World Happiness Report by Country
The World Happiness Report assesses the overall well-being and life satisfaction of citizens across various countries. The report uses survey data to capture how individuals evaluate their own lives along with key factors such as income, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom to make life choices, generosity, and perceptions of corruption.
The table below ranks countries based on their year-over-year improvements in World Happiness Report scores.
Ranking summary
Türkiye tops the 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.