World Happiness Report by Country
What Is World Happiness Report?
The World Happiness Report is an annual ranking of countries based on survey data measuring self-reported life satisfaction. It compiles a “happiness score” for each nation by combining factors such as GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom, generosity, and perceptions of corruption. Published by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, it offers a comparative snapshot of citizens’ subjective well-being worldwide.
Why World Happiness Report Matters to a Country’s Progress
- Reflects overall societal well-being by capturing how citizens evaluate their own lives and communities.
- Guides policy priorities, since governments can identify which factors (income, health, social support) most influence happiness.
- Enables international comparison, helping researchers and policymakers learn from high-performing countries’ social models.
Implications for Policy & Society
- Understanding which happiness drivers lag (for example, perceived freedom or social support) allows targeted reforms to boost overall life satisfaction.
- High happiness rankings often prompt expanded investment in health services, community programs, and work-life balance initiatives to maintain well-being.
- Lower scores can lead governments to strengthen social safety nets, mental health support, and policies that foster trust and civic engagement.
- Tracking year-over-year changes helps evaluate social policies’ effectiveness and identify emerging challenges before they worsen.
How to Read the Rankings
- A higher happiness score indicates greater average life satisfaction among respondents in that country.
- “Most Recent Year” shows the latest composite score; “Change” shows the difference from the prior year’s score.
- Variations may result from survey methodology adjustments or short-term events rather than long-term well-being trends.
Ranking Highlights
- Türkiye tops the progress rankings in World Happiness Report, recording an increase from 4.61 to 5.26. Lebanon follows with a gain from 2.39 to 2.71, while Central African Republic rounds out the top three, rising from 3.08 to 3.48.
- Across all 155 countries, the average year-over-year change was +0.46% with a median change of +0.23%.
- Overall, 84 countries improved in this area while 61 worsened. Click on a country to open the full country scorecard and see how it performs across a range of key indicators.
| Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Türkiye | 5.26 (2024) | 4.61 (2023) | +14.04% |
| 2 |  Lebanon | 2.71 (2023) | 2.39 (2022) | +13.17% |
| 3 |  Central African Republic | 3.48 (2019) | 3.08 (2018) | +12.75% |
| 4 |  Belize | 6.71 (2024) | 5.96 (2017) | +12.68% |
| 5 |  South Sudan | 2.82 (2020) | 2.51 (2019) | +12.37% |
| 6 |  Philippines | 6.11 (2024) | 5.52 (2023) | +10.57% |
| 7 |  Poland | 6.67 (2024) | 6.25 (2023) | +6.80% |
