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World Happiness Report - 2025

The World Happiness Report 2025, published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford in collaboration with Gallup and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, offers a comprehensive analysis of global well-being. This year’s report emphasises the positive impact of “caring and sharing” on happiness, highlighting that acts of kindness benefit both the giver and the receiver. Data from the Gallup World Poll indicates that behaviors such as donating to charity, volunteering, and helping strangers are associated with higher happiness levels.

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Year	Rank	Country	Ladder score (Happiness)	upperwhisker	lowerwhisker	Explained by: Log GDP per capita	Explained by: Social support	Explained by: Healthy life expectancy	Explained by: Freedom to make life choices	Explained by: Generosity	Explained by: Perceptions of corruption	Dystopia + residual
2,024	1	Finland	7.74	7.81	7.66	1.75	1.78	0.82	0.99	0.11	0.50	1.78
2,024	2	Denmark	7.52	7.61	7.43	1.83	1.75	0.82	0.96	0.15	0.49	1.54
2,024	3	Iceland	7.52	7.61	7.43	1.80	1.84	0.87	0.97	0.20	0.17	1.66
2,024	4	Sweden	7.35	7.43	7.26	1.78	1.70	0.89	0.95	0.17	0.47	1.39
2,024	5	Netherlands	7.31	7.37	7.24	1.82	1.67	0.84	0.86	0.19	0.34	1.58
2,024	6	Costa Rica	7.27	7.36	7.19	1.49	1.60	0.68	0.95	0.07	0.12	2.37
2,024	7	Norway	7.26	7.35	7.17	1.90	1.71	0.86	0.96	0.17	0.43	1.23
2,024	8	Israel	7.23	7.30	7.17	1.70	1.74	0.82	0.74	0.14	0.19	1.90
2,024	9	Luxembourg	7.12	7.21	7.03	2.03	1.56	0.86	0.93	0.12	0.40	1.23
2,024	10	Mexico	6.98	7.07	6.89	1.44	1.50	0.55	0.88	0.06	0.12	2.44
2,024	11	Australia	6.97	7.06	6.89	1.77	1.65	0.84	0.86	0.16	0.29	1.41
2,024	12	New Zealand	6.95	7.03	6.87	1.70	1.71	0.82	0.86	0.17	0.43	1.27
2,024	13	Switzerland	6.94	7.02	6.85	1.87	1.62	0.88	0.89	0.16	0.47	1.05
2,024	14	Belgium	6.91	6.97	6.85	1.78	1.65	0.85	0.90	0.12	0.31	1.31
2,024	15	Ireland	6.89	6.98	6.80	1.99	1.66	0.82	0.91	0.18	0.38	0.95
2,024	16	Lithuania	6.83	6.91	6.75	1.68	1.70	0.59	0.70	0.03	0.12	2.00
2,024	17	Austria	6.81	6.89	6.73	1.79	1.59	0.81	0.86	0.18	0.28	1.30
2,024	18	Canada	6.80	6.89	6.72	1.75	1.65	0.83	0.81	0.17	0.32	1.27
2,024	19	Slovenia	6.79	6.89	6.70	1.69	1.72	0.80	0.96	0.12	0.11	1.38
2,024	20	Czechia	6.78	6.85	6.70	1.69	1.72	0.66	0.92	0.12	0.08	1.59
2,024	21	United Arab Emirates	6.76	6.85	6.67	1.81	1.29	0.66	0.93	0.17	0.24	1.66
2,024	22	Germany	6.75	6.85	6.65	1.79	1.63	0.78	0.86	0.15	0.35	1.21
2,024	23	United Kingdom	6.73	6.81	6.65	1.73	1.56	0.78	0.87	0.21	0.32	1.26
2,024	24	United States	6.72	6.82	6.63	1.84	1.61	0.60	0.64	0.17	0.16	1.69
2,024	25	Belize	6.71	6.99	6.43	1.26	1.54	0.53	1.02	0.07	0.08	2.22
2,024	26	Poland	6.67	6.73	6.61	1.67	1.60	0.63	0.79	0.02	0.17	1.80
