For the eighth year in a row, Finland occupied the number 1 on The World’s Happiness Reportlist The happiest countries. Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden also made the top 10.
Nordic countries that dominate this list should not be a surprise, says Ilana Ron Levey, General Director in Gallup. There is stability in countries that provide their residents.
“Finland is extraordinary external supervision and I think the world is really focused on understanding what is unique in Finland,” she says. She states “belief in others”, optimism for the future, trust in institutions and support of friends and family as the reasons why Finnish people are happier than most.
“I think another important point of Finland is that there are fewer inequality in the country in relation to Earth like the United States,” says Ron Levey. “There are more consensus in Finland about a sense of good life.”
World Report of Happiness Ranged Earths toward On average life estimates on average during 2022-2024. And answers the question of Cantril Ladder in a survey of Gallup World. From the respondents, they ask them to think about a ladder with the best life because they are 10 and the worst is zero. They are asked to evaluate his current lives on that scale.
The Research Center for Welcome to the University of Oxford, which publishes a report, says that, in addition to the Cantril rankings, the report also considers the following six variables in more than 130 countries ranked in the report:
- GDP per capita
- Social support
- A healthy life span
- Freedom
- Generosity
- Freedom of corruption
Ron Levey thinks there is another thing that other countries can learn from Finland: the importance of benign works.
“Good deeds also increase the happiness of the donor, and it is not just the recipient,” she says.
United States
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The United States failed to make a top 10 sheets, and in fact they fell from place 23 last year to number 24.
Ron Levey attributes partly to young people under 30 who feel worse in their lives than it used to be.
“They feel less supported by friends and family, less free to make life decisions and less optimistic about their life standards,” she says.
The report found that Americans spent more and more time having lunch alone. In 2023. About 1 of 4 Americans reported to eat all their meals the previous day, an increase of 53% of 2003.
“The dining room itself has become more widespread for each age group, but especially for young people,” the report said.
Ron Levey notes that, although, at first glance, the sharing of the meal may seem a little niche, the report has found that people who eat one another are much happier.
“Happiness is much more about trust, social relationships, relationships and all these different dimensions, not just GDP or higher wages,” she says. “What truly distinguishes the happiest countries believe in strong relationships, optimism for the future, generosity, and only basically believing in other goodwill.”
Costa Rica and Mexico were first classified as the first 10, which Ron Levey says he shows that you should not be one of the richest countries in the world to make people happy.
“A high life assessment is possible when the basic economic needs are met,” she says. “One message for all countries is that wealth is not enough for your population to feel happy about your life and to have a strong evaluation of life.”
Top 10 of the happiest countries in the world
- Finland
- Denmark
- Iceland
- Sweden
- Netherlands
- Costa Rica
- Norway
- Israel
- Luxembourg
- Mexico
Denmark is the happiest country in the world for 2025. This is in the first 10 in the world’s happiness report for more than a decade.
Like Finland and other Nordic countries on the list, people in Denmark are happy because the country offers a network of social security, social connections. Also, young people feel good about their lives in these places.
“They have high grades for charity and believe in the fundamental good will of others,” says Ron Levey.
Denmark
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Although people in Denmark pay some of the highest taxes in the world – up to half of their income – it is balanced by the fact that most health care in the country is free, the care of children subsidized, university students do not pay for education and receive support for help covering during their studies. Also, the elderly receive pensions and provide care with assistants.
According to the OECD Better Life index, the Nordic state exceeds the average in jobs, education, health, environmental quality, social ties, civil engagement and satisfaction of life. Denmark is the founder of the OECD -AI NATO.
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