| 8 |  Serbia | 6.61 (2024) | 6.21 (2023) | +6.41% |
| 9 |  Liberia | 4.27 (2023) | 4.04 (2022) | +5.62% |
| 10 |  Yemen | 3.56 (2023) | 3.38 (2022) | +5.45% |
| 11 |  Colombia | 6.00 (2024) | 5.70 (2023) | +5.43% |
| 12 |  Madagascar | 4.23 (2023) | 4.02 (2022) | +5.20% |
| 13 |  Belarus | 5.82 (2021) | 5.53 (2020) | +5.19% |
| 14 |  Russia | 5.95 (2024) | 5.66 (2023) | +5.02% |
| 15 |  Gambia | 4.49 (2023) | 4.28 (2022) | +4.81% |
| 16 |  Costa Rica | 7.27 (2024) | 6.96 (2023) | +4.59% |
| 17 |  Mexico | 6.98 (2024) | 6.68 (2023) | +4.51% |
| 18 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.14 (2024) | 5.88 (2023) | +4.41% |
| 19 |  Ecuador | 5.97 (2024) | 5.73 (2023) | +4.19% |
| 20 |  Georgia | 5.40 (2024) | 5.19 (2023) | +4.15% |
| 21 |  Algeria | 5.57 (2024) | 5.36 (2023) | +3.86% |
| 22 |  Brazil | 6.49 (2024) | 6.27 (2023) | +3.54% |
| 23 |  Thailand | 6.22 (2024) | 6.01 (2023) | +3.48% |
| 24 |  Iran | 5.09 (2024) | 4.92 (2023) | +3.45% |
| 25 |  Argentina | 6.40 (2024) | 6.19 (2023) | +3.38% |
| 26 |  Paraguay | 6.17 (2024) | 5.98 (2023) | +3.26% |
| 27 |  Senegal | 5.05 (2023) | 4.89 (2022) | +3.25% |
| 28 |  Laos | 5.30 (2024) | 5.14 (2023) | +3.15% |
| 29 |  Kazakhstan | 6.38 (2024) | 6.19 (2023) | +3.07% |
| 30 |  Montenegro | 5.88 (2024) | 5.71 (2023) | +2.98% |
| 31 |  Nepal | 5.31 (2024) | 5.16 (2023) | +2.97% |
| 32 |  Uzbekistan | 6.19 (2024) | 6.02 (2023) | +2.94% |
| 33 |  Vietnam | 6.35 (2024) | 6.18 (2023) | +2.87% |
| 34 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.30 (2023) | 3.21 (2022) | +2.74% |
| 35 |  Peru | 5.95 (2024) | 5.79 (2023) | +2.68% |
| 36 |  Kyrgyzstan | 5.86 (2024) | 5.71 (2023) | +2.52% |
| 37 |  North Macedonia | 5.50 (2024) | 5.37 (2023) | +2.50% |
| 38 |  Mongolia | 5.83 (2024) | 5.70 (2023) | +2.41% |
| 39 |  Pakistan | 4.66 (2023) | 4.56 (2022) | +2.24% |
| 40 |  Venezuela | 5.68 (2024) | 5.57 (2023) | +2.05% |
| 41 |  Albania | 5.41 (2024) | 5.30 (2023) | +2.02% |
| 42 |  Chad | 4.47 (2023) | 4.40 (2022) | +1.68% |
| 43 |  Bulgaria | 5.55 (2024) | 5.46 (2023) | +1.67% |
| 44 |  Namibia | 4.91 (2024) | 4.83 (2023) | +1.63% |
| 45 |  Jordan | 4.19 (2023) | 4.12 (2022) | +1.60% |
| 46 |  Slovenia | 6.79 (2024) | 6.69 (2023) | +1.48% |
| 47 |  Bolivia | 5.87 (2024) | 5.78 (2023) | +1.45% |
| 48 |  Italy | 6.42 (2024) | 6.32 (2023) | +1.44% |
| 49 |  Japan | 6.15 (2024) | 6.06 (2023) | +1.44% |
| 50 |  Sudan | 4.43 (2021) | 4.38 (2020) | +1.26% |
| 51 |  Niger | 4.56 (2023) | 4.50 (2022) | +1.22% |
| 52 |  Guatemala | 6.36 (2024) | 6.29 (2023) | +1.19% |
| 53 |  Bahrain | 6.03 (2024) | 5.96 (2023) | +1.19% |
| 54 |  South Korea | 6.04 (2024) | 5.97 (2023) | +1.14% |
| 55 |  Turkmenistan | 5.12 (2021) | 5.07 (2020) | +1.05% |
| 56 |  Indonesia | 5.62 (2024) | 5.57 (2023) | +0.88% |
| 57 |  Somalia | 4.72 (2023) | 4.68 (2022) | +0.85% |
