World Happiness Report
The World Happiness Report is an annual publication of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. It contains articles, and rankings of national happiness based on respondent ratings of their own lives, which the report also correlates with various life factors. As of March 2020, Finland was ranked the happiest country in the world three times in a row.
The Editors of the report are John F. Helliwell, Richard Layard, Jeffrey D. Sachs, and Jan-Emmanuel De Neve. Associate Editors are Lara B. Aknin, Shun Wang, and Haifang Huang.
History
In July 2011, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution 65/309 Happiness: Towards a Holistic Definition of Development inviting member countries to measure the happiness of their people and to use the data to help guide public policy. On April 2, 2012, this was followed by the first UN High Level Meeting called Wellbeing and Happiness: Defining a New Economic Paradigm, which was chaired by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Prime Minister Jigme Thinley of Bhutan, a nation that adopted gross national happiness instead of gross domestic product as their main development indicator.The first World Happiness Report was released on April 1, 2012 as a foundational text for the UN High Level Meeting: Well-being and Happiness: Defining a New Economic Paradigm, drawing international attention. The report outlined the state of world happiness, causes of happiness and misery, and policy implications highlighted by case studies. In 2013, the second World Happiness Report was issued, and since then has been issued on an annual basis with the exception of 2014. The report primarily uses data from the Gallup World Poll. Each annual report is available to the public to download on the World Happiness Report website.
Methods and philosophy
The rankings of national happiness are based on a Cantril ladder survey. Nationally representative samples of respondents are asked to think of a ladder, with the best possible life for them being a 10, and the worst possible life being a 0. They are then asked to rate their own current lives on that 0 to 10 scale. The report correlates the results with various life factors.In the reports, experts in fields including economics, psychology, survey analysis, and national statistics, describe how measurements of well-being can be used effectively to assess the progress of nations, and other topics. Each report is organized by chapters that delve deeper into issues relating to happiness, including mental illness, the objective benefits of happiness, the importance of ethics, policy implications, and links with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's approach to measuring subjective well-being and other international and national efforts.
Annual report topics
World Happiness Reports were issued in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. In addition to ranking countries happiness and well-being levels, each report has contributing authors and most focus on a subject. The data used to rank countries in each report is drawn from the Gallup World Poll, as well as other sources such as the World Values Survey, in some of the reports. The Gallup World Poll questionnaire measures 14 areas within its core questions: business & economic, citizen engagement, communications & technology, diversity, education & families, emotions, environment & energy, food & shelter, government and politics, law & order, health, religion & ethics, transportation, and work.2019 World Happiness Report
The 2018 iteration was released on 20 March and focused on the relation between happiness and migration. According to the 2019 Happiness Report, Finland is the happiest country in the world, with Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and The Netherlands holding the next top positions. The World Happiness Report 2018 ranks 156 countries by their happiness levels, and 117 countries by the happiness of their immigrants. The main focus of this year's report, in addition to its usual ranking of the levels and changes in happiness around the world, is on migration within and between countries. The overall rankings of country happiness are based on the pooled results from Gallup World Poll surveys from 2015–2017, and show both change and stability. Four countries have held the top spot in the last four reports: Denmark, Switzerland, Norway and now Finland. All the top countries tend to have high values for all six of the key variables that have been found to support well-being: income, healthy life expectancy, social support, freedom, trust and generosity. Among the top countries, differences are small enough that year-to-year changes in the rankings are to be expected.The analysis of happiness changes from 2008–2015 shows Togo as the biggest gainer, moving up 17 places in the overall rankings from 2015. The biggest loser is Venezuela, down 2.2 points. Five of the report's seven chapters deal primarily with migration, as summarized in Chapter 1. For both domestic and international migrants, the report studies the happiness of those migrants and their host communities, and also of those in the countryside or in the country of origin. The results are generally positive. Perhaps the most striking finding of the whole report is that a ranking of countries according to the happiness of their immigrant populations is almost exactly the same as for the rest of the population. The immigrant happiness rankings are based on the full span of Gallup data from 2005 to 2017, sufficient to have 117 countries with more than 100 immigrant respondents. The ten happiest countries in the overall rankings also make up ten of the top eleven spots in the ranking of immigrant happiness. Finland is at the top of both rankings in this report, with the happiest immigrants, and the happiest population in general. While convergence to local happiness levels is quite rapid, it is not complete, as there is a ‘footprint' effect based on the happiness in each source country. This effect ranges from 10% to 25%. This footprint effect explains why immigrant happiness is less than that of the locals in the happiest countries, while being greater in the least happy countries.
2016 World Happiness Report
The 2016 World Happiness Report -Rome Addition was issued in two parts as an update. Part one had four chapters: Setting the Stage, The Distribution of World Happiness, Promoting Secular Ethics, and Happiness and Sustainable Development: Concepts and Evidence. Part two has six chapters: Inside the Life Satisfaction Blackbox, Human Flourishing, the Common Good, and Catholic Social Teaching, The Challenges of Public Happiness: An Historical-Methodological Reconstruction, The Geography of Parenthood and Well-Being: Do Children Make Us Happy, Where and Why?, and Multidimensional Well-Being in Contemporary Europe: An Analysis of the Use of a Self-Organizing Map Applied to Share Data.Chapter 1, Setting the Stage is written by John F. Helliwell, Richard Layard, and Jeffrey Sachs. This chapter briefly surveys the happiness movement gives an overview of the 2016 reports and synopsis of both parts of the 2016 Update Rome Addition.
Chapter 2, The Distribution of World Happiness is written by John F. Helliwell, Hailing Huang, and Shun Wang. This chapter reports happiness levels of countries and proposes the use of inequalities of happiness among individuals as a better measure for inequality than income inequality, and that all people in a population fare better in terms of happiness when there is less inequality in happiness in their region. It includes data from the World Health Organization and World Development Indicators, as well as Gallup World Poll. It debunks the notion that people rapidly adapt to changes in life circumstances and quickly return to an initial life satisfaction baseline, finding instead that changes in life circumstances such as government policies, major life events and immigration change people's baseline life satisfaction levels. This chapter also addresses the measure for affect, finding that positive affect has much "large and highly significant impact" on life satisfaction than negative affect. The chapter also examines differences in happiness levels explained by the factors of social support, income, healthy life, trust in government and business, perceived freedom to make life decisions and generosity.
Chapter 3, Promoting Secular Ethics is written by Richard Layard, This chapter argues for a revival of an ethical life and world, harkening to times when religious organizations were a dominant force. It calls on secular non-profit organizations to promote "ethical living in a way that provides inspiration, uplift, joy and mutual respect", and gives examples of implementation by a non-profit founded by Richard Layard, the chapter author, Action for Happiness, which offers online information from positive psychology and Buddhist teachings.
Chapter 4, Happiness and Sustainable Development: Concepts and Evidence is written by Jeffrey Sachs. This chapter identifies ways that sustainable development indicators can be used to explain variations in happiness. It concludes with a report about an appeal to include subjective well-being indicators into the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Part Two 2016 Special Rome Edition was edited by Jeffrey Sacks, Leonardo Becchetti and Anthony Arnett.
Chapter 1, Inside the Life Satisfaction Blackbox is written by Leonardo Becchetti, Luisa Carrado, and Paolo Sama. This chapter proposes using quality of life measurements in lieu of or in addition to overall life evaluations in future World Happiness Reports.
Chapter 2, Human Flourishing, the Common Good, and Catholic Social Teaching is written by Anthony Annett. This chapter contains explanations for three theories: It is human nature to broadly define happiness and understand the connection between happiness and the common good, that the current understanding of individuality is stripped of ties to the common good, and that there is a need to restore the common good as central value for society. The chapter also proposes Catholic school teachings as a model for restoring the common good as a dominant value.
Chapter 3, The Challenges of Public Happiness: An Historical-Methodological Reconstruction is written by Luigino Bruni and Stefano Zemagni. This chapter contemplates Aristotelian concepts of happiness and virtue as they pertain to and support the findings in the World Happiness Reports regarding the impact of social support, trust in government, and equality of happiness.
Chapter 4, The Geography of Parenthood and Well-Being. Do Children Make Us Happy, Where and Why? is written by Luca Stanca. This chapter examines other research findings that children do not add happiness to parents. Using data from the World Values Survey, it finds that, with the exception of widowed parents, having children has a negative effect on life satisfaction for parents in 2/3 of the 105 countries studied, with parents in richer countries suffering more. Once parents are old, life satisfaction increases. The chapter concludes that "existing evidence is not conclusive" and a statement that the causes for the low life satisfaction levels may be that for richer countries, having children is valued less, and in poorer countries, people suffer in financial and time costs when they have children.
Chapter 5, Multidimensional Well-Being in Contemporary Europe: Analysis of the Use of Self-Organizing Map Allied to SHARE Data is written by Mario Lucchini, Luca Crivelli and Sara della Bella. This chapter contains a study of well-being data from older European adults. It finds that this chapter's study results were consistent with the World Happiness Report 2016 update: positive affect have a stronger impact on a person's satisfaction with life than do negative affect.
2015 World Happiness Report
The 2015 World Happiness Report has eight chapters: Setting the Stage, The Geography of World Happiness, How Does Subjective Well-being Vary Around the World by Gender and Age?, How to Make Policy When Happiness is the Goal, Neuroscience of Happiness, Healthy Young Minds Transforming the Mental Health of Children, Human Values, Civil Economy, and Subjective Well-being, and Investing in Social Capital.Chapter 1, Setting the Stage is written by John F. Helliwell, Richard Layard and Jeffrey Sachs. This chapter celebrates the success of the happiness movement, citing the OECD Guidelines on Measuring Subjective Well-being, a referendum in the EU requiring member nations to measure happiness, and the success of the World Happiness reports, and the adoption of happiness by the government of the United Arab Emirates, and other areas. It sets an aspiration of the inclusion of subjective well-being into the 2015 Sustainable Development Goals, and outlines the 2015 report. It also address the use of the term Happiness, identifying the cons, and defining the use of the term for the reasons that the 2011 UN General Assembly Resolution 65/309 Happiness Towards A Holistic Approach to Development and April 2012 UN High Level Meeting: Well-being and Happiness: Defining a New Economic Paradigm, Bhutan's Gross National Happiness philosophy, the term's "convening and attention attracting power", and the asset in a "double usage of happiness" as an emotional report and life evaluation.
Chapter 2, The Geography of Happiness is written by John F. Helliwell, Hailing Huang and Shun Wang. This chapter reports the happiness of nations measured by life evaluations. It includes color coded maps and an analysis of six factors the account for the differences: social support in terms of someone to count on in times of need, GDP per capita, life expectancy, sense of corruption in government and business, perceived freedom to make life decisions, and generosity. The first three factors were found to have the biggest impact on a population's happiness. Crisis the quality of governance, and social support were found to be the key drivers for changes in national happiness levels, with the happiness of nations undergoing a crisis in which people have a strong sense of social support falling less than nations where people do not have a strong sense of social support.
