Happiness index - Country rankings
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Happiness Index, 0 (unhappy) - 10 (happy), 2022 - Country rankings:
The average for 2022 based on 37 countries was 6.69 points.The highest value was in Finland: 7.8 points and the lowest value was in Turkey: 4.61 points. The indicator is available from 2013 to 2022. 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 - 2022 |
| Denmark | 7.59 | 2 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Iceland | 7.53 | 3 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Israel | 7.47 | 4 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Netherlands | 7.4 | 5 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Sweden | 7.4 | 6 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Norway | 7.32 | 7 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Switzerland | 7.24 | 8 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Luxembourg | 7.23 | 9 | 2013 - 2022 |
| New Zealand | 7.12 | 10 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Austria | 7.1 | 11 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Australia | 7.09 | 12 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Canada | 6.96 | 13 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Ireland | 6.91 | 14 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Germany | 6.89 | 15 | 2013 - 2022 |
| USA | 6.89 | 16 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Belgium | 6.86 | 17 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Czechia | 6.85 | 18 | 2013 - 2022 |
| UK | 6.8 | 19 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Lithuania | 6.76 | 20 | 2013 - 2022 |
| France | 6.66 | 21 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Slovenia | 6.65 | 22 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Slovakia | 6.47 | 23 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Estonia | 6.46 | 24 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Spain | 6.44 | 25 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Italy | 6.4 | 26 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Chile | 6.33 | 27 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Mexico | 6.33 | 28 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Poland | 6.26 | 29 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Latvia | 6.21 | 30 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Japan | 6.13 | 31 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Hungary | 6.04 | 32 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Portugal | 5.97 | 33 | 2013 - 2022 |
| South Korea | 5.95 | 34 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Greece | 5.93 | 35 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Colombia | 5.63 | 36 | 2013 - 2022 |
| Turkey | 4.61 | 37 | 2013 - 2022 |
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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