The happiest countries
Happiest Countries in the World
Finland tops the world again — 7.76 out of 10 — while Afghanistan, at 1.45, sits last. This ranks self-reported life satisfaction (how people rate their own lives 0–10), not momentary mood.
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Self-reported life satisfaction on a 0–10 scale, three-year average — greener means people rate their lives higher.
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Happiest and least happy
Happiest
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Finland7.76life satisfaction 7.76 out of 10 - 2
Iceland7.54life satisfaction 7.54 out of 10 - 3
Denmark7.54life satisfaction 7.54 out of 10 - 4
Costa Rica7.44life satisfaction 7.44 out of 10 - 5
Sweden7.25life satisfaction 7.25 out of 10 - 6
Norway7.24life satisfaction 7.24 out of 10 - 7
Netherlands7.22life satisfaction 7.22 out of 10 - 8
Israel7.19life satisfaction 7.19 out of 10 - 9
Luxembourg7.06life satisfaction 7.06 out of 10 - 10
Switzerland7.02life satisfaction 7.02 out of 10
Least happy
- 151
Afghanistan1.45life satisfaction 1.45 out of 10 - 150
Sierra Leone3.25life satisfaction 3.25 out of 10 - 149
Rwanda3.27life satisfaction 3.27 out of 10 - 148
Malawi3.28life satisfaction 3.28 out of 10 - 147
Zimbabwe3.35life satisfaction 3.35 out of 10 - 146
Botswana3.46life satisfaction 3.46 out of 10 - 145
Yemen3.53life satisfaction 3.53 out of 10 - 144
Haiti3.62life satisfaction 3.62 out of 10 - 143
Lebanon3.72life satisfaction 3.72 out of 10 - 142
Democratic Republic of the Congo3.76life satisfaction 3.76 out of 10
All countries
The full happiness ranking
| # | Country | Score (/10) ▼ | vs avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 7.76 | +2.17 |
| 2 | Iceland | 7.54 | +1.95 |
| 3 | Denmark | 7.54 | +1.95 |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 7.44 | +1.85 |
| 5 | Sweden | 7.25 | +1.67 |
| 6 | Norway | 7.24 | +1.65 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 7.22 | +1.63 |
| 8 | Israel | 7.19 | +1.60 |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 7.06 | +1.47 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 7.02 | +1.43 |
| 11 |  New Zealand | 7.00 | +1.41 |
| 12 |  Mexico | 6.97 | +1.38 |
| 13 |  Ireland | 6.93 | +1.34 |
| 14 |  Belgium | 6.93 | +1.34 |
| 15 |  Australia | 6.92 | +1.33 |
| 16 |  Germany | 6.88 | +1.29 |
| 17 |  Slovenia | 6.87 | +1.28 |
| 18 |  Austria | 6.84 | +1.25 |
| 19 |  Czechia | 6.82 | +1.23 |
| 20 |  United Arab Emirates | 6.82 | +1.23 |
| 21 |  Saudi Arabia | 6.82 | +1.23 |
| 22 |  United States | 6.82 | +1.23 |
| 23 |  Poland | 6.77 | +1.18 |
| 24 |  Canada | 6.74 | +1.15 |
| 25 |  Belize | 6.71 | +1.12 |
| 26 |  Lithuania | 6.70 | +1.11 |