Chapter 3, How Does Subjective Well-being Vary Around the Globe by Gender and Age? is written by Nicole Fortin, John F. Helliwell and Shun Wang. This chapter uses data for 12 experiences: happiness, smiling or laughing, enjoyment, feeling safe at night, feeling well rested, and feeling interested, as well as anger, worry, sadness, depression, stress and pain to examine differences by gender and age. Findings reported include that there is not a lot of difference in life evaluations between men and women across nations or within ages in a nation. It reports that overall happiness falls into a U shape with age on the x axis and happiness on the y, with the low point being middle age for most nations, and that the U shape holds for feeling well rested in all regions. It finds that men generally feel safer at night than women but, when comparing countries, people in Latin America have the lowest sense of safety at night, while people in East Asia and Western Europe have the highest sense of safety at night. It also finds that as women age their sense of happiness declines and stress increases but worry decreases, as all people age their laughter, enjoyment and finding something of interest also declines, that anger is felt everywhere almost equally by men and women, stress peaks in the Middle Ages, and women experience depression more than men. It finds that where older people are happier, there is a sense of social support, freedom to make life choices and generosity.
Chapter 4, How to Make Policy When Happiness is the Goal is written by Richard Layard and Gus O'Donnell. This chapter advocates for a "new form of cost-benefit analysis" for government expenditures in which a "critical level of extra happiness" yielded by a project is established. It contemplates the prioritization of increasing happiness of the happy vs. reducing misery of the miserable, as well as the issues of discount rate for the happiness of future generations. It includes a technical annex with equations for calculating the maximization for happiness in public expenditure, tax policy, regulations, the distribution of happiness and a discount rate.
Chapter 5, Neuroscience of Happiness is written by Richard J. Dawson and Brianna S. Schuyler. This chapter reports on research in brain science and happiness, identifying four aspects that account for happiness: sustained positive emotion, recovery of negative emotion, empathy, altruism and pro-social behavior, and mindfulness. It concludes that the brain's elasticity indicates that one can change one's sense of happiness and life satisfaction levels by experiencing and practicing mindfulness, kindness, and generosity; and calls for more research on these topics.
Chapter 6, Healthy Young Minds: Transforming the Mental Health of Children is written by Richard Layard and Ann Hagell. This chapter identifies emotional development as of primary importance, in a child's development and determination of whether a child will be a happy and well-functioning adult. It then focuses on the issue of mental illness in children, citing the statistic that while worldwide 10% of the world's children suffer from diagnosable mental health problems, even in the richest nations, only one quarter of these children of them are in treatment. It identifies the action steps to treating children with mental health problems: local community-lead child well-being programs, training health care professions to identify mental health problems in children, parity of esteem for mental and physical problems and treatment, access to evidence-based mental health treatment for families and children, promotion of well-being in schools with well-being codes that inform the organizational behavior of schools, training teachers to identify mental health in children, teachings of life skills, measuring of children's well-being by schools, development of free apps available internationally to treat mental illness in teens, and inclusion of mental health with the goal of physical health in the Sustainable Development goals. The chapter lists the benefits of treating children's mental health: improved educational performance, reduction in youth crimes, improved earnings and employment in adulthood, and better parenting of the next generation.
Chapter 7, Human Values, Civil Economy and Subjective Well-being is written by Leonardo Bechhetti, Luigino Bruni and Stefano Zamagni. This chapter begins with a critique of the field of economics, identifying reductionism in which humans are conceived of as 100% self-interested individuals, profit maximization is prioritized over all other interests, and societal values are narrowly identified with GDP and ignore environmental, cultural, spiritual and relational aspects. The chapter them focuses on a theoretical approach termed "Civil Economy paradigm",
Chapter 8, Investing in Social Capital is written by Jeffrey Sachs. This chapter focuses on "pro-sociality". It identifies pro-social behaviors: honesty, benevolence, cooperation and trustworthiness. It recommends investment in social capital through education, moral instruction, professional codes of conduct, public censure and condemnation of violators of public trust, and public policies to narrow income inequalities for countries where there is generalized distrust of government and business, pervasive corruption and lawless behavior.
2013 World Happiness Report
The 2013 World Happiness Report has eight chapters: Introduction, World Happiness: Trends, Explanations and Distribution, Mental Illness and Unhappiness, The Objective Benefits of Subjective Well-being, Restoring Virtue Ethics in the Quest for Happiness, Using Well-being as a Guide to Policy, The OECD Approach to Measuring Subjective Well-being, and From Capabilities to Contentment: Testing the Links between Human Development and Life Satisfaction.Chapter 1, Introduction is written by John F. Helliwell, Richard Layard and Jeffrey Sachs. It synopsizes the chapters and gives a discussion of the term happiness.
Chapter 2, World Happiness: Trends, Explanations and Distributions is written by John F. Helliwell and Shun Wang. It provides ratings among countries and regions for satisfaction with life using the Cantril Ladder, positive and negative affect, and log of GDP per capita, years of healthy life expectancy, having someone to count on in times of trouble, perceptions of corruption, prevalence of generosity, and freedom to make life choices.
Chapter 3, Mental Illness and Unhappiness is written by Richard Layard, Dan Chisholm, Vikram Patel, and Shekhar Saxel. It identifies the far ranging prevalence of mental illness around the world and provides the evidence showing that "mental illness is a highly influential - and...the single biggest - determinant of misery". It concludes with examples of interventions implemented by countries around the world.
Chapter 4, The Objective Benefits of Subjective Well-being is written by Jan-Emmanuel de Neve, Ed Diener, Louis Tay and Cody Xuereb. It provides an explanation of the benefits of subjective well-being on health & longevity, income, productivity & organizational behavior, and individual & social behavior. It touches on the role of happiness in human evolution through rewarding behaviors that increase evolutionary success and beneficial to survival.
Chapter 5, Restoring Virtue Ethics in the Quest for Happiness is written by Jeffrey Sachs. It argues that "a renewed focus on the role of ethics, and in particular of virtuous behavior, in happiness could lead us to new and effective strategies for raising individual, national and global well-being", looking to the eightfold noble path, Aristotelian philosophy, and Christian doctrine of St. Thomas Aquinas. It gives an explanation of the evolution of the field of economics up t the "failures of hyper-commercialism" and suggests an antidote based on four global ethical values: non-violence and respect for life, justice and solidarity, honesty and tolerance, and mutual esteem and partnership.
Chapter 6, Using Well-being as Guide to Public Policy is written by Gus O'Donnell. This chapter gives a status report on the issues governments grapple with in adopting well-being and happiness measures and goals for policy, from understanding the data or establishing whether a specific policy improves well-being, to figuring out how to "incorporate well-being into standard policy making". It provides examples of efforts to measure happiness and well-being from Bhutan, New Zealand, South Africa, the UK, and cities and communities in the US, Canada, Australia and Tasmania. It identifies the key policy areas of health, transport and education for policy makers to focus on and includes discussions about interpersonal comparability, discount rate and putting a monetary value on happiness for policy trade off decisions.
Chapter 7, The OECD Approach to Measuring Subjective Well-being is written by Martine Durand and Conal Smith. This chapter was written the same year the OECD issued its Guidelines on Measuring Subjective Well-being, and is a synopsis of such. It includes a definition for subjective well-being: life evaluation, affect and eudaimonia; core measures, a discussion on data collection processes, survey and sample design, other aspects of using subjective well-being metrics, and ideas on how policy-makers can use subjective well-being data. It surveys the status of wealthy countries subjective well-being data collection process, and identifies future directions of experimentation and better income measures, citing the Easterlin Paradox as the basis for this call.
Chapter 8, From Capabilities to Contentment: Testing the Links between Human Development and Life Satisfaction is written by Jon Hall. This chapter explains the components of human development using objective metrics: education, health and command over income and nutrition resources, participation and freedom, human security, equity, and sustainability; key findings of the Human Development Index , and examines the relationship between the HDI and happiness, finding that components of the HDI "correlate strongly with better life evaluations", and there is a strong relationship between life evaluation and the "non-income HDI". It contemplates measurement of conditions of life beyond the HDI that are important to well-being: better working conditions, security against crime and physical violence, participation in economic and political activities, freedom and inequality. The concludes with the statements that the HDI and SWB have similar approaches and importantly connected, with the two disciplines offering alternative and complementary views of development.
2012 World Happiness Report
The 2012 World Happiness Report was issued at the UN High Level Meeting Well-being and Happiness: Defining a New Economic Paradigm by editors John F. Helliwell, Richard Layard and Jeffrey Sachs. Part one has an introduction and three chapters: the State of World Happiness, Causes of Happiness and Misery, Some Policy Implications. Part two has three chapters, each a case study, of Bhutan, the United Kingdom Office of National Statistics, and the OECD.Chapter 1, The Introduction is by Jeffrey Sachs and references Buddha and Aristotle, identifies today's era as the anthropocene, and identifies the reasons GDP is not a sufficient measure to guide governments and society.
Chapter 2, The State of World Happiness, is written by John F. Helliwell and Shun Wang, and contains a discussion of subjective well-being measures that ranges from the validity of subjective well-being measures to the seriousness of happiness, happiness set points and cultural comparisons, and it includes data from the Gallup World Poll, European Social Survey, and the World Values Survey.
Chapter 3, The Causes of Happiness and Misery is written by Richard Layard, Andrew Clark, and Claudia Senik, and contemplates research on the impact on happiness of the external factors of income, work, community and governance, values and religion, as well as the internal factors of mental health, physical health, family experience, education, and gender and age.
Chapter 4, Some Policy Implications, written by John F. Helliwell, Richard Layard and Jeffrey Sachs, calls for a greater understanding on how governments can measure happiness, the determinants of happiness, and use of happiness data and findings about determinants for policy purposes. It also highlights the role of GDP as a guide to policy makers, the importance that policy makers should place on providing opportunities for employment; the role of happiness in policy making ; the role of values and religion ; calls for wider access to psychological therapies in a section on mental health citing the fact that one third of all families are affected by mental illness; identifies improvements in physical health as "probably the single most important factor that has improved human happiness" and calls out the rich-poor gap in health care between rich and poor countries; calls on workplace and governmental policies that encourage work-life balance and reduce stress, including family support and child care; and states that "Universal access to education is widely judged to be a basic human right..." The chapter concludes with a philosophical discussion.
Chapter 5, Case Study: Bhutan Gross National Happiness and the GNH Index is written by Karma Ura, Sabine Alkire, and Tsoki Zangmo. It gives a short history of the development of the Gross National Happiness concept in Bhutan, and an explanation of the GNH index, data collection and data analysis process, including the rating methodology to determine if an individual experiences happiness sufficiency levels, as well as the policy and lifestyle implications
Chapter 6, Case Study: ONS Measuring Subjective Well-being: The UK Office of National Statistics Experience is written by Stephen Hicks. It covers the basis for the creation of the Measuring National Well-being Programme in the UK's Office of National Statistics, and the development of their methodology for measuring well-being.
