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Finland remains the country with the happiest people in the world. The country in the far north of Europe secures the top spot in the global happiness rankings for the eighth year in a row, according to the latest World Happiness Report. It is followed by Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, and three other northern countries, as in the previous year. Austria slipped from 14th to 17th place.
The Netherlands is back in the top five, in fifth place, while Costa Rica (6) and Mexico (10) make it into the top ten for the first time. Switzerland remains the happiest German-speaking country but slips from ninth to 13th place. Germany improved from 24th to 22nd place, while the USA dropped one position to 24th—its worst ranking ever.
The World Happiness Report is published annually by an interdisciplinary team of researchers led by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford on World Happiness Day on 20 March. It provides insights into people’s happiness and perceived quality of life worldwide. The assessment considers various factors such as a country’s economic performance, health, freedom, people’s generosity, and the perception of corruption.
According to the results of the Happiness Index 2025, compiled by the opinion research company Ipsos, India is the happiest country in the world, followed by the Netherlands and Mexico. The Hungarians are the least happy, closely followed by the Turks and the South Koreans. Austria—like Finland—does not even appear in the Happiness Index. Only 30 nations are included in the total.
- source: derstandard.at/picture: Image by Kosti Keistinen from Pixabay
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