| 27 |  United Kingdom | 6.69 | +1.10 |
| 28 |  Serbia | 6.69 | +1.10 |
| 29 |  Uruguay | 6.63 | +1.04 |
| 30 |  Brazil | 6.63 | +1.04 |
| 31 |  Kazakhstan | 6.63 | +1.04 |
| 32 |  Romania | 6.63 | +1.04 |
| 33 |  France | 6.59 | +1.00 |
| 34 |  Singapore | 6.58 | +1.00 |
| 35 |  El Salvador | 6.58 | +0.99 |
| 36 |  Italy | 6.57 | +0.98 |
| 37 |  Panama | 6.55 | +0.96 |
| 38 |  Kuwait | 6.54 | +0.95 |
| 39 |  Spain | 6.54 | +0.95 |
| 40 |  Guatemala | 6.53 | +0.94 |
| 41 |  Malta | 6.44 | +0.85 |
| 42 |  Argentina | 6.43 | +0.84 |
| 43 |  Vietnam | 6.43 | +0.84 |
| 44 |  Estonia | 6.41 | +0.82 |
| 45 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.38 | +0.79 |
| 46 |  Latvia | 6.37 | +0.78 |
| 47 |  Jamaica | 6.30 | +0.71 |
| 48 |  Chile | 6.30 | +0.71 |
| 49 |  Nicaragua | 6.30 | +0.71 |
| 50 |  Thailand | 6.30 | +0.71 |
| 51 |  Uzbekistan | 6.28 | +0.69 |
| 52 |  Slovakia | 6.25 | +0.67 |
| 53 |  Bahrain | 6.25 | +0.66 |
| 54 |  Philippines | 6.21 | +0.62 |
| 55 |  Paraguay | 6.20 | +0.61 |
| 56 |  Oman | 6.20 | +0.61 |
| 57 |  Ecuador | 6.14 | +0.55 |
| 58 |  Montenegro | 6.14 | +0.55 |
| 59 |  Japan | 6.13 | +0.54 |
| 60 |  Cyprus | 6.13 | +0.54 |
| 61 |  Honduras | 6.10 | +0.51 |
| 62 |  Dominican Republic | 6.09 | +0.50 |
| 63 |  China | 6.07 | +0.48 |
| 64 |  Kyrgyzstan | 6.05 | +0.46 |
| 65 |  Colombia | 6.04 | +0.45 |
| 66 |  South Korea | 6.04 | +0.45 |
| 67 |  Portugal | 6.03 | +0.44 |
| 68 |  Croatia | 6.01 | +0.42 |
| 69 |  Malaysia | 6.00 | +0.42 |
| 70 |  Peru | 5.97 | +0.38 |
| 71 |  Mauritius | 5.94 | +0.35 |
| 72 |  Hungary | 5.94 | +0.35 |
| 73 |  Mongolia | 5.94 | +0.35 |
| 74 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 5.91 | +0.32 |
| 75 |  Moldova | 5.85 | +0.26 |
| 76 |  Bolivia | 5.83 | +0.25 |
| 77 |  Russia | 5.83 | +0.24 |
| 78 |  Belarus | 5.82 | +0.23 |
| 79 |  Venezuela | 5.76 | +0.17 |
| 80 |  Libya | 5.73 | +0.14 |
| 81 |  North Macedonia | 5.72 | +0.13 |
| 82 |  Algeria | 5.71 | +0.12 |
| 83 |  Bulgaria | 5.70 | +0.11 |
| 84 |  Greece | 5.70 | +0.11 |
| 85 |  Albania | 5.66 | +0.07 |
| 86 |  Indonesia | 5.62 | +0.03 |
| 87 |  Tajikistan | 5.59 | = |
| 88 |  Armenia | 5.58 | −0.01 |
| 89 |  Hong Kong | 5.57 | −0.02 |
| 90 |  Georgia | 5.52 | −0.07 |
| 91 |  Laos | 5.51 | −0.08 |
| 92 |  Turkmenistan | 5.47 | −0.12 |
| 93 |  Mozambique | 5.34 | −0.25 |
| 94 |  Turkey | 5.30 | −0.29 |
| 95 |  Iraq | 5.21 | −0.38 |
| 96 |  Maldives | 5.20 | −0.39 |
| 97 |  Gabon | 5.17 | −0.42 |
| 98 |  Iran | 5.15 | −0.44 |
| 99 |  Ivory Coast | 5.15 | −0.44 |
| 100 |  Nepal | 5.15 | −0.44 |
| 101 |  Cameroon | 5.08 | −0.51 |
| 102 |  South Africa | 5.01 | −0.58 |
| 103 |  Azerbaijan | 4.99 | −0.60 |
| 104 |  Niger | 4.94 | −0.65 |