Chapter 5, Case Study OECD Guidelines on Measuring Subjective Well-being is an explanation about the process and rationale the OECD was undertaking to develop its Guidelines on Measuring Subjective Well-being, which it issued in 2013.
International rankings
Data is collected from people in over 150 countries. Each variable measured reveals a populated-weighted average score on a scale running from 0 to 10 that is tracked over time and compared against other countries. These variables currently include: real GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom to make life choices, generosity, and perceptions of corruption. Each country is also compared against a hypothetical nation called Dystopia. Dystopia represents the lowest national averages for each key variable and is, along with residual error, used as a regression benchmark.2019 report
The 2019 report features the happiness score averaged over the years 2016–2018. As per the 2019 Happiness Index, Finland is the happiest country in the world. Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Netherlands hold the next top positions. The report was published on 20 March 2019 by UN. The full report can be read at . The World Happiness Report is a landmark survey of the state of global happiness.| Overall rank | Country or region | |||||||
| 1 | 7.769 | 1.340 | 1.587 | 0.986 | 0.596 | 0.153 | 0.393 | |
| 2 | 7.600 | 1.383 | 1.573 | 0.996 | 0.592 | 0.252 | 0.410 | |
| 3 | 7.554 | 1.488 | 1.582 | 1.028 | 0.603 | 0.271 | 0.341 | |
| 4 | 7.494 | 1.380 | 1.624 | 1.026 | 0.591 | 0.354 | 0.118 | |
| 5 | 7.488 | 1.396 | 1.522 | 0.999 | 0.557 | 0.322 | 0.298 | |
| 6 | 7.480 | 1.452 | 1.526 | 1.052 | 0.572 | 0.263 | 0.343 | |
| 7 | 7.343 | 1.387 | 1.487 | 1.009 | 0.574 | 0.267 | 0.373 | |
| 8 | 7.307 | 1.303 | 1.557 | 1.026 | 0.585 | 0.330 | 0.380 | |
| 9 | 7.278 | 1.365 | 1.505 | 1.039 | 0.584 | 0.285 | 0.308 | |
| 10 | 7.246 | 1.376 | 1.475 | 1.016 | 0.532 | 0.244 | 0.226 | |
| 11 | 7.228 | 1.372 | 1.548 | 1.036 | 0.557 | 0.332 | 0.290 | |
| 12 | 7.167 | 1.034 | 1.441 | 0.963 | 0.558 | 0.144 | 0.093 | |
| 13 | 7.139 | 1.276 | 1.455 | 1.029 | 0.371 | 0.261 | 0.082 | |
| 14 | 7.090 | 1.609 | 1.479 | 1.012 | 0.526 | 0.194 | 0.316 | |
| 15 | 7.054 | 1.333 | 1.538 | 0.996 | 0.450 | 0.348 | 0.278 | |
| 16 | 7.021 | 1.499 | 1.553 | 0.999 | 0.516 | 0.298 | 0.310 | |
| 17 | 6.985 | 1.373 | 1.454 | 0.987 | 0.495 | 0.261 | 0.265 | |
| 18 | 6.923 | 1.356 | 1.504 | 0.986 | 0.473 | 0.160 | 0.210 | |
| 19 | 6.892 | 1.433 | 1.457 | 0.874 | 0.454 | 0.280 | 0.128 | |
| 20 | 6.852 | 1.269 | 1.487 | 0.920 | 0.457 | 0.046 | 0.036 | |
| 21 | 6.825 | 1.503 | 1.310 | 0.825 | 0.598 | 0.262 | 0.182 | |
| 22 | 6.726 | 1.300 | 1.520 | 0.999 | 0.564 | 0.375 | 0.151 | |
| 23 | 6.595 | 1.070 | 1.323 | 0.861 | 0.433 | 0.074 | 0.073 | |
| 24 | 6.592 | 1.324 | 1.472 | 1.045 | 0.436 | 0.111 | 0.183 | |
| 25 | 6.446 | 1.368 | 1.430 | 0.914 | 0.351 | 0.242 | 0.097 | |
| 26 | 6.444 | 1.159 | 1.369 | 0.920 | 0.357 | 0.187 | 0.056 | |
| 27 | 6.436 | 0.800 | 1.269 | 0.746 | 0.535 | 0.175 | 0.078 | |
| 28 | 6.375 | 1.403 | 1.357 | 0.795 | 0.439 | 0.080 | 0.132 | |
| 29 | 6.374 | 1.684 | 1.313 | 0.871 | 0.555 | 0.220 | 0.167 | |
| 30 | 6.354 | 1.286 | 1.484 | 1.062 | 0.362 | 0.153 | 0.079 | |
| 31 | 6.321 | 1.149 | 1.442 | 0.910 | 0.516 | 0.109 | 0.054 | |
| 32 | 6.300 | 1.004 | 1.439 | 0.802 | 0.390 | 0.099 | 0.086 | |
| 33 | 6.293 | 1.124 | 1.465 | 0.891 | 0.523 | 0.127 | 0.150 | |
| 34 | 6.262 | 1.572 | 1.463 | 1.141 | 0.556 | 0.271 | 0.453 | |
| 35 | 6.253 | 0.794 | 1.242 | 0.789 | 0.430 | 0.093 | 0.074 | |
| 36 | 6.223 | 1.294 | 1.488 | 1.039 | 0.231 | 0.158 | 0.030 | |
| 37 | 6.199 | 1.362 | 1.368 | 0.871 | 0.536 | 0.255 | 0.110 | |
| 38 | 6.198 | 1.246 | 1.504 | 0.881 | 0.334 | 0.121 | 0.014 | |
| 39 | 6.192 | 1.231 | 1.477 | 0.713 | 0.489 | 0.185 | 0.016 | |
| 40 | 6.182 | 1.206 | 1.438 | 0.884 | 0.483 | 0.117 | 0.050 | |
| 41 | 6.174 | 0.745 | 1.529 | 0.756 | 0.631 | 0.322 | 0.240 | |
| 42 | 6.149 | 1.238 | 1.515 | 0.818 | 0.291 | 0.043 | 0.042 | |
| 43 | 6.125 | 0.985 | 1.410 | 0.841 | 0.470 | 0.099 | 0.034 | |
| 44 | 6.118 | 1.258 | 1.523 | 0.953 | 0.564 | 0.144 | 0.057 | |
| 45 | 6.105 | 0.694 | 1.325 | 0.835 | 0.435 | 0.200 | 0.127 | |
| 46 | 6.100 | 0.882 | 1.232 | 0.758 | 0.489 | 0.262 | 0.006 | |
| 47 | 6.086 | 1.092 | 1.432 | 0.881 | 0.471 | 0.066 | 0.050 | |
| 48 | 6.070 | 1.162 | 1.232 | 0.825 | 0.462 | 0.083 | 0.005 | |
| 49 | 6.046 | 1.263 | 1.223 | 1.042 | 0.406 | 0.190 | 0.041 | |
| 50 | 6.028 | 0.912 | 1.312 | 0.868 | 0.498 | 0.126 | 0.087 | |
| 51 | 6.011 | 1.050 | 1.409 | 0.828 | 0.557 | 0.359 | 0.028 | |
| 52 | 6.008 | 1.050 | 1.409 | 0.828 | 0.557 | 0.359 | 0.028 | |
| 53 | 5.940 | 1.187 | 1.465 | 0.812 | 0.264 | 0.075 | 0.064 | |
| 54 | 5.895 | 1.301 | 1.219 | 1.036 | 0.159 | 0.175 | 0.056 | |
| 55 | 5.893 | 1.237 | 1.528 | 0.874 | 0.495 | 0.103 | 0.161 | |
| 56 | 5.890 | 0.831 | 1.478 | 0.831 | 0.490 | 0.107 | 0.028 | |
| 57 | 5.888 | 1.120 | 1.402 | 0.798 | 0.498 | 0.215 | 0.060 | |
| 58 | 5.886 | 1.327 | 1.419 | 1.088 | 0.445 | 0.069 | 0.140 | |
| 59 | 5.860 | 0.642 | 1.236 | 0.828 | 0.507 | 0.246 | 0.078 | |
| 60 | 5.809 | 1.173 | 1.508 | 0.729 | 0.410 | 0.146 | 0.096 | |
| 61 | 5.779 | 0.776 | 1.209 | 0.706 | 0.511 | 0.137 | 0.064 | |
| 62 | 5.758 | 1.201 | 1.410 | 0.828 | 0.199 | 0.081 | 0.020 | |
| 63 | 5.743 | 0.855 | 1.475 | 0.777 | 0.514 | 0.184 | 0.080 | |
| 64 | 5.718 | 1.263 | 1.252 | 1.042 | 0.417 | 0.191 | 0.162 | |
| 65 | 5.697 | 0.960 | 1.274 | 0.854 | 0.455 | 0.083 | 0.027 | |
| 66 | 5.693 | 1.221 | 1.431 | 0.999 | 0.508 | 0.047 | 0.025 | |
| 67 | 5.653 | 0.677 | 0.886 | 0.535 | 0.313 | 0.220 | 0.098 | |
| 68 | 5.648 | 1.183 | 1.452 | 0.726 | 0.334 | 0.082 | 0.031 | |
| 69 | 5.631 | 0.807 | 1.293 | 0.657 | 0.558 | 0.117 | 0.107 | |
| 70 | 5.603 | 1.004 | 1.383 | 0.854 | 0.282 | 0.137 | 0.039 | |
| 71 | 5.529 | 0.685 | 1.328 | 0.739 | 0.245 | 0.181 | 0.000 | |
| 72 | 5.525 | 1.044 | 1.303 | 0.673 | 0.416 | 0.133 | 0.152 | |
| 73 | 5.523 | 1.051 | 1.361 | 0.871 | 0.197 | 0.142 | 0.080 | |
| 74 | 5.467 | 0.493 | 1.098 | 0.718 | 0.389 | 0.230 | 0.144 | |
| 75 | 5.432 | 1.155 | 1.266 | 0.914 | 0.296 | 0.119 | 0.022 | |
| 76 | 5.430 | 1.438 | 1.277 | 1.122 | 0.440 | 0.258 | 0.287 | |
| 77 | 5.425 | 1.015 | 1.401 | 0.779 | 0.497 | 0.113 | 0.101 | |
