 0–10 ladder, from the World Happiness Report.

Coverage and vintage

164 of 240 countries and territories report this indicator. Each value is the latest published observation for that country — the year column shows which. The leading value is Our World in Data, 2025.