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Happiness is measured using six categories including GDP per capita, social support, and healthy life expectancy, among others. Northern European countries dominate the top of the happiness rankings, reflecting strong social support systems and high standards of living.
As per the 2019 Happiness Index, Finland is the 'happiest' country in the world. Denmark , Norway , Iceland and Netherlands hold the next top positions. The report was published on 20 March 2019 by UN.
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.
In this issue of the World Happiness Report we focus on the happiness of people at different stages of life. In the seven ages of man in Shakespeare’s As You Like It, the later stages of life are portrayed as deeply depressing.
The World Happiness Report is a partnership of Gallup, the Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and the WHR’s Editorial Board. The report is produced under the editorial control of the WHR Editorial Board.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the World Happiness Report, which uses global survey data to report how people evaluate their own lives in more than 150 countries worldwide. The World Happiness Report 2022 reveals a bright light in dark times. The pandemic brought not only pain and suffering but also an increase in social support and ...
The map here shows, country by country, the ‘happiness scores’ published this report. The underlying source of the happiness scores in the World Happiness Report is the Gallup World Poll—a set of nationally representative surveys undertaken in more than 160 countries in over 140 languages.
The report assesses the current state of happiness worldwide and explores how the field of happiness science illuminates the differences in happiness levels on an individual and national...
Jan 29, 2023 · The Happiness Index is defined as the weighted (by sampling weights) rate of respondents reporting “Very happy” or “Quite happy” less the weighted rate of respondents reporting “Not very happy” or “Not at all happy,” plus 100.
Finland leads the ranking of the world's happiest countries for the sixth year in a row, according to the 2023 World Happiness Report. While its score (7.80) is significantly ahead of all other countries, a sizeable chunk of the top ten roundup are also Nordic, with Denmark in second place (7.59), Iceland in third (7.53), Sweden in sixth (7.40 ...