| 78 | 5.386 | 0.945 | 1.212 | 0.845 | 0.212 | 0.263 | 0.006 | |
| 79 | 5.373 | 1.183 | 1.360 | 0.808 | 0.195 | 0.083 | 0.106 | |
| 80 | 5.339 | 1.221 | 1.171 | 0.828 | 0.508 | 0.260 | 0.024 | |
| 81 | 5.323 | 1.067 | 1.465 | 0.789 | 0.235 | 0.094 | 0.142 | |
| 82 | 5.287 | 1.181 | 1.156 | 0.999 | 0.067 | 0.000 | 0.034 | |
| 83 | 5.285 | 0.948 | 1.531 | 0.667 | 0.317 | 0.235 | 0.038 | |
| 84 | 5.274 | 0.983 | 1.294 | 0.838 | 0.345 | 0.185 | 0.034 | |
| 85 | 5.265 | 0.696 | 1.111 | 0.245 | 0.426 | 0.215 | 0.041 | |
| 86 | 5.261 | 0.551 | 1.438 | 0.723 | 0.508 | 0.300 | 0.023 | |
| 87 | 5.247 | 1.052 | 1.538 | 0.657 | 0.394 | 0.244 | 0.028 | |
| 88 | 5.211 | 1.002 | 1.160 | 0.785 | 0.086 | 0.073 | 0.114 | |
| 89 | 5.208 | 0.801 | 0.782 | 0.782 | 0.418 | 0.036 | 0.076 | |
| 90 | 5.208 | 1.043 | 1.147 | 0.769 | 0.351 | 0.035 | 0.182 | |
| 91 | 5.197 | 0.987 | 1.224 | 0.815 | 0.216 | 0.166 | 0.027 | |
| 92 | 5.192 | 0.931 | 1.203 | 0.660 | 0.491 | 0.498 | 0.028 | |
| 93 | 5.191 | 1.029 | 1.125 | 0.893 | 0.521 | 0.058 | 0.100 | |
| 94 | 5.175 | 0.741 | 1.346 | 0.851 | 0.543 | 0.147 | 0.073 | |
| 95 | 5.082 | 0.813 | 1.321 | 0.604 | 0.457 | 0.370 | 0.167 | |
| 96 | 5.044 | 0.549 | 0.910 | 0.331 | 0.381 | 0.187 | 0.037 | |
| 97 | 5.011 | 1.092 | 1.513 | 0.815 | 0.311 | 0.081 | 0.004 | |
| 98 | 4.996 | 0.611 | 0.868 | 0.486 | 0.381 | 0.245 | 0.040 | |
| 99 | 4.944 | 0.569 | 0.808 | 0.232 | 0.352 | 0.154 | 0.090 | |
| 100 | 4.913 | 0.446 | 1.226 | 0.677 | 0.439 | 0.285 | 0.089 | |
| 101 | 4.906 | 0.837 | 1.225 | 0.815 | 0.383 | 0.110 | 0.130 | |
| 102 | 4.883 | 0.393 | 0.437 | 0.397 | 0.349 | 0.175 | 0.082 | |
| 103 | 4.812 | 0.673 | 0.799 | 0.508 | 0.372 | 0.105 | 0.093 | |
| 104 | 4.799 | 1.057 | 1.183 | 0.571 | 0.295 | 0.043 | 0.055 | |
| 105 | 4.796 | 0.764 | 1.030 | 0.551 | 0.547 | 0.266 | 0.164 | |
| 106 | 4.722 | 0.960 | 1.351 | 0.469 | 0.389 | 0.130 | 0.055 | |
| 107 | 4.719 | 0.947 | 0.848 | 0.874 | 0.383 | 0.178 | 0.027 | |
| 108 | 4.707 | 0.960 | 1.427 | 0.805 | 0.154 | 0.064 | 0.047 | |
| 109 | 4.700 | 0.574 | 1.122 | 0.637 | 0.609 | 0.232 | 0.062 | |
| 110 | 4.696 | 0.657 | 1.247 | 0.672 | 0.225 | 0.103 | 0.066 | |
| 111 | 4.681 | 0.450 | 1.134 | 0.571 | 0.292 | 0.153 | 0.072 | |
| 112 | 4.668 | 0.000 | 0.698 | 0.268 | 0.559 | 0.243 | 0.270 | |
| 113 | 4.639 | 0.879 | 1.313 | 0.477 | 0.401 | 0.070 | 0.056 | |
| 114 | 4.628 | 0.138 | 0.774 | 0.366 | 0.318 | 0.188 | 0.102 | |
| 115 | 4.587 | 0.331 | 1.056 | 0.380 | 0.255 | 0.177 | 0.113 | |
| 116 | 4.559 | 0.850 | 1.055 | 0.815 | 0.283 | 0.095 | 0.064 | |
| 117 | 4.548 | 1.100 | 0.842 | 0.785 | 0.305 | 0.270 | 0.125 | |
| 118 | 4.534 | 0.380 | 0.829 | 0.375 | 0.332 | 0.207 | 0.086 | |
| 119 | 4.519 | 0.886 | 0.666 | 0.752 | 0.346 | 0.043 | 0.164 | |
| 120 | 4.516 | 0.308 | 0.939 | 0.428 | 0.382 | 0.269 | 0.167 | |
| 121 | 4.509 | 0.512 | 0.983 | 0.581 | 0.431 | 0.372 | 0.053 | |
| 122 | 4.490 | 0.570 | 1.167 | 0.489 | 0.066 | 0.106 | 0.088 | |
| 123 | 4.466 | 0.204 | 0.986 | 0.390 | 0.494 | 0.197 | 0.138 | |
| 124 | 4.461 | 0.921 | 1.000 | 0.815 | 0.167 | 0.059 | 0.055 | |
| 125 | 4.456 | 0.562 | 0.928 | 0.723 | 0.527 | 0.166 | 0.143 | |
| 126 | 4.437 | 1.043 | 0.980 | 0.574 | 0.241 | 0.148 | 0.089 | |
| 127 | 4.418 | 0.094 | 1.125 | 0.357 | 0.269 | 0.212 | 0.053 | |
| 128 | 4.390 | 0.385 | 1.105 | 0.308 | 0.327 | 0.153 | 0.052 | |
| 129 | 4.374 | 0.268 | 0.841 | 0.242 | 0.309 | 0.252 | 0.045 | |
| 130 | 4.366 | 0.949 | 1.265 | 0.831 | 0.470 | 0.244 | 0.047 | |
| 131 | 4.360 | 0.710 | 1.181 | 0.555 | 0.525 | 0.566 | 0.172 | |
| 132 | 4.350 | 0.350 | 0.766 | 0.192 | 0.174 | 0.198 | 0.078 | |
| 133 | 4.332 | 0.820 | 1.390 | 0.739 | 0.178 | 0.187 | 0.010 | |
| 134 | 4.286 | 0.336 | 1.033 | 0.532 | 0.344 | 0.209 | 0.100 | |
| 135 | 4.212 | 0.811 | 1.149 | 0.000 | 0.313 | 0.074 | 0.135 | |
| 136 | 4.189 | 0.332 | 1.069 | 0.443 | 0.356 | 0.252 | 0.060 | |
| 137 | 4.166 | 0.913 | 1.039 | 0.644 | 0.241 | 0.076 | 0.067 | |
| 138 | 4.107 | 0.578 | 1.058 | 0.426 | 0.431 | 0.247 | 0.087 | |
| 139 | 4.085 | 0.275 | 0.572 | 0.410 | 0.293 | 0.177 | 0.085 | |
| 140 | 4.015 | 0.755 | 0.765 | 0.588 | 0.498 | 0.200 | 0.085 | |
| 141 | 3.975 | 0.073 | 0.922 | 0.443 | 0.370 | 0.233 | 0.033 | |
| 142 | 3.973 | 0.274 | 0.757 | 0.505 | 0.142 | 0.275 | 0.078 | |
| 143 | 3.933 | 0.274 | 0.916 | 0.555 | 0.148 | 0.169 | 0.041 | |
| 144 | 3.802 | 0.489 | 1.169 | 0.168 | 0.359 | 0.107 | 0.093 | |
| 145 | 3.775 | 0.046 | 0.447 | 0.380 | 0.220 | 0.176 | 0.180 | |
| 146 | 3.663 | 0.366 | 1.114 | 0.433 | 0.361 | 0.151 | 0.089 | |
| 147 | 3.597 | 0.323 | 0.688 | 0.449 | 0.026 | 0.419 | 0.110 | |
| 148 | 3.488 | 1.041 | 1.145 | 0.538 | 0.455 | 0.025 | 0.100 | |
| 149 | 3.462 | 0.619 | 0.378 | 0.440 | 0.013 | 0.331 | 0.141 | |
| 150 | 3.410 | 0.191 | 0.560 | 0.495 | 0.443 | 0.218 | 0.089 | |
| 151 | 3.380 | 0.287 | 1.163 | 0.463 | 0.143 | 0.108 | 0.077 | |
| 152 | 3.334 | 0.359 | 0.711 | 0.614 | 0.555 | 0.217 | 0.411 | |
| 153 | 3.231 | 0.476 | 0.885 | 0.499 | 0.417 | 0.276 | 0.147 | |
| 154 | 3.203 | 0.350 | 0.517 | 0.361 | 0.000 | 0.158 | 0.025 | |
| 155 | 3.083 | 0.026 | 0.000 | 0.105 | 0.225 | 0.235 | 0.035 | |
| 156 | 2.853 | 0.306 | 0.575 | 0.295 | 0.010 | 0.202 | 0.091 |
2018 report
The 2018 report features the happiness score averaged over the years 2015–2017. As per the 2018 Happiness Index, Finland is the happiest country in the world. Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Switzerland hold the next top positions. The report was published on 14 March 2018 by UN. The full report can be read at . The World Happiness Report is a landmark survey of the state of global happiness. The World Happiness Report 2018, which ranks 156 countries by their happiness levels, and 117 countries by the happiness of their immigrants, was released on March 14 at a launch event at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in the Vatican.| Overall rank | Country or region | |||||||
| 1 | 7.632 | 1.305 | 1.592 | 0.874 | 0.681 | 0.202 | 0.393 | |
| 2 | 7.594 | 1.456 | 1.582 | 0.861 | 0.686 | 0.286 | 0.340 | |
| 3 | 7.555 | 1.351 | 1.590 | 0.868 | 0.683 | 0.284 | 0.408 | |
| 4 | 7.495 | 1.343 | 1.644 | 0.914 | 0.677 | 0.353 | 0.138 | |
| 5 | 7.487 | 1.420 | 1.549 | 0.927 | 0.660 | 0.256 | 0.357 | |
| 6 | 7.441 | 1.361 | 1.488 | 0.878 | 0.638 | 0.333 | 0.295 | |