| 58 |  Saudi Arabia | 6.60 (2024) | 6.55 (2023) | +0.82% |
| 59 |  Mali | 4.23 (2023) | 4.20 (2022) | +0.81% |
| 60 |  Panama | 6.41 (2024) | 6.36 (2023) | +0.77% |
| 61 |  Portugal | 6.01 (2024) | 5.97 (2023) | +0.75% |
| 62 |  Ireland | 6.89 (2024) | 6.84 (2023) | +0.75% |
| 63 |  Uruguay | 6.66 (2024) | 6.61 (2023) | +0.74% |
| 64 |  Nicaragua | 6.33 (2024) | 6.28 (2023) | +0.73% |
| 65 |  Armenia | 5.49 (2024) | 5.46 (2023) | +0.71% |
| 66 |  Comoros | 3.57 (2023) | 3.55 (2022) | +0.59% |
| 67 |  Germany | 6.75 (2024) | 6.72 (2023) | +0.51% |
| 68 |  Jamaica | 5.87 (2024) | 5.84 (2023) | +0.48% |
| 69 |  Spain | 6.47 (2024) | 6.44 (2023) | +0.47% |
| 70 |  India | 4.05 (2023) | 4.04 (2022) | +0.45% |
| 71 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 5.10 (2024) | 5.08 (2023) | +0.43% |
| 72 |  United Arab Emirates | 6.76 (2024) | 6.73 (2023) | +0.40% |
| 73 |  Dominican Republic | 5.85 (2024) | 5.82 (2023) | +0.39% |
| 74 |  El Salvador | 6.49 (2024) | 6.47 (2023) | +0.36% |
| 75 |  Mauritius | 5.83 (2024) | 5.82 (2023) | +0.28% |
| 76 |  Gabon | 5.12 (2024) | 5.11 (2023) | +0.27% |
| 77 |  Cameroon | 4.89 (2024) | 4.87 (2023) | +0.27% |
| 78 |  Belgium | 6.91 (2024) | 6.89 (2023) | +0.23% |
| 79 |  Sri Lanka | 4.37 (2023) | 4.36 (2022) | +0.23% |
| 80 |  Lithuania | 6.83 (2024) | 6.82 (2023) | +0.16% |
| 81 |  Nigeria | 4.89 (2024) | 4.88 (2023) | +0.08% |
| 82 |  Benin | 4.38 (2023) | 4.37 (2022) | +0.07% |
| 83 |  Tunisia | 4.50 (2023) | 4.50 (2022) | +0.04% |
| 84 |  Chile | 6.36 (2024) | 6.36 (2023) | +0.02% |
| 85 |  Angola | 3.80 (2017) | 3.80 (2016) | +0.00% |
| 86 |  Burundi | 3.78 (2020) | 3.78 (2019) | +0.00% |
| 87 |  Bhutan | 5.08 (2018) | 5.08 (2017) | +0.00% |
| 88 |  Luxembourg | 7.12 (2024) | 7.12 (2023) | +0.00% |
| 89 |  Moldova | 5.82 (2024) | 5.82 (2023) | +0.00% |
| 90 |  Maldives | 5.20 (2020) | 5.20 (2019) | +0.00% |
| 91 |  Sierra Leone | 3.14 (2023) | 3.14 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 92 |  Syria | 3.46 (2020) | 3.46 (2019) | +0.00% |
| 93 |  Tanzania | 3.50 (2023) | 3.50 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 94 |  Zambia | 3.98 (2023) | 3.98 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 95 |  Finland | 7.74 (2024) | 7.74 (2023) | -0.06% |
| 96 |  Honduras | 5.96 (2024) | 5.97 (2023) | -0.07% |
| 97 |  Iceland | 7.52 (2024) | 7.53 (2023) | -0.13% |
| 98 |  Netherlands | 7.31 (2024) | 7.32 (2023) | -0.18% |
| 99 |  France | 6.59 (2024) | 6.61 (2023) | -0.24% |
| 100 |  Zimbabwe | 3.20 (2023) | 3.20 (2022) | -0.28% |
| 101 |  Singapore | 6.57 (2024) | 6.59 (2023) | -0.33% |
| 102 |  Malaysia | 5.96 (2024) | 5.98 (2023) | -0.33% |
| 103 |  Kenya | 4.47 (2023) | 4.49 (2022) | -0.38% |
| 104 |  Myanmar | 4.35 (2023) | 4.37 (2022) | -0.41% |
| 105 |  Latvia | 6.21 (2024) | 6.23 (2023) | -0.43% |
| 106 |  Malta | 6.32 (2024) | 6.35 (2023) | -0.47% |
| 107 |  Estonia | 6.42 (2024) | 6.45 (2023) | -0.48% |
