The 50 Happiest Countries In The World

The 50 Happiest Countries In The World
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October 8, 2024 | Jesse Singer

The 50 Happiest Countries In The World


World Happiness Report

April 1, 2012 saw the release of the first World Happiness Report and they have been released annually since 2016. The rankings are determined based on various life factors—such as social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom to make life choices, etc. Ranking also incorporate a happiness measurement survey done by Gallup around the world, in which respondents are asked to think of the best possible life for them being a 10, and the worst possible life being a 0. Put everything together and each country is given a World Happiness Score—which is determined as an average of the previous three years.

For this list we will look at the top 50 countries ranked in the 2024 report, as well as their score and where they place in the previous 2023 report.

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50: Cyprus (6.07)

Position in 2023: 46 (6.13)

Cyprus- Famagusta Old Town aerial viewAlp Galip, Shutterstock

49: Kazakhstan (6.19)

Position in 2023: 44 (6.14)

Astana bridge over the Ishim River - Kazakhstan 2011Asian Development Bank, Flickr

48: Argentina (6.19)

Position in 2023: 52 (6.02)

Beautiful colorful buildings in El Caminito, La Boca, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA 2024Cavan-Images, Shutterstock

47: Uzbekistan (6.2)

Position in 2023: 54 (6.01)

Woman in a traditional robe admires the town of Ichan-Kala - UzbekistanLizavetta, Shutterstock

46: Latvia (6.23)

Position in 2023: 41 (6.21)

People dine on the open veranda of cafes on Livu square in Riga Old Town. - Latvia 2023Tanya Keisha, Shutterstock

45: Slovakia (6.26)

Position in 2023: 29 (6.47)

The 16-spot swing in the rankings is the largest drop of any country in the 2024 top 50. Their -.21 point decrease is also the biggest drop of any top 50 country.

Cityscape image of shopping street in downtown Bratislava , capital city of Slovakia - 2024f11photo, Shutterstock

44: Brazil (6.27)

Position in 2023: 49 (6.13)

Christ The Redeemer At Corcovado Mountains In Rio De Janeiro Brazil - 2023ByDroneVideos, Shutterstock

43: Nicaragua (6.28)

Position in 2023: 40 (6.26)

Cathedral and Parque Central in Granada, Nicaragua - 2016Matyas Rehak, Shutterstock

42: Guatemala (6.29)

Position in 2023: 43 (6.15)

Cathedral of Guatemala City (Metropolitan Cathedral) - Guatemala 2018Lucy.Brown, Shutterstock

41: Italy (6.32)

Position in 2023: 33 (6.41)

Little red old Fiat 500 in front of coliseum at sunset with picnic basket on rear - Rome,Italy 2021Karl Allen Lugmayer, Shutterstock

40: Malta (6.35)

Position in 2023: 37 (6.30)

The view of St Lucia street during Christmas time in Valletta, Malta - 2022fansquaresss, Shutterstock

39: Panama (6.36)

Position in 2023: 38 (6.26)

Corpus Christi in the old town of Panama City - 2023Zeluloidea, Shutterstock

38: Chile (6.36)

Position in 2023: 35 (6.33)

People are practicing traditional Chilean dances in front of The Centro Cultural Estacion Mapocho - Santiago, Chile 2022Alexey Stiop, Shutterstock

37: Serbia (6.41)

Position in 2023: 45 (6.14)

Belgrade's charm with a portrait of a young woman, enchanted by the city's historic landmarks.frantic00, Shutterstock

36: Spain (6.42)

Position in 2023: 32 (6.44)

Beautiful buildings in the downtown area of Madrid.Dennis Jarvis, Flickr

35: Poland (6.44)

Position in 2023: 39 (6.26)

Colorful umbrellas on the street in Gdansk ,Poland - 2024Patryk Kosmider, Shutterstock

34: Estonia (6.45)

Position in 2023: 31 (6.46)

Tallin Old town on julyRichard Cavalleri, Shutterstock

33: El Salvador (6.47)

Position in 2023: 50 (6.12)

El Salvador's 17-spot swing was the largest change—up or down—of any country in the 2024 top 50. Their .35 point increase is tied for the most of aPosition inny country in the top 50.

Portrait of young Hispanic tourists with bicycles in the central park in El Salvador.SALMONNEGRO-STOCK, Shutterstock

32: Romania (6.49)

Position in 2023: 24 (6.59)

Pedestrian area in the old town center of Brasov. Romania 2023Cristi Croitoru, Shutterstock

31: Taiwan (6.5)

Position in 2023: 27 (6.54)

Military Police Officers changing the guards in the National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine, Taipei, Taiwan - 2023Jack Hong, Shutterstock

30: Singapore (6.52)

Position in 2023: 25 (6.59)

Singapore Skyline 2019Unwicked, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

29: Kosovo (6.56)

Position in 2023: 34 (score unavailable)

The Pristina Public Library “Pjeter Bogdani” - 2019UN Women Europe and Central Asia, Flickr

28: Saudi Arabia (6.59)

Position in 2023: 30 (6.46)

Drone shot King Fahd Road in Riyadh capital city of Saudi Arabia - 2024Q world, Shutterstock

27: France (6.61)

Position in 023: 21 (6.66)

Parisian café covered with a beautiful exuberant floral decoration - Paris 2024HJBC, Shutterstock

26: Uruguay (6.61)

Position in 2023: 28 (6.49)

Museo Toerres Garcia in the old town of Montevideo, capital of Uruguay - 2022Todamo, Shutterstock

25: Mexico (6.68)

Position in 2023: 36 (6.33)

Mexico's .35 point increase is tied for the most of any country in the 2024 top 50.