| 7 | 7.328 | 1.330 | 1.532 | 0.896 | 0.653 | 0.321 | 0.291 | |
| 8 | 7.324 | 1.268 | 1.601 | 0.876 | 0.669 | 0.365 | 0.389 | |
| 9 | 7.314 | 1.355 | 1.501 | 0.913 | 0.659 | 0.285 | 0.383 | |
| 10 | 7.272 | 1.340 | 1.573 | 0.910 | 0.647 | 0.361 | 0.302 | |
| 11 | 7.190 | 1.244 | 1.433 | 0.888 | 0.464 | 0.262 | 0.082 | |
| 12 | 7.139 | 1.341 | 1.504 | 0.891 | 0.617 | 0.242 | 0.224 | |
| 13 | 7.072 | 1.010 | 1.459 | 0.817 | 0.632 | 0.143 | 0.101 | |
| 14 | 6.977 | 1.448 | 1.583 | 0.876 | 0.614 | 0.307 | 0.306 | |
| 15 | 6.965 | 1.340 | 1.474 | 0.861 | 0.586 | 0.273 | 0.280 | |
| 16 | 6.927 | 1.324 | 1.483 | 0.894 | 0.583 | 0.188 | 0.240 | |
| 17 | 6.910 | 1.576 | 1.520 | 0.896 | 0.632 | 0.196 | 0.321 | |
| 18 | 6.886 | 1.398 | 1.471 | 0.819 | 0.547 | 0.291 | 0.133 | |
| 19 | 6.814 | 1.301 | 1.559 | 0.883 | 0.533 | 0.354 | 0.272 | |
| 20 | 6.774 | 2.096 | 0.776 | 0.670 | 0.284 | 0.186 | N/A | |
| 21 | 6.711 | 1.233 | 1.489 | 0.854 | 0.543 | 0.064 | 0.034 | |
| 22 | 6.627 | 1.270 | 1.525 | 0.884 | 0.645 | 0.376 | 0.142 | |
| 23 | 6.489 | 1.293 | 1.466 | 0.908 | 0.520 | 0.098 | 0.176 | |
| 24 | 6.488 | 1.038 | 1.252 | 0.761 | 0.479 | 0.069 | 0.095 | |
| 25 | 6.476 | 1.131 | 1.331 | 0.808 | 0.431 | 0.197 | 0.061 | |
| 26 | 6.441 | 1.365 | 1.436 | 0.857 | 0.418 | 0.151 | 0.078 | |
| 27 | 6.430 | 1.112 | 1.438 | 0.759 | 0.597 | 0.125 | 0.063 | |
| 28 | 6.419 | 0.986 | 1.474 | 0.675 | 0.493 | 0.110 | 0.088 | |
| 29 | 6.388 | 1.073 | 1.468 | 0.744 | 0.570 | 0.062 | 0.054 | |
| 30 | 6.382 | 0.781 | 1.268 | 0.608 | 0.604 | 0.179 | 0.071 | |
| 31 | 6.379 | 1.093 | 1.459 | 0.771 | 0.625 | 0.130 | 0.155 | |
| 32 | 6.374 | 1.649 | 1.303 | 0.748 | 0.654 | 0.256 | 0.171 | |
| 33 | 6.371 | 1.379 | 1.331 | 0.633 | 0.509 | 0.098 | 0.127 | |
| 34 | 6.343 | 1.529 | 1.451 | 1.008 | 0.631 | 0.261 | 0.457 | |
| 35 | 6.322 | 1.161 | 1.258 | 0.669 | 0.356 | 0.311 | 0.059 | |
| 36 | 6.310 | 1.251 | 1.538 | 0.965 | 0.449 | 0.142 | 0.074 | |
| 37 | 6.260 | 0.960 | 1.439 | 0.635 | 0.531 | 0.099 | 0.039 | |
| 38 | 6.192 | 1.223 | 1.492 | 0.564 | 0.575 | 0.171 | 0.019 | |
| 39 | 6.173 | 1.210 | 1.537 | 0.776 | 0.354 | 0.118 | 0.014 | |
| 40 | 6.167 | 0.806 | 1.231 | 0.639 | 0.461 | 0.065 | 0.082 | |
| 41 | 6.141 | 0.668 | 1.319 | 0.700 | 0.527 | 0.208 | 0.128 | |
| 42 | 6.123 | 1.176 | 1.448 | 0.781 | 0.546 | 0.108 | 0.064 | |
| 43 | 6.105 | 1.338 | 1.366 | 0.698 | 0.594 | 0.243 | 0.123 | |
| 44 | 6.096 | 0.719 | 1.584 | 0.605 | 0.724 | 0.328 | 0.259 | |
| 45 | 6.083 | 1.474 | 1.301 | 0.675 | 0.554 | 0.167 | 0.106 | |
| 46 | 6.072 | 1.016 | 1.417 | 0.707 | 0.637 | 0.364 | 0.029 | |
| 47 | 6.000 | 1.264 | 1.501 | 0.946 | 0.281 | 0.137 | 0.028 | |
| 48 | 5.973 | 0.889 | 1.330 | 0.736 | 0.556 | 0.114 | 0.120 | |
| 49 | 5.956 | 0.807 | 1.101 | 0.474 | 0.593 | 0.183 | 0.089 | |
| 50 | 5.952 | 1.197 | 1.527 | 0.716 | 0.350 | 0.026 | 0.006 | |
| 51 | 5.948 | 1.219 | 1.506 | 0.856 | 0.633 | 0.160 | 0.051 | |
| 52 | 5.945 | 1.116 | 1.219 | 0.726 | 0.528 | 0.088 | 0.001 | |
| 53 | 5.933 | 1.148 | 1.454 | 0.671 | 0.363 | 0.092 | 0.066 | |
| 54 | 5.915 | 1.294 | 1.462 | 0.988 | 0.553 | 0.079 | 0.150 | |
| 55 | 5.891 | 1.090 | 1.387 | 0.684 | 0.584 | 0.245 | 0.050 | |
| 56 | 5.890 | 0.819 | 1.493 | 0.693 | 0.575 | 0.096 | 0.031 | |
| 57 | 5.875 | 1.266 | 1.204 | 0.955 | 0.244 | 0.175 | 0.051 | |
| 58 | 5.835 | 1.229 | 1.211 | 0.909 | 0.495 | 0.179 | 0.154 | |
| 59 | 5.810 | 1.151 | 1.479 | 0.599 | 0.399 | 0.065 | 0.025 | |
| 60 | 5.790 | 1.143 | 1.516 | 0.631 | 0.454 | 0.148 | 0.121 | |
| 61 | 5.762 | 1.229 | 1.191 | 0.909 | 0.423 | 0.202 | 0.035 | |
| 62 | 5.752 | 0.751 | 1.223 | 0.508 | 0.606 | 0.141 | 0.054 | |
| 63 | 5.739 | 1.200 | 1.532 | 0.737 | 0.553 | 0.086 | 0.174 | |
| 64 | 5.681 | 0.835 | 1.522 | 0.615 | 0.541 | 0.162 | 0.074 | |
| 65 | 5.663 | 0.934 | 1.249 | 0.674 | 0.530 | 0.092 | 0.034 | |
| 66 | 5.662 | 0.855 | 1.230 | 0.578 | 0.448 | 0.274 | 0.023 | |
| 67 | 5.640 | 0.657 | 1.301 | 0.620 | 0.232 | 0.171 | 0.000 | |
| 68 | 5.636 | 1.016 | 1.533 | 0.517 | 0.417 | 0.199 | 0.037 | |
| 69 | 5.620 | 1.171 | 1.401 | 0.732 | 0.259 | 0.061 | 0.022 | |
| 70 | 5.566 | 0.985 | 1.350 | 0.553 | 0.496 | 0.116 | 0.148 | |
| 71 | 5.524 | 0.775 | 1.312 | 0.513 | 0.643 | 0.120 | 0.105 | |
| 72 | 5.504 | 0.620 | 1.205 | 0.622 | 0.459 | 0.197 | 0.074 | |
| 73 | 5.483 | 1.039 | 1.498 | 0.700 | 0.307 | 0.101 | 0.154 | |
| 74 | 5.483 | 1.148 | 1.380 | 0.686 | 0.324 | 0.106 | 0.109 | |
| 75 | 5.472 | 0.652 | 0.810 | 0.424 | 0.334 | 0.216 | 0.113 | |
| 76 | 5.430 | 1.405 | 1.290 | 1.030 | 0.524 | 0.246 | 0.291 | |
| 77 | 5.410 | 1.188 | 1.429 | 0.884 | 0.562 | 0.055 | 0.017 | |
| 78 | 5.398 | 0.975 | 1.369 | 0.685 | 0.288 | 0.134 | 0.043 | |
| 79 | 5.358 | 1.154 | 1.202 | 0.879 | 0.131 | 0.000 | 0.044 | |
| 80 | Lebanon | 5.358 | 0.965 | 1.179 | 0.785 | 0.503 | 0.214 | 0.136 |
| 81 | 5.347 | 1.017 | 1.279 | 0.729 | 0.259 | 0.111 | 0.081 | |
| 82 | 5.321 | 1.115 | 1.161 | 0.737 | 0.380 | 0.120 | 0.039 | |
| 83 | 5.302 | 0.982 | 1.441 | 0.614 | 0.578 | 0.120 | 0.106 | |
| 84 | 5.295 | 0.979 | 1.154 | 0.687 | 0.077 | 0.055 | 0.135 | |
| 85 | 5.254 | 0.779 | 0.797 | 0.669 | 0.460 | 0.026 | 0.074 | |
| 86 | 5.246 | 0.989 | 1.142 | 0.799 | 0.597 | 0.029 | 0.103 | |
| 87 | 5.201 | 1.024 | 1.161 | 0.603 | 0.430 | 0.031 | 0.176 | |
| 88 | Tajikistan | 5.199 | 0.474 | 1.166 | 0.598 | 0.292 | 0.187 | 0.034 |
| 89 | 5.185 | 0.959 | 1.239 | 0.691 | 0.394 | 0.173 | 0.052 | |
| 90 | 5.161 | 0.822 | 1.265 | 0.645 | 0.468 | 0.130 | 0.134 | |
| 91 | 5.155 | 0.689 | 1.172 | 0.048 | 0.462 | 0.201 | 0.032 | |
| 92 | 5.131 | 0.530 | 1.416 | 0.594 | 0.540 | 0.281 | 0.035 | |
| 93 | 5.129 | 0.915 | 1.078 | 0.758 | 0.280 | 0.216 | 0.000 | |
| 94 | 5.125 | 0.914 | 1.517 | 0.575 | 0.395 | 0.253 | 0.032 | |
| 95 | 5.103 | 0.715 | 1.365 | 0.702 | 0.618 | 0.177 | 0.079 | |
| 96 | 5.093 | 0.899 | 1.215 | 0.522 | 0.538 | 0.484 | 0.018 | |
| 97 | 5.082 | 0.796 | 1.335 | 0.527 | 0.541 | 0.364 | 0.171 | |
| 98 | 4.982 | 0.000 | 0.712 | 0.115 | 0.674 | 0.238 | 0.282 | |
| 99 | 4.975 | 0.535 | 0.891 | 0.182 | 0.454 | 0.183 | 0.043 | |
| 100 | 4.933 | 1.054 | 1.515 | 0.712 | 0.359 | 0.064 | 0.009 | |
| 101 | 4.880 | 0.425 | 1.228 | 0.539 | 0.526 | 0.302 | 0.078 | |
| 102 | 4.806 | 0.996 | 1.469 | 0.657 | 0.133 | 0.056 | 0.052 | |
| 103 | 4.758 | 1.036 | 1.164 | 0.404 | 0.356 | 0.032 | 0.052 | |
