Happiness Index Ranking (2025)

In 2024, happiness index was highest in Finland at 7.74 points, followed by Denmark at 7.52 points and Iceland at 7.51 points. The average across countries was 5.48 points, the median was 5.82 points, and Afghanistan recorded the lowest happiness index at 1.36 points, according to The World Happiness Report 2025.

Data is available for the period 2011 to 2024 across 160 countries.

Frequency : Yearly
Rank Country Current Value Previous Value Year
1 7.74 points 7.74 points 2024
2 7.52 points 7.58 points 2024
3 7.52 points 7.53 points 2024
4 7.34 points 7.34 points 2024
5 7.31 points 7.32 points 2024
6 7.27 points 6.96 points 2024
7 7.26 points 7.3 points 2024
8 7.23 points 7.34 points 2024
9 7.12 points 7.12 points 2024
10 6.98 points 6.68 points 2024
11 6.97 points 7.06 points 2024
12 6.95 points 7.03 points 2024
13 6.93 points 7.06 points 2024
14 6.91 points 6.89 points 2024
15 6.89 points 6.84 points 2024
16 6.83 points 6.82 points 2024
17 6.81 points 6.9 points 2024
18 6.8 points 6.9 points 2024
19 6.79 points 6.74 points 2024
20 6.78 points 6.82 points 2024
21 6.76 points 6.73 points 2024
22 6.75 points 6.72 points 2024
23 6.73 points 6.75 points 2024
24 6.72 points 6.72 points 2024
25 6.71 points 5.96 points 2024
26 6.67 points 6.44 points 2024
27 6.67 points 6.5 points 2024
28 6.66 points 6.56 points 2024
29 6.66 points 6.61 points 2024
30 6.63 points 6.95 points 2024
31 6.61 points 6.41 points 2024
32 6.6 points 6.59 points 2024
33 6.59 points 6.61 points 2024
34 6.57 points 6.52 points 2024
35 6.56 points 6.49 points 2024
36 6.49 points 6.27 points 2024
37 6.49 points 6.47 points 2024
38 6.47 points 6.42 points 2024
39 6.42 points 6.45 points 2024
40 6.42 points 6.32 points 2024
41 6.41 points 6.36 points 2024
42 6.4 points 6.19 points 2024
43 6.38 points 6.19 points 2024
44 6.37 points 6.37 points 2018
45 6.36 points 6.36 points 2024
46 6.36 points 6.29 points 2024
47 6.35 points 6.04 points 2024
48 6.33 points 6.28 points 2024
49 6.32 points 6.35 points 2024
50 6.22 points 6.26 points 2024
51 6.22 points 5.98 points 2024
52 6.21 points 6.23 points 2024
53 6.2 points 6.85 points 2024
54 6.19 points 6.2 points 2024
55 6.17 points 5.98 points 2024
56 6.15 points 6.06 points 2024
57 6.14 points 5.88 points 2024
58 6.11 points 6.05 points 2024
59 6.04 points 6.06 points 2024
60 6.03 points 5.96 points 2024
61 6.01 points 6.03 points 2024
62 6 points 5.7 points 2024
63 5.96 points 5.72 points 2024
64 5.96 points 5.97 points 2024
65 5.96 points 5.97 points 2024
66 5.95 points 5.84 points 2024
67 5.94 points 6.07 points 2024
68 5.94 points 5.78 points 2024
69 5.92 points 5.97 points 2024
70 5.92 points 6.02 points 2024
71 5.9 points 6.19 points 2024
72 5.88 points 5.71 points 2024
73 5.87 points 5.78 points 2024
74 5.87 points 5.94 points 2024
75 5.87 points 5.84 points 2024
76 5.86 points 5.71 points 2024
77 5.85 points 5.82 points 2024
78 5.83 points 5.82 points 2024
79 5.83 points 5.7 points 2024
80 5.82 points 5.53 points 2021
81 5.82 points 5.87 points 2024
82 5.82 points 5.82 points 2024
83 5.78 points 5.93 points 2024
84 5.68 points 5.61 points 2024
85 5.62 points 5.57 points 2024
86 5.57 points 5.36 points 2024
87 5.55 points 5.46 points 2024
88 5.5 points 5.37 points 2024
89 5.49 points 5.46 points 2024
90 5.49 points 5.32 points 2024
91 5.47 points 5.07 points 2021
92 5.41 points 5.3 points 2024
93 5.41 points 5.28 points 2024
94 5.4 points 5.18 points 2024
95 5.31 points 5.16 points 2024
96 5.3 points 5.14 points 2024
97 5.26 points 4.97 points 2024
98 5.21 points 5.42 points 2024
99 5.2 points 5.2 points 2020
100 5.19 points 5.22 points 2024
101 5.12 points 5.11 points 2024
102 5.1 points 5.08 points 2024
103 5.09 points 4.92 points 2024
104 5.08 points 5.08 points 2018
105 5.03 points 5.22 points 2024
106 4.98 points 5.17 points 2024
107 4.93 points 5.02 points 2024
108 4.91 points 4.83 points 2024
109 4.89 points 4.87 points 2024
110 4.88 points 4.89 points 2024
111 4.88 points 4.88 points 2024
112 4.86 points 4.97 points 2024
113 4.78 points 4.88 points 2024
114 4.77 points 4.66 points 2024
115 4.72 points 4.56 points 2024
116 4.68 points 4.87 points 2024
117 4.62 points 4.8 points 2024
118 4.55 points 4.42 points 2024
119 4.54 points 4.5 points 2024
120 4.51 points 4.47 points 2024
121 4.46 points 4.37 points 2024
122 4.42 points 4.48 points 2024
123 4.39 points 4.05 points 2024
124 4.38 points 4.55 points 2024
125 4.38 points 4.47 points 2024
126 4.36 points 4.38 points 2024
127 4.35 points 4.67 points 2024
128 4.34 points 4.34 points 2024
129 4.34 points 4.29 points 2024
130 4.34 points 4.23 points 2024
131 4.32 points 4.35 points 2024
132 4.32 points 4.21 points 2024
133 4.31 points 4.19 points 2024
134 4.28 points 4.27 points 2024
135 4.16 points 4.23 points 2024
136 4.14 points 4.14 points 2017
137 3.91 points 3.5 points 2024
138 3.9 points 3.86 points 2024
139 3.89 points 3.9 points 2024
140 3.85 points 3.89 points 2024
141 3.82 points 3.98 points 2024
142 3.8 points 3.8 points 2017
143 3.8 points 3.78 points 2024
144 3.78 points 3.78 points 2020
145 3.77 points 3.5 points 2024
146 3.76 points 3.19 points 2024
147 3.75 points 3.57 points 2024
148 3.62 points 3.72 points 2020
149 3.56 points 3.56 points 2024
150 3.48 points 3.08 points 2019
151 3.47 points 3.3 points 2024
152 3.46 points 3.46 points 2018
153 3.44 points 3.38 points 2024
154 3.4 points 3.34 points 2024
155 3.27 points 3.42 points 2021
156 3.26 points 3.42 points 2024
157 3.19 points 2.71 points 2024
158 3 points 3.24 points 2024
159 2.82 points 2.85 points 2019
160 1.36 points 1.72 points 2024
Happiness Index Ranking (2025) : Definition
The Happiness Index is the national average of self-reported life evaluations on a 0�10 ladder scale, where 0 represents the worst possible life and 10 the best possible life, explained by factors such as income, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom, generosity, and perceptions of corruption.