“We need urgently to learn from Covid-19. The pandemic reminds us of our global environmental threats, the urgent need to cooperate, and the difficulties of achieving cooperation in each country and globally. The World Happiness Report 2021 reminds us that we must aim for wellbeing rather than mere wealth, which will be fleeting indeed if we don’t do a much better job of addressing the challenges of sustainable development.” – Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, President of SDSN
TOP 10 HAPPIEST COUNTRIES
Once again, Finland is named the happiest country in the world. Rounding out the rest of the top 10 are countries that have consistently ranked among the happiest.
- Finland
- Denmark
- Switzerland
- Iceland
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Sweden
- Luxembourg
- New Zealand
- Austria
HAPPIEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD 2021 – COMPLETE RANKINGS
The World Happiness Report compiles data from the last three years of available surveys. The overall happiness scores are calculated from the average of the six factors mentioned above.
| Rank | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 7.842 |
| 2 | Denmark | 7.620 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 7.571 |
| 4 | Iceland | 7.554 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 7.464 |
| 6 | Norway | 7.392 |
| 7 | Sweden | 7.363 |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 7.324 |
| 9 | New Zealand | 7.277 |
| 10 | Austria | 7.268 |
| 11 | Australia | 7.183 |
| 12 | Israel | 7.157 |
| 13 | Germany | 7.155 |
| 14 | Canada | 7.103 |
| 15 | Ireland | 7.085 |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 7.069 |
| 17 | UK | 7.064 |
| 18 | Czech Rep. | 6.965 |
| 19 | USA | 6.951 |
| 20 | Belgium | 6.834 |
| 21 | France | 6.690 |
| 22 | Bahrain | 6.647 |
| 23 | Malta | 6.602 |
| 24 | Taiwan | 6.584 |
| 25 | UAE | 6.561 |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 6.494 |
| 27 | Spain | 6.491 |
| 28 | Italy | 6.483 |
| 29 | Slovenia | 6.461 |
| 30 | Guatemala | 6.435 |
| 31 | Uruguay | 6.431 |
| 32 | Singapore | 6.377 |
| 33 | Kosovo | 6.372 |
| 34 | Slovakia | 6.331 |
| 35 | Brazil | 6.330 |
| 36 | Mexico | 6.317 |
| 37 | Jamaica | 6.309 |
| 38 | Lithuania | 6.255 |
| 39 | Cyprus | 6.223 |
| 40 | Estonia | 6.189 |
| 41 | Panama | 6.180 |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 6.179 |
| 43 | Chile | 6.172 |
| 44 | Poland | 6.166 |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 6.152 |
| 46 | Romania | 6.140 |
| 47 | Kuwait | 6.106 |
| 48 | Serbia | 6.078 |
| 49 | El Salvador | 6.061 |
| 50 | Mauritius | 6.049 |
| 51 | Latvia | 6.032 |
| 52 | Colombia | 6.012 |
| 53 | Hungary | 5.992 |
| 54 | Thailand | 5.985 |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 5.972 |
| 56 | Japan | 5.940 |
| 57 | Argentina | 5.929 |
| 58 | Portugal | 5.929 |
| 59 | Honduras | 5.919 |
| 60 | Croatia | 5.882 |
| 61 | Philippines | 5.880 |
| 62 | South Korea | 5.845 |
| 63 | Peru | 5.840 |
| 64 | Bosnia & Herz. | 5.813 |
| 65 | Moldova | 5.766 |
| 66 | Ecuador | 5.764 |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.744 |
| 68 | Greece | 5.723 |
| 69 | Bolivia | 5.716 |
| 70 | Mongolia | 5.677 |
| 71 | Paraguay | 5.653 |
| 72 | Montenegro | 5.581 |
| 73 | Dominican Rep. | 5.545 |
| 74 | North Cyprus | 5.536 |
| 75 | Belarus | 5.534 |
| 76 | Russia | 5.477 |
| 77 | Hong Kong | 5.477 |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 5.466 |
| 79 | Vietnam | 5.411 |
| 80 | Libya | 5.410 |
| 81 | Malaysia | 5.384 |
| 82 | Indonesia | 5.345 |
| 83 | Congo (Rep) | 5.342 |
| 84 | China | 5.339 |
| 85 | Ivory Coast | 5.306 |
| 86 | Armenia | 5.283 |
| 87 | Nepal | 5.269 |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 5.266 |
| 89 | Maldives | 5.198 |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 5.171 |
| 91 | Cameroon | 5.142 |
| 92 | Senegal | 5.132 |
| 93 | Albania | 5.117 |
| 94 | North Macedonia | 5.101 |
| 95 | Ghana | 5.088 |
| 96 | Niger | 5.074 |
| 97 | Turkmenistan | 5.066 |
| 98 | Gambia | 5.051 |
| 99 | Benin | 5.045 |
| 100 | Laos | 5.030 |
| 101 | Bangladesh | 5.025 |
| 102 | Guinea | 4.984 |
| 103 | South Africa | 4.956 |
| 104 | Turkey | 4.948 |
| 105 | Pakistan | 4.934 |
| 106 | Morocco | 4.918 |
| 107 | Venezuela | 4.892 |
| 108 | Georgia | 4.891 |
| 109 | Algeria | 4.887 |
| 110 | Ukraine | 4.875 |
| 111 | Iraq | 4.854 |
| 112 | Gabon | 4.852 |
| 113 | Burkina Faso | 4.834 |
| 114 | Cambodia | 4.830 |
| 115 | Mozambique | 4.794 |
| 116 | Nigeria | 4.759 |
| 117 | Mali | 4.723 |
| 118 | Iran | 4.721 |
| 119 | Uganda | 4.636 |
| 120 | Liberia | 4.625 |
| 121 | Kenya | 4.607 |
| 122 | Tunisia | 4.596 |
| 123 | Lebanon | 4.584 |
| 124 | Namibia | 4.574 |
| 125 | Palestinian Territories | 4.517 |
| 126 | Myanmar | 4.426 |
| 127 | Jordan | 4.395 |
| 128 | Chad | 4.355 |
| 129 | Sri Lanka | 4.325 |
| 130 | Swaziland | 4.308 |
| 131 | Comoros | 4.289 |
| 132 | Egypt | 4.283 |
| 133 | Ethiopia | 4.275 |
| 134 | Mauritania | 4.227 |
| 135 | Madagascar | 4.208 |
| 136 | Togo | 4.107 |
| 137 | Zambia | 4.073 |
| 138 | Sierra Leone | 3.849 |
| 139 | India | 3.819 |
| 140 | Burundi | 3.775 |
| 141 | Yemen | 3.658 |
| 142 | Tanzania | 3.623 |
| 143 | Haiti | 3.615 |
| 144 | Malawi | 3.600 |
| 145 | Lesotho | 3.512 |
| 146 | Botswana | 3.467 |
| 147 | Rwanda | 3.415 |
| 148 | Zimbabwe | 3.145 |
| 149 | Afghanistan |
2.523 |
TOP 10 HAPPIEST CITIES
Last, the happiness report ranked individual cities by residents’ perception of their own well-being. Unsurprisingly, Finland’s capital Helsinki was in first place.
- Helsinki, Finland
- Aarhus, Denmark
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Bergen, Norway
- Oslo, Norway
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Brisbane, Australia
source: https://www.atlasandboots.com/travel-blog/happiest-countries-in-the-world-ranked/