| 108 |  Mozambique | 5.19 (2024) | 5.22 (2023) | -0.50% |
| 109 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 5.91 (2024) | 5.94 (2023) | -0.54% |
| 110 |  Norway | 7.26 (2024) | 7.30 (2023) | -0.55% |
| 111 |  Romania | 6.56 (2024) | 6.61 (2023) | -0.65% |
| 112 |  Sweden | 7.35 (2024) | 7.39 (2023) | -0.66% |
| 113 |  Czech Republic | 6.78 (2024) | 6.82 (2023) | -0.69% |
| 114 |  Libya | 5.82 (2024) | 5.87 (2023) | -0.78% |
| 115 |  Denmark | 7.52 (2024) | 7.58 (2023) | -0.82% |
| 116 |  China | 5.92 (2024) | 5.97 (2023) | -0.87% |
| 117 |  United Kingdom | 6.73 (2024) | 6.80 (2023) | -1.00% |
| 118 |  New Zealand | 6.95 (2024) | 7.03 (2023) | -1.10% |
| 119 |  South Africa | 5.21 (2024) | 5.28 (2023) | -1.18% |
| 120 |  Australia | 6.97 (2024) | 7.06 (2023) | -1.18% |
| 121 |  Cambodia | 4.34 (2023) | 4.39 (2022) | -1.18% |
| 122 |  Croatia | 5.87 (2024) | 5.94 (2023) | -1.21% |
| 123 |  Austria | 6.81 (2024) | 6.91 (2023) | -1.38% |
| 124 |  Canada | 6.80 (2024) | 6.90 (2023) | -1.41% |
| 125 |  Israel | 7.23 (2024) | 7.34 (2023) | -1.46% |
| 126 |  Botswana | 3.38 (2023) | 3.44 (2022) | -1.51% |
| 127 |  Hungary | 5.92 (2024) | 6.02 (2023) | -1.70% |
| 128 |  Guinea | 4.93 (2024) | 5.02 (2023) | -1.87% |
| 129 |  Burkina Faso | 4.55 (2023) | 4.64 (2022) | -1.94% |
| 130 |  Ukraine | 4.98 (2023) | 5.08 (2022) | -1.99% |
| 131 |  Cyprus | 5.94 (2024) | 6.07 (2023) | -2.08% |
| 132 |  Malawi | 3.42 (2023) | 3.50 (2022) | -2.12% |
| 133 |  Morocco | 4.80 (2023) | 4.90 (2022) | -2.20% |
| 134 |  United States | 6.72 (2024) | 6.89 (2023) | -2.47% |
| 135 |  Greece | 5.78 (2024) | 5.93 (2023) | -2.66% |
| 136 |  Haiti | 3.62 (2020) | 3.72 (2019) | -2.85% |
| 137 |  Uganda | 4.32 (2023) | 4.46 (2022) | -3.14% |
| 138 |  Rwanda | 3.16 (2023) | 3.27 (2022) | -3.27% |
| 139 |  Slovakia | 6.22 (2024) | 6.44 (2023) | -3.34% |
| 140 |  Congo | 5.03 (2024) | 5.22 (2023) | -3.66% |
| 141 |  Iraq | 4.98 (2024) | 5.17 (2023) | -3.68% |
| 142 |  Tajikistan | 5.41 (2024) | 5.63 (2023) | -3.80% |
| 143 |  Switzerland | 6.94 (2024) | 7.25 (2023) | -4.28% |
| 144 |  Egypt | 3.98 (2023) | 4.17 (2022) | -4.63% |
| 145 |  Kuwait | 6.63 (2024) | 6.95 (2023) | -4.63% |
| 146 |  Mauritania | 4.51 (2023) | 4.72 (2022) | -4.64% |
| 147 |  Azerbaijan | 4.89 (2023) | 5.17 (2021) | -5.41% |
| 148 |  Ethiopia | 3.86 (2023) | 4.09 (2022) | -5.62% |
| 149 |  Ghana | 4.29 (2023) | 4.61 (2022) | -6.86% |
| 150 |  Afghanistan | 1.72 (2023) | 1.86 (2022) | -7.42% |
| 151 |  Bangladesh | 3.89 (2023) | 4.28 (2022) | -9.25% |
| 152 |  Lesotho | 3.19 (2023) | 3.51 (2021) | -9.28% |
| 153 |  Oman | 6.20 (2024) | 6.85 (2014) | -9.57% |
| 154 |  Togo | 3.30 (2023) | 3.83 (2022) | -13.74% |
| 155 |  Eswatini | 3.50 (2023) | 4.40 (2021) | -20.34% |
Source: World Happiness Report. Only countries with complete data (both points within the past 10 years) are shown.