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Gambia’s World Happiness Score

#23 of 155 in the World Happiness Score progress rankings

The World Happiness Report score reflects the national average of self-reported life evaluations (on a 0-10 scale). It provides insight into a country's subjective well-being (higher is better).

Latest (2023)
4.49
Year-over-year
+0.21
Change since start (2018→2023)
-0.03

Key insights

  • From 2018 to 2023, World Happiness Score changed by -0.03.
  • Most recent year-over-year change (2022→2023): +0.21.
  • Lowest level: 4.28 in 2022.
  • Highest level: 5.16 in 2021.

World Happiness Score Chart (2018–2023)

*Average based on available data from 193 UN member countries

World Happiness Score Table (2018–2023)

World Happiness Score — Gambia
Year World Happiness Score
2018 4.52
2019 4.75
2020 5.05
2021 5.16
2022 4.28
2023 4.49

Source: World Happiness Report