| 104 | 4.743 | 0.642 | 1.217 | 0.602 | 0.266 | 0.086 | 0.076 | |
| 105 | 4.724 | 0.940 | 1.410 | 0.330 | 0.516 | 0.103 | 0.056 | |
| 106 | 4.707 | 1.059 | 0.771 | 0.691 | 0.459 | 0.282 | 0.129 | |
| 107 | 4.671 | 0.541 | 0.872 | 0.080 | 0.467 | 0.146 | 0.103 | |
| 108 | 4.657 | 0.592 | 0.896 | 0.337 | 0.499 | 0.212 | 0.029 | |
| 109 | 4.631 | 0.429 | 1.117 | 0.433 | 0.406 | 0.138 | 0.082 | |
| 110 | 4.623 | 0.720 | 1.034 | 0.441 | 0.626 | 0.230 | 0.174 | |
| 111 | 4.592 | 0.900 | 0.906 | 0.690 | 0.271 | 0.040 | 0.063 | |
| 112 | 4.586 | 0.916 | 0.817 | 0.790 | 0.419 | 0.149 | 0.032 | |
| 113 | 4.571 | 0.256 | 0.813 | 0.000 | 0.355 | 0.238 | 0.053 | |
| 114 | 4.559 | 0.682 | 0.811 | 0.343 | 0.514 | 0.091 | 0.077 | |
| 115 | 4.500 | 0.532 | 0.850 | 0.579 | 0.580 | 0.153 | 0.144 | |
| 116 | 4.471 | 0.918 | 1.314 | 0.672 | 0.585 | 0.307 | 0.050 | |
| 117 | 4.456 | 1.010 | 0.971 | 0.536 | 0.304 | 0.148 | 0.095 | |
| 118 | 4.447 | 0.370 | 1.233 | 0.152 | 0.367 | 0.139 | 0.056 | |
| 119 | 4.441 | 0.874 | 1.281 | 0.365 | 0.519 | 0.051 | 0.064 | |
| 120 | 4.433 | 0.549 | 1.088 | 0.457 | 0.696 | 0.256 | 0.065 | |
| 121 | 4.424 | 0.314 | 1.097 | 0.254 | 0.312 | 0.175 | 0.128 | |
| 122 | 4.419 | 0.885 | 1.025 | 0.553 | 0.312 | 0.092 | 0.107 | |
| 123 | 4.417 | 0.198 | 0.902 | 0.173 | 0.531 | 0.206 | 0.158 | |
| 124 | 4.410 | 0.493 | 1.048 | 0.454 | 0.504 | 0.352 | 0.055 | |
| 125 | 4.377 | 0.562 | 1.047 | 0.295 | 0.503 | 0.221 | 0.082 | |
| 126 | 4.356 | 0.557 | 1.245 | 0.292 | 0.129 | 0.134 | 0.093 | |
| 127 | 4.350 | 0.308 | 0.950 | 0.391 | 0.452 | 0.220 | 0.146 | |
| 128 | 4.340 | 0.853 | 0.592 | 0.643 | 0.375 | 0.038 | 0.215 | |
| 129 | 4.321 | 0.816 | 0.990 | 0.666 | 0.260 | 0.077 | 0.028 | |
| 130 | 4.308 | 0.682 | 1.174 | 0.429 | 0.580 | 0.598 | 0.178 | |
| 131 | 4.301 | 0.358 | 0.907 | 0.053 | 0.189 | 0.181 | 0.060 | |
| 132 | 4.245 | 0.069 | 1.136 | 0.204 | 0.312 | 0.197 | 0.052 | |
| 133 | 4.190 | 0.721 | 0.747 | 0.485 | 0.539 | 0.172 | 0.093 | |
| 134 | 4.166 | 0.131 | 0.867 | 0.221 | 0.390 | 0.175 | 0.099 | |
| 135 | 4.161 | 0.322 | 1.090 | 0.237 | 0.450 | 0.259 | 0.061 | |
| 136 | 4.141 | 0.378 | 0.372 | 0.240 | 0.440 | 0.163 | 0.067 | |
| 137 | 4.139 | 0.605 | 1.240 | 0.312 | 0.016 | 0.134 | 0.082 | |
| 138 | 4.103 | 0.793 | 1.413 | 0.609 | 0.163 | 0.187 | 0.011 | |
| 139 | 3.999 | 0.259 | 0.474 | 0.253 | 0.434 | 0.158 | 0.101 | |
| 140 | 3.964 | 0.344 | 0.792 | 0.211 | 0.394 | 0.185 | 0.094 | |
| 141 | 3.808 | 0.472 | 1.215 | 0.079 | 0.423 | 0.116 | 0.112 | |
| 142 | 3.795 | 0.730 | 1.125 | 0.269 | 0.000 | 0.079 | 0.061 | |
| 143 | 3.774 | 0.262 | 0.908 | 0.402 | 0.221 | 0.155 | 0.049 | |
| 144 | 3.692 | 0.357 | 1.094 | 0.248 | 0.406 | 0.132 | 0.099 | |
| 145 | 3.632 | 0.332 | 0.537 | 0.255 | 0.085 | 0.191 | 0.036 | |
| 146 | 3.590 | 1.017 | 1.174 | 0.417 | 0.557 | 0.042 | 0.092 | |
| 147 | 3.587 | 0.186 | 0.541 | 0.306 | 0.531 | 0.210 | 0.080 | |
| 148 | 3.582 | 0.315 | 0.714 | 0.289 | 0.025 | 0.392 | 0.104 | |
| 149 | 3.495 | 0.076 | 0.858 | 0.267 | 0.419 | 0.206 | 0.030 | |
| 150 | 3.462 | 0.689 | 0.382 | 0.539 | 0.088 | 0.376 | 0.144 | |
| 151 | 3.408 | 0.332 | 0.896 | 0.400 | 0.636 | 0.200 | 0.444 | |
| 152 | 3.355 | 0.442 | 1.073 | 0.343 | 0.244 | 0.083 | 0.064 | |
| 153 | 3.303 | 0.455 | 0.991 | 0.381 | 0.481 | 0.270 | 0.097 | |
| 154 | 3.254 | 0.337 | 0.608 | 0.177 | 0.112 | 0.224 | 0.106 | |
| 155 | 3.083 | 0.024 | 0.000 | 0.010 | 0.305 | 0.218 | 0.038 | |
| 156 | 2.905 | 0.091 | 0.627 | 0.145 | 0.065 | 0.149 | 0.076 |
2017 report
The features the happiness score averaged over the years 2014–2016. For that timespan, Norway was the overall happiest country in the world, even though oil prices had dropped. Close behind were Denmark, Iceland and Switzerland in a tight pack. Four of the top five countries follow the Nordic model. All the top ten countries had high scores in the six categories. The ranked follow-on countries in the top ten are: Finland, the Netherlands, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Sweden.Table of data for 2017:
| Overall Rank | Change in rank | Country | Change in score | ||||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2 | 1 | 7.522 | 0.004 | 1.482 | 1.551 | 0.793 | 0.626 | 0.355 | 0.401 | 2.314 | |
| 3 | 7.504 | 0.003 | 1.481 | 1.611 | 0.834 | 0.627 | 0.476 | 0.154 | 2.323 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 7.494 | 0.015 | 1.565 | 1.517 | 0.858 | 0.620 | 0.291 | 0.367 | 2.277 | |
| 5 | 7.469 | 0.056 | 1.444 | 1.540 | 0.809 | 0.618 | 0.245 | 0.383 | 2.430 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 7.377 | 0.038 | 1.504 | 1.429 | 0.811 | 0.585 | 0.470 | 0.283 | 2.295 | |
| 7 | 1 | 7.316 | 0.088 | 1.479 | 1.481 | 0.835 | 0.611 | 0.436 | 0.287 | 2.187 | |
| 8 | 7.314 | 0.020 | 1.406 | 1.548 | 0.817 | 0.614 | 0.500 | 0.383 | 2.046 | ||
| 9 | 7.284 | 0.029 | 1.484 | 1.510 | 0.844 | 0.602 | 0.478 | 0.301 | 2.065 | ||
| 10 | 7.284 | 0.007 | 1.494 | 1.478 | 0.831 | 0.613 | 0.385 | 0.384 | 2.098 | ||
| 11 | 7.213 | 0.054 | 1.375 | 1.376 | 0.838 | 0.406 | 0.330 | 0.085 | 2.802 | ||
| 12 | 2 | 7.079 | 0.008 | 1.110 | 1.416 | 0.760 | 0.580 | 0.215 | 0.100 | 2.899 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7.006 | 0.113 | 1.487 | 1.460 | 0.815 | 0.568 | 0.316 | 0.221 | 2.139 | |
| 14 | 1 | 6.993 | 0.111 | 1.546 | 1.420 | 0.774 | 0.506 | 0.393 | 0.136 | 2.218 | |
| 15 | 4 | 6.977 | 0.070 | 1.536 | 1.558 | 0.810 | 0.573 | 0.428 | 0.298 | 1.774 | |
| 16 | 6.951 | 0.043 | 1.488 | 1.473 | 0.799 | 0.563 | 0.336 | 0.277 | 2.016 | ||
| 17 | 1 | 6.891 | 0.038 | 1.464 | 1.462 | 0.818 | 0.540 | 0.232 | 0.251 | 2.124 | |
| 18 | 2 | 6.863 | 0.008 | 1.742 | 1.458 | 0.845 | 0.597 | 0.283 | 0.319 | 1.620 | |
| 19 | 4 | 6.714 | 0.011 | 1.442 | 1.496 | 0.805 | 0.508 | 0.493 | 0.265 | 1.704 | |
| 20 | 4 | 6.652 | 0.053 | 1.253 | 1.284 | 0.819 | 0.377 | 0.327 | 0.082 | 2.510 | |
| 21 | 7 | 6.648 | 0.075 | 1.626 | 1.266 | 0.727 | 0.608 | 0.361 | 0.324 | 1.735 | |
| 22 | 5 | 6.635 | 0.317 | 1.107 | 1.431 | 0.617 | 0.437 | 0.162 | 0.111 | 2.769 | |
| 23 | 4 | 6.609 | 0.013 | 1.353 | 1.434 | 0.754 | 0.491 | 0.088 | 0.037 | 2.452 | |
| 24 | 2 | 6.599 | 0.051 | 1.185 | 1.440 | 0.695 | 0.495 | 0.109 | 0.060 | 2.614 | |
| 25 | 4 | 6.578 | 0.200 | 1.153 | 1.211 | 0.710 | 0.413 | 0.121 | 0.133 | 2.837 | |
