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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Countries	Happiness index, 2021	Global rank	Available data
Finland	7.82	1	2013 - 2021
Denmark	7.64	2	2013 - 2021
Iceland	7.56	3	2013 - 2021
Switzerland	7.51	4	2013 - 2021
Netherlands	7.41	5	2013 - 2021
Luxembourg	7.4	6	2013 - 2021
Sweden	7.38	7	2013 - 2021
Norway	7.37	8	2013 - 2021
Israel	7.36	9	2013 - 2021
New Zealand	7.2	10	2013 - 2021
Australia	7.16	11	2013 - 2021
Austria	7.16	12	2013 - 2021
Ireland	7.04	13	2013 - 2021
Canada	7.03	14	2013 - 2021
Germany	7.03	15	2013 - 2021
USA	6.98	16	2013 - 2021
UK	6.94	17	2013 - 2021
Czechia	6.92	18	2013 - 2021
Belgium	6.8	19	2013 - 2021
France	6.69	20	2013 - 2021
Bahrain	6.65	21	2013 - 2021
Slovenia	6.63	22	2013 - 2021
Costa Rica	6.58	23	2013 - 2021
UA Emirates	6.58	24	2013 - 2021
Saudi Arabia	6.52	25	2013 - 2021
Taiwan	6.51	26	2013 - 2021
Romania	6.48	27	2013 - 2021
Singapore	6.48	28	2013 - 2021
Spain	6.48	29	2013 - 2021
Italy	6.47	30	2013 - 2021
Uruguay	6.47	31	2013 - 2021
Lithuania	6.45	32	2013 - 2021
Malta	6.45	33	2013 - 2021
Slovakia	6.39	34	2013 - 2021
Estonia	6.34	35	2013 - 2021
Panama	6.31	36	2013 - 2021
Brazil	6.29	37	2013 - 2021
Guatemala	6.26	38	2013 - 2021
Kazakhstan	6.23	39	2013 - 2021
Cyprus	6.22	40	2013 - 2021
Latvia	6.18	41	2013 - 2021
Serbia	6.18	42	2013 - 2021
Chile	6.17	43	2013 - 2021
Nicaragua	6.16	44	2013 - 2021
Croatia	6.13	45	2013 - 2021
Mexico	6.13	46	2013 - 2021
El Salvador	6.12	47	2013 - 2021
Poland	6.12	48	2013 - 2021
Kuwait	6.11	49	2013 - 2021
Hungary	6.09	50	2013 - 2021
Mauritius	6.07	51	2013 - 2021
Uzbekistan	6.06	52	2013 - 2021
Japan	6.04	53	2013 - 2021
Honduras	6.02	54	2013 - 2021
Portugal	6.02	55	2013 - 2021
Argentina	5.97	56	2013 - 2021
Greece	5.95	57	2013 - 2021
South Korea	5.94	58	2013 - 2021
Philippines	5.9	59	2013 - 2021
Thailand	5.89	60	2013 - 2021
Moldova	5.86	61	2013 - 2021
Jamaica	5.85	62	2013 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan	5.83	63	2013 - 2021
Belarus	5.82	64	2013 - 2021
Colombia	5.78	65	2013 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz.	5.77	66	2013 - 2021
Mongolia	5.76	67	2013 - 2021
Domin. Rep.	5.74	68	2013 - 2021
Malaysia	5.71	69	2013 - 2021
Bolivia	5.6	70	2013 - 2021
China	5.59	71	2013 - 2021
Paraguay	5.58	72	2013 - 2021
Peru	5.56	73	2013 - 2021
Montenegro	5.55	74	2013 - 2021
Ecuador	5.53	75	2013 - 2021
Vietnam	5.49	76	2013 - 2021
Turkmenistan	5.47	77	2013 - 2021
Russia	5.46	78	2013 - 2021
Hong Kong	5.42	79	2013 - 2021
Armenia	5.4	80	2013 - 2021
Nepal	5.38	81	2013 - 2021
Tajikistan	5.38	82	2013 - 2021
Bulgaria	5.37	83	2013 - 2021
Libya	5.33	84	2013 - 2021
Indonesia	5.24	85	2013 - 2021
Ivory Coast	5.23	86	2015 - 2021
Albania	5.2	87	2013 - 2021
North Macedonia	5.2	88	2013 - 2021
South Africa	5.19	89	2013 - 2021
Azerbaijan	5.17	90	2013 - 2021
Bangladesh	5.16	91	2013 - 2021
Gambia	5.16	92	2019 - 2021
Laos	5.14	93	2013 - 2021
Algeria	5.12	94	2013 - 2021
Liberia	5.12	95	2013 - 2021
Ukraine	5.08	96	2013 - 2021
Morocco	5.06	97	2013 - 2021
Cameroon	5.05	98	2013 - 2021
Mozambique	5.05	99	2017 - 2021
Senegal	5.05	100	2013 - 2021
Niger	5	101	2013 - 2021
Georgia	4.97	102	2013 - 2021
Gabon	4.96	103	2013 - 2021
Iraq	4.94	104	2013 - 2021
Venezuela	4.93	105	2013 - 2021
Guinea	4.89	106	2013 - 2021
Iran	4.89	107	2013 - 2021
Ghana	4.87	108	2013 - 2021
Turkey	4.74	109	2013 - 2021
Burkina Faso	4.67	110	2013 - 2021
Cambodia	4.64	111	2013 - 2021
Benin	4.62	112	2013 - 2021
Uganda	4.6	113	2013 - 2021
Nigeria	4.55	114	2013 - 2021
Kenya	4.54	115	2013 - 2021
Pakistan	4.52	116	2013 - 2021
Tunisia	4.52	117	2013 - 2021
Mali	4.48	118	2013 - 2021
Namibia	4.46	119	2016 - 2021
Swaziland	4.4	120	2013 - 2021
Burma	4.39	121	2013 - 2021
Sri Lanka	4.36	122	2013 - 2021
Madagascar	4.34	123	2013 - 2021
Egypt	4.29	124	2013 - 2021
Chad	4.25	125	2013 - 2021
Ethiopia	4.24	126	2013 - 2021
Yemen	4.2	127	2013 - 2021
Jordan	4.15	128	2013 - 2021
Mauritania	4.15	129	2013 - 2021
Togo	4.11	130	2013 - 2021
India	3.78	131	2013 - 2021
Zambia	3.76	132	2013 - 2021
Malawi	3.75	133	2013 - 2021
Tanzania	3.7	134	2013 - 2021
Sierra Leone	3.57	135	2013 - 2021
Lesotho	3.51	136	2013 - 2021
Botswana	3.47	137	2013 - 2021
Rwanda	3.27	138	2013 - 2021
Zimbabwe	3	139	2013 - 2021
Lebanon	2.96	140	2013 - 2021
Afghanistan	2.4	141	2013 - 2021

