World Happiness Report: The full list of countries for 2025

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

1. Finland
2. Denmark
3. Iceland
4. Sweden 
5. Netherlands
6. Costa Rica
7. Norway 
8. Israel 
9. Luxembourg
10. Mexico
11. Australia
12. New Zealand 
13. Switzerland
14. Belgium
15. Ireland
16. Lithuania 
17. Austria
18. Canada 
19. Slovenia 
20. Czechia 
21. United Arab Emirates
22. Germany
23. United Kingdom
24. United States
25. Belize
26. Poland
27. Taiwan
28. Uruguay 
29. Kosovo
30. Kuwait
31. Serbia
32. Saudi Arabia
33. France
34. Singapore
35. Romania
36. Brazil
37. El Salvador
38. Spain
39. Estonia
40. Italy
41. Panama
42. Argentina
43. Kazakhstan
44. Guatemala
45. Chile
46. Vietnam
47. Nicaragua 
48. Malta
49. Thailand
50. Slovakia

You can read the World Happiness Report for 2025 in full here. 

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