"The happiness index" in the world’s countries
The list of countries according to the happiness index (A-Z)
The countries with the highest happiness index
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The happiness index is calculated by the UN and it represents a complex comparative indicator which estimates the ability of the states to provide their population with a happy life. While calculating it, it’s necessary to value the GDP level per one person, life expectancy, public liberties, safe feeling, confidence in future, stable family life, employment, etc. Below one can see the list of countries by the happiness index (as of 2026 year).
The source: "Worldhappiness.report"
| The country |
Happiness Index |
| Afghanistan | 1,446 |
| Albania | 5,662 |
| Algeria | 5,714 |
| Argentina | 6,430 |
| Armenia | 5,584 |
| Australia | 6,916 |
| Austria | 6,845 |
| Azerbaijan | 4,993 |
| Bahrain | 6,254 |
| Bangladesh | 4,319 |
| Belgium | 6,926 |
| Belize | 6,711 |
| Benin | 4,393 |
| Bolivia | 5,835 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6,381 |
| Botswana | 3,464 |
| Brazil | 6,634 |
| Bulgaria | 5,703 |
| Burkina Faso | 4,455 |
| Cambodia | 4,462 |
| Cameroon | 5,083 |
| Canada | 6,741 |
| Chad | 4,385 |
| Chile | 6,302 |
| China | 6,074 |
| Colombia | 6,040 |
| Comoros | 3,925 |
| Congo | 4,456 |
| Costa Rica | 7,439 |
| Croatia | 6,009 |
| Cyprus | 6,126 |
| Czech Republic | 6,821 |
| Denmark | 7,539 |
| Dominican Republic | 6,093 |
| DRC | 3,761 |
| Ecuador | 6,144 |
| Egypt | 3,862 |
| El Salvador | 6,578 |
| Estonia | 6,410 |
| Eswatini | 3,909 |
| Ethiopia | 3,985 |
| Finland | 7,764 |
| France | 6,586 |
| Gabon | 5,167 |
| Gambia | 4,306 |
| Georgia | 5,517 |
| Germany | 6,882 |
| Ghana | 4,554 |
| Greece | 5,697 |
| Guatemala | 6,533 |
| Guinea | 4,609 |
| Honduras | 6,096 |
| Hungary | 5,937 |
| Iceland | 7,540 |
| India | 4,536 |
| Indonesia | 5,617 |
| Iran | 5,151 |
| Iraq | 5,212 |
| Ireland | 6,928 |
| Israel | 7,187 |
| Italy | 6,574 |
| Ivory Coast | 5,148 |
| Jamaica | 6,305 |
| Japan | 6,130 |
| Jordan | 4,478 |
| Kazakhstan | 6,633 |
| Kenya | 4,674 |
| Kosovo | 6,910 |
| Kuwait | 6,543 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6,049 |
| Laos | 5,515 |
| Latvia | 6,365 |
| Lebanon | 3,723 |
| Lesotho | 4,375 |
| Liberia | 4,28 |
| Libya | 5,731 |
| Lithuania | 6,704 |
| Luxembourg | 7,063 |
| Madagascar | 4,174 |
| Malawi | 3,284 |
| Malaysia | 6,005 |
| Mali | 4,588 |
| Malta | 6,436 |
| Mauritania | 4,473 |
| Mauritius | 5,939 |
| Mexico | 6,972 |
| Moldova | 5,851 |
| Mongolia | 5,936 |
| Montenegro | 6,139 |
| Morocco | 4,646 |
| Mozambique | 5,336 |
| Myanmar | 4,287 |
| Namibia | 4,781 |
| Nepal | 5,147 |
| Netherlands | 7,223 |
| New Zealand | 6,995 |
| Nicaragua | 6,301 |
| Niger | 4,940 |
| Nigeria | 4,788 |
| North Macedonia | 5,719 |
| Norway | 7,242 |
| Oman | 6,197 |
| Pakistan | 4,868 |
| Panama | 6,547 |
| Paraguay | 6,198 |
| Peru | 5,974 |
| Philippines | 6,206 |
| Poland | 6,768 |
| Portugal | 6,029 |
| Romania | 6,629 |
| Russia | 5,834 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6,817 |
| Senegal | 4,787 |
| Serbia | 6,691 |
| Sierra Leone | 3,251 |
| Singapore | 6,585 |
| Slovakia | 6,255 |
| Slovenia | 6,868 |
| South Africa | 5,009 |
| South Korea | 6,04 |
| Spain | 6,540 |
| Sri Lanka | 4,013 |
| Sweden | 7,255 |
| Switzerland | 7,018 |
| Taiwan | 6,714 |
| Tajikistan | 5,591 |
| Tanzania | 3,902 |
| Thailand | 6,296 |
| Togo | 4,277 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5,905 |
| Tunisia | 4,798 |
| Turkey | 5,300 |
| UAE | 6,821 |
| Uganda | 4,491 |
| Ukraine | 4,658 |
| United Kingdom | 6,694 |
| Uruguay | 6,635 |
| USA | 6,816 |
| Uzbekistan | 6,283 |
| Venezuela | 5,756 |
| Vietnam | 6,428 |
| Yemen | 3,532 |
| Zambia | 4,106 |
| Zimbabwe | 3,346 |
The countries with the highest happiness index up↑
| № |
State |
Happiness Index |
| 1 | Finland | 7,764 |
| 2 | Iceland | 7,540 |
| 3 | Denmark | 7,539 |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 7,439 |
| 5 | Sweden | 7,255 |
| 6 | Norway | 7,242 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 7,223 |
| 8 | Israel | 7,187 |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 7,063 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 7,018 |
| 11 | New Zealand | 6,995 |
| 12 | Mexico | 6,972 |
| 13 | Ireland | 6,928 |
| 14 | Belgium | 6,926 |
| 15 | Australia | 6,916 |
| 16 | Kosovo | 6,91 |
| 17 | Germany | 6,882 |
| 18 | Slovenia | 6,868 |
| 19 | Austria | 6,845 |
| 20 | Czech Republic | 6,821 |
| 21 | UAE | 6,821 |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 6,817 |
| 23 | USA | 6,816 |
| 24 | Poland | 6,768 |
| 25 | Canada | 6,741 |
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