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Happiest Countries in the World.

The World Happiness Report asks residents to place themselves on a 0–10 “Cantril ladder” where 10 = best possible life. Countries here all score above 6.5 — a tier where consistent high self-reported wellbeing is the norm.

37 matchesHappiness6.5Human development0.75

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37 countries match

Ranked by composite

Where in the world

37 countries

Europe22
Americas7
Asia6
Oceania2

1
Iceland
95
Happiness 7.54Human development 0.97
2
Denmark
91
Happiness 7.54Human development 0.96
3
Finland
90
Happiness 7.76Human development 0.95
4
Norway
86
Happiness 7.24Human development 0.97
5
Sweden
86
Happiness 7.25Human development 0.96
6
Netherlands
80
Happiness 7.22Human development 0.95
7
Switzerland
78
Happiness 7.02Human development 0.97
8
Israel
68
Happiness 7.19Human development 0.92
9
Luxembourg
67
Happiness 7.06Human development 0.92
10
Ireland
67
Happiness 6.93Human development 0.95
11
Belgium
66
Happiness 6.93Human development 0.95
12
Australia
66
Happiness 6.92Human development 0.96
13
New Zealand
66
Happiness 7.00Human development 0.94
14
Costa Rica
65
Happiness 7.44Human development 0.83
15
Germany
64
Happiness 6.88Human development 0.96
16
Slovenia
53
Happiness 6.87Human development 0.93
17
Austria
51
Happiness 6.84Human development 0.93
18
United Arab Emirates
51
Happiness 6.82Human development 0.94
19
Mexico
49
Happiness 6.97Human development 0.79
20
United States
44
Happiness 6.82Human development 0.94
21
Canada
42
Happiness 6.74Human development 0.94
22
Czechia
42
Happiness 6.82Human development 0.92
23
United Kingdom
40
Happiness 6.69Human development 0.95
24
Saudi Arabia
39
Happiness 6.82Human development 0.90
25
Poland
36
Happiness 6.77Human development 0.91
26
Lithuania
30
Happiness 6.70Human development 0.90
27
Singapore
26
Happiness 6.58Human development 0.95
28
Uruguay
24
Happiness 6.63Human development 0.86
29
France
22
Happiness 6.59Human development 0.92
30
Serbia
21
Happiness 6.69Human development 0.83
31
Kazakhstan
17
Happiness 6.63Human development 0.84
32
Romania
16
Happiness 6.63Human development 0.84
33
Brazil
15
Happiness 6.63Human development 0.79
34
Italy
15
Happiness 6.57Human development 0.92
35
Spain
11
Happiness 6.54Human development 0.92
36
Panama
8
Happiness 6.55Human development 0.84
37
Kuwait
7
Happiness 6.54Human development 0.85