Madero Street and the Latin American Tower - Mexico City, Mexico 2024Victor SG, Shutterstock

24: Germany (6.72)

Position in 2023: 16: (6.89)

Oktoberfest or duld in national costume or Dirndl with pretzelr.classen, Shutterstock

23: United States (6.73)

Position in 2023: 15 (6.89)

New York City - Times SquareAurelien Guichard, Flickr

22: United Arab Emirates (6.73)

Position in 2023: 26 (6.57)

Woman with a white hat is standing on a balcony in front of the skyline from Dubai DowntownCara-Foto, Shutterstock

21: Slovenia (6.74)

Position in 2023: 22 (6.65)

Young girl with backpack on Triple Bridge in heart of Ljubljana Old Town - SloveniaNatalia Deriabina, Shutterstock

20: United Kingdom (6.75)

Position in 2023: 19 (6.8)

Big Ben tower and double-decker buses on Westminster bridge - London 2024Mistervlad, Shutterstock

19: Lithuania (6.82)

Position in 2023: 20 (6.76)

Bell Tower and facade of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus and St. Vladislav on Cathedral Square - Vilnius in LithuaniaSheviakova Kateryna, Shutterstock

18: Czech Republic (6.82)

Position in 2023: 18 (6.84)

Tourists pass by shops and cafes in a picturesque section of Old Town Prague, Czech Republic - 2016Kirk Fisher, Shutterstock

17: Ireland (6.84)

Position in 2023: 14 (6.91)

Street scene in Dublin, Ireland on Feb 15, 2014.VanderWolf Images, Shutterstock

16: Belgium (6.89)

Position in 2023: 17 (6.86)

Fontaine Anspach fountain at Old Port Fish market square Vismarkt in old town Brussels city historical center - 2023Aliaksandr Antanovich, Shutterstock

15: Canada (6.9)

Position in 2023: 13 (6.96)

People cycling in Toronto Downtown. Toronto, Canada - 2024Erman Gunes, Shutterstock

14: Austria (6.91)

Position in 2023: 11 (7.1)

Famous shopping Graben street in Wien old town - Vienna 2024Arcady, Shutterstock

13: Kuwait (6.95)

Position in 2023: n/a

Position in 2022: 50 (6.11)

The Kuwait Towers - the best known landmark of Kuwait City - 2015charlet prasad, Shutterstock

12: Costa Rica (6.96)

Position in 2023: 23 (6.61)

Costa Rica's .35 point increase is tied for the most of any country in the 2024 top 50.

Cartago, Costa RicaGianfranco Vivi, Shutterstock

11: New Zealand (7.03)

Position in 2023: 10 (7.12)

New Zealand is the only country from the 2023 list to fall out of the top 10 in 2024 (albeit, just barely). 

People cross the bridge that links the Wynyard district to the Viaduct Marina in Auckland, New Zealand - 2017AsiaTravel, Shutterstock

10: Australia (7.06)

Position in 2023: 12 (7.09)

Australia is the only new entrant in the top 10 for the 2024 rankings.

People playing chess in front of the State Library of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia - 2023ben bryant, Shutterstock

9: Switzerland (7.06)

Position in 2023: 8 (7.24)

Traditional retro horse-drawn carriages carrying tourists in Zermatt, Switzerland - 2023Olha Solodenko, Shutterstock

8: Luxembourg (7.12)

Position in 2023: 9 (7.23)

The center of Luxembourg City - 2024Bumble Dee, Shutterstock

7: Norway (7.3)

Position in 2023: 7 (7.32)

A couple sits on a rocky outcropping overlooking a majestic Norwegian fjordfokke baarssen, Shutterstock

6: Netherlands (7.32)

Position in 2023: 5 (7.4)

Bicycle standing next to canal and flowers in Amsterdam, NetherlandsNeirfy, Shutterstock

5: Israel (7.34)

Position in 2023: 4 (7.47)

View from the historic streets of Jaffa, an ancient Levantine port city - Israel 2023ColorMaker, Shutterstock

4: Sweden (7.34)

Position in 2023: 6 (7.39)

Busy tourist street with souvenir shops in Stockholm old town - Sweden 2024Arcady, Shutterstock

3: Iceland (7.53)

Position in 2023: 3 (7.53)

Interior of Kringlan Shopping Mall, Reykjavík, Iceland - 2024Viggo Hansson, Shutterstock

2: Denmark (7.58)

Position in 2023: 2 (7.59)

Christianshavn, Nyhavn neighborhood, Copenhagen, Denmark - 2022Michele Ursi, Shutterstock

1: Finland (7.74)

Position in 2023: 1 (7.8)

Finland has held the top spot on the list for seven years in a row.

The Day of City Celebration in center of Helsinki, Finland - 2018Aleksandra Suzi, Shutterstock

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