Happiness index - Country rankings
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Happiness Index, 0 (unhappy) - 10 (happy), 2021 - Country rankings:
The average for 2021 based on 141 countries was 5.57 points.The highest value was in Finland: 7.82 points and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 2.4 points. The indicator is available from 2013 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: points; Source: The World Happiness Report
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7.82
7.64
7.56
7.51
7.41
7.40
7.38
7.37
7.36
7.20
7.16
7.16
7.04
7.03
7.03
6.98
6.94
6.92
6.80
6.69
6.65
6.63
6.58
6.58
6.52
6.51
6.48
6.48
6.48
6.47
6.47
6.45
6.45
6.39
6.34
6.31
6.29
6.26
6.23
6.22
6.18
6.18
6.17
6.16
6.13
6.13
6.12
6.12
6.11
6.09
6.07
6.06
6.04
6.02
6.02
5.97
5.95
5.94
5.90
5.89
5.86
5.85
5.83
5.82
5.78
5.77
5.76
5.74
5.71
5.60
5.59
5.58
5.56
5.55
5.53
5.49
5.47
5.46
5.42
5.40
5.38
5.38
5.37
5.33
5.24
5.23
5.20
5.20
5.19
5.17
5.16
5.16
5.14
5.12
5.12
5.08
5.06
5.05
5.05
5.05
5.00
4.97
4.96
4.94
4.93
4.89
4.89
4.87
4.74
4.67
4.64
4.62
4.60
4.55
4.54
4.52
4.52
4.48
4.46
4.40
4.39
4.36
4.34
4.29
4.25
4.24
4.20
4.15
4.15
4.11
3.78
3.76
3.75
3.70
3.57
3.51
3.47
3.27
3.00
2.96
2.40
0
2
3.9
5.9
7.82
Definition: The Happiness ranking is part of the World Happiness Report. The country scores are based on a survey in which respondents evaluate the quality of their current lives on a scale of 0 to 10.
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