It’s that time of year again, when a comprehensive list of the happiest countries on the planet are announced – and the crown has been awarded to the same country for not the sixth, not the seventh, but the eighth year in a row.
That country was Finland, and you can read all about why it’s yet again done so well here. The UN-sponsored World Happiness Report, which assesses GDP per capita, healthy life expectancy, freedom, social support, generosity and perceptions of corruption, produces a comprehensive ranking of 147 countries – check out the top 50 below.
These are the 50 happiest countries in the world right now
- Finland
- Denmark
- Iceland
- Sweden
- Netherlands
- Costa Rica
- Norway
- Israel
- Luxembourg
- Mexico
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
- Belgium
- Ireland
- Lithuania
- Austria
- Canada
- Slovenia
- Czechia
- United Arab Emirates
- Germany
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Belize
- Poland
- Taiwan
- Uruguay
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Serbia
- Saudi Arabia
- France
- Singapore
- Romania
- Brazil
- El Salvador
- Spain
- Estonia
- Italy
- Panama
- Argentina
- Kazakhstan
- Guatemala
- Chile
- Vietnam
- Nicaragua
- Malta
- Thailand
- Slovakia
You can read the World Happiness Report for 2025 in full here.
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