Finland has been the happiest country in the world for the 9th consecutive year, according to the World Happiness Report, with Iceland and Denmark completing the Top 3. However, for the first time in the 14 years of the survey, a Central American country has entered the Top 5, with Costa Rica in 4th place. They are followed by Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Israel, Luxembourg, and Switzerland. These are mainly European countries, with the exception of Israel.
The annual ranking (by Gallup, the Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre, and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network) is based on a three-year average of how citizens in 147 countries evaluate their lives. This is combined with factors such as GDP, social support, life expectancy, perceived freedom to make choices, generosity, and corruption.
The ranking is based on how citizens in 147 countries evaluate their lives, along with factors such as income, health, freedom, and more.
The countries at the bottom of the ranking are mostly in Africa and Asia. Therefore, according to the ranking, the least happy countries are Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Yemen, Lebanon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Tanzania, and Eswatini.
For the second consecutive year, no major English-speaking country ranked in the top ten, with Australia in 15th place, the United States in 23rd, Canada in 25th, and the United Kingdom in 29th. Greece dropped 4 places in the ranking, reaching 85th place from 81st last year, while Cyprus rose to 62nd from 67th last year.
Source: World Happinnes Report
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