Happiness index - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Happiness Index, 0 (unhappy) - 10 (happy), 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 134 countries was 5.54 points. The highest value was in Finland: 7.8 points and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 1.86 points. The indicator is available from 2013 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: points; Source: The World Happiness Report
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Countries Happiness index, 2022 Global rank Available data
Finland 7.8 1 2013 - 2023
Denmark 7.59 2 2013 - 2023
Iceland 7.53 3 2013 - 2023
Israel 7.47 4 2013 - 2023
Netherlands 7.4 5 2013 - 2023
Sweden 7.4 6 2013 - 2023
Norway 7.32 7 2013 - 2023
Switzerland 7.24 8 2013 - 2023
Luxembourg 7.23 9 2013 - 2023
New Zealand 7.12 10 2013 - 2023
Austria 7.1 11 2013 - 2023
Australia 7.09 12 2013 - 2023
Canada 6.96 13 2013 - 2023
Ireland 6.91 14 2013 - 2023
Germany 6.89 15 2013 - 2023
USA 6.89 16 2013 - 2023
Belgium 6.86 17 2013 - 2023
Czechia 6.85 18 2013 - 2023
UK 6.8 19 2013 - 2023
Lithuania 6.76 20 2013 - 2023
France 6.66 21 2013 - 2023
Slovenia 6.65 22 2013 - 2023
Costa Rica 6.61 23 2013 - 2023
Romania 6.59 24 2013 - 2023
Singapore 6.59 25 2013 - 2022
UA Emirates 6.57 26 2013 - 2023
Uruguay 6.49 27 2013 - 2023
Slovakia 6.47 28 2013 - 2022
Estonia 6.46 29 2013 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 6.46 30 2013 - 2023
Spain 6.44 31 2013 - 2023
Italy 6.4 32 2013 - 2023
Chile 6.33 33 2013 - 2023
Mexico 6.33 34 2013 - 2023
Malta 6.3 35 2013 - 2023
Nicaragua 6.26 36 2013 - 2023
Panama 6.26 37 2013 - 2023
Poland 6.26 38 2013 - 2023
Latvia 6.21 39 2013 - 2023
Bahrain 6.17 40 2013 - 2022
Guatemala 6.15 41 2013 - 2023
Kazakhstan 6.14 42 2013 - 2023
Serbia 6.14 43 2013 - 2022
Croatia 6.13 44 2013 - 2023
Cyprus 6.13 45 2013 - 2023
Japan 6.13 46 2013 - 2023
Brazil 6.12 47 2013 - 2023
El Salvador 6.12 48 2013 - 2023
Hungary 6.04 49 2013 - 2023
Argentina 6.02 50 2013 - 2023
Honduras 6.02 51 2013 - 2023
Malaysia 6.01 52 2013 - 2022
Uzbekistan 6.01 53 2013 - 2023
Portugal 5.97 54 2013 - 2023
South Korea 5.95 55 2013 - 2023
Greece 5.93 56 2013 - 2023
Mauritius 5.9 57 2013 - 2023
Mongolia 5.84 58 2013 - 2023
Thailand 5.84 59 2013 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 5.83 60 2013 - 2023
China 5.82 61 2013 - 2022
Moldova 5.82 62 2013 - 2023
Vietnam 5.76 63 2013 - 2023
Paraguay 5.74 64 2013 - 2023
Montenegro 5.72 65 2013 - 2022
Jamaica 5.7 66 2013 - 2023
Bolivia 5.68 67 2013 - 2023
Russia 5.66 68 2013 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 5.63 69 2013 - 2022
Colombia 5.63 70 2013 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 5.57 71 2013 - 2023
Ecuador 5.56 72 2013 - 2023
Peru 5.53 73 2013 - 2023
Philippines 5.52 74 2013 - 2022
Bulgaria 5.47 75 2013 - 2023
Nepal 5.36 76 2013 - 2023
Armenia 5.34 77 2013 - 2023
Algeria 5.33 78 2013 - 2022
Tajikistan 5.33 79 2013 - 2022
Hong Kong 5.31 80 2013 - 2022
Albania 5.28 81 2013 - 2023
Indonesia 5.28 82 2013 - 2023
R. of Congo 5.27 83 2017 - 2023
Somalia 5.27 84 2016 - 2022
North Macedonia 5.25 85 2013 - 2022
Venezuela 5.21 86 2013 - 2023
Georgia 5.11 87 2013 - 2023
Laos 5.11 88 2013 - 2022
Guinea 5.07 89 2013 - 2023
Ukraine 5.07 90 2013 - 2023
Ivory Coast 5.05 91 2015 - 2023
Gabon 5.03 92 2013 - 2023
Nigeria 4.98 93 2013 - 2022
Cameroon 4.97 94 2013 - 2023
Mozambique 4.95 95 2017 - 2023
Iraq 4.94 96 2013 - 2022
Palestine 4.91 97 2017 - 2022
Morocco 4.9 98 2013 - 2023
Iran 4.88 99 2013 - 2023
Senegal 4.86 100 2013 - 2023