2,024	27	Taiwan Province of China	6.67	6.76	6.58	1.73	1.58	0.82	0.76	0.06	0.19	1.53
2,024	28	Uruguay	6.66	6.74	6.58	1.55	1.65	0.52	0.91	0.08	0.20	1.74
2,024	29	Kosovo	6.66	6.76	6.56	1.28	1.45	0.90	0.89	0.20	0.09	1.85
2,024	30	Kuwait	6.63	6.74	6.52	1.69	1.48	0.77	0.93	0.14	0.17	1.45
2,024	31	Serbia	6.61	6.70	6.51	1.49	1.62	0.55	0.77	0.13	0.11	1.95
2,024	32	Saudi Arabia	6.60	6.70	6.50	1.74	1.57	0.71	0.92	0.11	0.19	1.37
2,024	33	France	6.59	6.67	6.52	1.73	1.54	0.83	0.74	0.10	0.26	1.39
2,024	34	Singapore	6.57	6.65	6.48	2.02	1.57	0.94	0.86	0.16	0.52	0.50
2,024	35	Romania	6.56	6.66	6.47	1.64	1.40	0.56	0.85	0.03	0.02	2.08
2,024	36	Brazil	6.49	6.59	6.39	1.39	1.52	0.48	0.83	0.09	0.13	2.06
2,024	37	El Salvador	6.49	6.62	6.37	1.22	1.23	0.56	0.96	0.05	0.26	2.21
2,024	38	Spain	6.47	6.55	6.39	1.69	1.69	0.89	0.73	0.11	0.18	1.17
2,024	39	Estonia	6.42	6.50	6.34	1.65	1.72	0.64	0.90	0.13	0.38	1.00
2,024	40	Italy	6.42	6.52	6.31	1.72	1.53	0.85	0.64	0.08	0.07	1.52
2,024	41	Panama	6.41	6.53	6.28	1.59	1.60	0.72	0.88	0.04	0.04	1.54
2,024	42	Argentina	6.40	6.49	6.30	1.50	1.62	0.58	0.82	0.05	0.08	1.74
2,024	43	Kazakhstan	6.38	6.46	6.29	1.59	1.69	0.50	0.88	0.11	0.12	1.49
2,024	44	Guatemala	6.36	6.50	6.22	1.25	1.33	0.38	0.88	0.08	0.09	2.37
2,024	45	Chile	6.36	6.45	6.27	1.54	1.58	0.71	0.78	0.09	0.09	1.58
2,024	46	Viet Nam	6.35	6.42	6.28	1.28	1.53	0.63	1.01	0.04	0.17	1.68
2,024	47	Nicaragua	6.33	6.48	6.19	1.08	1.47	0.65	0.91	0.10	0.27	1.84
2,024	48	Malta	6.32	6.40	6.23	1.76	1.67	0.84	0.84	0.22	0.12	0.88
2,024	49	Thailand	6.22	6.33	6.12	1.43	1.55	0.63	0.93	0.22	0.04	1.42
2,024	50	Slovakia	6.22	6.29	6.15	1.63	1.76	0.55	0.70	0.06	0.07	1.45
2,024	51	Latvia	6.21	6.29	6.12	1.62	1.71	0.50	0.79	0.11	0.08	1.40
2,024	52	Oman	6.20	6.42	5.97	1.60	1.41	0.50	0.93	0.14
2,024	53	Uzbekistan	6.19	6.30	6.09	1.18	1.62	0.65	0.98	0.20	0.21	1.36
2,024	54	Paraguay	6.17	6.28	6.06	1.33	1.62	0.29	0.92	0.10	0.06	1.86
2,024	55	Japan	6.15	6.23	6.06	1.68	1.55	0.92	0.75	0.01	0.20	1.04
2,024	56	Bosnia and Herzegovina	6.14	6.23	6.04	1.41	1.55	0.62	0.75	0.18	0.01	1.64
2,024	57	Philippines	6.11	6.22	5.99	1.18	1.39	0.32	0.97	0.08	0.11	2.08
2,024	58	Republic of Korea	6.04	6.13	5.95	1.71	1.36	0.90	0.68	0.10	0.14	1.15
2,024	59	Bahrain	6.03	6.17	5.89	1.75	1.39	0.61	0.91	0.15	0.17	1.06
2,024	60	Portugal	6.01	6.12	5.91	1.65	1.56	0.82	0.88	0.04	0.03	1.03
2,024	61	Colombia	6.00	6.11	5.90	1.38	1.51	0.59	0.78	0.04	0.05	1.66
2,024	62	Ecuador	5.97	6.08	5.85	1.30	1.32	0.70	0.71	0.06	0.07	1.81
2,024	63	Honduras	5.96	6.11	5.82	1.04	1.19	0.44	0.86	0.13	0.08	2.23
2,024	64	Malaysia	5.96	6.06	5.85	1.57	1.32	0.45	0.99	0.18	0.11	1.34
2,024	65	Peru	5.95	6.05	5.84	1.32	1.36	0.55	0.71	0.05	0.02	1.93
2,024	66	Russian Federation	5.95	6.03	5.87	1.63	1.55	0.47	0.70	0.10	0.13	1.37