| 26 | 4 | 6.572 | 0.167 | 1.692 | 1.354 | 0.949 | 0.550 | 0.346 | 0.464 | 1.216 | |
| 27 | 3 | 6.527 | 0.039 | 1.343 | 1.488 | 0.822 | 0.589 | 0.575 | 0.153 | 1.557 | |
| 28 | 1 | 6.454 | 0.091 | 1.218 | 1.412 | 0.719 | 0.579 | 0.175 | 0.178 | 2.172 | |
| 29 | 10 | 6.454 | 0.130 | 0.872 | 1.256 | 0.540 | 0.531 | 0.283 | 0.077 | 2.894 | |
| 30 | 5 | 6.452 | 0.249 | 1.234 | 1.373 | 0.706 | 0.550 | 0.211 | 0.071 | 2.307 | |
| 31 | 1 | 6.442 | 0.036 | 1.431 | 1.388 | 0.844 | 0.470 | 0.130 | 0.173 | 2.006 | |
| 32 | 1 | 6.424 | 0.050 | 1.128 | 1.426 | 0.647 | 0.580 | 0.572 | 0.032 | 2.040 | |
| 33 | 2 | 6.422 | 0.043 | 1.434 | 1.385 | 0.794 | 0.361 | 0.258 | 0.064 | 2.127 | |
| 34 | 3 | 6.403 | 0.042 | 1.384 | 1.532 | 0.889 | 0.409 | 0.190 | 0.071 | 1.928 | |
| 35 | 1 | 6.375 | 1.871 | 1.274 | 0.710 | 0.604 | 0.330 | 0.439 | 1.145 | ||
| 36 | 5 | 6.357 | 0.124 | 1.071 | 1.402 | 0.595 | 0.477 | 0.149 | 0.047 | 2.616 | |
| 37 | 3 | 6.344 | 0.035 | 1.531 | 1.287 | 0.590 | 0.450 | 0.148 | 0.273 | 2.065 | |
| 38 | 5 | 6.168 | 1.361 | 1.380 | 0.520 | 0.519 | 0.325 | 0.009 | 2.053 | ||
| 39 | 2 | 6.105 | 0.134 | 1.633 | 1.260 | 0.632 | 0.496 | 0.228 | 0.215 | 1.640 | |
| 40 | 5 | 6.098 | 0.020 | 1.325 | 1.505 | 0.713 | 0.296 | 0.137 | 0.024 | 2.098 | |
| 41 | 1 | 6.087 | 0.131 | 1.488 | 1.323 | 0.653 | 0.537 | 0.173 | 0.257 | 1.656 | |
| 42 | 5 | 6.084 | 0.079 | 1.291 | 1.285 | 0.619 | 0.402 | 0.417 | 0.066 | 2.004 | |
| — | — | 6.080 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 43 | 5 | 6.071 | 0.079 | 0.737 | 1.287 | 0.653 | 0.448 | 0.302 | 0.131 | 2.514 | |
| 44 | 7 | 6.008 | 0.032 | 1.001 | 1.286 | 0.686 | 0.455 | 0.150 | 0.140 | 2.290 | |
| 45 | 1 | 6.003 | 0.065 | 0.910 | 1.182 | 0.596 | 0.432 | 0.078 | 0.090 | 2.715 | |
| 46 | 11 | 5.973 | 0.138 | 1.292 | 1.446 | 0.699 | 0.520 | 0.158 | 0.059 | 1.798 | |
| 47 | 2 | 5.971 | 0.016 | 0.786 | 1.549 | 0.498 | 0.658 | 0.416 | 0.247 | 1.817 | |
| 48 | 2 | 5.964 | 0.013 | 1.395 | 1.445 | 0.853 | 0.256 | 0.173 | 0.028 | 1.813 | |
| 49 | 7 | 5.963 | 0.107 | 1.282 | 1.469 | 0.547 | 0.374 | 0.052 | 0.033 | 2.206 | |
| 50 | 2 | 5.956 | 0.908 | 1.081 | 0.450 | 0.548 | 0.240 | 0.097 | 2.632 | ||
| 51 | 2 | 5.920 | 0.001 | 1.417 | 1.436 | 0.913 | 0.506 | 0.121 | 0.164 | 1.363 | |
| 52 | 8 | 5.902 | 0.089 | 1.315 | 1.474 | 0.629 | 0.234 | 0.010 | 0.012 | 2.228 | |
| 53 | 15 | 5.872 | 0.483 | 1.092 | 1.146 | 0.618 | 0.233 | 0.069 | 0.146 | 2.568 | |
| 54 | 14 | 5.850 | 0.290 | 1.261 | 1.405 | 0.639 | 0.326 | 0.153 | 0.074 | 1.994 | |
| 55 | 5.838 | 0.059 | 0.729 | 1.252 | 0.589 | 0.241 | 0.209 | 0.010 | 2.808 | ||
| 56 | 2 | 5.838 | 0.003 | 1.402 | 1.128 | 0.900 | 0.258 | 0.207 | 0.063 | 1.880 | |
| 57 | 14 | 5.825 | 0.297 | 1.218 | 1.150 | 0.685 | 0.457 | 0.134 | 0.004 | 2.177 | |
| 58 | 1 | 5.823 | 0.001 | 0.834 | 1.228 | 0.474 | 0.559 | 0.226 | 0.060 | 2.443 | |
| 59 | 6 | 5.822 | 0.164 | 1.131 | 1.493 | 0.438 | 0.418 | 0.250 | 0.259 | 1.833 | |
| 60 | 6 | 5.819 | 0.100 | 1.285 | 1.384 | 0.606 | 0.437 | 0.202 | 0.119 | 1.785 | |
| 61 | 1 | 5.810 | 0.039 | 1.347 | 1.186 | 0.835 | 0.471 | 0.267 | 0.155 | 1.549 | |
| 62 | 1 | 5.758 | 0.010 | 1.341 | 1.453 | 0.791 | 0.573 | 0.243 | 0.045 | 1.313 | |
| 63 | 1 | 5.715 | 0.028 | 1.035 | 1.219 | 0.630 | 0.450 | 0.127 | 0.047 | 2.207 | |
| 64 | 2 | 5.629 | 0.019 | 1.189 | 1.210 | 0.638 | 0.491 | 0.361 | 0.042 | 1.698 | |
| 65 | 4 | 5.621 | 0.075 | 1.356 | 1.131 | 0.845 | 0.355 | 0.271 | 0.041 | 1.621 | |
| 66 | 6 | 5.611 | 0.094 | 1.321 | 1.477 | 0.695 | 0.479 | 0.099 | 0.183 | 1.358 | |
| 67 | 6 | 5.569 | 0.233 | 1.157 | 1.445 | 0.638 | 0.295 | 0.155 | 0.156 | 1.723 | |
| 68 | 1 | 5.525 | 0.090 | 1.102 | 1.358 | 0.520 | 0.466 | 0.152 | 0.093 | 1.835 | |
| 69 | 9 | 5.500 | 0.111 | 1.198 | 1.338 | 0.638 | 0.301 | 0.047 | 0.100 | 1.879 | |
| 70 | 5.493 | 0.045 | 0.933 | 1.507 | 0.579 | 0.474 | 0.224 | 0.091 | 1.685 | ||
| 71 | 4 | 5.472 | 0.014 | 1.552 | 1.263 | 0.943 | 0.491 | 0.374 | 0.294 | 0.555 | |
| 72 | 10 | 5.430 | 0.151 | 0.858 | 1.254 | 0.468 | 0.585 | 0.194 | 0.099 | 1.973 | |
| 73 | 13 | 5.395 | 0.218 | 1.069 | 1.258 | 0.651 | 0.209 | 0.220 | 0.041 | 1.947 | |
| 74 | 6 | 5.336 | 0.033 | 0.991 | 1.239 | 0.605 | 0.418 | 0.172 | 0.120 | 1.791 | |
| 75 | 16 | 5.324 | 0.179 | 1.286 | 1.343 | 0.688 | 0.176 | 0.078 | 0.037 | 1.716 | |
| 76 | 3 | 5.311 | 0.199 | 0.926 | 1.368 | 0.641 | 0.474 | 0.234 | 0.055 | 1.612 | |
| — | — | World | 5.305 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 77 | 3 | 5.293 | 0.195 | 1.223 | 0.968 | 0.701 | 0.256 | 0.248 | 0.043 | 1.854 | |
| 78 | 1 | 5.279 | 0.122 | 0.951 | 1.138 | 0.541 | 0.260 | 0.320 | 0.057 | 2.011 | |
| 79 | 4 | 5.273 | 0.028 | 1.081 | 1.161 | 0.741 | 0.473 | 0.029 | 0.023 | 1.765 | |
| 80 | 12 | 5.269 | 0.137 | 0.727 | 0.673 | 0.402 | 0.235 | 0.315 | 0.124 | 2.792 | |
| 81 | 2 | 5.262 | 0.052 | 0.996 | 1.274 | 0.492 | 0.443 | 0.612 | 0.015 | 1.429 | |
| 82 | 38 | 5.250 | 0.834 | 1.128 | 1.431 | 0.617 | 0.154 | 0.065 | 0.064 | 1.789 | |
| 83 | 5 | 5.237 | 0.076 | 1.121 | 1.238 | 0.667 | 0.195 | 0.198 | 0.088 | 1.729 | |
| 84 | 6 | 5.235 | 0.084 | 0.878 | 0.775 | 0.598 | 0.408 | 0.032 | 0.088 | 2.456 | |
| 85 | 4 | 7.342 | 0.057 | 1.154 | 1.152 | 0.541 | 0.398 | 0.045 | 0.181 | 1.762 | |
| 86 | 3 | 5.230 | 0.075 | 1.079 | 1.402 | 0.575 | 0.553 | 0.187 | 0.114 | 1.319 | |
| 87 | 12 | 5.227 | 0.194 | 1.289 | 1.239 | 0.810 | 0.096 | 0.000 | 0.043 | 1.749 | |
| 88 | 5 | 5.225 | 0.096 | 1.075 | 1.130 | 0.735 | 0.289 | 0.264 | 0.038 | 1.695 | |
| 89 | 5 | 5.195 | 0.072 | 1.315 | 1.367 | 0.796 | 0.498 | 0.095 | 0.016 | 1.108 | |
| 90 | 3 | 5.182 | 0.019 | 0.982 | 1.069 | 0.705 | 0.204 | 0.329 | 0.000 | 1.892 | |
| 91 | 13 | 5.181 | 0.310 | 0.731 | 1.144 | 0.583 | 0.348 | 0.236 | 0.073 | 2.066 | |
| 92 | 3 | 5.175 | 0.054 | 1.065 | 1.208 | 0.645 | 0.326 | 0.254 | 0.060 | 1.617 | |
| 93 | 17 | 5.151 | 0.289 | 0.023 | 0.721 | 0.114 | 0.602 | 0.292 | 0.282 | 3.117 | |
| 94 | 2 | 5.074 | 0.013 | 0.789 | 1.277 | 0.652 | 0.571 | 0.235 | 0.088 | 1.462 | |
| 95 | 8 | 5.074 | 0.199 | 0.784 | 1.216 | 0.057 | 0.395 | 0.231 | 0.026 | 2.365 | |
| 96 | 4 | 5.041 | 0.045 | 0.525 | 1.271 | 0.529 | 0.472 | 0.249 | 0.146 | 1.849 | |
| 97 | 13 | 5.011 | 0.185 | 0.885 | 1.340 | 0.496 | 0.502 | 0.474 | 0.173 | 1.140 | |
| 98 | 13 | 5.004 | 0.181 | 0.596 | 1.394 | 0.553 | 0.455 | 0.429 | 0.039 | 1.537 | |