| 105 |  Pakistan | 4.87 | −0.72 |
| 106 |  Tunisia | 4.80 | −0.79 |
| 107 |  Nigeria | 4.79 | −0.80 |
| 108 |  Senegal | 4.79 | −0.80 |
| 109 |  Namibia | 4.78 | −0.81 |
| 110 |  Palestine | 4.69 | −0.90 |
| 111 |  Kenya | 4.67 | −0.92 |
| 112 |  Ukraine | 4.66 | −0.93 |
| 113 |  Morocco | 4.65 | −0.94 |
| 114 |  Guinea | 4.61 | −0.98 |
| 115 |  Mali | 4.59 | −1.00 |
| 116 |  Ghana | 4.55 | −1.04 |
| 117 |  India | 4.54 | −1.05 |
| 118 |  Somalia | 4.51 | −1.08 |
| 119 |  Uganda | 4.49 | −1.10 |
| 120 |  Jordan | 4.48 | −1.11 |
| 121 |  Mauritania | 4.47 | −1.12 |
| 122 |  Cambodia | 4.46 | −1.13 |
| 123 |  Republic of the Congo | 4.46 | −1.13 |
| 124 |  Burkina Faso | 4.46 | −1.13 |
| 125 |  Benin | 4.39 | −1.20 |
| 126 |  Chad | 4.38 | −1.21 |
| 127 |  Lesotho | 4.38 | −1.21 |
| 128 |  Bangladesh | 4.32 | −1.27 |
| 129 |  Gambia | 4.31 | −1.28 |
| 130 |  Myanmar | 4.29 | −1.30 |
| 131 |  Liberia | 4.28 | −1.31 |
| 132 |  Togo | 4.28 | −1.31 |
| 133 |  Madagascar | 4.17 | −1.42 |
| 134 |  Zambia | 4.11 | −1.48 |
| 135 |  Sri Lanka | 4.01 | −1.58 |
| 136 |  Ethiopia | 3.98 | −1.60 |
| 137 |  Comoros | 3.92 | −1.67 |
| 138 |  Eswatini | 3.91 | −1.68 |
| 139 |  Tanzania | 3.90 | −1.69 |
| 140 |  Egypt | 3.86 | −1.73 |
| 141 |  Burundi | 3.77 | −1.81 |
| 142 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.76 | −1.83 |
| 143 | Lebanon | 3.72 | −1.87 |
| 144 | Haiti | 3.62 | −1.97 |
| 145 | Yemen | 3.53 | −2.06 |
| 146 | Botswana | 3.46 | −2.13 |
| 147 | Zimbabwe | 3.35 | −2.24 |
| 148 | Malawi | 3.28 | −2.31 |
| 149 | Rwanda | 3.27 | −2.32 |
| 150 | Sierra Leone | 3.25 | −2.34 |
| 151 | Afghanistan | 1.45 | −4.14 |
Life-satisfaction scores for 151 countries, 2025 · World Happiness Report / Gallup via Our World in Data · 0–10 scale
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Frequently asked questions
What is the happiest country in the world?
How is happiness measured?
By the Cantril ladder: people rate their own life from 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible). The score is a three-year rolling average of the Gallup World Poll. It captures overall life satisfaction, not momentary mood or emotion.
Which country is the least happy?
Afghanistan, at 1.45 out of 10 — the lowest by a wide margin, ahead of Sierra Leone and Rwanda (both around 3.3).
Why are Nordic countries always happiest?
Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden and Norway cluster at the top year after year — high trust, strong social support, low inequality and reliable public services all lift how people rate their lives.
Where does the United States rank?
22nd, with a score of 6.82 — see the full ranking below for all 151 countries.