2,024	67	Cyprus	5.94	6.06	5.83	1.72	1.35	0.84	0.61	0.11	0.04	1.27
2,024	68	China	5.92	6.02	5.82	1.45	1.31	0.79	0.76	0.08	0.15	1.38
2,024	69	Hungary	5.92	6.02	5.81	1.64	1.74	0.59	0.68	0.10	0.06	1.11
2,024	70	Trinidad and Tobago	5.91	6.16	5.65	1.55	1.53	0.42	0.76	0.11	0.00	1.53
2,024	71	Montenegro	5.88	5.97	5.79	1.51	1.55	0.62	0.77	0.08	0.14	1.22
2,024	72	Croatia	5.87	5.96	5.78	1.64	1.67	0.67	0.48	0.02	0.07	1.32
2,024	73	Jamaica	5.87	6.18	5.56	1.18	1.55	0.50	0.87	0.08	0.02	1.68
2,024	74	Bolivia	5.87	5.98	5.76	1.17	1.36	0.35	0.82	0.07	0.05	2.06
2,024	75	Kyrgyzstan	5.86	5.94	5.78	1.03	1.72	0.65	0.98	0.17	0.05	1.26
2,024	76	Dominican Republic	5.85	5.99	5.71	1.46	1.50	0.62	0.87	0.06	0.19	1.16
2,024	77	Mongolia	5.83	5.92	5.75	1.34	1.73	0.42	0.63	0.18	0.05	1.48
2,024	78	Mauritius	5.83	5.95	5.72	1.50	1.52	0.62	0.76	0.10	0.13	1.21
2,024	79	Libya	5.82	5.91	5.73	1.25	1.31	0.55	0.72	0.11	0.21	1.67
2,024	80	Republic of Moldova	5.82	5.93	5.71	1.33	1.43	0.41	0.83	0.05	0.04	1.72
2,024	81	Greece	5.78	5.88	5.68	1.61	1.44	0.73	0.40	0.00	0.06	1.54
2,024	82	Venezuela	5.68	5.80	5.57	0.00	1.49	0.52	0.70	0.15	0.12	2.70
2,024	83	Indonesia	5.62	5.72	5.52	1.29	1.37	0.45	0.92	0.32	0.04	1.22
2,024	84	Algeria	5.57	5.67	5.47	1.32	1.36	0.78	0.52	0.06	0.22	1.31
2,024	85	Bulgaria	5.55	5.65	5.46	1.57	1.73	0.46	0.71	0.06	0.00	1.03
2,024	86	North Macedonia	5.50	5.60	5.41	1.46	1.54	0.54	0.64	0.13	0.01	1.19
2,024	87	Armenia	5.49	5.60	5.39	1.39	1.35	0.83	0.79	0.03	0.16	0.95
2,024	88	Hong Kong SAR of China	5.49	5.57	5.42	1.79	1.41	0.95	0.67	0.12	0.39	0.17
2,024	89	Albania	5.41	5.54	5.28	1.37	1.12	0.70	0.84	0.10	0.06	1.22
2,024	90	Tajikistan	5.41	5.49	5.34	0.91	1.56	0.66		0.09	0.34
2,024	91	Georgia	5.40	5.50	5.30	1.44	1.28	0.48	0.84	0.00	0.17	1.18
2,024	92	Nepal	5.31	5.44	5.18	0.94	1.21	0.46	0.76	0.16	0.10	1.68
2,024	93	Lao PDR	5.30	5.42	5.18	1.12	1.01	0.49	0.92	0.15	0.16	1.45
2,024	94	Türkiye	5.26	5.35	5.18	1.58	1.44	0.63	0.24	0.04	0.10	1.22
2,024	95	South Africa	5.21	5.34	5.09	1.28	1.47	0.14	0.68	0.06	0.04	1.54
2,024	96	Mozambique	5.19	5.38	5.00	0.56	1.13	0.12	0.81	0.13	0.17	2.26
2,024	97	Gabon	5.12	5.26	4.99	1.39	1.22	0.39	0.65	0.04	0.09	1.34
2,024	98	Côte d’Ivoire	5.10	5.24	4.97	1.04	0.76	0.21	0.66	0.10	0.16	2.18
2,024	99	Iran	5.09	5.19	4.99	1.33	1.37	0.61	0.46	0.20	0.12	1.01
2,024	100	Congo	5.03	5.21	4.86	1.02	0.80	0.34	0.63	0.08	0.13	2.04
2,024	101	Iraq	4.98	5.09	4.87	1.26	1.28	0.59	0.50	0.10	0.07	1.18
2,024	102	Guinea	4.93	5.07	4.79	0.87	0.79	0.31	0.68	0.16	0.10	2.03
2,024	103	Namibia	4.91	5.03	4.80	1.18	1.48	0.10	0.56	0.05	0.06	1.47
2,024	104	Cameroon	4.89	5.01	4.77	0.94	0.99	0.30	0.66	0.10	0.06	1.83
2,024	105	Nigeria	4.89	5.02	4.75	0.99	1.25	0.38	0.64	0.17	0.03	1.43
2,024	106	Azerbaijan	4.88	4.97	4.78	1.43	1.03	0.71	0.79	0.08	0.18	0.67