| 99 | 8 | 4.962 | 0.169 | 0.480 | 1.179 | 0.504 | 0.440 | 0.394 | 0.073 | 1.891 | |
| 100 | 1 | 4.955 | 0.048 | 1.027 | 1.493 | 0.558 | 0.394 | 0.338 | 0.033 | 1.111 | |
| 101 | 15 | 4.829 | 0.370 | 1.055 | 1.385 | 0.187 | 0.479 | 0.139 | 0.073 | 1.511 | |
| 102 | 4 | 4.805 | 0.240 | 1.007 | 0.868 | 0.613 | 0.290 | 0.050 | 0.087 | 1.890 | |
| 103 | 5 | 4.775 | 0.021 | 0.716 | 1.156 | 0.566 | 0.255 | 0.114 | 0.089 | 1.879 | |
| 104 | 16 | 4.735 | 0.373 | 0.990 | 0.997 | 0.520 | 0.282 | 0.129 | 0.114 | 1.702 | |
| 105 | 24 | 4.714 | 0.497 | 1.161 | 1.434 | 0.708 | 0.289 | 0.113 | 0.011 | 0.996 | |
| 106 | 5 | 4.709 | 0.074 | 0.368 | 0.984 | 0.006 | 0.319 | 0.293 | 0.071 | 2.668 | |
| 107 | 7 | 4.695 | 0.182 | 0.564 | 0.946 | 0.133 | 0.430 | 0.236 | 0.051 | 2.334 | |
| 108 | 3 | 4.692 | 0.121 | 1.157 | 0.712 | 0.639 | 0.249 | 0.387 | 0.049 | 1.499 | |
| 109 | 4.644 | 0.011 | 0.996 | 0.804 | 0.731 | 0.381 | 0.201 | 0.040 | 1.490 | ||
| 110 | 4.608 | 0.035 | 0.587 | 0.735 | 0.533 | 0.478 | 0.172 | 0.124 | 1.979 | ||
| 111 | 2 | 4.574 | 0.964 | 1.098 | 0.339 | 0.520 | 0.077 | 0.093 | 1.482 | ||
| 112 | 10 | 4.553 | 0.197 | 0.560 | 1.068 | 0.310 | 0.453 | 0.445 | 0.065 | 1.652 | |
| 113 | N/A | 4.550 | N/A | 0.234 | 0.871 | 0.107 | 0.481 | 0.322 | 0.179 | 2.356 | |
| 114 | 5 | 4.545 | 0.150 | 0.367 | 1.123 | 0.398 | 0.514 | 0.838 | 0.189 | 1.115 | |
| 115 | 13 | 4.535 | 0.316 | 0.479 | 1.180 | 0.409 | 0.378 | 0.183 | 0.115 | 1.790 | |
| 116 | 10 | 4.514 | 0.281 | 0.636 | 1.003 | 0.258 | 0.462 | 0.250 | 0.078 | 1.827 | |
| 117 | 5 | 4.497 | 0.078 | 1.103 | 0.979 | 0.501 | 0.289 | 0.200 | 0.107 | 1.319 | |
| 118 | 16 | 4.465 | 0.344 | 1.198 | 1.156 | 0.357 | 0.312 | 0.044 | 0.076 | 1.323 | |
| 119 | 4 | 4.460 | 0.048 | 0.339 | 0.865 | 0.353 | 0.409 | 0.313 | 0.165 | 2.016 | |
| 120 | 3 | 4.440 | 0.025 | 1.010 | 1.260 | 0.625 | 0.561 | 0.491 | 0.074 | 0.419 | |
| 121 | 4.376 | 0.016 | 0.901 | 1.007 | 0.638 | 0.198 | 0.083 | 0.027 | 1.521 | ||
| 122 | 4 | 4.315 | 0.089 | 0.792 | 0.754 | 0.455 | 0.470 | 0.232 | 0.092 | 1.519 | |
| 123 | 7 | 4.292 | 0.091 | 0.648 | 1.272 | 0.285 | 0.096 | 0.202 | 0.137 | 1.652 | |
| 124 | 1 | 4.291 | 0.019 | 0.809 | 0.832 | 0.290 | 0.435 | 0.121 | 0.080 | 1.724 | |
| 125 | 1 | 4.286 | 0.034 | 0.951 | 0.571 | 0.650 | 0.309 | 0.054 | 0.252 | 1.500 | |
| 126 | 1 | 4.280 | 0.044 | 0.092 | 1.229 | 0.191 | 0.236 | 0.246 | 0.060 | 2.225 | |
| 127 | 8 | 4.190 | 0.117 | 0.476 | 1.281 | 0.169 | 0.307 | 0.183 | 0.105 | 1.668 | |
| 128 | 11 | 4.180 | 0.264 | 0.603 | 0.905 | 0.049 | 0.448 | 0.201 | 0.130 | 1.845 | |
| 129 | 11 | 4.168 | 0.261 | 0.602 | 1.006 | 0.430 | 0.633 | 0.386 | 0.068 | 1.043 | |
| 130 | 3 | 4.139 | 0.660 | 1.214 | 0.291 | 0.015 | 0.182 | 0.090 | 1.687 | ||
| 131 | 7 | 4.120 | 0.156 | 0.667 | 0.874 | 0.296 | 0.423 | 0.257 | 0.025 | 1.578 | |
| 132 | 9 | 4.096 | 0.228 | 0.895 | 1.395 | 0.576 | 0.123 | 0.270 | 0.023 | 0.814 | |
| 133 | 13 | 4.081 | 0.342 | 0.381 | 1.130 | 0.218 | 0.443 | 0.326 | 0.057 | 1.526 | |
| 134 | 11 | 4.032 | 0.293 | 0.350 | 1.043 | 0.216 | 0.324 | 0.251 | 0.120 | 1.727 | |
| 135 | 7 | 4.028 | 0.172 | 0.162 | 0.993 | 0.269 | 0.364 | 0.229 | 0.139 | 1.874 | |
| 136 | 4 | 3.970 | 0.186 | 0.233 | 0.513 | 0.315 | 0.467 | 0.287 | 0.073 | 2.082 | |
| 137 | 7 | 3.936 | 0.173 | 0.438 | 0.954 | 0.041 | 0.162 | 0.216 | 0.054 | 2.071 | |
| 138 | 7 | 3.875 | 0.318 | 0.376 | 1.083 | 0.197 | 0.336 | 0.189 | 0.095 | 1.598 | |
| 139 | N/A | 3.808 | N/A | 0.521 | 1.190 | 0.000 | 0.391 | 0.157 | 0.119 | 1.430 | |
| 140 | 1 | 3.795 | 0.071 | 0.858 | 1.104 | 0.050 | 0.000 | 0.098 | 0.070 | 1.614 | |
| 141 | 13 | 3.794 | 0.434 | 0.401 | 0.582 | 0.181 | 0.106 | 0.312 | 0.061 | 2.151 | |
| 142 | 5 | 3.766 | 0.208 | 1.122 | 1.222 | 0.342 | 0.505 | 0.099 | 0.099 | 0.378 | |
| 143 | 10 | 3.657 | 0.173 | 0.431 | 0.435 | 0.210 | 0.426 | 0.208 | 0.061 | 1.886 | |
| 144 | 4 | 3.644 | 0.051 | 0.306 | 0.913 | 0.375 | 0.189 | 0.209 | 0.067 | 1.585 | |
| 145 | 9 | 3.603 | 0.425 | 0.369 | 0.640 | 0.277 | 0.030 | 0.489 | 0.100 | 1.697 | |
| 146 | 1 | 3.593 | 0.131 | 0.592 | 0.935 | 0.310 | 0.249 | 0.104 | 0.057 | 1.346 | |
| 147 | 4 | 3.591 | 0.241 | 0.397 | 0.601 | 0.163 | 0.147 | 0.286 | 0.117 | 1.880 | |
| 148 | 2 | 3.533 | 0.089 | 0.119 | 0.872 | 0.230 | 0.333 | 0.267 | 0.039 | 1.673 | |
| 149 | 2 | 3.507 | 0.100 | 0.245 | 0.791 | 0.194 | 0.349 | 0.265 | 0.111 | 1.552 | |
| 150 | 5 | 3.495 | 0.192 | 0.305 | 0.432 | 0.247 | 0.380 | 0.197 | 0.096 | 1.837 | |
| 151 | 1 | 3.471 | 0.044 | 0.369 | 0.946 | 0.326 | 0.582 | 0.253 | 0.455 | 0.540 | |
| 152 | 4 | 3.462 | 0.393 | 0.777 | 0.396 | 0.501 | 0.082 | 0.494 | 0.151 | 1.062 | |
| 153 | 4 | 3.349 | 0.317 | 0.511 | 1.042 | 0.365 | 0.390 | 0.354 | 0.066 | 0.621 | |
| 154 | 3 | 2.905 | 0.092 | 0.630 | 0.152 | 0.060 | 0.204 | 0.084 | 1.683 | ||
| 155 | N/A | 2.693 | N/A | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.019 | 0.271 | 0.281 | 0.057 | 2.066 |
2016 report
Legend:Criticism
Metrics
Some argue that questioning on overall life status leads humans to overweigh income concerns, rather than happiness. For instance Colombia came 37th in the 2018 World Happiness Index but 1st by daily emotional experience. In 2012 "A Gallup survey on happiest countries had a completely different list , with Panama first, followed by Paraguay, El Salvador, and Venezuela". Similarly a Pew survey of 43 countries in 2014 had Mexico, Israel and Venezuela finishing first, second and third.Others point out that the ranking results are counterintuitive when it come to some dimensions, for "instance if rate of suicide is used as a metric for measuring unhappiness,, then some of the countries which are ranked among the top 20 happiest countries in the world will also feature among the top 20 with the highest suicide rates in the world."
Methodology
From an econometric perspective, some statisticians argue the statistical methodology mentioned in the first world happiness report using 9 domains is unreliable.Others argue that the World Happiness Report model uses a limited subset of indicators used by other models and does not use an Index function like peer econometric models such as Gross National Well-being Index 2005, Sustainable Society Index of 2008, OECD Better Life Index of 2011, and Bhutan Gross National Happiness Index of 2012, and Social Progress Index of 2013.