Economic outlook around the world

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.

1. Finland

2. Denmark

3. Iceland

4. Switzerland

5. Netherlands

6. Luxembourg

7. Sweden

8. Norway

9. Israel

10. New Zealand

11. Australia

12. Austria

13. Ireland

14. Canada

15. Germany

16. USA

17. UK

18. Czechia

19. Belgium

20. France

21. Bahrain

22. Slovenia

23. Costa Rica

24. UA Emirates

25. Saudi Arabia

26. Taiwan

27. Romania

28. Singapore

29. Spain

30. Italy

31. Uruguay

32. Lithuania

33. Malta

34. Slovakia

35. Estonia

36. Panama

37. Brazil

38. Guatemala

39. Kazakhstan

40. Cyprus

41. Latvia

42. Serbia

43. Chile

44. Nicaragua

45. Croatia

46. Mexico

47. El Salvador

48. Poland

49. Kuwait

50. Hungary

51. Mauritius

52. Uzbekistan

53. Japan

54. Honduras

55. Portugal

56. Argentina

57. Greece

58. South Korea

59. Philippines

60. Thailand

61. Moldova

62. Jamaica

63. Kyrgyzstan

64. Belarus

65. Colombia

66. Bosnia & Herz.

67. Mongolia

68. Domin. Rep.

69. Malaysia

70. Bolivia

71. China

72. Paraguay

73. Peru

74. Montenegro

75. Ecuador

76. Vietnam

77. Turkmenistan

78. Russia

79. Hong Kong

80. Armenia

81. Nepal

82. Tajikistan

83. Bulgaria

84. Libya

85. Indonesia

86. Ivory Coast

87. Albania

88. North Macedonia

89. South Africa

90. Azerbaijan

91. Bangladesh

92. Gambia

93. Laos

94. Algeria

95. Liberia

96. Ukraine

97. Morocco

98. Cameroon

99. Mozambique

100. Senegal

101. Niger

102. Georgia

103. Gabon

104. Iraq

105. Venezuela

106. Guinea

107. Iran

108. Ghana

109. Turkey

110. Burkina Faso

111. Cambodia

112. Benin

113. Uganda

114. Nigeria

115. Kenya

116. Pakistan

117. Tunisia

118. Mali

119. Namibia

120. Swaziland

121. Burma

122. Sri Lanka

123. Madagascar

124. Egypt

125. Chad

126. Ethiopia

127. Yemen

128. Jordan

129. Mauritania

130. Togo

131. India

132. Zambia

133. Malawi

134. Tanzania

135. Sierra Leone

136. Lesotho

137. Botswana

138. Rwanda

139. Zimbabwe

140. Lebanon

141. Afghanistan

7.82

7.64

7.56

7.51

7.41

7.40

7.38

7.37

7.36

7.20

7.16

7.04

7.03

6.98

6.94

6.92

6.80

6.69

6.65

6.63

6.58

6.52

6.51

6.48

6.47

6.45

6.39

6.34

6.31

6.29

6.26

6.23

6.22

6.18

6.17

6.16

6.13

6.12

6.11

6.09

6.07

6.06

6.04

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

5.37

5.33

5.24

5.23

5.20

5.19

5.17

5.16

5.14

5.12

5.08

5.06

5.05

5.00

4.97

4.96

4.94

4.93

4.89

4.87

4.74

4.67

4.64

4.62

4.60

4.55

4.54

4.52

4.48

4.46

4.40

4.39

4.36

4.34

4.29

4.25

4.24

4.20

4.15

4.11

3.78

3.76

3.75

3.70

3.57

3.51

3.47

3.27

3.00

2.96

2.40

3.9

5.9

7.82

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