2,024	107	Senegal	4.86	4.98	4.73	0.91	0.98	0.43	0.77	0.13	0.09	1.55
2,024	108	State of Palestine	4.78	4.89	4.68	1.05	1.46		0.62	0.06	0.08
2,024	109	Pakistan	4.77	4.89	4.64	0.98	0.76	0.42	0.53	0.14	0.05	1.90
2,024	110	Niger	4.73	4.86	4.59	0.61	0.80	0.26	0.76	0.12	0.14	2.05
2,024	111	Ukraine	4.68	4.79	4.57	1.33	1.47	0.47	0.69	0.25	0.02	0.45
2,024	112	Morocco	4.62	4.74	4.51	1.14	0.64	0.59	0.75	0.03	0.10	1.39
2,024	113	Tunisia	4.55	4.63	4.47	1.26	1.22	0.46	0.38	0.03	0.05	1.15
2,024	114	Mauritania	4.54	4.68	4.41	1.02	0.92	0.52	0.45	0.11	0.20	1.32
2,024	115	Kenya	4.51	4.64	4.38	0.99	1.05	0.45	0.65	0.22	0.07	1.08
2,024	116	Uganda	4.46	4.59	4.34	0.76	1.34	0.40	0.75	0.15	0.05	1.01
2,024	117	Gambia	4.42	4.53	4.32	0.78	0.96	0.35	0.61	0.26	0.05	1.43
2,024	118	India	4.39	4.46	4.32	1.15	0.86	0.32	0.91	0.14	0.12	0.89
2,024	119	Chad	4.38	4.52	4.25	0.59	0.90	0.24	0.48	0.18	0.11	1.88
2,024	120	Burkina Faso	4.38	4.51	4.26	0.72	0.83	0.30	0.67	0.14	0.22	1.50
2,024	121	Benin	4.36	4.49	4.22	0.86	0.23	0.36	0.68	0.09	0.24	1.91
2,024	122	Somalia	4.35	4.49	4.20	0.54	0.88	0.05	0.92	0.21	0.19	1.58
2,024	123	Mali	4.35	4.46	4.23	0.71	0.91	0.32	0.77	0.09	0.11	1.44
2,024	124	Cambodia	4.34	4.45	4.24	1.05	1.22	0.48	0.99	0.14	0.08	0.39
2,024	125	Ghana	4.34	4.44	4.24	1.05	1.01	0.44	0.77	0.14	0.03	0.90
2,024	126	Myanmar	4.32	4.47	4.17	0.98	1.14	0.45	0.57	0.32	0.16	0.70
2,024	127	Togo	4.32	4.43	4.20	0.76	0.74	0.38	0.58	0.10	0.15	1.62
2,024	128	Jordan	4.31	4.43	4.19	1.16	1.20	0.57	0.70	0.05	0.16	0.46
2,024	129	Liberia	4.28	4.44	4.11	0.58	0.89	0.32	0.65	0.14	0.07	1.62
2,024	130	Madagascar	4.16	4.27	4.05	0.59	0.94	0.34	0.29	0.13	0.12	1.75
2,024	131	Zambia	3.91	4.06	3.77	0.85	1.01	0.23	0.87	0.13	0.11	0.71
2,024	132	Ethiopia	3.90	4.01	3.79	0.76	1.05	0.42	0.54	0.18	0.10	0.85
2,024	133	Sri Lanka	3.89	4.00	3.78	1.27	1.31	0.57	0.70	0.12	0.03	-0.10
2,024	134	Bangladesh	3.85	3.95	3.75	1.12	0.29	0.59	0.92	0.11	0.13	0.70
2,024	135	Egypt	3.82	3.91	3.73	1.35	1.08	0.47	0.59	0.02	0.10	0.21
2,024	136	Tanzania	3.80	3.94	3.66	0.85	0.91	0.41	0.86	0.15	0.24	0.38
2,024	137	Eswatini	3.77	3.89	3.65	1.18	1.15	0.04	0.43	0.05	0.13	0.79
2,024	138	Lesotho	3.76	3.96	3.56	0.74	1.13	0.00	0.61	0.07	0.07	1.15
2,024	139	Comoros	3.75	3.92	3.59	0.84	0.50	0.43	0.26	0.12	0.16	1.45
2,024	140	Yemen	3.56	3.71	3.41	0.63	1.48	0.38	0.45	0.07	0.11	0.45
2,024	141	DR Congo	3.47	3.61	3.33	0.54	0.93	0.28	0.60	0.15	0.06	0.91
2,024	142	Botswana	3.44	3.58	3.30	1.39	1.15	0.09	0.70	0.02	0.08	0.01
2,024	143	Zimbabwe	3.40	3.51	3.28	0.83	0.96	0.18	0.60	0.07	0.13	0.64
2,024	144	Malawi	3.26	3.39	3.13	0.59	0.49	0.28	0.68	0.12	0.14	0.98
2,024	145	Lebanon	3.19	3.28	3.10	1.22	0.98	0.44	0.28	0.07	0.04	0.15
2,024	146	Sierra Leone	3.00	3.10	2.89	0.79	0.69	0.33	0.61	0.14	0.05	0.39
2,024	147	Afghanistan	1.36	1.43	1.30	0.65	0.00	0.16	0.00	0.08	0.14	0.35