Mauritania 4.72 101 2013 - 2023
Burkina Faso 4.64 102 2013 - 2022
Namibia 4.63 103 2016 - 2023
Ghana 4.61 104 2013 - 2023
Turkey 4.61 105 2013 - 2022
Pakistan 4.56 106 2013 - 2022
Niger 4.5 107 2013 - 2023
Tunisia 4.5 108 2013 - 2023
Kenya 4.49 109 2013 - 2023
Sri Lanka 4.44 110 2013 - 2022
Uganda 4.43 111 2013 - 2022
Chad 4.4 112 2013 - 2023
Cambodia 4.39 113 2013 - 2023
Benin 4.37 114 2013 - 2023
Burma 4.37 115 2013 - 2022
Bangladesh 4.28 116 2013 - 2023
Gambia 4.28 117 2019 - 2023
Mali 4.2 118 2013 - 2023
Egypt 4.17 119 2013 - 2023
Togo 4.14 120 2013 - 2023
Jordan 4.12 121 2013 - 2023
India 4.04 122 2013 - 2023
Liberia 4.04 123 2013 - 2023
Madagascar 4.02 124 2013 - 2023
Zambia 3.98 125 2013 - 2022
Tanzania 3.69 126 2013 - 2023
Comoros 3.55 127 2013 - 2023
Malawi 3.5 128 2013 - 2023
Botswana 3.44 129 2013 - 2023
DR Congo 3.21 130 2017 - 2023
Zimbabwe 3.2 131 2013 - 2023
Sierra Leone 3.14 132 2013 - 2023
Lebanon 2.39 133 2013 - 2023
Afghanistan 1.86 134 2013 - 2023



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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1. Finland
2. Denmark
3. Iceland
4. Israel
5. Netherlands
6. Sweden
7. Norway
8. Switzerland
9. Luxembourg
10. New Zealand
11. Austria
12. Australia
13. Canada
14. Ireland
15. Germany
16. USA
17. Belgium
18. Czechia
19. UK
20. Lithuania
21. France
22. Slovenia
23. Costa Rica
24. Romania
25. Singapore
26. UA Emirates
27. Uruguay
28. Slovakia
29. Estonia
30. Saudi Arabia
31. Spain
32. Italy
33. Chile
34. Mexico
35. Malta
36. Nicaragua
37. Panama
38. Poland
39. Latvia
40. Bahrain
41. Guatemala
42. Kazakhstan
43. Serbia
44. Croatia
45. Cyprus
46. Japan
47. Brazil
48. El Salvador
49. Hungary
50. Argentina
51. Honduras
52. Malaysia
53. Uzbekistan
54. Portugal
55. South Korea
56. Greece
57. Mauritius
58. Mongolia
59. Thailand
60. Kyrgyzstan
61. China
62. Moldova
63. Vietnam
64. Paraguay
65. Montenegro
66. Jamaica
67. Bolivia
68. Russia
69. Bosnia & Herz.
70. Colombia
71. Domin. Rep.
72. Ecuador
73. Peru
74. Philippines
75. Bulgaria
76. Nepal
77. Armenia
78. Algeria
79. Tajikistan
80. Hong Kong
81. Albania
82. Indonesia
83. R. of Congo
84. Somalia
85. North Macedonia
86. Venezuela
87. Georgia
88. Laos
89. Guinea
90. Ukraine
91. Ivory Coast
92. Gabon
93. Nigeria
94. Cameroon
95. Mozambique
96. Iraq
97. Palestine
98. Morocco
99. Iran
100. Senegal
101. Mauritania
102. Burkina Faso
103. Namibia
104. Ghana
105. Turkey
106. Pakistan
107. Niger
108. Tunisia
109. Kenya
110. Sri Lanka
111. Uganda
112. Chad
113. Cambodia
114. Benin
115. Burma
116. Bangladesh
117. Gambia
118. Mali
119. Egypt
120. Togo
121. Jordan
122. India
123. Liberia
124. Madagascar
125. Zambia
126. Tanzania
127. Comoros
128. Malawi
129. Botswana
130. DR Congo
131. Zimbabwe
132. Sierra Leone
133. Lebanon
134. Afghanistan
7.80
7.59
7.53
7.47
7.40
7.40
7.32
7.24
7.23
7.12
7.10
7.09
6.96
6.91
6.89
6.89
6.86
6.85
6.80
6.76
6.66
6.65
6.61
6.59
6.59
6.57
6.49
6.47
6.46
6.46
6.44
6.40
6.33
6.33
6.30
6.26
6.26
6.26
6.21
6.17
6.15
6.14
6.14
6.13
6.13
6.13
6.12
6.12
6.04
6.02
6.02
6.01
6.01
5.97
5.95
5.93
5.90
5.84
5.84
5.83
5.82
5.82
5.76
5.74
5.72
5.70
5.68
5.66
5.63
5.63
5.57
5.56
5.53
5.52
5.47
5.36
5.34
5.33
5.33
5.31
5.28
5.28
5.27
5.27
5.25
5.21
5.11
5.11
5.07
5.07
5.05
5.03
4.98
4.97
4.95
4.94
4.91
4.90
4.88
4.86
4.72
4.64
4.63
4.61
4.61
4.56
4.50
4.50
4.49
4.44
4.43
4.40
4.39
4.37
4.37
4.28
4.28
4.20
4.17
4.14
4.12
4.04
4.04
4.02
3.98
3.69
3.55
3.50
3.44
3.21
3.20
3.14
2.39
1.86
0
2
3.9
5.9
7.8


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