Rank – Country rank by happiness.
Country – Country Name.
Ladder score – The main happiness measure, based on the Cantril ladder where people rate their life on a scale from 0 (worst possible life) to 10 (best possible life).
Upperwhisker – The upper bound of the confidence interval for the Ladder score, representing a higher possible estimate.
Lowerwhisker – The lower bound of the confidence interval for the Ladder score, representing a lower possible estimate.
Explained by: Log GDP per capita – The part of the Ladder score that can be attributed to economic wealth.
Explained by: Social support – The part of the Ladder score explained by the presence of supportive relationships.
Explained by: Healthy life expectancy – The part of the Ladder score due to health and longevity.
Explained by: Freedom to make life choices – The portion of happiness attributed to perceived freedom and autonomy.
Explained by: Generosity – The part of happiness that is explained by acts of generosity.
Explained by: Perceptions of corruption – The effect of trust and corruption perceptions on overall happiness.
Dystopia + residual – A measure capturing everything unexplained by the above factors, ensuring all countries’ ladder scores add up correctly.

Source	https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2025/#appendices-and-data
Geo	Global
Entries	147
Columns	12
Date Sourced	2025
Last Updated	Mar 22, 2025

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Finland retains its position as the world's happiest country for the eighth consecutive year, with a score of 7.736 out of 10. The United States has dropped to its lowest-ever ranking at 24th place.

The report also notes that communal activities, such as shared meals, contribute significantly to well-being. In Australia, initiatives like Castlemaine’s Community Lunch demonstrate how communal dining fosters social connections and enhances happiness.

Access the full report here: World Happiness Report 2025.

Top 10 Happiest Countries in 2025:

Finland - 7.74

Denmark - 7.52

Iceland - 7.52

Sweden - 7.35

Netherlands - 7.31

Costa Rica - 7.27

Norway - 7.26

Israel - 7.23

Luxembourg - 7.12

Mexico - 6.98

Bottom 10 Happiest Countries in 2025:

Afghanistan – 1.36

Sierra Leone – 3.0

Lebanon – 3.19

Malawi – 3.26

Zimbabwe – 3.4

Botswana – 3.44

Democratic Republic of the Congo – 3.47

Yemen – 3.56

Comoros – 3.3.75

Lesotho – 3.76

Education & Research

Curriculum Development: Integrate findings into courses on sociology, psychology, and public health to discuss the impact of social connections on well-being.
Further Research: Investigate the causal relationships between communal activities and happiness levels across different cultures.

Policy Making

Community Programs: Develop initiatives that encourage communal dining and social gatherings to strengthen community bonds.
Mental Health Services: Address the rising trend of social isolation, especially among youth, by providing accessible mental health resources.

Media & Journalism

Public Awareness: Highlight stories that showcase acts of kindness and community support to foster a more optimistic societal outlook.
Data Visualisation: Create infographics and interactive content to present the report's findings in an engaging manner.

General Public

Community Engagement: Participate in local events, volunteer opportunities, and communal meals to enhance personal well-being.
Foster Trust: Recognise and appreciate acts of kindness in daily life, contributing to a more trusting and connected community.

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